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Having served a year in prison after being wrongly accused of an insurance scam,

Danny Rooney returns to The World determined to make something of him-self.

However, an obligation to look after his two hapless and recalcitrant younger brothers,

and a local criminal gang, run by a sixty-year old female villain hell bent on keeping

the three boys firmly under her thumb, makes Dannys aspirations next to impossible.

In short, the Rooney brothers are a car crash waiting to happen.

A glimmer of hope arrives in the shape of a letter from Ireland. A distant relative

of their late mother has passed away and has bequeathed to them a pub. This sounds

like salvation to the boys, and an instant escape from the clutches of their wretched

lives.

Full of hope, Danny travels to a tiny village on the southwest coast of Ireland to attend

his relatives funeral and quickly discovers that all is not what it seems. For starters,

the pub is not a pub at all, but is in fact a funeral parlour. To complicate matters further,

the will stipulates that Danny will not receive ownership of the business unless he

consents to work with the deceaseds grand-son, the embalmer, an off the wall, angry,

self-loathing, drunken, misfit. If they refuse to work together, the business will

close forever.

The thought of running a funeral parlour is an absolute nightmare for Danny and he

is determined to get out of Dodge as quickly as possible. However, the villagers, a

motley crew of idiosyncratic oddballs led by an outlandish priest, have other ideas.

The funeral parlour has been in the village for generations, and its inhabitants are hell

bent on doing everything they can to keep it that way.

Add to this explosive mix Dannys blossoming love affair with the publicans gorgeous

daughter, complicated by her insanely jealous suitor, who happens to be the village

policeman.

The stakes increase further when Dannys two brothers show up unannounced seeking

refuge from the criminal gang to whom they owe a large sum of money as the gang

are hot on their trail, the stage is set for fireworks on a grand scale.

Maurice Phillips, 2011

STORY CREATOR/PRODUCER

Danny Midwinter is known in the industry primarily as an actor and has, in his career to date, worked with actors such as Johnny Depp, Chris Penn, Corin Redgrave, Robbie Coltrane, Gerard Butler and Richard Chamberlain to name but a few. He has been cast in some very successful feature films and well loved television programmes.

Born in London his early ambition was to become a professional football player until he discovered his passion for acting. This passion was ignited with his very first role in the critically acclaimed Drop the Dead Donkey. Danny has a love of both watching and performing in comedy although tends to be cast as the villain of the piece rather than the funny guy!

Danny has decided to produce his own movie, Where There's a Will, a project he has been working on for the last 6 years. The script is based on an original story idea of Danny's and he is thrilled to be working with a wonderful team to bring the story to the big screen and share it with the audiences world wide.

He has several more ideas for film and television scripts which he hopes to work on in the near future.

Danny Midwinter

BIOGRAPHY

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585661/

DIRECTOR/WRITER

Maurice began his professional life as a painter. He exhibited extensively in Europe and the US with shows in Berlin, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Chicago, New York, and London. He has work in two public collections: The Boymans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam and The Tate Gallery in London. Maurice designed sets for several contemporary dance companies including The London Contemporary Dance Theatre. He also designed sets for commercials, short films and rock videos before turning to directing himself.

His first short film, the award winning, Meeting Across the River, paved the way to directing commercials and rock videos. Over a period of three years Maurice directed over one hundred videos for a wide variety of artists and bands which won several MTV and international awards: Paul McCartney, The Pretenders, Billy Ocean, The Four Tops, The Thompson Twins, and Gladys Knight, to name but a few.

Maurices first feature film, The American Way (AKA Riders on the Storm), starring Dennis Hopper and Michael J. Pollard, was the official British entry at the Venice and Montreal Film Festivals, and won the Critics Prize, the Special Jury Prize, and the Entenne Dor at the Avoriaz Film Festival.

The American Way is a surprise. It packs more energy and ideas in its shots than many pictures twice it size, and Phillips has the movie on overload from its first intense and inventive sequence. Hopper and Phillips give the film something extra: a song for aging children that keens, pops, burbles, and wails. Michael Wilmington, The Los Angeles Times.

Maurice went on to direct the critically acclaimed Max Headroom for ABC Television, and the feature film, Another You, starring Richard Prior and Gene Wilder for TriStar. He wrote and directed the feature film Enid is Sleeping, starring Elizabeth Perkins and Judge Reinholt, which was championed by Robert Redford, and opened the Sundance Film Festival that year. A wacky, absurdist comedy, this picaresque picture was an absolute crowd pleaser at Sundance this year, and could be a real box office winner. Writer director Maurice Phillips keeps Enid wonderfully straight on the story road that is to say he lets it fly in the spirit of this crazy caper comedy The Hollywood Reporter.

This offbeat, fast paced, funny film, if handled correctly, has the potential to become a real winner, and enjoyed strong, favorable audience reaction at the festival. Deftly directed by Phillips, the films success lies its ability to reflect very real stateof- mind life in a small town where everyone knows everyone else, and no-ones going anywhere. The fine performances by its leading cast turn an incredible plot into absolute solid entertainment. Variety.

Maurice has also worked extensively in British television drama: The four part mini-series for the BBC, Signs and Wonders starring James Earl Jones, David Warner and Jodhi May, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, starring John Hannah, and Second Sight, starring Clive Owen, to name but a few. He has won two Royal Television Awards for Best Drama and has been nominated for an International Emmy. (see attached CV) Maurice is attached to direct screenwriter, David Sherwins (If / O Lucky Man / Brittania Hospital) When the Garden Gnomes Began to Bleed for producer Paul Cowan. His script, a romantic comedy called Hello, Goodbye , which he is also directing, has been optioned by Robert Chartoffs company in Los Angeles.

2010 Wild At Heart 3 x 1 hour episodes /Company Pictures / ITV / South Africa Producer Nick Godding / writer Chris Murray / starring Stephen Tomkinson / Dawn Steele / Hayley Mills.

2008/9 Lewis The Point of Vanishing ITV Productions / producer Chris Burt / writer Paul Rutman / starring Kevin Whately / Lawrence Fox / Jenny Seagrove / Michael Simkins

2008 Lark Rise to Candleford series 2 / ep. 3 / BBC / producer Anne Tricklebank / writer Carolyn Bonneyman / starring Julia Sawalha, Linda Bassett, Brendan Coyle

2007 The Palace Series 1, Eps. 4 thru 8 / ITV / Company Pictures / Producers Gina Cronk / Writers Tom Grieves, Charlotte Jones, Chris Lang / starring Rupert Evans, Jane Asher, Sophie Winkleman, Roy Marsden, David Harewood, Zoe Telford, Natalie Longie

2007 Silent Witness Double Dare BBC1 Producers George Ormond & Hilary Salmon / writer Michael Crompton / Amelia Fox / Tom Ward / Will Galamara / Hugo Speer

2006/7 Silent Witness Apocalypse BBC1 Producers George Ormond & Hilary Salmon / writer Stephen Davis / Amelia Fox / Tom ward / Will Galamara / Julian Glover

2005/6 - Losing Gemma 2 parter for Granada / Producers Shefali Malhoutra / Andy Harries / Writer Robert Murphy / starring Rachel Lescovac / Alice Eve / Jason Flemmyng

2005 - Poirot After The Funeral / Granada / Producer Trevor Hopkins / Writer Philomena McDonagh / starring David Suchet, Geraldine James,, Michael Fassbender

2004 - Afterlife (lead director) Eps. 1 & 2 / ITV / Clerkenwell Films / Producer Murray Ferguson / Writer Stephen Volk / starring Leslie Sharp, (RTS award best actress) Andrew Lincoln

2004 - Sea Of Souls (lead director) Ep.1 (2 hrs.) / Series 2 / BBC Scotland / Producer Stephen Garwood / starring Bill Paterson, Barbara Flynn, Danny Midwinter

2003 - Auf Weiderserhen Pet Our Men in Havana / (lead director) - Series 4 / Eps. 1-3 BBC1 / Writers Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais / Producer Chrissie Skinns / starring Timothy Spall / Jimmy Nail / Tim Healey / Kevin Whateley / et al

2002 - Murphys Law Reunion (lead director) (100 mins.) BBC Northern Ireland / Tiger Aspect / Producer: Sanne Craddick / starring James Nesbitt, Neil Stuke

2002 - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (95mins. single) Working Title TV for Bravo, USA / Writer Martin Hesford / Producer Murray Ferguson / starring John Hannah, David Warner

2001 - Waking the Dead Death Watch (2 hrs.) BBC1 (Emmy Nomination Best International Drama) Writer Stephen Davis / Producer Victoria Fea / starring Trevor Eve / David Hemmings / Warren Mitchell / Ronald Pickup

2001 - Rebus The Hanging Garden (92mins.) (lead director) ITV / Producer Murray Ferguson / starring John Hannah

2000 - Second Sight Parasomnia (2 hrs.) BBC1 / Writer Paula Milne / Producer Lars Macfarlane / starring Clive Owen / Michael Kitchen

2000 - Rebus Dead Souls (92 mins.) ITV / Producer Murray Ferguson / starring John Hannah

2000 - Dalziel & Pascoe The British Grenedier Series 3 (95 mins.) BBC1 (Royal Television Society Award - Best Drama) Writer Michael Chapman / Producer Nick Pitt / Starring Warren Clarke / Dennis Waterman

1999 - Dalziel & Pascoe - On Beaulah Height Series 3 (95 mins.) BBC1 (Royal Television Society Award Best Drama) Writer Michael Chapman / Producer Nick Pitt / starring Warren Clarke / Ronald Pickup

1998 - Dalziel & Pascoe Bones and Silence Series 2 (95 mins) BBC1 / Writer Alan Plater / Producer Lars Macfarlane / starring Warren Clarke / Michael Kitchen

1997 - The Vanishing Man (2 hr. pilot) (lead director) ABTV for ITV / Writer Michael Horowitz / Producer Linda Agran / starring Neil Morrisey / David Hemmings, Barabara Flynn.

1996 - Beck Eps. 1& 2 for BBC1 / (lead director) Producer Jackie Stoller / starring Amanda Redman

1995 - Dalziel & Pascoe An Advancement of Learning Series 1 (lead director) (95 mins.) BBC1 / Writer Alan Plater / Producer Eric Abraham for Portobello Films / starring Warren Clarke / Prunella Scales

1994 - Signs and Wonders BBC2 (4hr. mini-series) / Writer - Michael Eaton / Producer Michael Wearing / starring David Warner / Prunella Scales / James Earl Jones / Jodhi May / Michael Maloney

1991 - Another You feature for Tristar. / Producers Ted Zachary, Kathy Ling / starring Gene Wilder / Richard Prior / Mercedes Ruhl

1990 -High CBS TV pilot. Producer Bruce Paltrow / starring Gweneth Paltrow (debut)

1989 - Enid Is Sleeping, feature for Vestron (also writer) Producers Bill Brogode, Robert Anderson / starring Elizabeth Perkins / Judge Reinholt / Sundance Film Festival opener / Montreal & New York Film Festivals

1988 - Max Headroom ABC TV / Producer Peter Wagg / starring Matt Fruer

1986 - Riders On The Storm / aka The American Way feature for Miramax / Producer Paul Cowan / writer Scott Roberts / starring Dennis Hopper / Michael J. Pollard.

Awards: Critcs Prize / Entenne Dor / Jury Prize Avoriaz Film Festival. Official British Entry -Venice and Montreal Film Festivals

Member DGA / DGGB / Directors UK

Maurice Phillips

BIOGRAPHY

To view Maurice's offical website, please click on the following link:

http://www.mauricephillips.net/

WRITER

"Tonight... I'm a rock n roll star!" , award-winning filmmaker Ian D. Fleming chose to change direction. His creative urges had been turned to filmmaking through creating pop videos for his bands record releases.

"I had to break up the band!" Sidestepping into film production and screenwriting, Ians mature tale of childhood ... the self-penned-directed short drama LITTLE BOY SOLDIERS (1996) launched his career. It gathered a clutch of plaudits, including a Sony Award and an RTS award.

Ian honed his craft as a key creative in many professional productions. He has produced UKFC shorts, factual TV shows and arts documentaries; written commissioned and self-generated screenplays and directed high profile TV drama.

In 1997 Ian was key founder of Cumbria Film Independents a successful film co-operative who became key regional players, generating enough finance and productions to go commercial as Screenworks.

21st Century Boy... At the turn of the century, Ian held a unique position in British theatre, as Film Maker In Residence with Northern Stage Ensemble Theatre, under Artistic Director Alan Lyddiard.

"Its not about format, its about story ..." As an early pioneer of digital cinema, Ians pro-debut as writer-director-producer, THE GATHERERS, gained high praise from the industry and was one of the first pieces of digital cinema. In the last gasps of the 20th Century, Ian toured the country with Sony UK as a champion of digital cinema.

"The internet isnt the future... its the NOW! " Directing and producing cross-platform teen drama serial THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE for CONKER MEDIA places Ian right at the cutting edge of the future of film and TV! With its initial four weeks of online tx achieving over a million hits, THE MORNING AFTER also won a CLARION AWARD. The follow up FRESHERS TX-ed online last year and then as a one-off TV hour on E4.

In features , Ians second unit work on Neil Marshalls CENTURION received high praise and opened doors; Ian is now attached to direct two new feature projects with BIG FEAT FILMS and continues to believe in developing new talent, producing-developing two feature films with new directors for his company SCREENWORKS MOTION PICTURE MEDIA.

As a screenwriter , Ian has in the last few years been engaged as creator on high-end TV dramas for COASTAL PRODUCTIONS, with STRAIT-LACED and another project co-created with Danny Midwinter, THE PRIZE has recently locked a pilot script for producer Dawn Thompson at Diplomat Films.

Ian D Fleming

BIOGRAPHY

To view Ian's official website, please click on the following link:

http://iandfleming.com/

PRODUCER

Dean Fisher has produced five successful feature films, a number of shorts and a full-length documentary. He started out as a runner, gradually working his way up through the ranks. He began his producing career with short films which were distributed all over the world and even featured on Virgin Airlines transatlantic flights. Dean’s final short film was in 2004 and was the self-penned multi award-winning TEN MINUTES which has been screened at numerous international film festivals and broadcast around the world.

Dean’s first feature was the cult NIGHT JUNKIES in 2006, with a budget of only £45, 000. It went on to become a commercial success with sales to US co Allumination, Zone Horror in the UK and various other countries. His second feature CITY RATS became a UK top three hit when it was released by Revolver Entertainment in April 2009. In that year it also screened both at Slamdance and the East End Film Festival. Dean’s most recent feature STORMHOUSE, was a high concept horror which premiered at the prestigious Edinburgh Film, Scream Fest and was seen at Frightfest. STORMHOUSE was released by Lionsgate in the US in winter 2012.

Dean is currently in post-production on INTERVIEW WITH A HITMAN, a crime thriller starring Luke Goss. The film is being made in partnership with Kaleidoscope Film Distribution, North Star Ventures and Northern Film and Media. The film has broken even on pre-sales to minor territories alone with its release due for spring 2012. Dean is also in post-production on THE MAN INSIDE, a boxing thriller starring Peter Mullan, Michelle Ryan, Ashley Bashy Thomas, David Harewood, Jason Maza, Carl Barat and Ray Panthaki. The film was also produced in partnership with North Star / Kaleidoscope and will be released in Autumn 2012.

Dean Fisher

BIOGRAPHY

CASTING DIRECTOR

CAST

~ Stardust (2007) as Tristan Thorn along with Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer and Ian McKellen

~ Casanova (2005) as Giovanni Bruni along with Heath Ledger, Jeremy Irons and Lena Olin

~ Stone of Destiny (2008) as Ian Hamilton along with Kate Mara, Billy Boyd and Robert Carlyle

~ The Merchant of Venice Poster as Lorenzo along with Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes and Kris Marshall

Wish List

Charlie Cox

~ Jonathan Ryes Meyers (Sean)

~ Aidan Quinn (Father Devane)

~ Hayley Mills (Ronson) 'LOI tomorrow'

~ Inbetweeners Movie (Box Office Hit 2011) as

Neil Sutherland along with Simon Bird, James Buckley and Joe Thomas

~ Reuniting the Rubins (2010) as Nick along with Timothy Spall, Rhona Mitra and James Callis

~ The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (6 episodes, 2010) as Dave along with Will Arnett, David Cross and Stewart Scudamore

~ White Man Van (2 episodes, 2011) as Ricky along with Will Mellor, Naomi Bentley and Clive Mantle

Blake Harrison

~ Telling Lies (2008) as Faith Munro along with Jason Flemyng, Kelly Stables and Lee Alliston

~ Endeavour (2012) as Miss Sylvia Tench along with Roger Allam, Charlie Creed-Miles and Danny Webb

~ My Brother Tom (2001) as Jessica along with Ben Whishaw, Richard Hope and Honeysuckle Weeks

~ (Past Present Future) Imperfect (2004) as Milly along with Christine Adams, Stuart Bunce and Charity Wakefield

Jenna Harrison

CONTACT

CONTACT

KANDLE

Kelly_kandlents.com

lucinda_kandlents.com

Danny Midwinter (Story Creator/Producer)

07956108495

midwinterdanny_gmail.com

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