It's 2020 and The United Britain is still negotiating its way out of The Union, but uncertainty, confusion and boredom is sending the country into a state of vigilantism and chaos, can the government take back control?
In the episodic comedy, The Xit looks at the farcical nature of modern politics on the backdrop of a Brexit dystopia.
A hapless band during the 1990s "Cool Britannia" era, tries to keep their dysfunctional members together and achieve fame one misjudged step at a time.
Each episode of the situational comedy is filmed in one 15-minute continuous take.
Based on the short film On In 15 (2020) by The Archer Brothers.
A disillusioned university student falls
into a destructive downward spiral as
he works with a gang to rob fellow
students at house parties.
The low-budget drama is seeking finance as well as development of its spec script.
Joseph is an award-winning director and producer of comedy films and sketches.
Some of them are even alright.
KEY SKILLS:
Good organisation, good at being silly as a leader or as a team member, good hair (according to my barber, who might have ulterior motives).
BIO:
As a science student at The University of Nottingham, Joseph did everything he could to not do his boring degree, so he made a feature film called House Party Raiders (2017), a ninety-minute action-comedy.
In a strange move, that he still doesn't understand to this day, Joseph left his science degree after being offered a job as a journalist at News UK, then in 2018 he went on to work for The Daily Telegraph.
During this time he learnt key skills, such as sitting at a computer for hours, turning facts into fiction, and using exaggeration effectively.
These skills helped him to keep writing and making comedy-drama films. He secured funding to shoot his second comedy film: Jobit (2018), and then make a comedy short #Goals (2019). In 2019, he secured funding from the NYFA to make a comedy-short On In 15 (2020), which was premiered at the BFI IMAX in February, thanks to partnerships with ODEON and Procam. NYFA also gave him funding to make action-drama Solvi (2020).
Joseph also partnered with London-based charity Thrive LDN to create Workshop (2019), a comedy-drama which explored four men dealing with different mental health conditions.
Currently, Joseph is overseeing promotion of On In 15, a 15-minute one-shot comedy about a band in 1990s, as well as writing and planning ahead for next year with a number of comedy projects in development.
Joseph is also the co-founder of Window Zebra Productions.
Joseph Archer
(trying to look serious and directory-like)
joseph.day.archer @ gmail.com
07 469 788 765
A knockout show ...with a knocked out frontman
A band are about to perform at the biggest gig of their lives, except a monumental problem hits them 15 minutes before they go on stage, can they fix it time?
Director and Producer - Joseph Archer
On In 15 has started going to festivals in 2020 and has won so far:
*BEST SHORT FILM at FMN Film Festival*
*BEST COMEDY at White Deer Film Festival*
*BEST DIRECTOR nominee at Midlands Movie Awards*
The short, set in 1997, was filmed in one 15-minute continuous shot.
Filming took place in south London in August 2019
A Danish warrior, living in Saxon England, tries to convince her fellow villagers to flee their homes, due to the threat of an imminent Viking raid.
However, the Anglo-Saxon community turns on itself, leaving it divided and defenseless when the Vikings arrive.
Director and Producer - Joseph Archer
The Saxon-Viking epic that was filmed in September 2019.
The film Currently in post-production.
Four young men fighting different mental health conditions reveal their greatest fears and challenges as they play drama games during a therapy workshop.
Directed and Producer - Joseph Archer
Workshop was screened at City Hall, London, on World Mental Health Day
Actors and crew came from the Nation Youth Film Academy
It's 2020 and The United Britain is still negotiating its way out of The Union, but uncertainty, confusion and boredom is sending the country into a state of vigilantism and chaos, can the government take back control?
In the episodic comedy, The Xit looks at the farcical nature of modern politics on the backdrop of a Brexit dystopia.
Director - Joseph Archer
ODEON Birmingham Luxe Broadway Plaza
November 20th 2019 - 4.20pm - Screen 9
ODEON Manchester
November 27th 2019
Mockingbird Cinema
November 28th 2019
BFI IMAX, LONDON
Feb 5th 2020
Manchester Lift-Off Film Festival
April 2nd 2020
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