SHORT FILMS
ON IN 15
ON IN 15
ON IN 15
SOLVI
ON IN 15
ON IN 15
WORKSHOP
ON IN 15
WORKSHOP
NATURE DATE
NATURE DATE
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#GOALS
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JOBIT
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JOBIT
IN DEVELOPMENT
THE XIT
HOUSE PARTY RAIDERS (FEATURE)
ON IN 15 (TV SHOW)
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.
ON IN 15 (TV SHOW)
HOUSE PARTY RAIDERS (FEATURE)
ON IN 15 (TV SHOW)
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.
HOUSE PARTY RAIDERS (FEATURE)
HOUSE PARTY RAIDERS (FEATURE)
HOUSE PARTY RAIDERS (FEATURE)
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.
ABOUT
Joseph is an award-winning director and producer of drama and comedy films.
Some of them are even alright.
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 (The Sun and The Times newspapers), then in 2018 he went on to work for The Daily Telegraph.
During this time he learnt key skills, such as wearing a suit indoors, turning facts into fiction, and using exaggeration effectively.
The latter two 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 sitcom pilot #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. NYFA also gave him funding to make period-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 post-production and promotion of his most recent films and planning ahead for next year with a number of projects in development.
Joseph is also the co-founder of Window Zebra Productions.
KEY SKILLS: Good organisation, good at being silly as a leader or as a team member, good hair (which he gets from his mother and not his bald father).
Joseph Archer
ON IN 15 (2020)
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 entire film is one 15-minute continuous shot
The short, set in 1997, was filmed in one 15-minute continuous shot.
Comedy short film set in the 1990s 'Cool Britannia' era
Filming took place in south London in August 2019
SOLVI (2020)
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
Screen grab from Iron-Age village set
The Saxon-Viking epic that was filmed in September 2019.
Screen grab from the Saxon rounhouse scene
The film Currently in post-production.
WORKSHOP (2019)
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
The film was made in partnership with London-based charity Thrive LDN
Workshop was screened at City Hall, London, on World Mental Health Day
Filmed in one day at the National Youth Theatre
Actors and crew came from the Nation Youth Film Academy
THE XIT (2019)
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