Ctrl.Alt.Shift Film Competition Winner: HIV - The Musical

Submitted by: Olivia.Flint

08.10.09

Written and Directed by: Joe Patrick and Tim Woodall
Mentor: Paul Andrew Williams
Music: Metronomy

The main aim of Patrick & Woodall's film is to expose the ridiculous attitudes towards HIV. A series of video blogs posted by a young playwright, James McKenzie (played by Martin Freeman from The Office), whose artistic integrity is being challenged by the ignorance of a film company determined to hijack his script, represented by a producer played by Julian Barratt (The Mighty Boosh).

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Sweet I finally got to see

Sweet I finally got to see this, thanks to Paul for sharing it. I knew it would be tip-top. Tim, I will come and see you again soon mon ami, I'll bring Kelly up too, you'll like Kelly. and Joe; I feel bad that I've slept in your room but never met you! I hope to meet you, man. Hope you're all well. It's good you got to meet Hayley through this too. Well done to everyone involved. Good work!

Hi Son and Joe - Well done.

Hi Son and Joe - Well done. You are both very gifted writers. This is the start of it.........

Hi Joe, Tim, Martin, Julian

Hi Joe, Tim, Martin, Julian and everyone else that worked on this project, I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for doing this film. As someone who works in the non-profit community, working to dispel stigma every day (I work with people with epilepsy, rather than HIV), there was so much truth in this piece that it brought me to tears. We struggle with how to make the challenges of these chronic conditions real for people not experiencing them, so that they do care, and humor, written and portrayed with such honesty, can be incredibly powerful for an audience. I really look forward to seeing more great films from Joe and Tim, and Martin and Julian, you were as wonderful here as you were/are on The Office and the Boosh. Thanks again for all your hard work! Best, Jody

Well done guys, think it was

Well done guys, think it was the only entry which used humour - and you used it well.

Brilliant film!

Brilliant film!