“Herd Immunity” by Rosie May Bird Smith
Meet Tony - a slightly gullible man who reads things online and takes them as gospel. One questionable article later and he decides to splash some serious cash on the investment of a lifetime.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“The internet nowadays is an absolute minefield of lies and conspiracy theories. So now, more than ever, it’s important that people keep their wits about them and ensure they don’t get sucked into a fake news rabbit hole.
I wrote this film as a comedic comment on just how quickly fake news can travel and escalate in the 21st century society. COVID-19 really played on people’s weaknesses in that regard - from crazy facebook articles and reddit threads to forwarded whatsapp scare stories - it became hard to decipher what was legitimate.
And with that, came a whole new world of conspiracy theorists. And those people really do make for great comedy.”
-Rosie May Bird Smith, Director
CREDITS
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY // Rosie May Bird Smith @rosiemaybirdsmith
STARRING // Jonny Freeman
CAST
REPORTER // Christine Prouty
FARMER // David Purcell
NEIGHBOUR // Elsa Annushka
SHEEP // Rodney, Daisy, Dolly, Rosemary, Victoria, Sandy, Laura, Minty, Chops
BUS EXTRAS // Morgan Shipley, Amanda Bird, Georgina Bell
ORGANIZERS // Papaya Young Creators @papaya_young_directors
CREW
PROJECT COORDINATOR // Beata Krupa
PROJECT LEAD // Kasia Siewko
CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT PAPAYA FILMS // Marta Frączek
CO-PRODUCTION COMPANY // Havas Studios @havasstudios
GLOBAL CEO // Paul Ward
GLOBAL HEAD OF CONTENT / EP // Katie Keith
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER // Flo Clive
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER // Adam Javes
PRODUCER & 1ST AD // Femi Anderson
PRODUCTION MANAGER // Ella Higgins
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT // Kaci Njemanze
POST PRODUCER // Debbie Ragasa
RUNNER // Isiuwa Ero, Georgina Bell
PRODUCTION PARTNER // Havas London
CASTING //Emma Garrett, Anna Lydon - Garrett Casting
DOP // Mike Staniforth
CAMERA EQUIPMENT // One Stop Films
CAMERA ASSISTANT // Joseph McDonald
CAMERA ASSISTANT // Ricky Jay Casey
FOCUS PULLER // Joseph McDonald
STEADICAM // David Amah Junior
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT // SHL
GAFFER // Eddie Cooke
SPARK // Connor Baskerville
PRODUCTION DESIGN // Set Sisters
WARDROBE // Amanda Bird
MAKE UP // Nathalie Abensur and Ella Tanner
EDITOR // Russell Oxenden
SOUND STUDIO // Jungle Studios @jungle.studios
SOUND DESIGN // Ben Leeves
POST PRODUCTION // Absolute Post @absolute_post
POST PRODUCERS // Jenna Noury, Rose Crisp, Yasmin Tilly, Mary Musasa
COLOURIST // Juliette Wileman
FLAME ARTIST // Antonio Jimenez
NUKE ARTIST // Tommy Coulter-Liston
TITLE DESIGN // Lorenzo Fruzza
NEWS REPORT DESIGN // Luke Remon, Morgan Shipley, Sam Adams
STORYBOARD ARTIST // Jonny Meakin
PHOTOGRAPHER // Taha Izzi
VET 1 // Hayley Johnston
VET 2 // Jessica Tattersall
ANIMAL HANDER // Rob Louth & Animals UK
ANIMAL HANDER // Donna Lloyd c / o Animals UK
ANIMAL HANDER // Jill Clark c / o Animals UK
ANIMAL HANDER // Cerys Clark c / o Animals UK
SHEEP LEGEND AND WOOL WASHER // Helen Stow
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT // First Option, thanks to Lisa Miller and Matt Miller
INSURANCE // MAKonLine Ubezpieczenia in association with CIRCLES Group
BUS PROVIDED BY // The London Bus Company courtesy of Mike
WITH THANKS TO // Vicki Maguire, Dan Cole, Elliot Harris, Xavier Rees, James Merryweather
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