Running With The Boys

Directed by Tony Chu, Script and screenplay- Annie Cossins, Produced- Annie Cossins

Teotiuhacan Productions, 2007

Distributed internationally by Quat Media, and in the UK by Shorts Space

Screened at seven overseas festivals, nominated for …

A harrowing film, I am told, on first viewing –even more so, emotionally and psychically, after the 10^th, 30^th …..50^th time, as I went through the various scenes, over and over again; composing, testing ideas, adjusting the timings and refining the music/emotional subtext/context in which the dialogue and storyline unfolds, at the same time having to deal with my emotional reactions and trying to ‘make sense’ of it all.

But it was only after the film was completed, when I found the voices as well as the music still continuing, that I realised some things from the darker side of the human psyche cannot in ‘real’ life, or in the film, ever be quite resolved.

Recorded on a shoe-string budget, I am indebted and grateful to the musicians who, ever patient, gave of their time, expertise and creativity to help me realise the score.

[1] intro/opening credits, and opening scenes (Fig 1, 3:51)

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[2] -“Look, if I was up on a murder charge..?” (>Fig 7, -2:05)

[3] -“So, you’re not going to testify?” (Fig 14, -1:20)

[4] -“What’cha a dyke or something’ ?” (Fig 20, -2:15)

[5] -“The thing is, Brad….” (Fig 24, -1:13)

[6] -“Why do you call her ‘victim’ all the time?” (Fig 29, -1:02)

[7] -“You think you can beat me?!” (Fig 35, -0:45)

[8] -“I saw the two of them,” (Fig 38, -0:27)

[9] -“rape scene” (Fig 39, -1:22)

[10] -“Where do you think you’re goin’…” (Fig 43, -1:22)

[11] -“I was…..” (Fig 50, -1:27)

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[12] -“He remembers….” (Fig 54, -0:37)

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[13] -“flashback: dragging body” (Fig 55, -1:25)

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[14] -“So, ya still gonna to defend me?” + closing credits (Fig 58, -2:35)

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[15] -Unused ‘song’ for 2 pub scenes (Figs. 23 + 26, 0:48)

Musicians:

Anthony Heinrichs -trumpets, Romano Crivici -violin and piano, Rudolf Crivici -viola, Alex Henery -acoustic and electric basses, Jess Ciampa -percussion.

To view the trailer on YouTube click here or watch it below