Reclaimer / 2019
Director/Producer/Co-Writer
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The world has ended. You'll have to take my word for it. Reclaimer is a 15 minute character-driven drama about two young women trying to escape the clutches of a manipulative megalomaniac. As they flee across a unfamiliar landscape, they know that Adam will stop at nothing to get them back. The girls will have to stick together if they want to reclaim their freedom. |
There's nothing left but wildlife, and machines.” |
Shot over 5 days on the south coast and in the New Forest, the short film Reclaimer was a logistical challenge that took 9 months of planning to pull off. Crack of dawn starts and late night finishes made principle photography a hard graft, and the contributions of the crew who endured it all cannot be overstated.
As Laurie Waplington's MA graduation film, Reclaimer was shot on a shoestring budget and achieved more thanks good will than money. Cooperation from local homeowners, the Lymington and Keyhaven Nature Reserve and the general public allowed the production to take place unhindered in truly untamed wilderness that gave the film a rugged, unyeilding aesthetic. Imogen Davis, Edie Deffebach, David Houston and Howard Perret all gave stellar performances that brought the characters to life, while the cinematography achieved by Mickey Vissers allowed the acting and settings to come through and bring the story to life. The soundtrack, composed by Rob Maloney haunts the film throughout and lingers with the viewer for long after it ends. 
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