As You Like It

Synopsis

Independent low-budget feature film based on As You Like It. "Students from a city high school are on a field trip when the suspended Rosalind and her friends decide to gatecrash the party to win the heart of the school’s new wrestling champion, Orlando. But, to ensure that no one recognises them for who they really are, the fallen queens of the schoolyard disguise themselves as chavs - and male ones at that. Out in the sticks the field trip turns into a collision of sub cultures as emos, geeks, ‘It’ crowd, goths and now chavs are all forced together". [Summary from BYFA website].

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2011

Availability

No distributor known (5/2013).

Notes

Estimated budget £20,000.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender-blind casting; Student productions

Credits

Director

Andrew Walkington

Producer

Matthew Deeley

Cinematographer

Stephen Webster

Production Design

John Roberts (2)

Art Direction

Tom Preece

Cast

Andrew Eeles
Carol Harrison
Charis-Elizabeth Deighton
Christopher Ellison
Imogen Greenwood
Jake Lyndon
Jasmine Sumner
Jeremy Gittins
Jonathan Burniston
Lee Potts
Lewis Grainger
Norman Lovett
Sophie Fitzpatrick
Sophie Spencer

Production Company

Name

Co-operative British Youth Film Academy