Storyspring's short cinema documentary 'Last Kings of Soho', directed by David Pearson (Emmy & BAFTA Nominated and Oscar short Listed), enjoyed a screening and enthusiastic response in London's West End recently. The film was shown along with two other excellent short films, 'Shadows in the Sunshine', directed by Ruhi Hamid (Oscar and Emmy Nominated), and 'Neil and the Langholmites', directed by Duncan Cowles (BAFTA and RTS winner). There was a livley Q&A about all the films. Photo, on left, left shows David Pearson & Ruhi Hamid speaking at thge screening. 

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In David's film rent increases force Gino's, the iconic Sicilian barber shop in London's Soho to face closure. The news devastates Little Tony, Big Tony, and their clients from the entertainment industries, but they continue to joke, until another surprise compounds their problems.

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Completed at Films at 59, with a 5.1 sound mix, and graded at Electric Theatre Collective, in London. Edited by Jack Abbot, DOP Jeremy Humphries, and Sound Recordist Keith Rodgerson. Full Credits at www.lastkingsofsoho.com

 A festival screeningis  to take place in soon — more details soon. 

Storyspring's Post-Brexit thriller  "The Lock Inn" written and directed by David Pearson is in development with producer Jenny Walker, Frames of Reference Films http://www.for-films.com/, with some tests and location recces carried out in summer 2018 & 2019. Covid disrupted it moving into full per-production in 2020, but we soon hope to gear it up again.

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It was selected for FIN co-production market 2018 at the Atlantic Film Festival. For more information click here.

Trans pioneer Julia Grant died in 2019, but you can still see the ground breaking series directed by David Pearson on BBC Iplayer and listen to a radio programme obituary on her amazing life.

Julia was courageous, distinctive and bold to the end and leaves a huge legacy. She changed the lives of many people. David directed the popular BBC series "A CHANGE OF SEX" that followed Julia Grant's story over many years and which got huge audiences. To screen it click here. To listen to BBC Radio 4's Last Word on Julia click here.

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To read the Guardian obituary on Julia's life written by David Pearson click here.

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