Forced to flee the place you call home is a devastating reality for millions, separated from those you love the most, and faced with the prospect of survival a traumatic circumstance daily shaping how the world moves. Marking their HollyShorts Festival debut this August, writer-director duo Salvatore Scarpa and Max Burgoyne-Moore present live action short Largo, the story of a young Syrian refugee seeking reconnection with family. Set to take to the Oscar Qualifying film circuit, Salvatore and Max tell us more about the film’s pertinent topic, crafting the film and developing an outreach program with displaced refugees
During what was an unpredictable time for creatives due to the impact of the pandemic, this left many professionals out of work in need of financial support. Inspired to help their fellow industry by curating a publication comprising of images and anecdotes from the industry’s broad spectrum of talent, Exeunt: The Stage Door Project documents the voices of some of the industry’s leading luminaries including Dame Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Michael Sheen, Robert Lindsay and Zoë Wanamaker amongst others. A hardback collector’s, Exeunt: The Stage Door Project is currently available to pre-order, with proceeds going to The Actor’s Benevolent Fund, ArtsMinds and the Theatre Artists Fund! Ahead of the release, Lloyd and Salvatore tell us more about the creation of the thoughtful book!