Midlands Spotlight: University of Lincoln graduates head to Italy

Josh Brown is the writer-director of new film FRANZ which follows a mentally fragile writer staying at a friend’s apartment.

With the writer taking a break to undertake his first novel, he witnesses what he believes to be a murder. But with his mental state and heavy drinking, can he be sure of what he saw?

And so goes the synopsis of this new short drama which has been produced by the filmmaker as part of the Cici Film Festival.

The filmmakers are all University of Lincoln graduates and took their skills from the Midlands to shoot the short entirely on location in Castellemare del Golfo in Sicily.

And although filmed a few years ago, the director had planned to submit his drama to festivals before releasing it online. 

But with the advent of the Covid pandemic, Joshua goes on to explain, “With everything being so up-in-the-air, we're flipping it! We're releasing it online for now, with the hope of a festival run later in the year”.