BRADFORD filmmaker Ryan Paul Troy is about to see the fruits of his labours showcased on the silver screen as his dark crime drama based in the city is completed.

Mission Statement: Intent To Kill, a 37-minute film, has been written, directed and produced by Mr Troy 27, who is in his last year of a BA filming degree at Bradford College.

“It’s been fantastic to produce and I am excited that people are going to be able to see it.

“It’s taken a good three months to film and put together. I started writing it last June and filming started towards the end of October. We literally finished it about a week ago and the end product is great. I have to thank cinematographer Harry Latham for his expertise in creating the perfect image,” he explained.

While some dramas can stretch the purse strings and cost many thousands of pounds to produce, this film was created on a shoestring of around £250 and being able to use local landmarks and houses helped keep costs down to the bare minimum.

Mr Troy, who was brought up and lives in Fagley, added: “As a student, money is always tight so I had to keep costs as low as possible. Creating it for just £250 is pretty amazing. I did set up a GoFundMe page and raised £165 towards it which I am grateful for.

“I used around 20 actors, including extras; mostly local, including some from the Yorkshire School of Acting, in Bradford, and filming took place in Undercliffe Cemetery, mine and friends’ houses. Scenes were also shot in the city centre and also at Girlington Community Centre where they have a mock prison cell which was perfect for some of the scenes we wanted.

“The lead actor is David Rogers, from Huddersfield. He plays Zack Finch whose daughter is murdered. Finch is a police officer at the same time. He leaves the Force and develops suicidal tendencies. While friends try and persuade him to rejoin the Force, he is determined to find and kill the killer himself and the law follows him.”

It is not the first time he has seen how work screened. Last year a joint project short horror film named No Quota Given and set around a group of party-goers who are stalked by a soldier, was screened at the National Media Museum.

“This film is a lot longer and because of that it is not suitable for some festivals, but I hope it will be shown at the Bradford Drunken Film Festival this summer. Hopefully it will be shown too this summer at the National Media Museum as a showcase of students’ films. It’s all good networking,” he added.

“I’m very excited for people to see this one. The acting is superb and the locations we have chosen give it depth and mood.

“I’ve given it a rating of 15 because it touches on suicide and because of the gun crime.”

Mission Statement: Intent to Kill, is being shown at the Advanced Technology Centre, at Bradford College. Same time and date as before but not now in the Michelle Sutton Lecture Theatre because of double booking.

Entry is free but tickets are limited to 140 tickets. They can be bought at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mission-statement-intent-to-kill-screening-tickets-32050645343?aff=eac2

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