Genre
Thriller
Duration
75 Mins
Country
UK
Year of Production
Director
Julian Richards (The Last Horror Movie)
Producers
Julian Richards
Sabina Sattar
Cast
Kevin Howarth (The Last Horror Movie)
Ciaran Joyce (Doctor Who)
Darren Evans (Young Dracula)
Distributors
TLA Releasing (North America)
ICA (UK Theatrical)
Soda Pictures (UK DVD))
MIG (Germany)
MCF Megacom (Serbia)
Cinema Novo (Portugal)
Sahamongkol (Thailand)
Wide Pictures (Spain)
Cinema Novo (Portugal)
HBO (Central Europe)

Summer Scars sheds serious light on the choices we are forced to make under extreme circumstances where our impulsive reactions can sometimes take us beyond what we thought capable. With an unsettlingly Jekyll and Hyde like performance from Kevin Howarth, writer/director Julian Richards superbly captures the essence of life-changing experiences. The resonance of a single event is beautifully explored here, this is a definite must for all British Film fans. Ramchandra Solanki, Raindance

Six 14-year-olds cut school to joyride in the woods, where they meet Peter, an adult drifter who invites himself to hang out with the youths. When Peter starts playing ruthless mind games on the kids, the day soon devolves into a hostage crisis. But through it all Peter seems determined to teach the kids a lesson about growing up.

Awards

BEST NEWCOMER – BAFTA CYMRU AWARD 2008
BEST TITLES – BAFTA CYMRU AWARD 2008
BEST DIRECTOR – Bragacine 2008
BEST FILM – Bragacine 2008
BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE – Santa Cruz Film Festival 2008
BEST DIRECTOR – London Independent Film Festival 2008
BRONZE REMI AWARD – Worldfest Houston 2008
BEST CHILD ACTING – Seattle True Indie Festival 2008
BEST ACTOR – Austin Fantastic Film Festival 2007
BEST FOREIGN FEATURE – Canada International Film Festival 2009
BEST FILM NOMINATION – BAFTA CYMRU 2008
BEST FEATURE NOMINATION – Oxford Film Festival 2008
BEST UK FEATURE NOMINATION – Raindance Film Festival 2007

Festivals

Manchester Fantastic Film Festival, UK Sept 2007
Oldenburg Film Festival, Germany Sept 2007
Atlantic Film Festival, Canada Sept 2007
Austin Fantastic Film Festival, USA Sept 2007
Raindance Film Festival, UK Sept 2007
Turks & Caicos Film Festival, Providenciales Oct 2007
Eerie Horror Film Festival, USA Oct 2007
Hollywood Film Festival, USA Oct 2007
Dublin Horrorthon, Ireland Oct 2007
Abertoir-Aberystwyth Horror Film Festival, Nov 2007
Ravenna Nighmare Film Festival, Italy Nov 2007
Auteur Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia Nov 2007
Corto Imola Film Festival, Italy, Dec 2007
Bahamas Film Festival, Nassau, Dec 2007
Oxford Film Festival, USA, Feb 2008
Fantasporto, Portugal March 2008
Philadelphia Film Festival, USA April 2008
Mauvais Genre Film Festival, France, April 2008
Worldfest Houston, April 2008
Swansea Life Film Festival, UK April 2008
London Independent Film Festival, UK April 2008
Malmo Film Festival, Sweden, March 2008
Bradford International Film Festival, March 2008
Belfast Film Festival, Northern Ireland, April 2008
Cine-Excess, London, May 2008
Newport Beach Film Festival, USA April 2008
Santa Cruz Film Festival, USA May 2008
Mid Ulster Film Festival, UK 2008
Seattle True Indie Festival, USA June 2008
RioFan, Brasil June 2008
Zlin Film Festival, Czech Republic, June 2008
Another Hole In The Head, San Francisco, June 2008
Boston International Film Festival, June 2008
Fantasmagoria, Swindon July 2008
Galway Fleadh, Ireland July 2008
Fantasy Film Festival, Germany August 2008
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia, August 2008
Chichester Film Festival, UK August 2008
BUSTER, Copenhagen International Film Festival, Denmark Sept 2008
Cambridge Film Festival, September 2008
Valencia Film Festival, Spain, October 2008
Melbourne Underground Film Festival, Australia, October 2008
Bragacine, Portugal, December 2008
Canadian Film Festival, Vancouver, February 2009