Geoff Barrow, of Portishead and Beak>, has launched a new film company, Invada Films, and produced and co-written his first feature film, GAME.
Directed by longtime Barrow collaborator John Minton, the thriller stars Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson alongside Marc Bessant, and is set in the 1993 UK rave scene.
In a statement, Barrow said: “John (Minton) and I have worked together for over 20 years on music projects (Portishead and Invada music videos) and have always talked about making a feature together. The same goes for Marc (Bessant) who I’ve worked closely with for many years. I’ve been a fan of Jason Williamson’s work same with Rob (Williams), through 2000AD, and we’ve been writing film ideas together for the last few years.
“The experience of making GAME has been a joy from start to finish as mostly all the people involved are friends or friends of friends based around the Bristol area. For me, it’s an exciting new career path that I can’t wait to do more of as I’ve already got another two films in development.”
After premiering on October 16 at Mayhem Film Festival, in Williamson’s hometown of Nottingham, GAME will receive a cinema release in the UK and Ireland from November 21. Watch the first trailer for the film below.
Barrow has produced a number of film scores in recent years, in collaboration with Ben Salisbury. Among them are soundtracks for Ex Machina, Annihilation and an episode of Black Mirror.
