Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, Jodi Innes, Dyfrig Evans | Written and Directed by William McGregor
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
- 11/12/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
In Gwen, the cinematography of Adam Etherington greets the viewer with the beautiful green hills of the Welsh highlands. But the land’s beauty is quickly engulfed in darkness, as the village where writer/director William McGregor’s Gwen is set is polluted by madness, death, and greed.
Set during the outset of the Industrial Revolution, William McGregor’s horror tale is striking to look at, but frightening at the same time, as the farm where Gwen lives with her mother and little sister rarely sees sunlight. Inside, their home is equally as bleak, as they await their father to return from war. A home should be a place of safety for every family, but there’s something sinister lurking in the mist of the night air and calling out with the roar of the wind.
Gwen is a film that clearly has an itch for The Witch, but while...
Set during the outset of the Industrial Revolution, William McGregor’s horror tale is striking to look at, but frightening at the same time, as the farm where Gwen lives with her mother and little sister rarely sees sunlight. Inside, their home is equally as bleak, as they await their father to return from war. A home should be a place of safety for every family, but there’s something sinister lurking in the mist of the night air and calling out with the roar of the wind.
Gwen is a film that clearly has an itch for The Witch, but while...
- 8/15/2019
- by Sara Clements
- DailyDead
Handsomely cloaked in misty menace and heavy weather, an irate wind whistling through every pause in its soundtrack, “Gwen” turns out to be something of a wolf in another wolf’s clothing. Following a fatherless family battling demons of some description in the bleakest peaks of Wales, the film looks and sounds the part of an elegantly haunted gothic horror movie, only to skip past standard chiller expectations to disquiet its audience in more grounded, historically rooted ways. That the true terrors of William McGregor’s stern but stylish debut turn out to be less mysterious than they might initially seem — with the living patriarchy rattling more chains than any ghosts — may come as a surprise to genre fiends, particularly those who find the film via its U.S. deal with horror VOD platform Shudder.
Approach the film with managed genre expectations, however, and there’s much to admire (and...
Approach the film with managed genre expectations, however, and there’s much to admire (and...
- 8/7/2019
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mark Lewis Jones, Richard Elfyn, Jodi Innes, Dyfrig Evans | Written and Directed by William McGregor
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
The debut feature from writer-director William McGregor, Gwen is a dark, chilling period drama that cleverly blends Gothic horror and social realism. As such, it’s an arresting and memorable first feature that marks out McGregor as a talent to watch.
Set in North Wales in the mid-19th century, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (The Enfield Haunting) as Gwen, a teenager who lives with her younger sister Mari (Jodi Innes) and sickly mother Elen (Maxine Peake) on a rural farm in Snowdonia. The trio are patiently awaiting the return of Gwen’s father (Dyfrig Evans), who’s off fighting in the Crimean War, but a run of bad luck befalls the farm, putting its future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, local slate baron Mr Wynne (Mark Lewis...
- 7/22/2019
- by Matthew Turner
- Nerdly
Not a stone’s throw in period, tone, setting and content from Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale, Brit writer/ director William McGregor’s Gothic family drama tells an unbearable battle for survival in 19th century Snowdonia. On its surface, Gwen is a story of a fraught farm family lead by sick mother Elen (Maxine Peake) with two daughters Gwen (Eleanor Worthington Cox) and Mari (Jodi Innes), fighting poverty, property developers and indefinite grief while waiting for their husband/ father to return (possibly) from the Crimean war. Gwen also tells of the social realist class struggle during the industrial revolution which informs the backdrop of its family drama.
Haunted hills, moors and cholera-ravaged locals living in uninhabitable conditions shape the characters’ lives and director McGregor’s style during a dank but arresting set-up, but sadly the script then saunters directionless in the centre which makes Gwen incredibly trying. Intensifying hardships also...
Haunted hills, moors and cholera-ravaged locals living in uninhabitable conditions shape the characters’ lives and director McGregor’s style during a dank but arresting set-up, but sadly the script then saunters directionless in the centre which makes Gwen incredibly trying. Intensifying hardships also...
- 7/15/2019
- by Daniel Goodwin
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Video highlights from the opening day and what’s coming up on the final day of the event.
The Media Production Show takes place 13-14 June at London’s Olympia. Check out highlights of the first day below (or on mobile Here).
Click for more information and to register to attend
What’s coming up on the final day of the event:
Cinematographers Masterclass - 10:30
With: Adam Etherington, DoP; Ben Smithard Bsc, DoP; Graeme Dunn, DoP; Stephen Foote, DoP; Steve Saunderson, DoP
Chair: Will Strauss, acting editor, Broadcast Tech
Editors Masterclass: TV - 10:45
With: Christopher Bird, editor; James Page, editor; Mark Talbot-Butler, senior editor (credits: Top Gear)
Chair: Elouise Carden, joint managing director, Rapid Pictures
Nurturing VFX Talent - 11:00
With: Clare Norman, Head of Production, Milk; Davi Stein, Head of Compositing, Course Leader, Escape Studios; John Rowe, head of digital vfx, Nfts
Chair: Priyanka Balasubramanian, Ves Treasurer and MD, Hula Hoop[p...
The Media Production Show takes place 13-14 June at London’s Olympia. Check out highlights of the first day below (or on mobile Here).
Click for more information and to register to attend
What’s coming up on the final day of the event:
Cinematographers Masterclass - 10:30
With: Adam Etherington, DoP; Ben Smithard Bsc, DoP; Graeme Dunn, DoP; Stephen Foote, DoP; Steve Saunderson, DoP
Chair: Will Strauss, acting editor, Broadcast Tech
Editors Masterclass: TV - 10:45
With: Christopher Bird, editor; James Page, editor; Mark Talbot-Butler, senior editor (credits: Top Gear)
Chair: Elouise Carden, joint managing director, Rapid Pictures
Nurturing VFX Talent - 11:00
With: Clare Norman, Head of Production, Milk; Davi Stein, Head of Compositing, Course Leader, Escape Studios; John Rowe, head of digital vfx, Nfts
Chair: Priyanka Balasubramanian, Ves Treasurer and MD, Hula Hoop[p...
- 6/14/2017
- ScreenDaily
Industry attending the event include the exec producers of Fleabag and Taboo’s production designer.
The talent responsible for some the year’s biggest TV hits, including Taboo, Fleabag [pictured] and Planet Earth II, will reveal details of their craft at The Media Production Show.
The event, which takes place on 13-14 June at London’s Olympia, includes an exhibition of kit and services and a seminar programme covering pre-production, production, post-production and content delivery.
Two Brothers Pictures founders Harry and Jack Williams, who wrote BBC1’s The Missing and exec produced BBC3’s Fleabag, will deliver an opening keynote in which they will explore their success, discuss how their recent and upcoming projects came about and share their thoughts on the creative industries.
Event director Charlotte Wheeler said: “We had a phenomenal launch in 2016, which saw 4,900 visitors attend the show and more than 150 speakers take part in our popular seminar programme.
“The move to...
The talent responsible for some the year’s biggest TV hits, including Taboo, Fleabag [pictured] and Planet Earth II, will reveal details of their craft at The Media Production Show.
The event, which takes place on 13-14 June at London’s Olympia, includes an exhibition of kit and services and a seminar programme covering pre-production, production, post-production and content delivery.
Two Brothers Pictures founders Harry and Jack Williams, who wrote BBC1’s The Missing and exec produced BBC3’s Fleabag, will deliver an opening keynote in which they will explore their success, discuss how their recent and upcoming projects came about and share their thoughts on the creative industries.
Event director Charlotte Wheeler said: “We had a phenomenal launch in 2016, which saw 4,900 visitors attend the show and more than 150 speakers take part in our popular seminar programme.
“The move to...
- 3/29/2017
- ScreenDaily
Title: No Escape Cast: Jamie Kenna, Rachel Bright Director: William McGregor Producer: Ben Burdock Assistant Director: James Kennedy DoP: Adam Etherington Production Design: Katie Macgregor Costume: Lily Markham Editor: Iain Whitewright VFX Supervisor: Dominic Burgess 3D Artist: Stuart Turnbull Matte painter: Harry Wormald Dit: Emily Greeley More info: http://www.williammcgregor.co.uk/
48 Hour Sci-Fi Film Competition 2011 entry from the Electric Sheep team. A man pays the price for altruism in a dystopian future where it’s not safe to go outside.
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48 Hour Sci-Fi Film Competition 2011 entry from the Electric Sheep team. A man pays the price for altruism in a dystopian future where it’s not safe to go outside.
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- 5/3/2012
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