The Abaddon File (2010)
A cold war experiment into psychic spying turns out to be a dangerous game. The dead are not always the friends of the living.
Synopsis
"Prudence a middle aged psychic is again drawn into the world of cold war spies when she is recruited to find a missing secret agent. Accompanied by her spirit guide she enters the shadowy world of master spy, Mr Calabrese. Believing himself to be in control of the situation his world is turned upside down as it becomes apparent that the world of the spirits has a different agenda. This is a Faustian tale, a psychological thriller with a supernatural twist. The story takes as its premise real experiments into remote viewing and is an exploration of the possibilities that emerge from a real historical moment, that of the arrest of Helen Duncan for spying in 1944, and asks the question what if?".
Directed by Lorne
Guy
& Written by Roy Hanney
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crew
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Local Filmmakers Rise to the Challenge
Watch a short documentary on the making of The Abaddon File.
Watch a news item from 17-03-07 on the shoot at Fort Widely. Clip supplied courtesy of BBC South Today
Portsmouth filmmakers have got together to make a short film inspired by the story of Helen Duncan, a Scottish housewife and noted medium, who was arrested in Portsmouth for witchcraft during World War 2.
Writer and producer Roy Hanney says. “The story picks up after the war and tells the story of how Prudence, a middle aged psychic, is drawn into the world of cold war spies when she is recruited to find a missing secret agent. Accompanied by her spirit guide she enters the shadowy world of a master spy. Believing he is in control of the situation, it becomes apparent that the world of the spirits has a different story to tell.”
The action was all being shot at Fort Widley on Portsdown Hill, thanks to generous support for the film from the Peter Ashley Activity Centre. “An example of the great potential for locations around Portsmouth.” Roy adds as a note. The idea came about after a chance meeting in the offices of Southampton Media agency City Eye and the idea grew into a film. Having worked with City Eye on the production of his last short “The Collector”, Director Lorne Guy was on the hunt for a project and saw the potential in the script right away.
Roy agrees that the City Eye connection has been important as has meeting Production Manager Chris McDermott who feels the film should has been a catalyst. “It’s like a challenge to other filmmakers to get out and just make a film,” says Chris, who has a long history in Portsmouth having spent twenty years in the Navy before working as a professional filmmaker. He believes there is a lot of local talent around, while many of the local film and TV professionals have to go to London to work. Among others local studio and lighting hire company Gemini Production Services provide power, lighting equipment and crew on location.He adds, “We want to say, come to Portsmouth to shoot your films” and points to Film Hampshire as a useful locations service operating in the area.
Pointing out film and TV costume hire business Sabre Sales in Castle Street as an example, Art Director Gez Stevens lists all the benefits of shooting in Pompey, “It’s all here, you can just get on with it”.
Aimed at TV and short film festivals the film is now being distributed by Shorts International and will be on your screens soon.
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