Updated: Oct 25, 2024
Resharing from http://birthdayboyfilm.com.
Today we woke up to the incredible news that Birthday Boy won the 2021 Co-op Iris Prize Festival Audience Award. 😮🏆
To know that Alex’s story has resonated with so many British people is an amazing feeling. At a time when our media seems determined to vilify trans and gender non conforming people, winning this award gives us hope for a brighter future within the U.K.
We would like to thank every single person that has helped us to create this film, and those that have and continue to support us on it’s journey.
Directed, co-written and produced by @Leo Lebeau
Co-written and produced by James Bell
Starring Sebastian Emerson, Selma Alkaff, Ted Reilly, Katie Pattinson, Paul Keating, Hannah McIver, Jaina Brock, Bex Hainsworth.
Director of Photography
Michael Filocamo
Production Designer
Ellen Beaufoy
Editor
Will Winfield
Casting Director
Sharon Sorrentino
Costume Designer
Simon Ekrelius
Composer
Saul Bragman
Sound Designer
Adam Shuttleworth
Associate Producers
Adrian Mani
Remi Rana Allen
Colin Merry
Line Producer
Emanuela Borruso
1st Assistant Director
Jonay Sevillano Regalado
2nd Assistant Director
Mireia G. Dalmau
3rd Assistant Director
Mathilde Levesque
1st Assistant Camera
Tonino Petruzzellis Senor
2nd Assistant Camera
Beatrice Dagama
Bernat Bonaventura
Camilla Valli
Steadicam Operator
Beaumont V G Pritchard-James
Gaffer
Evance Bretuil
Sparks
Baptise Congard
Junior Day
Production Sound Mixer
Sam Jenkins
Sound Mixer & 1st Assistant Sound
Griff Miles
2nd Assistant Sound
Jake Hickey
Luise Guertler
Script Supervisor
Michaela Minciotti
Hair & Make-up
Lily Hart
Tegan Thewlis
Maddy McNerney
Danielle Sambrook
Costume Assistant
Finley Lucas
Art Director
Benjamyn Lyall
Art Assistant
Eleanor Dolan
Stills Photographer
Alfio Sambataro
Additional Stills
Breanne Krause
Production Coordinator
Fabiana Tesauro
Production Assistants
Holly Androlia
Grace Nicholls
Ivonne Gofre
Pia Kauser
Sarah Barron
Rachel Carr
Charlie Sexton
Oscar Luckin
Harrison Benett
Felix Cole
Stunt Coordinator
Benjamin Farry
Lead Compositor
Jonas Almeida
Digital Compositor
Claus Pacheco
Colourist & Online Editor
Marco Valerio Caminiti
Editing Consultant
Paulo Pandolpho
Credits Illustrations
James Bell
Motion GFX Artist
Olga Gunderich
Motion GFX Animator
Benjamyn Lyall
Violin
Natalia Tsupryk
Sound Post Production by
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Supporting Artists
Anushka Samarasingh
Ash Wu
Ayumi Fuller
Becky Chan-Lok
Cairo Nevitt
Cezar Sirbu
Daniel King
Ewelina Dziedzic
Faith Kiggundu
Faris Khan
Gabriella Chly
Grace Albert
Grace Nicholls
Hannah Omisore
Jason Kwan
Jenny Kuznetsova
Jorge Fernandes
Kurtis Huke
Leah Glater
Leoni L.
Maya Barter
Nathan Trotman
Nia Campbell
Olivia Sirley
Paige Windsor
Rachel Howard
Rajaul Hoque
Stella Segalerba
Talia K
Thank you to our generous backers
Aaron DaBell
Addie Gardiner
Alison Bender
Barnaby Forrest Royce
Becki Shepperson
Benjamin Griggs
Bernadette Shipley
Bhavna Patel
Chris Allen
Daniel Chowdhury
David Bailey
Gabrielle Cooper
Ilhan Hartigan
James Gardner
Jane Bell
Jessica McLean
John Boyle
John Brock
Jordan Hoxsie
Joseph Jackson
Lee Bierman
Lee Thompson
Lisa Changadveja
Mariam Kauser
Matteo Durgin Paint Forge
Noémie Scheidegger
Oliver Astbury
Phil Reilly
Regina M Prestefelippe
Samy Soussi
Steve William Laible
Venetia Hawkes
Xavier Segers
Yam Yadlin
Zara Richardson
and all of our Kickstarter backers!
Special thanks
Ash Wu
Asher Tlalim
BAFTA & Prince William Scholarship
Balint Csaki
Beaconsfield Film Society
Ben Hunte
Bhargav Patel
Cambell Kenneford
Cut & Cork Ltd
Davenies School
Hall Barn Estates
Hugo Hernandez
Ingrid Miller
Linda Shire
Loro Esteso
Michael Pearce
Mika Simmons
Olympia Christofinis
Panalux
Rose Harvey
Ruanth Chrisley Thyssen
Sargent-Disc Scholarship
Scott Miles
Shoutout LGBT radio
Slavica Rockov
Steff Barnett
Stella Whalley
Steve Smith
The Apple Tree & Bohemia Films
Warner Bros Creative Talent
Xavier Segers
In loving memory of Emma Bender
‘Daughter’ performed by Ryan Cassata courtesy of BMI
A National Film & Television School
Bridge to Industry film
supported by Kickstarter
for The National Film & Television School
Executive Producers
JON WARDLE
VENETIA HAWKES
National Film and Television School
BIRTHDAY BOY
© KOUGAR MEDIA
Updated: Oct 25, 2024
A film I co-wrote (+ production designed) 'Sugarbabies' was screened for the first time yesterday, as part of The National Film and Television School's Graduate Showcase, at Picture House Central.
Check our the trailer below:
Updated: Oct 25, 2024
After a year in the making we have finally wrapped on Birthday Boy!
Together we have made something very special. We can’t wait to share this film with you and the world! #crewpic
Producer | Writer - James Bell
Director | Producer | Writer - Leo Lebeau
Line Producer - Emanuela Borruso
Director of Photography - Michael Filocamo
Production Designer - Ellen Beaufoy
Art Director - Benjamin Lyall
Costume Designer - Simon Ekrelius
Casting Director - Sharon Sorrentino
Script Supervisor - Michela Minciotti
Composer - Saul Bragman
Sound Designer - Tatiana Sanchez
Sound Recordist - Sam Jenkins, Jake Hickey
Boom Op - Griffin Miles
2nd Boom - Luise Guertler
Production Co-Ordinator - Fabiana Tesauro
1st AD Shoot - Jonay Sevillano
1st AD Prep / 3rd AD shoot - Mathilde Levesque
2nd AD - Mireia Gdalmau
Floor Runner - Felix Cole
Crowd - Grace Nicholls
1st AC - Tonino Petruzzelis
2nd AC - Beatrice Dagama & Bernat Hortal & Camilla Valli
Steadycam Op - Beau Pritchard-James
Gaffer - Evance Breteuil
Spark - Junior M Day
Spark - Baptiste Congard
Campaign Colourist - Michael Pearce
Hair and Makeup - Lily Hart, Tegan Thewlis
Art Assistant - Eleanor Dolan
Costume Assistant - Finley Lucas
Stunt Co-Ordinator - Benjamin Farry
Marketing and Distribution - Rose Harvey
Stills Photographer - Alfio Sambataro
BTS Stills Assistant - Breanne Krause
Production Assistant - Ivonne Jofre
Production Assistant - Holly Androlia
Production Assistant - Pia Kauser