THE
Pleasures
Of The Damned
An Americana bar holds a dramatic confrontation when an old drunk’s unstoppable day drinking is questioned by a young bartender.
Inspired by the Charles Bukowski poem; a glimpse into what keeps an addict drinking and the quiet suffering of those who seemingly give up everything in search of pleasure.
James Lawler
2024
Drama, Thriller
2024
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
A lone person drinking in a bar, going hell
for leather and downing three pints before 9am.
We’ve all seen it. Some of us have been to it.
I wanted to make a film that shows what’s going on internally - the hidden struggle.
Not necessarily a struggle to be sober or better, but what keeps people locked into
their own suffering.
The film is about the duality of addiction. The ironic nature of suffering at your own hand - needing help but pushing away those that don’t understand.
It’s hopeful, proud and strives for brilliance yet somehow those same
virtues can be the undoing.
CAST
Richard
Mueck
Louis
Dickens
Kate
Mayhew
Behind the scenes photography
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Richard Meuck
Louis Dickens
Kate Mayheww
Voice-Over: James Millie
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Writer: James Lawler
Producer: Anton Trivic
Producer: James Lawler
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Director: James Lawler
Director Of Photography: Anton Trivic
Editor: James Lawler
Music/Sound: Dmitri Golovko
Visual Effects: Steven Bunyan
Colourist: Adrian Eppel
Production Designer: Rhiannon Latimer
1st AD: Kaiser Tangso
1st AC: Darby Maxwell
2nd AC: Adrian Eppel
Loader: Greg O'Toole
Gaffer: Andrew Lock
Best Boy LX: Sean Kirkwood
3rd LX: Isaac Xavery
Key Grip: Tom Savige
Best Boy Grip: Jordan Laria
Grip Assistant: Nick Owens
BTS Photographer: Lexi Zhou
Haze Technician: Sam Parslow
Production Assistant: Greg Lawler
DCP Mastering: Jack Ralph