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Gonella Productions
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THE VIVA VOCE VIRUS
Genre: LGBT, Fantasy, Comedy, Experimental, Science Fiction
Running Time: 118 minutes
Year of production: 2008
SYNOPSIS
Ronnie lands a role in a London lesbian vampire B-movie while keeping her off-set dating of women secret. On-set hostility, a fed-up girlfriend and leaks from a 1970s gay “utopia” parallel world derail her life. Investigating, Ronnie uncovers an illness spread by blue liqueurs and perfume, one that silences actors’ same-sex affairs. Ex-starlet Gloria holds the key to the mystery.
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Production Company: Survive-the-Kavoti-Cave Productions Ltd
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions
CAST
Deni Francis (“Ronnie Silva”)
Luke Bishop (“Burt”)
Adam Blake (“Buddy”)
Terry Battenbough (“Chris the Drag Queen”)
Hugh Mallinson (“Tom”)
MAIN CREDITS
Directors: Kathleen Bryson and Kimmo Möykky
Screenwriter: Kathleen Bryson
Producer: Survive-the-Kavoti-Cave Productions Ltd (Kimmo Möykky and Kathleen Bryson)
Director of Photography: Cornelia Hecht
Sound: Martin Qesku
Editing: Jonathan Cronin, Kimmo Möykky
Sound Editing: Jonathan Cronin, Kimmo Möykky
Music Composer: Various Artists (all with signed in perpetuity permissions)
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Genre: LGBT
Sub-genre: Fantasy
Language: English
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year of production: 2008
Total running time: 118 minutes
Shooting format: Mini DV
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Sound format: 5.1
AWARDS
WINNER Best LGBT Film Luleå International Film Festival August 2023
Attendance at Berlinale Talent Campus 2009 at the Berlin International Film Festival as an “up-and-coming” director/screenwriter (Bryson) based on this work, Berlin, Germany, 2009.
“POWFest Pick” (Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival) at the Siren Nation Film Festival, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2008.
Centrepiece Screening for the Cine25 Women’s Film Festival, York, UK, 2009
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
World Premiere at Siren Nation Film Festival in Portland, OR 2008.
UK Premiere at Cine25 Women’s Film Festival, York 2009.
LIFT-OFF First Time Filmmakers Festival 2023.
Luleå International Film Festival August 2023.
Running Time: 118 minutes
Year of production: 2008
SYNOPSIS
Ronnie lands a role in a London lesbian vampire B-movie while keeping her off-set dating of women secret. On-set hostility, a fed-up girlfriend and leaks from a 1970s gay “utopia” parallel world derail her life. Investigating, Ronnie uncovers an illness spread by blue liqueurs and perfume, one that silences actors’ same-sex affairs. Ex-starlet Gloria holds the key to the mystery.
PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION
Production Company: Survive-the-Kavoti-Cave Productions Ltd
Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions
CAST
Deni Francis (“Ronnie Silva”)
Luke Bishop (“Burt”)
Adam Blake (“Buddy”)
Terry Battenbough (“Chris the Drag Queen”)
Hugh Mallinson (“Tom”)
MAIN CREDITS
Directors: Kathleen Bryson and Kimmo Möykky
Screenwriter: Kathleen Bryson
Producer: Survive-the-Kavoti-Cave Productions Ltd (Kimmo Möykky and Kathleen Bryson)
Director of Photography: Cornelia Hecht
Sound: Martin Qesku
Editing: Jonathan Cronin, Kimmo Möykky
Sound Editing: Jonathan Cronin, Kimmo Möykky
Music Composer: Various Artists (all with signed in perpetuity permissions)
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Genre: LGBT
Sub-genre: Fantasy
Language: English
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year of production: 2008
Total running time: 118 minutes
Shooting format: Mini DV
Color type: Color
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Sound format: 5.1
AWARDS
WINNER Best LGBT Film Luleå International Film Festival August 2023
Attendance at Berlinale Talent Campus 2009 at the Berlin International Film Festival as an “up-and-coming” director/screenwriter (Bryson) based on this work, Berlin, Germany, 2009.
“POWFest Pick” (Portland Oregon Women’s Film Festival) at the Siren Nation Film Festival, Portland, Oregon, USA, 2008.
Centrepiece Screening for the Cine25 Women’s Film Festival, York, UK, 2009
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
World Premiere at Siren Nation Film Festival in Portland, OR 2008.
UK Premiere at Cine25 Women’s Film Festival, York 2009.
LIFT-OFF First Time Filmmakers Festival 2023.
Luleå International Film Festival August 2023.