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About Graham Rathlin
118Graham Rathlin is from Belfast but has lived in the East End of London for over twenty years. He was on his way to Los Angeles to seek fame and fortune but stopped off on the Isle of Dogs and found he just couldn't leave. In the years that followed Graham fell in love with the place and began to fit right in. "Cor blimey, the people are so warm and friendly. Everyone leaves their front doors wide open and, if it all comes on top there's always someone willing to make you a nice cup of jessop. I'll bet it's not like that in L.A."
Graham was a practising alcoholic for many years then one day decided to give up drinking and make films instead. Graham says:
"I found this old super-8 camera in the occupational therapy room and the rest is history. I took to it like a duck to water. I've never looked back. I've never won any awards and I certainly don't intend to start now, so ye can stuff yer fancy prizes where the sun don't shine. I just want to make films."
Graham is still receiving counselling on an out-patient basis.
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81 Comments
Brian
Very well concieved and very expertly executed!
May 1, 2008
Report this commentGraham Rathlin
God bless you, Brian. Need all the encouragement I can get.
May 1, 2008
Report this commentNiall
All we ask for is a decent horror flick! your on the right track for sure. keep it up!!!
May 2, 2008
Report this commentchillimango
Really cool...totally hooked into it. loved the setting..nice tense 2 mins..need a rest now!
May 2, 2008
Report this commentJimmyfish
Nice short' it has a begining a middle and an end and they ARE ALL CONECTED. I loved that but how am I going to have my photos taken for my identification card? Has made me photo kiosk phobic, I hope you're proud!
May 2, 2008
Report this commentmickk44
No beating round the bush, great content.
Well done.
May 2, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Thanks everyone. Glad you like it and your comments are much appreciated.Graham.
May 3, 2008
Report this commentjak
Fantastic film - I wanted it to go on and on!!
May 3, 2008
Report this commentBrilloPad
Interesting moving stuff - well worth watching
May 3, 2008
Report this commentbeau
wot no skutter cushions?
May 3, 2008
Report this commentcecilbdmil
This show's what can be done with a low/no budget if you have natural talent, someone give this guy money to make a feature.
May 4, 2008
Report this commentgeep
Worthy of 'Tales of the Unexpected'
May 4, 2008
Report this commentJanet
Suprising, frightening and very atmospheric. Brilliant.
May 5, 2008
Report this commentcoinaftercoin
From a big fan of the genre... nice work my friend
May 6, 2008
Report this commentRhys
Great work, very entertaining.
May 7, 2008
Report this commentRhys
Great work, very entertaining.
May 7, 2008
Report this commentSnailhouse
A nice fresh idea and very well made too. Although, in my opinion, it would've benefited from a slicker soundtrack.
May 8, 2008
Report this commentGraham
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS COMMENTED. IF YOU LIKED THIS THEN PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER FILM 'THE CROOK', WHICH IS EVEN SHORTER. THANKS AGAIN.
May 8, 2008
Report this commentSarah
horror isn't my thing but this was fantastic short film; perfectly formed story, thanks
May 9, 2008
Report this commentsally
yeh, quite good....ish. errr not very scary an i'm only 12
May 12, 2008
Report this commentkmeng
Really good. I like that you didn't take it too seriously. I agree it would have benfited from a more eerie soundtrack but altogether a great 2 minutes.
May 13, 2008
Report this commentsam
Excellent, creepy and very atmospheric! Good choice of subject matter.
May 15, 2008
Report this commentchatthebeach
Great job. I even see a theme!
May 15, 2008
Report this commentbubo
fantastic bit of fun, just creepy and bursting in antisapation for something gruesome.
May 17, 2008
Report this commentThe Critic
not bad but kinda cheesy
May 18, 2008
Report this commentWow ! That was wkd !! A deserved winner if ever I see one !!
Amazing how there was so much tension crammed into so short a space !
Can't wait to see hos first feature film !!
Well Done all !
Geo Jnr
May 20, 2008
Report this commentVery slick flick. Enjoyed it mucho. Very well executed... ahem.
May 21, 2008
Report this commentmoog
scary little film there... Nice idea and well executed.
Mayyyybe the editing could have been a little tighter, but meh - with an outlook like yours, who am I to be picky.
Plus you get an extra rating star cos my girlfriend is from Belfast - ;)
Nice one fella.
May 21, 2008
Report this commentilovefilmsyesido
scared the @#*! outta me! im never going in a booth again! :O
May 21, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Big THANKS to 'ilovefilmsyesido', 'mooq' and the other people here who have made nice comments about the film (sometimes your names don't appear so I don't know who you are). Makes it all worthwhile. God bless the internet. Years ago I would make films and no-one ever got to see them except my friends - and there's few enough of them!
May 21, 2008
Report this commentvicki_86
Brilliant but im now really put off about getting my passport photos taken next week :s
loved the severed head...very convincing.
May 23, 2008
Report this commentMark
That's more like it!! A film with some balls! Sadly, many short filmmakers don't cut loose enough (no pun intended.) More films please!
May 24, 2008
Report this commentrichardmaria
Very "thriller" if anyone remembers that series from the 70's ... especially the early ones. Excellent!
May 26, 2008
Report this commentrichardmaria
you would realise from this that Graham also does a mean 'childrens birthday party' video as well !!
May 26, 2008
Report this commentfilmlover
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 30, 2008
Report this commentmaniacpro
O that was nice.
May 30, 2008
Report this commentgelfling
brilliant, best i've seen yet, to be condensed into a moment, excellent work!!
June 1, 2008
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June 1, 2008
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June 1, 2008
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June 1, 2008
Report this commentmatman
that was a really good touch looking through the pictures of the previous victim gave it a real sense of foreshadowing
June 2, 2008
Report this commentcritic
Very interesting piece: looks good and sets up something very intriguing... needs a bit more to give meaning to the ending, but quality stuff.
June 4, 2008
Report this commentbecca
dat was @#*!n @#*!!!
yhoo ave no chance on winin..!
lo0olz x-0-x-0-x =] x-0-x-0-x
June 8, 2008
Report this commentSean
i agree wif becca
$h!t
neva gona win a$$h0l3$
June 8, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Hi Becca and Sean - I've got your IP address and now I know where you live. I'm gonna come round your house and cut off your heads and @#*! down your necks and then I'm going to strip you both naked and drag your bloody torsos down the stree... no wait... first I'm gonna strip you both naked....
June 8, 2008
Report this commentlolly
I loved it! Everything you want from a short - perfect! 5/5
June 12, 2008
Report this commentLind
scutty setting - horrible pierced person - what an unpleasant piece.
June 18, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Hi Lind. Bye Lind.
June 19, 2008
Report this commenttines
its good but is this a PG?
June 20, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Thanks again to everyone who has watched the film and taken the time to leave a comment - they're all appreciated ('cept the nasty ones of course).
June 20, 2008
Report this commentgogogetter
liked the location and everything. I do not want my children watching this though.
and your comments to other people, are making you seem quite immature. Not everyone is going to like your piece, but take the criticism instead of silly threatening behaviour.
June 25, 2008
Report this commentTrish
Gogogetter - why don't you gogogetalife!!! And we both know you don't have any children.
June 26, 2008
Report this commentreadymixedconcrete
Personally I thought his comments were very funny, not threatening. Oh... good film too. Nothing in it I wouldn't show my kids, if I had some.
June 26, 2008
Report this commentGraham
'Gogogetter' obviously thinks comments like 'neva gona win a$$h0l3$' and 'dat was @#*!n @#*!!!
yhoo ave no chance on winin..! ' is criticism when clearly it's something else.
June 26, 2008
Report this commentgogogetter
amusing. Well we'll see if they want this to be shown in a U/PG situation....your comments are just terribly immature, and you probably wouldn't survive in the industry...
You'll be getting worse comments then this.
June 27, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Don't you have anything better to do with your time than speculate on whether or not my film is is U/PG certificate?
And by the way, I was only joking, I'm not really going to go chop anyone's head off ... duhhhh!!!! So why don't you stop now before you embarrass yourself any further, you sad little man.
June 27, 2008
Report this commentJayjay
aaah this was good, very scary....i won't be walking into no booths :O
June 30, 2008
Report this commentSimon_j
got to agree with some, dont think it will get picked because of the content.
however dont let that deter you from it, you'll do great in other comps.
the music was chilling, the setting was awesome. where was that filmed?
June 30, 2008
Report this commenthoneyb
nooo you silly guy didn't you see the pictures that were taken in the booth before? no dont go in, ah, oo, oooooh you know he dead.
that's what i was saying whilst watching it. good work.
June 30, 2008
Report this commentsnoozie
hmm...well one things for sure...don't go in the booths! especially in some run down neck of the woods.
shame its u/pg, would have loved to have seen this reach the finals!
June 30, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Hi Simon - it was shot in East Berlin because there are no old style chemical photobooths left in UK (they're all digital). Believe it or not this is in the middle of a busy, quite posh shopping street. If you could see what was behind the camera you'd be blown away.
In a weird way I would be flattered if this didn't make the finals because it's considered too gruesome.
Thanks for your comments people.
June 30, 2008
Report this commentcarameldelight
for the love of god man! don't go into the booth. very eerie and chilling. i liked it
June 30, 2008
Report this commentthadon
i dont like horror. liked this though
June 30, 2008
Report this commentmaniacpro
Cool check my vids.
July 1, 2008
Report this commentgrunge
a simple idea, simply filmed .with little or no editing. but what the hell. i loved it . you deserve a medal for changing your life around. now just focus on your talent, get out there and make some more movies. well done.
July 2, 2008
Report this commentmanalivestudios
Woah, dark stuff. Really well done. Good, simple idea and well shot. Have a look at our vid - called "Mr. Alice" (do a search) - and let us know what you think. It's got a dark tone too, but you definitely have the edge on that front!
July 2, 2008
Report this commentValkrye
dark but the impact he had when he got strangled wasn't great. still...liked the idea of it, and the scenery was excellent
July 7, 2008
Report this commentHannah
OMG! What a gorry but an fantastic film! EW!
July 13, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Thanks, Hannah. Glad you liked it. Thanks Valkyre and others also.
July 14, 2008
Report this commentLauren
This was seriously such a great (albeit v. gory) film!I'm going to tell all my mates about it because i think you deserve as much publicity as you can get .Well done!
July 15, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Hi, Lauren. What can I say? Thanks a lot. It's hugely appreciated, believe me.
July 16, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
Talk about a 30 second idea stretch to two and a half minutes. I´d hit the Jack Daniels again, mate,. I hear smack is cheap these days, too.
July 18, 2008
Report this commentGraham Rathlin
See comment above from 'Leepy'. You can actually click on his name and get to his page. Read his responses and see what a lovely guy he is. Methinks Leepy isn't all he appears to be. Methinks Leepy leaves a lot of comments under a number of aliases praising his own work to high heaven. Easily done.
July 18, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
Hey Graham
Apologies for the comment yesterday. It was out of order.
However, I really haven´t voted for my own film. Honest.
L
July 19, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
Realy, Graham, sorry. That comment was out of order.
Gud luk.
L
July 19, 2008
Report this commentkieran
more boring than the crook zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Is it over. GOOD
July 19, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
Graham, that was my son, above. He thought he´d back up his old man! He´s only ten, so take no notice.
Your short about the old codger with a six shooter is your best film, in my humble opinion.
Leepy
July 19, 2008
Report this commentjasmine
so if the woman with the metal in her face sees the photos about the murder, why would she smile and get in the boothe? AND why would a serial killer kill in a snap booth? what a stressed out script. about as real as a cock with teeth.
July 21, 2008
Report this commentGrahamRathlin
AMAZING - Yet despite this it's been selected for four festivals in the last week alone... in TEXAS, SWEDEN, DENMARK and JAPAN!! Guess the festival selectors must have seen something good about it.
July 22, 2008
Report this commentLeepy
Graham, can I quote you for a sec, from your CV above? Okay, great, thanks...
"I've never won any awards and I certainly don't intend to start now, so ye can stuff yer fancy prizes where the sun don't shine. I just want to make films."
And now, in your last post (CAPS yours):
TEXAS
SWEDEN
DENMARK
JAPAN !!
Wow. Them's some air miles for someone who doesn't give a hoot. Tell me, what's the postage on a deal like that?
July 23, 2008
Report this commentGraham
Heh, Leepy - speaking of cocks, how's the penis extender working out?
July 23, 2008
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