Cracks
Filmmaker: Jordan Scott
UK / 2009 / UK / English
Opening Weekend Date: 4 December 2009
Cinemas screening the film: C'Worlds Chelsea & Haymarket, Odeon Wimbledon & Nationwide
Dazzling debut from Jordan Scott (daughter of legendary director Ridley Scott), stars Eva Green as the mesmerizing Miss G, a liberating force in a staid but idyllic British boarding school.
Read the interview with Jordan Scott on our blog.
The story follows a clique of six girls whose dynamic is thrown off kilter by the arrival of a beautiful new Spanish student Fiamma. The hazy summer days by the lake provide the perfect setting for Fiamma's wild and intriguing tales of her travels in India with her father. Miss G is captivated but it's not long before ripples appear on the surface and the cracks beneath emerge in the relationship between teacher and pupil.
About the Director: Jordan Scott
Born and raised in England Jordan Scott's directorial career has spanned ten years during which time she has worked throughout the world for RSA Films, the award winning international company, directing campaigns for prominent agencies and clients. In 1999 she directed a series of public service announcements for "Project Exile", a US government funded programme advocating gun control. Former President Clinton went on record applauding Scott's work on the campaign. Scott conceived and directed the first ever TV/short film advertising campaign for Prada. Her film featured the ancient poem from Gnostic text, Thunder Perfect Mind and was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2005 All the Invisible Children premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The film benefited UNICEF and The World Hunger Programme and featured seven shorts
about childhood adversity through the eyes of seven renowned directors. Scott's film was Jonathan, the grim reality of a war photographer's career told through the lens of a child's eye. Scott has led commercial campaigns for prominent clients including Nike, Land Rover, Budweiser and Sony. Cracks, Jordan Scott's first feature film, completed principal photography in July 2008. Set in 1934 England the film was shot on location in Ireland and Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. Starring Eva Green the film is a compelling tale of adolescent obsession and innocence corrupted.
"An auspicious debut for Scott"
Empire