Francis Annan - 'Escape from Pretoria' writing and directing a political prison thriller starring Daniel Radcliffe

For those who have been following the journey, director Giles Alderson's feature THE DARE is now out in the US - track it down and seek it out if you're listening stateside. Today Giles and DOP Andrew Rodger are joined by writer and director Francis Annan to discuss his stunning debut feature Escape from Pretoria starring Daniel Radcliffe. Francis speaks on some of the key influences and motivations in making the film, the importance of key collaborators, the screenwriting process and how he came to work with the producers of the film.   Escape from Pretoria Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkOitsfMKGY Follow Francis on Twitter @francisannanLINKS SPONSORS FREEBIES EVENTS & PROMOS    The Dare has now been released in US - Order The Dare here: apple.co/32fSWox WATCH The Dare trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5aZVm2drjY The next MAKE YOUR FILM event is on the 25th March. Get your early bird tickets here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-your-film-v8-tickets-94482566901   WATCH A Serial Killers Guide to Life (OUT NOW) www.aserialkillersguidetolife.com   SCREENCRAFT Screenwriting Contestshttps://screencraft.org/screenwriting-contests/Giles Alderson's website    Subscribe, listen and review us on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you get you podcasts but more importantly, tell you pals about this podcast   Follow us on Twitter @filmmakerspod @gilesalderson @robbiemckane @Food4ThoughtDoc@35mmdop@Cjamesdirect @dan710ths  @FangedUpFilm@thedaremovie @philmblog @DirDomLenoir   Part of the www.podfixnetwork.squarespace.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices