Nikki Amuka-Bird (“The Outfit”) will play the lead in Will Gilbey’s “Jericho Ridge.” BAFTA award-winner Gilbey (“A Lonely Place to Die”) also wrote the scr…
BAFTA award-winner Gilbey also wrote the screenplay for the feature, which is billed as a survival thriller.
Amuka-Bird is joined by Michael Socha , Zack Morris , Chris Reilly Philipp Christopher , Solly McLeod and music artist Capital T. The film tells the story of North Washington county sheriff Tabby , who finds herself alone in the sheriff’s office one night while her colleagues are out on patrol. But she soon finds out they’ve been set up by a murderous drug cartel while she herself comes under siege at the office, where she must battle desperately to save herself and her son.
“Jericho Ridge” is co-financed by Silver Lining Productions and DLNQNT, with DLNQNT’s Alex Tate and Harvey Ascott producing alongside Besnik Krapi.Ascott and Krapi previously collaborated on Oscar nominated short “Shok.”Ruairi O’Brien has boarded as DP while Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale has produced an original title track for the film, “Mr Trigger Finger.”The film commenced the nine-week shoot this week in Kosovo, which will sub for North Washington in the U.S.
“I’ve been inspired by genre filmmakers my whole life,” said Gilbey. “I feel it’s where the true innovation happens in movies. The script for ‘Jericho Ridge’ provides the opportunity to create something fresh and original. This will be a raw and fast paced story told over only a few hours. I love an audience that loves genre, so I’m making ‘Jericho Ridge’ for them.”DLNQNT’s Alex Tate added: “Original choices define our films.
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