Whoever You Are is an award-winning cinematic adaptation of Walt Whitman's seminal poem, 'Whoever You Are Holding Me Now In Hand' directed by Javier De Frutos.
Shocking, sensual, raw, radical – these are words synonymous with work by Olivier award-winning director and choreographer Javier De Frutos. Renowned for creating brutal yet beautiful film and stage work, De Frutos has consistently stunned audiences with his ability to make work that not only is violently challenging, but also sears the stage and screen with its intelligence and wit.
Prompted by the pandemic to expand their film-making practice, producers Paul Chantry and Rae Piper of Whoever You Are Productions, invited De Frutos to collaborate with them in creating a new short film. This collaboration sought to build on a fruitful prior relationship which Chantry had enjoyed with De Frutos, that had involved working together on several productions, two of which had been filmed for the BBC (Eternal Damnation to Sancho & Sanchez and The Most Incredible Thing).
Chantry and Piper had enjoyed a longstanding relationship of 7 years collaborating with award-winning company Evenlode Films and Productions, who were additionally invited to join the project.
Following a lifelong scholarship and appreciation of American literature, De Frutos adapted Walt Whitman's poem into a screenplay for the film and Whoever You Are started shooting in July 2021. Within Whoever You Are, De Frutos utilizes several different mediums of execution, including his unique directorial style blended with dexterous editing.
Whoever You Are has won multiple awards at international film festivals and is currently inviting expressions of interest with regards to distribution.
Visit the Whoever You Are IMDb page
Shocking, sensual, raw, radical – these are words synonymous with work by Olivier award-winning director and choreographer Javier De Frutos. Renowned for creating brutal yet beautiful film and stage work, De Frutos has consistently stunned audiences with his ability to make work that not only is violently challenging, but also sears the stage and screen with its intelligence and wit.
Prompted by the pandemic to expand their film-making practice, producers Paul Chantry and Rae Piper of Whoever You Are Productions, invited De Frutos to collaborate with them in creating a new short film. This collaboration sought to build on a fruitful prior relationship which Chantry had enjoyed with De Frutos, that had involved working together on several productions, two of which had been filmed for the BBC (Eternal Damnation to Sancho & Sanchez and The Most Incredible Thing).
Chantry and Piper had enjoyed a longstanding relationship of 7 years collaborating with award-winning company Evenlode Films and Productions, who were additionally invited to join the project.
Following a lifelong scholarship and appreciation of American literature, De Frutos adapted Walt Whitman's poem into a screenplay for the film and Whoever You Are started shooting in July 2021. Within Whoever You Are, De Frutos utilizes several different mediums of execution, including his unique directorial style blended with dexterous editing.
Whoever You Are has won multiple awards at international film festivals and is currently inviting expressions of interest with regards to distribution.
Visit the Whoever You Are IMDb page
CREDITS
Directed by
JAVIER DE FRUTOS
"Whoever You Are Holding Me Now In Hand" (1856)
Written by
WALT WHITMAN
Adapted for screen by
JAVIER DE FRUTOS
Produced by
TIM MOUNTAIN
Executive Producers
PAUL CHANTRY
RAE PIPER
CAST
He........................................PAUL CHANTRY
She...................................................RAE PIPER
Narrator...............CHARLES HAGERTY
Choreographer
JAVIER DE FRUTOS
CREW
Production Manager - CATHERINE MOUNTAIN
Cinematographer - TIM MOUNTAIN
Post Production - EVENLODE STUDIOS
Animator - SHAN CHUPRADITMON
Grip - GABRIEL MOUNTAIN
With special thanks to
BMJ INTERNATIONAL
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EVENLODE FILMS
WHOEVER YOU ARE PRODUCTIONS
*******
Directed by
JAVIER DE FRUTOS
"Whoever You Are Holding Me Now In Hand" (1856)
Written by
WALT WHITMAN
Adapted for screen by
JAVIER DE FRUTOS
Produced by
TIM MOUNTAIN
Executive Producers
PAUL CHANTRY
RAE PIPER
CAST
He........................................PAUL CHANTRY
She...................................................RAE PIPER
Narrator...............CHARLES HAGERTY
Choreographer
JAVIER DE FRUTOS
CREW
Production Manager - CATHERINE MOUNTAIN
Cinematographer - TIM MOUNTAIN
Post Production - EVENLODE STUDIOS
Animator - SHAN CHUPRADITMON
Grip - GABRIEL MOUNTAIN
With special thanks to
BMJ INTERNATIONAL
*******
EVENLODE FILMS
WHOEVER YOU ARE PRODUCTIONS
*******
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- Genres: Experimental, Indie Short, Screendance, Narrative Short
- Runtime: 6 minutes 9 seconds
- Completion Date: August 13, 2021
- Country of Origin: United Kingdom
- Country of Filming: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Shooting Format: Digital, Super 35mm, 4K DCI
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Film Color: Black & White