Culture Shock

***Culture Shock*** is a 2022 short film, and the third BH9 Media short film. The film was released on May 13, 2022.

The film was directed by Rem Harper and produced by J. Pollitt.

## Synopsis

A group of friends attempt to throw the biggest rave Manchester has ever seen.

## Cast

* Tom Tresadern as Damon
* Sophia-Lily James as Asha
* Tilda Nicholls as Charlie
* Harvey Smith as Graham
* Max Bailey as P-Nut
* J. Pollitt as Jerry the Drug Dealer
* Rem Harper as Micky
* Steffan Davies as Malcolm

## Crew

* Director - Rem Harper
* Writer - Rem Harper
* Producer - J. Pollitt
* Director of Photography - Steffan Davies
* Production Designers - Rem Harper / J. Pollitt / Tom Tresadern / Steffan Davies / Max Bailey
* Editor - Tom Tresadern
* Costume Designer - Rem Harper
* Make-up Artist - Rem Harper
* Casting Director - Rem Harper
* Production Supervisor - J. Pollitt
* Camera Operators - Steffan Davies / Rem Harper
* Boom Operators - Max Bailey / J. Pollitt / Rem Harper
* Gaffers - J. Pollitt / Tom Tresadern
* Location Managers - Max Bailey / Rem Harper
* Storyboard Artists - Steffan Davies / Rem Harper
* Runner - Jack Hutchings
* Foley Artist - Max Bailey
* Marketing Director - J. Pollitt
* Marketing Assistant - Steffan Davies
* Special Thanks - University of Salford / Joseph John / Damon Hutchinson-Mann / Janan Yakula / Aarif Laljee

## Locations

* Micky's Studio
* Asha & Damon's Flat
* Street

## Videos

### Full film

Culture Shock - Full Short Film (2022)Culture Shock - Full Short Film (2022)
### Trailers

Culture Shock (2022) - Official Teaser TrailerTeaser TrailerCulture Shock (2022) - Official TrailerOfficial TrailerMay the 4th Be With You - Culture Shock - May 13thStar Wars Parody TrailerYou Wouldn't Steal a Culture Shock TrailerPiracy Parody Trailer
## Trivia

### Production Dates

* On January 19, 2022, J. Pollitt announced that the next BH9 Media short film was in development. The film was officially announced on February 17, 2022.
* Pre-production for the film began on February 15, 2022 and concluded on March 11, 2022.
* It was revealed through Rem Harper's instagram that a table-read took place on March 2, 2022.
* On March 16, 2022, it was announced that the film had started production. Production concluded on March 25, 2022.
* Post-production commenced during the production stage, starting on March 18, 2022, and concluded on May 12th, 2022, one day before release.

### Pop Culture References

* The film is stylised like a 90s TV series, mostly in a 4:3 aspect ratio with film grain and colours resemblant of the era.
* Asha & Damon's flat is filled with posters from popular media. Including:
	+ Blur, the band.
	+ The Mighty Boosh Live, a live show.
	+ Scream, a 90s horror film.
	+ Léon: The Professonal, another 90s film.
	+ Buzzcocks, a band from the 70s onwards.
	+ Snoop Dogg, a rapper and famous public figure.
* In addition to posters in Asha and Damon's flat, a few characters wear merchandise of popular 90s band.
	+ Charlie wears a "Primal Scream" t-shirt.
	+ Jerry wears a "Nirvana" t-shirt.
* During the marketing of the film, two trailers were made parodying popular culture.
	+ A trailer based off the Star Wars opening crawls was released.
	+ A trailer based on the popular "piracy ad" was made.
	+ A third pop-culture trailer based on "Trainspotting" was planned, but scrapped due to production issues.

### Continuity

* The story of multiple characters from the short film will be continued in the form of a non-BH9 Media series named "After Shock", produced by the external studio "Shocked Productions".
* Jerry the Drug Dealer is a returning character from the "Legacy Films", first appearing in "The Cyberbully".
* Both J. Pollitt and Max Bailey have hinted at plans of reuniting their two characters, Jerry the Drug Dealer and P-Nut in the near future.