Welcome to Curiosity is a 2018 British crime thriller film directed by Ben Pickering and starring Amrita Acharia, Jack Ashton, Richard Blackwood, Kacey Clarke, Lili Bordán, Stephen Marcus and Finn Corney. It is the world's first film to have raised its entire production budget through equity crowdfunding.[1]

Welcome to Curiosity
Directed byBen Pickering
Written byDarren Ripley
Produced byBen Pickering
Darren Ripley
StarringAmrita Acharia
Jack Ashton
Richard Blackwood
Kacey Clarke
Lili Bordán
Stephen Marcus
Finn Corney
CinematographyBruce Melhuish
Edited byRicky Milling
Music byLuke Corradine
Stewart Dugdale
Production
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Shooting Tiger Pictures in association with Taffy Boy Films
Release dates
  • 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25) (North America)
  • 8 June 2018 (2018-06-08) (UK)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

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Production

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Principal photography began on 29 April 2014 and concluded on 31 October 2014. Filmed on location in Cornwall,[2] Kent and London. Prominent locations included Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station on Cornwall’s Lizard peninsula, Mimi's Vintage Diner in Bugle and Fort Borstal outside Rochester, Kent.

The film's £200,000 ($240,000) budget was raised in three rounds of equity crowdfunding by producers Ben Pickering and Darren Ripley.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Salt Film Releasing Announce the June Release of Ben Pickering's Psychological Thriller WELCOME TO CURIOSITY". The Fan Carpet. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Locations around Cornwall (and the Isles of Scilly) that have been used in the making of films".
  3. ^ "Crowd-funding campaign page on Seedrs.com for Welcome to Curiosity".
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