lee hawkes

Hello there, I've written a prison themed feature film based on one's struggles inside London's infamous orbital perimeter circular ring road M25 MOTORWAY!!!


It's called OPEN NICK because its primarily shot through the main character Nicks eyes and anybody eyes or cameras he draws attention from on a real time route he takes throughout the film whilst at work first thing Monday morning... 


( HUMANS EYES, ANIMALS EYES, ACTUAL SPEED CAMERAS, ACTUAL CCTV CAMERAS )


...all inside London's infamous orbital M25 MOTORWAY. 


LOGLINE  ...


A SUICIDAL LONDON GRAB TRUCK DRIVER PULLS OFF A DARING SPONTANEOUS MONEY IN TRANSIT VAN HEIST TO ESCAPE HIS BLUES!!!


AN AROUND THE WORLD COP'S AND A ROBBER POLICE CHASE EXTRAVAGANZA THAT'S ALL SHOT IN REAL TIME THROUGH MULTIPLE POV'S ENTALES!!!


SUMMARY ...


OPEN NICK


MY FILM 'OPEN NICK' IS A COMBINATION OF FALLING DOWN MEETS CRANK.


THE NAME 'OPEN NICK' IS A PLAY ON WORDS CHOSEN TO REFLECT THE OVER SURVEILANCED WORLD WE LIVE IN TODAY, ESPECIALLY LONDON AND NICK BEING THE NAME OF THE MAIN CHARACTER. 


THE FILM WILL MAINLY BE SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF NICK AND SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AS WELL AS MANY OTHER CHARACTERS AND EXTRAS.


THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS TO INCREASE THE SUSPENSE AND TENSION THROUGHOUT, CREATING AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE.


OUR PROTAGONIST IS NICK, A 30- YEAR- OLD ALL ROUND GOOD GUY, TRAPPED IN A LOVELESS, MUNDANE EXISTENCE AS A LONDON GRAB TRUCK DRIVER.


NICK SECRETELY DREAMS OF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF AMERICA AND LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM.


NICK IS FED UP OF BEING PUSHED DOWN AND WALKED ALL OVER BY SOCIETY AND THOSE CLOSEST TO HIM. HAVING BEEN MADE TO FEEL WORTHLESS HIS WHOLE LIFE, NO MATTER HOW HARD NICK TRIES TO DO THE RIGHT THING, SOMETHING ALWAYS ENDS UP GOING WRONG.


ONE FATEFUL DAY, HAVING BEEN LEFT BY HIS GIRLFRIEND FOR HIS SO- CALLED BEST FRIEND WHILST ALSO BEING HARASSED BY LONG- TIME CHILDHOOD NEMESIS COPPER DEAN AND HIS CRONIES. NICK IS PUSHED TO THE EDGE AND FEELING LIKE THE ULTIMATE LOSER, CONTEMPLATES ENDING IT ALL.


LOOKING FOR ANY ESCAPE POSSIBLE FROM HIS EXISTENCE, NICK SUDDENLY SEES SOMETHING THAT WILL CHANGE THE WAY HE THINKS AND THE COURSE OF HIS LIFE FOREVER.


THINKING TO HIMSELF " IF HE REALLY IS SUCH A LOSER, DOES THAT NOT MEAN HE'S GOT NOTHING TO LOSE?"


IN AN INSTANT, NICK'S MURKY WORLD LOOKS CRYSTAL CLEAR. MAYBE THE IDEA OF BEING A LOSER ISN'T SUCH A LOSING GAME AFTER ALL.


WHAT YOU MAY WONDER IS WHAT HAS CAUSED THIS EXISTENTIAL AWAKENING?... ONLY A TRANSIT VAN WITH A SHIT LOAD OF CASH IN IT AND NICK'S GRABBER ARM REFLECTED IN HIS WING MIRROR.


"MAYBE, JUST MAYBE... SHOULD HE? ...SHOULDN'T HE? ...YEAH -HE-FUCKING -SHOULD!!!!"


THERE'S NO GOING BACK NOW, NICK MANOUVRES HIS GRABBER ARM AND SMASHES THROUGH THE TRANSIT VAN WITH THE GRABBER ARM, GRABS A SACK OF CASH AND HE'S ON HIS WAY.


CAN NICK ESCAPE COPPER DEAN AND THE EVER-MENACING PRESENCE OF THE EYES OF THE LAW? 


WILL OUR ULTIMATE ANTI-HERO PURSUE THE AMERICAN DREAM AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF AMERICA? 


ONLY TIME WILL TELL IN THIS HIGH OCTANE, IMMERSIVE BRITISH ACTION FILM. 


JOIN NICK ON WHAT WILL BE THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFE TIME. 


HOLD ONTO YOUR SEATS, IT'S GONNA BE ONE HELL OF A BUMPY RIDE.


BILLY HAYES/MIDNIGHT EXPRESS ...


Lee,


I applaud you for wanting to tell your story. The blunt truth is that it's so difficult to get a film made and run the Hollywood (or Pinewwood) gauntlet that only the most committed (or insane) venture the attempt. It took me ten years of constant struggle to get to direct a small film version of British play that I'd previously directed to great acclaim on stage in L.A...the film, for various reasons, was a commercial and creative failure and it almost broke my heart. I've moved on to other things and I wish you well and can only suggest you send your finished script to British film entities or get it to actors with some sway. Best of luck...Billy


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LEE HAWKES ❤️