Comedian Seann Walsh stars in British independent feature film The Bystanders released exclusively in UK cinemas from 3rd November through Screenbound Pictures with special preview Q&A screenings in Manchester (17th Oct), Brighton (18th Oct) and London (3rd Nov).
The Bystanders, from debut feature director Gabriel Foster Prior, is an off-the-wall sci-fi comedy set in a parallel dimension - a world in which invisible immortals watch over their subjects and intervene in their lives, often not for the better. Filled with mysterious moments it mixes surrealism with retro sci-fi and classic silent comedy set-pieces to create a wry satire on modern city life.
Read our review here.
Co-starring alongside Seann Walsh, currently on tour with his Back from the Bed comedy show, are Scott Haran (Wizards vs. Aliens), Andi Jashy (Gangs of London, Big Boys) and Georgia Mabel Clarke in her screen debut. The cast also includes Nick Helm, Lucy Pinder, David Schaal, Lauren Douglin, Frank Harper and Marek Larwood.
World Premiering on opening night of the Austin Film Festival in 2022, where it was made a Staff Pick, the film has been screening at festivals across the globe including Boston Sci Fi Film Festival, Fantaspoa in Brazil, FANT Bilbao in Spain, Macabro in Mexico and the Berlin Independent Film Festival where it won Best Sci Fi/Horror Feature.
Premiering in the UK in June as the Closing Night film at the Sci-Fi London Film Festival The Bystanders won the Audience Award for Best Feature with extra screenings scheduled due to popular demand. Further accolades have been bestowed on the film with Seann Walsh, his first lead role in a feature film, taking the Best Actor award at the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival in August.
Screenbound’s MD, Alan Byron, has remarked “by releasing the film theatrically on its home turf, we are giving UK audiences an opportunity to experience the energy, imagination and inventiveness of a talented first-time director on the big screen. Gabriel’s vision has created a truly unique world and we look forward to rolling it out in cinemas soon.”
Foster Prior, who co-wrote the film alongside Jack Hughes, is immensely excited to be bringing the film to UK cinemas, “Cinemas are magic places, and I am very excited to be screening The Bystanders across the UK. At a film festival in Mexico, there was a line of fans asking for my autograph, so hopefully there will be more of that too.”
The Bystanders was produced by Waggon & Horses Productions marking their first feature film having previously successfully produced short films, stand-up comedy specials and web series including The Drunk.
The Bystanders will be released in UK cinemas from 3rd November.
The Bystanders, from debut feature director Gabriel Foster Prior, is an off-the-wall sci-fi comedy set in a parallel dimension - a world in which invisible immortals watch over their subjects and intervene in their lives, often not for the better. Filled with mysterious moments it mixes surrealism with retro sci-fi and classic silent comedy set-pieces to create a wry satire on modern city life.
Read our review here.
Co-starring alongside Seann Walsh, currently on tour with his Back from the Bed comedy show, are Scott Haran (Wizards vs. Aliens), Andi Jashy (Gangs of London, Big Boys) and Georgia Mabel Clarke in her screen debut. The cast also includes Nick Helm, Lucy Pinder, David Schaal, Lauren Douglin, Frank Harper and Marek Larwood.
World Premiering on opening night of the Austin Film Festival in 2022, where it was made a Staff Pick, the film has been screening at festivals across the globe including Boston Sci Fi Film Festival, Fantaspoa in Brazil, FANT Bilbao in Spain, Macabro in Mexico and the Berlin Independent Film Festival where it won Best Sci Fi/Horror Feature.
Premiering in the UK in June as the Closing Night film at the Sci-Fi London Film Festival The Bystanders won the Audience Award for Best Feature with extra screenings scheduled due to popular demand. Further accolades have been bestowed on the film with Seann Walsh, his first lead role in a feature film, taking the Best Actor award at the Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival in August.
Screenbound’s MD, Alan Byron, has remarked “by releasing the film theatrically on its home turf, we are giving UK audiences an opportunity to experience the energy, imagination and inventiveness of a talented first-time director on the big screen. Gabriel’s vision has created a truly unique world and we look forward to rolling it out in cinemas soon.”
Foster Prior, who co-wrote the film alongside Jack Hughes, is immensely excited to be bringing the film to UK cinemas, “Cinemas are magic places, and I am very excited to be screening The Bystanders across the UK. At a film festival in Mexico, there was a line of fans asking for my autograph, so hopefully there will be more of that too.”
The Bystanders was produced by Waggon & Horses Productions marking their first feature film having previously successfully produced short films, stand-up comedy specials and web series including The Drunk.
The Bystanders will be released in UK cinemas from 3rd November.
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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]
00:03 Where am I?
00:09 You're in an alternative dimension.
00:12 Well, to be more precise, you're in an alternative dimension
00:14 in Barnet.
00:16 I have been duly appointed to recruit you as a bystander.
00:20 Each bystander will be given one human.
00:23 Do you ever feel like you're not in control of your life?
00:26 You don't piss, you don't shit, you don't eat, you don't sleep.
00:29 Let me know if you're in.
00:32 I'm really not sure about this, Frank.
00:34 Be sure.
00:34 The normal sign, she just stares at the screen.
00:42 I can see that bothers you.
00:44 The more time you spend with him, the more you'll see
00:48 that people are truly awful.
00:52 You might turn my head around in Photoshop
00:57 to invade from the camera.
00:58 Mr. Gillespie.
00:59 Yeah, this is he.
01:00 I mean him.
01:01 I mean, this is me.
01:02 This is I. I hate you.
01:05 We're looking to do a switcheroo on subject.
01:08 So you've wrecked Luke's life, and my bystander career
01:11 for a laugh.
01:12 You're in a lot of trouble now.
01:14 He's a good bloke, but he's gone too far this time.
01:16 It's what happens when you watch people all day, every day.
01:23 [EXPLOSION]
01:26 [MUSIC PLAYING]
01:30 [MUSIC PLAYING]