"Sleeping Rough: Catherine's Story" Selected for Kino London's The People's Film Festival

Owain Astles' short film Sleeping Rough: Catherine's Story which focuses on a young woman forced into homelessness by an abusive partner and features my original score has been selected by Kino London for The People's Film Festival 2021. You can watch a trailer with previews of some of the other brilliant shorts selected for screenings below.

Further details about the film from the festival website are below.

Sleeping Rough: Catherine’s Story follows Catherine, a young woman who moves straight out of care into a flat with her boyfriend; however it soon becomes clear that the relationship is emotionally abusive, and with no-one to turn to, she escapes onto the streets.
Sleeping Rough: Catherine’s Story is a community-based docudrama about female street homelessness. Based on real interviews conducted with women experiencing homelessness, the film follows a young woman and the circumstances that force her to sleep on the street. The film was produced in collaboration with The Big Issue Foundation and Cardboard Citizens, shot in real locations and entirely with actors with personal experience of homelessness. Sleeping Rough: Catherine’s Story encourages understanding of the issues that affect women experiencing homelessness and aims to empower people to take a stand.

"Perfectionist" now Streaming on Vuni

Perfectionist, a short film directed by James Hood featuring my original score has just been released for streaming on Vuni, a mobile app for student films, documentaries and short form video content from emerging new creatives across the UK. You can download the app on Google Play Store and the Apple App Store and watch our film as well as many others for free!

You can also listen to and purchase my dark, atmospheric soundtrack built around saxophone textures on Spotify, Apple Music and other major platforms as well as my releases page.

New "Kitty Tactics" Trailer, Steam Page and Release Date

Kitty Tactics, a strategy game of battling cats featuring my original audio has just had a brand new trailer, Steam page and release date announcement - it will be available to play on 24th February! You can watch the trailer below for a taste of the game's aesthetic and varied combat mechanics.

The game's key features as outlined on the Steam Page are below:

Conquer the land by putting marking your territory and vanquishing foes in turn-based combat as a cute kitty! Grow stronger by levelling up as you engage in whisker warfare to unlock unique jobs and skills. Gain allies as you interact with other cats to build lasting relationships, but other cats hold grudges and remember favours that drive their actions and behaviour. Enjoy fast paced turn-based tactical combat with territory focused gameplay. Use a huge range of unique jobs and skills to fight dynamic and challenging AI whilst making allies and foes through the persistent relationship system. 

If you have an account, please consider wishlisting us on Steam to help Kitty Tactics reach a wide audience and support an indie developer!