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By Duncan Leatherdale
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image captionPhoebe Lorenz (left) and Amelia O Loughlin co-wrote and starred in the film with 11-year-old Louie Collibee
The coronavirus brought the drama world to a halt, with theatres closed and productions postponed or cancelled. Fledgling dramatists Phoebe Lorenz and Amelia O Loughlin decided to use the downtime to make their own film, highlighting what they consider to be a grave injustice in the justice system.
I m Still Ethan is the story of a boy struggling with the impact and infamy of his father s incarceration.
He and his mother, played by Phoebe, have to deal with being shunned by the community for the crimes committed by their father and partner.
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30 Jan 2021
BIG DREAMS: Actor Phoebe Lorenz is putting the finishing touches to her first film, a social drama called I’m Still Ethan
Phoebe Lorenz is an actor and writer who grew up in Barnard Castle. She gained her BA from Liverpool Hope University before going on to train at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in London. She is currently in post-production with her first short film I’m Still Ethan, which she created and co-wrote with Amelia O’Loughlin – a film which looks at those left behind when a loved one is imprisoned.
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