Window Zebra Productions is proud to announce it's collaboration with Shoreditch Pictures on their latest project, The Boy In The Shed.
Off the back of multiple associated productions throughout 2021 and 2022, Window Zebra and Shoreditch Pictures are collaborating to bring The Boy In the Shed to life after developing the project throughout 2022.
The Boy In The Shed is a thought provoking featurette, that centres around children’s mental health and bereavement. Eddie, a young boy grappling with mental health, struggles to come to terms with the sudden death of his father. He meets Summer, the new girl, who teaches him to talk about his feelings, allowing him to deal with loss, bullying and loneliness in a world he feels no longer his own.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT BY BEN WICKS:
"I’ve always been fascinated by how children cope with so-called ‘adult issues’.
A recent short of mine, Snapshot, focussed on how a child came to terms with his grandfather’s diagnosis of Alzheimer's.
Alistair, my co-writer and I, wanted to put a child back into those ‘adult issues’ and, after both going through bereavements ourselves and watching how our younger siblings also struggled to cope, we started to write the character of Eddie and The Boy In The Shed was born.
It is crucial for me to showcase the effects mental health has on a young boy who tries to communicate his feelings over bereavement. I do not want to shy away from showcasing bereavement on camera and will ensure that this is a visceral project with raw emotion at it’s heart. "
The Project is being supported by both Child Bereavement UK and Autistica who have supported the concept and script development.
HEAD OF PRODUCTIONS STATEMENT BY FLORA LOPATEGUI:
"We are thrilled to collaborate with Shoreditch pictures and Ben Wicks on such an important project.
To have to opportunity to work on a film with such talented cast and crew is amazing and we cannot wait for you to see it come to life".