Following his BIFA nominated feature films Tucked (2019) and Justine (2021), writer/director Jamie Patterson’s latest continues his look into the untold stories of those on the margins in his hometown of Brighton.
Starring up and coming talent George Webster (Disney+ series Wedding Season and upcoming AppleTV+ series Masters of the Air and Paramount+ series The Doll Factory) and Skye Lourie, and featuring Alice Lowe, Joe Wilkinson, April Pearson, Jordan Stephens, Joss Porter, Benedict Garrett and Patrick Bergin, God‘s Petting You is a darkly twisted comedy charged with erotic thriller energy in its exploration of the depths and depravity of the Brighton underworld.
Synopsis:
At a self-help group, cheeky young Charlie, a down on his luck heroin addict, falls in love with the ravishing ‘Tattoo Girl’, a struggling sex addict. Teaming up they hatch a hair-brained scheme to steal a small fortune from a criminally inclined porn star, a plan that’s guaranteed to fail. Or is it?
A versatile filmmaker Jamie has been directing since he was 21 years old across a wide variety of genres – from indie drama, thriller, horror and comedy – often working alongside the same cast and crew on each project having formed a creative collective in Brighton that have been working on features for over 10 years. With this close knit team and a tight budget, Jamie was able to shoot God‘s Petting You in Brighton over just 10 days (all of Alice Lowe’s scenes were filmed in just one day), taking inspiration and cues from his love of cinema including Tarantino’s True Romance, Peter Berg’s Very Bad Things and James Cox’s Wonderland to create the heady atmosphere and whirlwind adventure that Charlie and Tattoo Girl embark on.
God’s Petting You is available on UK digital platforms now
