Freelancer - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
A short film that follows artist and writer Babak Ganjei as he makes his way through life, navigating everything from single parenting to freelancing to the onset of middle age.
Want to know how to make the big bucks all by yourself? Well then you've come to the wrong person...
Meet artist Babak Ganjei: a 42 year-old British-Iranian single father who acts like a 25 year old indie freelancer. Both an everyman insider and outsider.
Freelancer is a short film/taster for a series that follows Babak Ganjei as he makes his unique way through life, navigating everything from single parenting to freelancing to the onset of middle age. It's an honest and relatable live action sitcom with stylised mixed media sequences that bring Babak's DIY graphic novels, comic sketches and hugely popular text-based artworks to life.
Cast
| Babak Ganjei | Babak |
|---|---|
| Ben Ashenden | Jon |
| Alistair Green | Mr Bow Tie |
| Katy Wix | Ellie |
| Yasmin Taheri | Waiter |
Writing team
| Babak Ganjei | Writer |
|---|---|
| Oli Chance | Script Editor |
Production team
| Behnam Taheri (as Rosco 5) | Director |
|---|---|
| Gideon Beresford (as Rosco 5) | Director |
| Alex Cartlidge | Producer |
| James Stevenson Bretton | Executive Producer |
| Charlie Perkins | Executive Producer |
| Luke C Harper | Director of Photography |
| Nicky Green | Composer |
| Jac Clinch | Animation |