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Staten Cousins Roe was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for A Serial Killer's Guide to Life (2019) and This Way Out (2013).
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- Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Staten Cousins Roe was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for A Serial Killer's Guide to Life (2019) and This Way Out (2013).
Jan 4, 2020 · Staten Cousins-Roe: Originally we made a similar short film called This Way Out about a struggling euthanasia center. It was another jet black comedy with a similar tone, and Poppy [Roe] and Katie [Brayben] played the two leads.
Staten is a British writer & director based near Brighton. He is currently completing post-production on his jet-black comedy satirising the self-help industry, A Serial Killer's Guide to Life. He trained on the NFTS Emerging Producers course after initially training as an actor, and has been selected as writer & director for talent schemes ...
- A Serial Killer’S Guide to Life: Life Coaches, Serial Killers and Empowerment
- Lou and Val: Leading Characters with Innate Chemistry
- Val: An Ambitious Life Coach with Unusual Methods
- A Serial Killer’S Guide to Life: Look, Sound and Atmosphere on The Set
- A Serial Killer’S Guide to Life‘s Message of Self-Trust
- What’s Next For Staten Cousins Roe and Poppy Roe
Staten, what made you want to tell this story? S: I’d written and directed an award winning short called This Way Out, which had both Poppy [Roe] and Katie [Brayben] play the leads in – a jet-black comedy about a struggling euthanasia centre whose employees have ten days to raise their client numbers or face closure. I was looking for an idea that ...
What I really enjoyed about the film is the interesting dynamics between Lou and Val. Staten, can you talk about the writing process and did you already have Poppy and Katie in mind when you wrote them? S: It’s wonderful to watch Katie and Poppy (Lou and Val) act together. They have an innate chemistry, having known each other for many years, train...
Poppy, how would you describe your character in the film? P: Val is a steely, confident and hugely ambitious life coach – with an unwavering focus. She’s determined to make an impact in the self-help business and influence the world of hopeless people out there, and doesn’t ever question her own methods. Her self belief is immense, and she genuinel...
I absolutely love the “look” and “sound” of the film! Can you talk about your use of colour and the interesting choices you made in terms of its score and sound? S: I worked with a brilliant team: Director of Photography James Layton ACO, Colourist Claire Winter, Sound Designer Anna Sulley and composer Laurence Love Greed. We worked closely (Poppy ...
What message would you like people to get from A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life? P: I hope people will come away feeling empowered, not looking for quick fixes in life, knowing it’s a long game and perhaps trusting themselves a little more – and most importantly enjoy a funny, action packed dark comedy film with a heart! S: Listen to your own voice....
Can youtell us about your future projects? S: I’m very excited to be writing with Poppy Roe a supernatural horror called Carrying – which we plan to shoot late this year, alongside developing A Serial Killer’s Guide to Lifeas a TV show. P: Staten and I are both very excited about our next feature which we’re writing together: it’s going to be terri...
So when we were offered the chance to sit down and talk with talented filmmaking couple Poppy Roe (Actor/Producer) and Staten Cousins Roe (Writer/Director), we were absolutely thrilled to do so. Staten’s feature-length debut A SERIAL KILLER’S GUIDE TO LIFE, which tells the story of Lou (Katie Brayben) and Val’s (Poppy Roe) road trip of ...
Jan 14, 2020 · This week we’re joined by filmmakers Staten Cousins Roe and Poppy Roe where they discuss their killing spree filled black comedy A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life with host and co-producer Giles Alderson.
