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Amber Templemore-Finlayson
Amber Templemore-Finlayson and Katie Ellwood, collectively known as Bert and Bertie, respectively, are British film and television directors. They are best known for directing the film ''Troop Zero''. They also directed a block of episodes for the Disney+ series ''Hawkeye (2021 TV series), Hawkeye'' and ''Our Flag Means Death''. Career Bert and Bertie met in 2005 in London when Bert was making a short film series to go along with ''The Getaway (video game), The Getaway'', and Bertie was the game's writer. Bertie used to work for Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment as an assistant producer and script consultant. Their first project was the short film ''Phobias.'' The two have also directed commercials for McDonald's. In 2019, they directed the comedy-drama film ''Troop Zero''. They were inspired to create the film after realizing the social and cultural impact the film could have on young girls, saying that they felt "there had never been a film about a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troop Zero
''Troop Zero'' is a 2019 American comedy-drama film, directed by British female duo Bert & Bertie, from a screenplay by ''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' co-writer Lucy Alibar and inspired by Alibar's 2010 play ''Christmas and Jubilee Behold The Meteor Shower''. The film stars Viola Davis, Mckenna Grace, Jim Gaffigan, Mike Epps, Charlie Shotwell, and Allison Janney. The film had its world premiere as the closing film of Sundance Film Festival on February 1, 2019. It was released on January 17, 2020, by Amazon Studios. Plot In rural Wiggly, Georgia in 1977, a group of elementary-school misfits band together to form their own troop of Birdie Scouts. Led by spunky outcast Christmas Flint, they infiltrate the Birdie Scout youth group in order to win a talent show. The winning Birdies will earn the right to have their voices included on the Voyager Golden Record, which Christmas believes will be heard by life in outer space, a connection her deceased mother nurtured. When they form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |