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New Don’t Worry About Me Screening

On Monday 14th June, David Morrissey will be visiting Sheffield for a special screening of his full length feature directorial debut – Don’t Worry About Me. The screening starts at 20:00 and will be followed by a Q&A session. Earlier in the day, David will also be part of a Q&A following a screening of The Waterhorse, giving advice to aspiring actors and answering questions about the industry.

To book for the screening of Don’t Worry About Me, click here.

For The Waterhorse, click here.

C.A.S.T Website Launch

CAST was founded by Actor/Director David Morrissey after visiting the Palestinian camps in 2009 and realising there was something he could do to help the children there. To read about how the project came about click here.

CAST is unique in the way we work with global communities. We look at local governments, their education criteria and creating workshops that both support and amplify their own teaching policies. We seek to find the gaps in both techniques and resources helping to fill them with exciting and inspirational projects for young people.

Our training projects enable local teachers to integrate creative learning into their teaching practice without disrupting their timetables and can be adapted for both mainstream and special needs classes, with the aim that they then initiate their own creative projects. Our Artist’s Network encourages artists from within the communities we work in to be part of our teams, meaning that the methods we pass on stay within the local area rather than leaving at the end of our projects.

We seek to promote the development of communication skills and confidence building in young people through drama, music, movement, dance and film.

You can find out more on the CAST website at www.creativeartstrust.org

Our main project is based in Lebanon where we are working with UNWRA to provide solutions to some of their education issues in the Palestinian refugee camps. For more information on CAST in Lebanon please click here.

New 'Centurion' Trailer

Hitting cinemas in the UK on April 23rd, David Morrissey can be seen in Centurion – written and directed by Neil Marshall (The Descent, Dog Soldiers). Joining an all-star cast including Dominic West, Michael Fassbender, Noel Clarke and Olga Kurylenko; David plays the role of Borthos – part of the legendary Roman Ninth Legion who mysteriously disappeared after marching into Scotland.

Picking up on the legend, the film imagines an ambush on the Romans by a Pict guerilla force. As their leader is kidnapped, the legion struggles to stay together – all the while trying to lose an expert tracker out for revenge.

Don't Worry About Me - DVD Release

DVD Cover

The DVD of Don’t Worry About Me (official page and trailer here) has been released today.

The film follows David as he finds himself stranded, virtually penniless, in Liverpool after his efforts to be a good Samaritan go wrong. Following a chance meeting with Tina in a bookmakers, David persuades Tina to take the rest of the day off to show him the sights of Liverpool.

This week’s ‘Mark Kermode DVD Round-Up’ said of DWAM -

‘Morrissey clearly loves both the material and the location, and shoots his home town with the melancholic enthusiasm of a wayward son returning to his roots. Having drawn cheers at its London Film festival premiere last year, this charming oddity seems destined to win word-of-mouth fans.’

You can buy the DVD here.

Guardian Interview

Click here to read Wednesday’s The Guardian newspaper’s article about David and Don’t Worry About Me.

Amy Raphael talks to David as they take in the sights of Liverpool – watching Liverpool F.C at Anfield and walking amongst the Anthony Gormley statues at Crosby Beach.

The film has it own webpage here.

Final BAFTA Blog Posts

The latest – and last – BAFTA ‘David Morrissey on Tour’ Blog posts from David Morrissey and actress Helen Elizabeth are now online. The final screening was in the Quad Cinema in Derby followed by a Q&A with David, Helen, and This is England actress Vicky McClure.

You can read David’s Blog here.

And you can read Helen’s here.

Once again, thanks to everyone involved with both the film and the tour. You can look back on the different blogs nationwide here.

Don’t Worry About Me will be screened this weekend – Sunday March 7 at 11:45 for all those who haven’t seen the film.

Simon Mayo Drivetime Show

Catch up with David’s latest interview on Radio 2.

On Monday 22nd Feb, David was a guest on the ‘Simon Mayo Drivetime’ radio show on BBC Radio 2. During the chat, the pair caught up on David’s latest projects, news about Don’t Worry About Me, as well as reactions to the 2010 BAFTA Film awards. David also shares a handy tip at looking appropriately disappointed when missing out on an award – thinking of Liverpool FC’s 2009-2010 season and ponders the perils of autocue reading.

You can listen to the interview via the BBC iPlayer.

The interview begins about an hour into the programme.

Latest BAFTA Tour Blogs

The latest BAFTA ‘David Morrissey on Tour’ Blog entries from Don’t Worry About Me’s director David Morrissey and leading actor Helen Elizabeth are now online. This week they were in London at the BFI Southbank where they were joined by an in-form Bill Nighy.

Hope you enjoy. You can catch up with all of the blogs on the ‘Bafta Tour Blogs’ page here.

BAFTA Red Carpet Interview

David was interviewed last night by a cold Edith Bowman before the 2010 BAFTA film awards.

Newcastle Bafta Tour Blogs

Continuing the BAFTA ‘David Morrissey on Tour’ blog, David and Helen Elizabeth have written about their recent trip to the Northen Film and Media Events Space in Newcastle. They were joined by actor Trevor Fox in a panel discussion on the trials of auditioning.

You can catch up with the rest of the blogs on the BAFTA Tour Blogs page. Once again thanks to everyone involved. Hope you enjoy…