"Much, much more fun than it sounds."

- Sunshine Comedy Short Film Festival (Australia)

The Script

"Arboreal Oralisations" is comedic three-part mini series based on the original comedy sketch following a nutty tree-lady named Cherry Potts.

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Actor & Filmmaker

Roberto Vivancos

Roberto Vivancos is a Cadiz-born actor and filmmaker. His bold cinematic style uses dramatic techniques drawn from wide-ranging references, from classic 80s cinema, to comic-books and anime. His 2020 directorial debut, ‘The Odd’ saw Roberto garner multiple awards at film festivals worldwide (see below).

As an actor he is best known for his roles as Carlos in the upcoming feature film ‘BLIND’, directed by Shome Makhija, Evan Chandler in the ITV/Channel 5 Michael Jackson’s Biopic ‘Man in the Mirror’, Richard Ramirez in the Sky Atlantic/Woodcut Media ‘World’s Most Famous Serial Killers’, Gilby Clarke in the ITV/Potato ‘Breaking the Band – Guns and Roses’, as Albert in Sitges Film Festival selected short film ‘Fear of the Others’ and Miguel in 2017 Cannes Selected Short Film ‘Capture’.

Writer & Actor

Alison Garner’s television career began with her first appearance on BBC’s Six Wives with Lucy Worsley in 2016. Since then she has gone on to work with BBC Television on numerous occasions, landing roles on Father Brown and Casualty. On the larger screen her credits include the lead role in award-winning dark short film Shapes of Mine directed by Giorgos Kapsanakis. Her most recent venture sees her as the title role in multi award-winning dark micro-short mood-piece ‘The Odd’, which is currently taking the film festival circuit by storm. Alison is also establishing herself as a renowned actor in the increasingly important world of Motion Capture, playing both lead female characters in the groundbreaking Aardman BAFTA-nominated WW1 video game 11:11.

As well on-screen, Alison has become a leading figure in the industry for her prolific voice work as a TV/Film soundtrack singer, including her work as a vocalist on David Attenborough’s Dynasties, Green planet, Amazon Prime series Hanna, One Strange Rock for National Geographic, Philipa Lowthorpe’s Misbehaviour, HBO’s Run, and the Oscar-shortlisted soundtrack to Annihilation. Her voiceover work also includes a huge variety of credits varying from CBeebies animations to Radio Plays and Audiobooks.

Writer

Ian Moore

Ian Moore completed his studies in Graphic Design in 1990 and had work accepted in four major national illustration competitions. Over the next thirteen years he worked as a freelance illustrator commissioned by various publications including Elle, Vogue, New Internationalist, The Telegraph and Financial Times. His illustrations featured in many design projects, international advertising campaigns, record and book covers. His paintings were widely exhibited in solo and group shows in London and galleries around the UK.

In the mid 2000’s Ian moved into the film and TV industry working on both sides of the camera as a stand in and production runner. Working on Gravity as one of the dead astronauts being a particular hi light which rarely gets a mention unless prodded with a particularly sharp stick. In 2009 Ian entered the world of casting as an assistant before going onto be a booker at a casting agency, having a meltdown, retiring and bothering Alison Garner into letting him collaborate and jot down some of his ideas.

Past Work

The ODD - Written & Directed by Roberto Vivancos, featuring Alison Garner, Sound, Mixing & Music by Scott Hazell

Awards

Best Micro Short Film at Swindon Independent Film Fest 2020
Best Short Film at Conquering Disabilities With Film International Film Festival, Las Vegas 2020
Best Short Film at London City Film Festival 2020

"Writer and director Roberto Vivancos’ zero-budget vision delivers on all fronts – it is technically accomplished, flawlessly acted, and even manages to place its narrative within a broader social discourse – all in under two minutes. Vivancos should take great pride in what he has accomplished here, because it takes stringent planning and a tireless attention to detail to pull something like this off." - Indie Film Library (4.5 Stars)