The Fey
For The Love Of Adam
Sensational Women
Queer as Art
If he didn't love you back, what would you do?
Ian has been in love with Adam since their one night stand long ago, and now that both are newly single again, Ian decides it's time to make his move once more. Except Adam has no intention of settling down again so soon, and with his boyfriend Francoise out of the picture, he rejects Ian and moves on to the next, then the next and the next. Enraged, Ian recruits Francoise in a game of manipulation and swears to get his revenge on Adam.
This is the story that the mysterious James Callaghan tells filmmaker Leo about his friends. Insisting that Leo makes docudrama about his friends, James relives the story through the eyes of his friend Ian, assuming his role in the tale he insists he has no part of. But as they delve deeper into the story, Leo soon begins to realise that all is not what it seems.
The film is available in six parts below, or you can contact Ben for a DVD copy. Unfortunately the online copy is poor as the file would not convert the title cards into the body of the film.
Watch the complete film here:
Watch the trailer here:
Watch the outtakes here:
Ian Porter / James Callaghan - Matthew Nichols
Francoise de la Fresage - Andrew Germaine
Adam Dempsey - Mike King
Thomas Tweedale - Scott Wheeler
Leo Patience - Ben Turner
Cameron Thatcher - Michael Liffen
Lee Porter - Jonathan Bielby-Nichols
Elize - Kelly Cullen
Peter Dwight - Aaron Cornish
Real Thomas - Matthew Ward
Nasty Gay - Luke Hallas
Real Francoise - Andrew Derek Hollingworth
Real Adam - David Leith
German Date - Daniel Tischer
The film was written, directed, shot and edited by Ben Turner, using a simple camcorder and free downloadable editing software.
For The Love Of Adam was filmed between March and September 2012. It started as a small project for Ben's 27th Birthday, for which he intended to host a movie premier party. Instead of just having guests arrive as though dressed for a premier, he decided not only to premier his own first film, but also to create a film in which not even the actors knew what the plot was.
Matthew Nichols, Andrew Germaine, Mike King and Scott Wheeler were all given principal parts and none were given the full storyline. Revealing only the parts of the film they featured in, each person attended the premier with a fresh pair of eyes, viewing the film's twists and turns with a fresh pair of eyes. Afterward, even Matthew commented that, despite featuring in the majority of the film, the film that he just viewed was a completely different film than the one he had thought Ben was making.
The film premiered in Manchester's Northern Quarter at Kraak on 8th September 2012.