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This project successfully funded on 27th November 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
The Public
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Aim
A short film by Fred Fergus & Kit Young with brand new songs from Kyle Simmons of Bastille.
Story Synopsis:
The winter of 2006. London. A dingy pub. Playing tonight, The Public. Tickets 5 quid on the door 8:30-late. The Public is a band. A good one if not a great one.
Ted, the lead singer and guitarist. His girlfriend, Cece, bassist and lyricist. His best mate Gary, the drummer. And then there's Andy. Rhythm guitarist.
Everything seems to be going the band's way. The early 2000's has created a fresh wave of interest in guitar bands, the synthesiser has died.
The Public is about to break.
That is until Cece and Gary elope together, leaving a destroyed Ted and only Andy to keep him afloat. Is there a future for the band? Will Ted join his father as he pumps out his 30 year-old one hit wonder on tour again and again and again? Is there even anything left to salvage for Ted and Andy at all? Even a friendship?
Our Vision:
At its core, The Public is about longing; the ache of wanting something just beyond your grasp. It follows a band on a night that spirals into chaos under the weight of secrets, egos, and unspoken desire. It’s a story about how fragile everything can be, and how we are always only a few bad choices away from collapse.
The story is told entirely through Andy, the band’s quiet guitarist. He is the lens through which we experience the film. Andy lives on the margins – he sees everything but belongs nowhere. By staying with him, the audience feels the separation, the thrill of proximity, the sting of rejection, and the guilt of choices that may have caused it all to fall apart.
The Project:
The Public is a project that has been workshopped by actor/writers Fred Fergus and Kit Young since 2017. With all new music from Kyle Simmonds of platinum award winning band Bastille and a young and hugely talented cast and crew featuring winners and nominees of multiple awards including BAFTAs, RTS awards, and YDAs; this incredibly exciting project is now available for funding.
The film will be shot across London hiring up and coming actors and behind the line crew to work alongside more prestigious names in their field. Its setting takes us back to a London that holds a very special place in the hearts of most of us. Skinny jeans, Nokia phones, and night buses. The music of The Kooks, Libertines, and Arctic Monkeys jangle out from the earphones attached to iPod’s in hoodie pockets.
Where Your Donations Will Go!
Take a look at our page, we have many prizes up for grabs as we'd like you to get something for your money. Donate whatever you can, every pound gets us closer to our goal!
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Where Your Support Goes
Your contribution takes us straight into our shoot in October! We will be filming the 13th - 16th of October in and around London. We will need the bulk of the funding to go into our production costs and then through to cover our post-production costs, with a deadline to be completed by the end of December.
Here’s what your generous donations will help us to cover:
- Location fees
- Cast & crew fees
- Camera equipment hire
- Production Design
- Catering & Transport
- Editing, Sound design, Colour grade
- Festival Submissions
The Team Behind The Public
- We’re lucky to have a passionate and experienced crew already onboard:
- Writers & Leads: Fred Fergus & Kit Young
- Director: Asa Gartland
- Music Director: Kyle Simmons
- Producer: Niamh Broderick
- Casting Director: Melody Gerard
- Cinematographer: Arushi Chugh
- Production Designer: Megan Bosaw
- Production Manager: Emily Farrell
- Editor: Gregory Hackel-Johnson
- 1st AD: Tom Prinz
- 3rd AD: Leon Finnan
- Script Supervisor: Beth Day
- Production Assistants: Charlie Fergus & Hamish Dicketts
Thank you for reading everything about our project, our vision, and our cast and crew. A big THANK YOU, we wouldn’t be able to make any of this happen without your support.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made