Beat Girl
The new independent British feature Beat Girl produced by beActive, will be released into UK cinema on 10th May 2013. It is the first independent film to be launched across a multi-media platform, with a book, game, web series and the movie.
Beat Girl stars Louise Dylan as Heather Jennings (BBC’s Jane Austin’s Emma), Craig Daniel Adams as Toby (Hollyoaks) and Percelle Ascott as Mike (Wizards Vs Aliens).
Beat Girl a coming of age story of a young girl as she is torn between her late mother’s dreams of her getting a place in the prestigious Julliard performing arts School and becoming a world class pianist and the pulsating world of Electronic dance music.
Pursuing the dream she has always loved, she gets carried away by the enticing underground world of DJ-ing and eventually finds herself torn between two worlds of music.
Heather is forced to chose between what she has always known and the new world of excitement she so desires. Beat Girl follows her journey through music.
The crossroads she finds herself at, the paths she chooses and the discoveries these new paths lead to.
This vibrant film is rated PG, produced by beActive, created by Emmy-nominated writer-producer Nuno Bernardo and directed by the award winning director Maírtin de Barra.
The Beat Girl game is available to download via iphone and android, the book is available on Amazon and the webseries on youtube.
The films cinema release date for the UK and Ireland is 10th May, Portugal is 9th May and video on demand available on Virgin, 4od, itunes, Talk Talk, EE and FilmFlex 10th May. In the US the film is available on Hulu on 29th May.