Mirette is the story of a plucky young girl in old Paris, whose unexpected encounter with a fabled wire-walker changes both of their lives in extraordinary ways. Co-starring BAFTA winner Miriam Margolyes and Oscar nominee and Tony winner Tom Conti.
This was a true labour of love and it was a privilege to work on the film for over a year playing a small role in realising director Helen O'Hanlon's vision for the film. With a location shoot in central London, exteriors in the beautiful town of Périgueux in France, green screen wire-walking scenes, celebrity talent and a brush with the French child performance licensing system, it was a challenging production which taught me so much at the start of my career.
A film by Helen O’Hanlon
Based on the book ‘Mirette on the High Wire’
by Emily Arnold McCully
| Written and Directed by | Helen O’Hanlon |
| Director of Photography | Mark Stubbs FSC |
| Composer | Art Lewy |
| Editor | Iain Whitewright |
| Produced By | Michael Stanish |
| Helen O'Hanlon | |
| Executive Producer | Michael Stanish |
CAST
in order of appearance
| Mirette | Dixie Egerickx |
| Mémé Gâteau | Miriam Margolyes |
| Clown | Micheal Downing |
| Showgirls | Pamela Binns |
| Jacqueline Chan | |
| Poet | Jason Ryall |
| Pierrot | Claude Annalisa Hoadley |
| Strongman | Daniel Crute |
| Mime | Lee Partridge |
| Cook | Katie Carr |
| Harlequin | Bebe Cave |
| Ventriloquist | Vincent Shiels |
| Ventriloquist Dummy | Harold, as himself |
| Acrobat | Funsho Taiwo |
| Knife Thrower | Rodrigo Rojo |
| Bellini | Jean-Marc Desmond |
| Charlie Meyer | Tom Conti |
| Chanteuse | Shola Adewusi |
| Priest | Thomas Magimel |
CREW
| First Assistant Director | Louis Barron |
| Art Director | Lucy Isherwood |
| VFX Supervisors | Rachel Wright |
| Theo Maniatis | |
| Sound Recordist | Cassandra Rutledge |
| Gaffer | Ben Skyrme |
| Production Assistant | Greg Hinks |
| Casting Director | Sarah Lee |
| Casting Assistant | Katie Carr |
| Make-Up & Hair Designer | Dani Duffy |
| Costume Designer | Conchita-Maria Saronson |
| Associate Designer | Dolly Hurran |
| Costume Designer (Extras) | Kathy Ingrassia |
| Storyboard Artists | Max Woodhead |
| Ben Vince | |
| Location Manager | Alex Quennell |
| Wire Walking Trainer | James McCambridge |
| STUDIO | London, June 2017 | EXTERIORS | Périgueux, May 2017 | INTERIORS | London, December 2016 |
| Focus Puller | Darren Ladbury | Focus Puller | Darren Ladbury | Focus Puller | Chris Pollitt |
| Clapper Loader | Sira Pocovi | Clapper Loader | Camille Ibanez | Clapper Loader | Giles Taylor |
| Camera Trainee | Adam Davies | Steadicam Operator | Dan Starborg | ||
| Loader Assist | Leanne Gullifer | ||||
| Key Grip | David Bradshaw | Key Grip | Edouard Omnes | Boom Operator | Jonathan C Martin |
| Best Boy Grip | Michel Anglio | ||||
| Second Assistant Director | Gabriel O’Donohoe | Second Assistant Director | Tatiana Campana | Second Assistant Director | Dom Davey |
| Runners | George Gunn | Third Assistant Director | Harry Oliver | Runners | Sammy Lee |
| Zoe Lowe | Runners | George Gunn | Joe Mulvihill | ||
| Dan Hasson | François Cueto | ||||
| Mark O'Callaghan | Saskia Armstrong | ||||
| Sparks | Tina Georgieva | Best Boy | Kieran Stubbs | Best Boy | Kieran Stubbs |
| Jake Stickley | Sparks | James Coote | Sparks | Joey Seery | |
| Kana Hirai | Franck Martial | Ana Krkljus | |||
| Alizée Chalbert | Scissor Lift Driver | Chris Broomfield | |||
| Generator Op | Bastien Paysant | ||||
| Fixer | Alienor Pauly | Production Manager | Chor Man | ||
| Production Assistant | Jeanne Roineau | ||||
| Art Department | T. Gunning-Andrews | Props Master | Dominique Fourteaux | Art Department | Chris Campbell |
| Chris Campbell | Art Department | T. Gunning-Andrews | Jenny Dee | ||
| John Twitchell | Chris Campbell | T. Gunning-Andrews | |||
| John Twitchell | Anna Henderson | ||||
| Eavan Murphy | |||||
| Lucy Thomas | |||||
| John Twitchell | |||||
| Wardrobe | Penelope Konstantara | Wardrobe | Penelope Konstantara | Wardrobe | Penelope Konstantara |
| Emma Coiraton | Jasmine Hornby | ||||
| Mirette Letters | Dan Anderson | Make-Up Assistant | Gemma Warburton | Key Make-up Artist | Natasha French |
| Set Build | Pinewood Creative | Hair & Make-up Team | Aaliyah Latif | ||
| Paul Hutchinson | Stills Photographer | Serge Bregeras | Alex Sadler | ||
| Andre Gilbert | Kirsty Graham | ||||
| Robin Lawrence | Florence Lee | ||||
| Zea De Lapaz | |||||
| Tight Wire Rigging | Hanna Moisala | Tight Wire Rigging | James McCambridge | DIT | Ashley Hicks |
| Hanna Moisala | Richard Simkins | ||||
| Location Medic | Dylan Davies | Security | Steven Riollet | Location Medics | Ryan Carter |
| Jean-Baptiste Marsollier | Jamie Woolnough | ||||
| Stills Photographer | Laurence Cendrowicz | ||||
| Catering | Fabien Prud'homme | Driver | Chris Peet | ||
| Consultant Magician | Oliver B | ||||
| Voice Coach to Mr Desmond | Anne Wittman | ||||
| Puppet Supply | David Wilde |
Whitehouse Post
| Editor | Iain Whitewright |
| Edit Producer | Chris Allen |
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| VFX Supervisor | Ryan Hadfield |
| VFX Producer | Helen Tang |
| 2D Nuke Team | Robert Lilley |
| Stephanie Daly |
Framestore
| Colourist | Steffan Perry |
| Colour Assistant | Adam Stannard |
| Colour Producer | Chris Anthony |
| Production Assistant | Hannah Oliver |
MPC
| VFX Supervisor | Marcus Dryden |
| Production Coordinator | Tamara Mennell |
| DMP Artist | Gowri Shankar Velusamy |
Ground Control Studios
| Compositors | Av Baines |
| Melania Fodritto | |
| Sara Garcia | |
| Emily Greeley | |
| Yosuke Matsuno | |
| Vera Sanz | |
| Digital Matte Painter | Lizzie Bentley |
| VFX Coordinator | Greg Hinks |
Ellipse VFX Studio LLP
| Head of Production | Kevin Richard |
| Roto Team | Jose Fernando |
| Muthu Ramalingam | |
| Babu Anandh |
Basilic Fly Studio
| VFX Head | Balakrishnan Rajarathinam |
| CG Lead | Prakash Kumararajan |
ENVY Post Production
| Re-Recording Mixer | Rich Martin |
| Dialogue Editor | Will Hulacki |
| Sound Editors | Josh Campbell |
| Will Hulacki | |
| Audio Post-Producer | Sian Hagan |
| Mime VO | Rob Rackstraw |
| Foley | Universal Sound |
| Original Score | Art Lewy |
| Recorded & Mixed | Lewyville Studios |
| Soprano & Cello performed by | Sena Larard |
| DCP | Soho Digital Cinema |
| Legal Services | Sheridans |
| Financial & Legal Advisers | Silver Lining Innovative Management |
Special Thanks To
L’Académie Fratellini Aircraft Circus Jeremy Angel Antoine Audi, Mayor of Périgueux Fiona Barnett Thierry Bordes The Canonbury Tavern Lise-Marie Chabot Susan Cohen Edward Dias Elizabeth Diggs | Dordogne Film Commission Jane Featherstone Pauline Fenner Gamba Theatrical Shoes Scott Griffin Terence Harvey Olivia Homan Johanne Humblet Laura Kern Michael Linnit MAC Cosmetics Mairie de Périgueux | Emily Arnold McCully Jo McLintock National Centre for Circus Arts National Theatre Costume & Props B. & K. Partlow The Town of Périgueux S.H.A.P. Périgueux Helen Stanley Fanny Van Tornhout Jocelyne Varaillon Charlie Wilson |