Mitch Jenkins directed The Show off Moore’s script, continuing behind-camera work he did for three shorts from Moore’s 2014 anthology fantasy film, Show Pieces, to which this film bears a thematic connection, and similarly features Moore’s onscreen reverie-riding character named Frank Metterton. Check out the trailer for The Show just below.
The Show Trailer
To attempt to analyze and interpret the montage of madness in The Show trailer would likely be a futile effort, seeing as it seems to showcase an odd crossing of planes—between the waking and dream worlds, along with the afterlife—that manifests as something that dwells in the more acerbically surreal arena of David Lynch’s resume. Thus, all that seems apparent is that the central character, Fletcher Dennis (Tom Burke) is in store for an ordeal consisting of the typically bleak trippy tenets of Moore’s wheelhouse. Compounding the clip’s amalgamated form is hip-hop track “Bloodrush” by Andrew Broder featuring Denzel Curry. As the logline for the film (kind of) explains of the plot: Joining star Tom Burke (and Moore himself,) in The Show are cast members such as Ellie Bamber (The Nutcracker and the Four Realms), Siobhan Hewlett (Country of Hotels), Sheila Atim (Bruised) and Darrell D’Silva (Informer). Additionally, the film is the first feature from director Mitch Jenkins—a photographer by trade featured in Time Magazine—who only fielded the aforementioned entries from the Kickstarter-funded anthology, Show Pieces, “Act of Faith,” “His Heavy Heart,” and “Jimmy’s End.” Moore and Jenkins are joined by producers Mike Elliott, Tom Brown and Jim Mooney.
