Maxine Peake Joins Short Film The Secret Assistants as Executive Producer
Camille Rutherford leads the cast as Sophie in Katey Lee Carson's short, which has screened at Busan and HollyShorts.
Maxine Peake has joined the short film The Secret Assistants as an executive producer, Deadline reported. Katey Lee Carson wrote and directed the film, with Rickie-Lee Roberts as producing partner.
Camille Rutherford leads the cast as Sophie. Richard Hope plays the industry figure Henry Mann, and Gina Stiebitz and Emily Kusche also appear.
The producers said everyone involved in production, from producer to runner, was paid the same rate.
The short is on a festival run that has included Busan International Short Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival and HollyShorts. Carson and Roberts drew on their own experience working on major movies for the story, according to the background provided to Deadline.
Quick answers
Who is in the cast of The Secret Assistants?
Camille Rutherford plays Sophie, Richard Hope plays Henry Mann, and Gina Stiebitz and Emily Kusche also appear.
Where has The Secret Assistants screened?
Its festival run has included Busan International Short Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival and HollyShorts.
Who wrote and directed The Secret Assistants?
Katey Lee Carson wrote and directed the short, with Rickie-Lee Roberts as producing partner.