Ten Million Tonnes

Ten Million Tonnes: a film directed and choreographed by Charlotte

Charlotte directs her first film set to an original score by emerging composer Katya Richardson and performed by former Sadler's Wells Young Associate Christopher Thomas.

As millions of tonnes of plastic continue to be dumped into our oceans and on our beaches, the natural ambience of marine life is disrupted. This disruption jeopardises the whole bio-geo cycle and entire marine eco-systems. Something that once seemed to transform the world for the better is now a common cause of death and despair for marine life through ingestion and entrapment. 

Using dance as a medium to personify the physical and emotional state of a marine life, Ten Million Tonnes hopes to raise awareness about the struggle to survive in a world full of plastic. 

This film would not have been made without the support and generosity of Arts Council England, Ko Productions and Studio Wayne McGregor.

DANCER: CHRISTOPHER THOMAS @christopherthomasdance

DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER: CHARLOTTE EDMONDS @charlotteedmonds____

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: MATTHEW J SMITH @mjsmithdop

CAMERA ASSISTANT: ED RATCLIFFE @ed_ratcliffe

PHOTOGRAPHER: JEM MITCHELL @thejemmitchell

PHOTO ASSISTANT: JAMES DEACON @planetdeacon

PRODUCTION: KO COLLECTIVE @ko_collective

EDITOR: THOMAS BRIGDEN @__tombstone

COLOURIST: GEORGE NEAVE @georgeneavecolour

MUSIC COMPOSER: KATYA RICHARDSON @katya.richardson

ASSISTANT CREATIVE: ELIZABETH ARIFIEN @elizabetharifien

COSTUME: STUDIO ETTA @ettastudio

HAIR & MAKE-UP: BJRON KRISCHKER @BjornKrischker

ONLINE: DOMINIC BEEPUT @dombeeput

TITLES: DYLAN KENDLE @dylankendle

MADE WITH SUPPORT FROM ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND AND KO COLLECTIVE @ko_collective @aceagrams

SPECIAL THANKS:

STUDIO WAYNE McGREGOR FREESPACE PROGRAMME @companywaynemcgregor

BOTANY BAY HOTEL @botanybayhotel

KENT FILM OFFICE

ONE STOP FILMS @onestopfilms

CINELAB @cinelablondon

LOUIS-JACK @louisjackhs

KATY OFFLEY @ko_collective

KATI SWINTON @swintels

GEORGINA BREITMEYER @georgie_breitmeyer

FILMED ON LOCATION: BOTANY BAY BEACH

@ko_collective @aceagrams @candtvstudio @finalcutedit