YOU CAN GO NOW

You Can Go Now tells the story of a young, homesick Japanese woman trying to come to terms with British culture…by adopting a baby squirrel.

This film written and directed by Lisle Turner and featuring Claire Claire was their first independent artistic venture. The film was based on a true story told to Claire while studying physical theatre at Lecoq in Paris. Her classs mate and lead actress in the film, Haruna Kondo had also studied drama at Middlesex University in the UK. Feeling lonely and a long way from home, one day after a storm, she found and rescued a baby squirrel. She then nursed it back to health, trained it how to forage for food and released it back into the wild. The home video footage of the story was so affecting that we decided to self-finance this short film.

Shot on Super 16mm on set and location at Middlesex University, cinematographer of note Barry Ackroyd called it a “real film-makers film.”

SHORT FILM. 13MINS.

CAST

  • HARUNA KONDO

    AKIKO

SUPPORTING CAST & CREW

Written and Directed by Lisle Turner

Produced by Lisle Turner, Claire Coaché & John Farquhar-Smith

Supporting cast
Kenji - Dai Taibuchi
Teacher - Claire Coaché
Kissing Boy - Dean Tolley
Kissing Girl - Philippa Leon
Friendly Guy - Finn Caldwell
Raoul - Federico Zanni
Kenji’s voice - Kenji Watanabe
Yasiyo’s voice - Mimi Okimori
Extras - Danny Ashok, Luisa St John, Michael Leverett,
Paul Walsh, Shu Yun

Cinematographer - Zillah Bowes
Editor - Angela Feeney
Composer - Bradley Miles
Sound Editor - Olivier Dandre
Sound Mixer - Phil Bodger

Post - Pepper Post Production
Colourist - Pete Harrow
Line Producer - Zillah Bowes
1st Assistant Director - Gary White & Tom White
Production Manager - Davina Jackson
Production Designer - Tine Jespersen
Costume Design - Jeanette Farrier
Hair & Makeup - Jules Towns
Art Director - Elmi Smith
Script Supervisor - Paula Desiderio
Sound Recordist - Ivor Talbot
Grips - Dan Garlick & Dai Evans
Focus Puller - Steve Annis
Clapper Loader - Taina Gallis
Gaffer - Clive Williams-Jones
Best Boy - Lee Wooster
Script Editor - Ed Horgan
Animation - Damien Barnecutt
Foley Artist - Dom Lancaster
Translation - Kenji Watanabe
2nd Assistant Director - John Dowding
Runners - Claire Phelps & Kelly Dunlea
Crew Catering - Orion Management
Squirrel Wrangling - Animal World

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Arri Media
VFG Lighting
Kodak Film
Todd AO / Ascent Media Camden
Cirrolite
Optex

John Adderley, Renée Wills, Tom Wright, Tim Cole, Mike Power, Jeanette Farrier, Pete Halston, Dave Thurston, Martina Kilch,
Eliza Wills-Crisp, Gareth Tennant, Steve Spratt, Nana Kondo, Daniel Goldman, James Dowd

VERY SPECIAL THANKS TO:

Taka Kondo
Middlesex University
Trevor Smith
Skidger the Squirrel