A bitterly funny examination of fragile masculinity, The Duel follows Will (Danny Horn - Dr. Who, Emmerdale Farm) through an oddly apathetic pistols-at-dawn duel with Jack (Tom Wells - Eastenders, Waterloo Road). Driven to prove themselves, each character must decide what real bravery is; Will they face their vulnerability, or will they pay the ultimate price?
When Taylor was 9 years old he inherited his Grandfather’s old Sony camcorder. From that point onward, every play date and school project involved filmmaking. Taylor went on to study Economics at Melbourne University before moving to London to train as an actor at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. While working professionally as an actor, Taylor began writing and directing showreel scenes for fellow actors, where he rediscovered his passion for filmmaking. This experience has all led Taylor to The Duel - his debut short film as a writer/director.
Catherine studied Drama, Theatre, and Performance at the University of Roehampton before training as an actor at the Royal Central school of speech and drama. Her acting credits include the internationally acclaimed ‘Sensibility’ (dir. Ben Kernow). In 2022 Catherine co-founded Tacit Productions with the goal of providing opportunities in film for first-time creatives.
Ben Colson is an Australian portrait photographer and DP based in the UK. His love of photography started with a Polaroid i-Zone camera at age 10, and access to a MiniDV camera in high school sparked a love of filmmaking that has taken him around the world working on films and commercials.
Credits include: Dr. Who, Emmerdale Farm, Doctors, Vera, Hetty Feather, Scar Tissue, M.I. High
Credits include: Waterloo Road, Eastenders, Doctors, Bancroft, Murder in the Car Park, Bridge High
Credits include: The Little Mermaid (2023), Bohemian Rhapsody, Gravity, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw
Credits include: Fatherland, Bandits, The Wolf of Custer, Deroute, Ocras
Credits include: Heartstopper, Big Cook Little Cook, His Dark Materials
Credits include: Cocaine Bear, Fate: The Winx Saga, Moonhaven, The Beaker Girls
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