Like was a SF3 2019 Best Feature Film Highly Commended Award Winner.
Based on the true story of two British teenage girls who were charged with murder after posting images of the crime on social media. 'Like' explores the complicated toxic relationship of these two best friends and how online activity can determine social status and acceptance.
The film was shot entirely by the actors on the Samsung S8, Samsung S6, iPhone, GoPro Hero 3+
Director Statement
The approach to making this film is unlike anything I have ever undertaken before. The intention was to create an unusual film experience where the audience actually believes they are watching selfie videos the lead characters have filmed and posted online themselves. By giving the actors a great deal of control over how they performed and shot the unscripted scenes, they managed to create a unique tone of authenticity and realism.
Director Biography - M. Frank
M. FRANK film bio
LIKE (feature 2019) - Director / Writer / Editor / Sound design
ANONYMOSITY (feature 2015) - Director / Writer / DP / Editor / Sound design
*MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL 2016 - Best Crime Film
*CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016
SENSE OF ENLIGHTENMENT (short film 2012) - Director / Writer / DP / Editor / Sound design
*Euroshorts 2012
*L'Etrange Film Festival 2013
GIUSEPPE & CALOGERA (feature – 2008) – Director / Writer / DP / Editor / Sound design
*MONICO FILM FESTIVAL – 2009; PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL - 2009
RA CHOI (feature - 2005) – Producer / Director / Writer / 2nd unit DP
*AUSTRALIAN WRITERS GUILD AWGIE AWARDS 2005 – Best Feature Film
*WORLDFEST HOUSTON 2006 – Gold Remi Award
*NATIONAL LITERARY AWARDS 2005 – Commended
*AUSTRALIAN CINEMATOGRAPHERS SOCIETY (ACS) Awards - Silver award (motion picture)
*SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2006
*LONDON AUSTRALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2006
THIS IS SLOVENIA (documentary 2007) - Director / Producer / Editor / DP
*UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL;
*RIO DE JANEIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL;
*BRISTOL ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL.
Distributed through Future Shorts, London.
AUTIST (short film - 2000) – Producer / Director / Writer
Winner of 9 awards and screened at 50 film festivals including:
*CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – (Silver Plaque)
*CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2000 (2nd Prize Experimental)
*SOUTH BRONX FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL, USA 2000 (Best Experimental Film)
*HOUSTON WORLD FILMFEST 2001 (Silver Award)
*MILAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY 2000
*ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY 2001
Screenings through Canal + Europe
PURGATORY (short film - 1999) – Producer / Director / Writer
Winner of 32 awards and screened at over 100 film festivals including:
CHICAGO (Gold Plaque); CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL (Best Film), SANTIAGO (Best Exp Film), CHILE INTERNATIONAL FF (Best Exp Film); MADRID (Best Film); ROTTERDAM, RIO DE JANEIRO, MONTREAL, HAMBURG, MOSCOW, TOKYO. TV screenings through Canal +.
IN MEMORY OF LAURA (short film - 1997) –Director / Writer / Editor /2nd unit DP
*OBERHAUSEN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Germany 1998
*JAKARTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Indonesia 2000
*FRIGHTFEST, London 2000. TV screenings through Canal +.
AUSTRALIAN WRITERS GUILD AWGIE AWARDS 2001
‘THE HARD SELL’ Nominated – Monte Miller Award (unproduced screenplay)
LIBERTY IN RESTRAINT (Documentary 2005) – Additional Cinematography
- Year2018
- Runtime1:28:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- Premiere2019
- DirectorM. Frank
- ScreenwriterM. Frank
- ProducerM. Frank
- Executive ProducerMakovision Films
- CastRebecca McDiarmid, Brodie Young & Fiona Whitelaw
- CinematographerRebecca McDiarmid, Brodie Young, Zoe Fisk, Zoe Armstrong, Leah O'Grady & Rebekah Oluyadi
- EditorCesare Squalos
- Sound DesignCesare Squalos
Like was a SF3 2019 Best Feature Film Highly Commended Award Winner.
Based on the true story of two British teenage girls who were charged with murder after posting images of the crime on social media. 'Like' explores the complicated toxic relationship of these two best friends and how online activity can determine social status and acceptance.
The film was shot entirely by the actors on the Samsung S8, Samsung S6, iPhone, GoPro Hero 3+
Director Statement
The approach to making this film is unlike anything I have ever undertaken before. The intention was to create an unusual film experience where the audience actually believes they are watching selfie videos the lead characters have filmed and posted online themselves. By giving the actors a great deal of control over how they performed and shot the unscripted scenes, they managed to create a unique tone of authenticity and realism.
Director Biography - M. Frank
M. FRANK film bio
LIKE (feature 2019) - Director / Writer / Editor / Sound design
ANONYMOSITY (feature 2015) - Director / Writer / DP / Editor / Sound design
*MEDITERRANEAN FILM FESTIVAL 2016 - Best Crime Film
*CANADA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016
SENSE OF ENLIGHTENMENT (short film 2012) - Director / Writer / DP / Editor / Sound design
*Euroshorts 2012
*L'Etrange Film Festival 2013
GIUSEPPE & CALOGERA (feature – 2008) – Director / Writer / DP / Editor / Sound design
*MONICO FILM FESTIVAL – 2009; PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL - 2009
RA CHOI (feature - 2005) – Producer / Director / Writer / 2nd unit DP
*AUSTRALIAN WRITERS GUILD AWGIE AWARDS 2005 – Best Feature Film
*WORLDFEST HOUSTON 2006 – Gold Remi Award
*NATIONAL LITERARY AWARDS 2005 – Commended
*AUSTRALIAN CINEMATOGRAPHERS SOCIETY (ACS) Awards - Silver award (motion picture)
*SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2006
*LONDON AUSTRALIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2006
THIS IS SLOVENIA (documentary 2007) - Director / Producer / Editor / DP
*UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL;
*RIO DE JANEIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL;
*BRISTOL ENCOUNTERS FILM FESTIVAL.
Distributed through Future Shorts, London.
AUTIST (short film - 2000) – Producer / Director / Writer
Winner of 9 awards and screened at 50 film festivals including:
*CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – (Silver Plaque)
*CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2000 (2nd Prize Experimental)
*SOUTH BRONX FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL, USA 2000 (Best Experimental Film)
*HOUSTON WORLD FILMFEST 2001 (Silver Award)
*MILAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY 2000
*ROME INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, ITALY 2001
Screenings through Canal + Europe
PURGATORY (short film - 1999) – Producer / Director / Writer
Winner of 32 awards and screened at over 100 film festivals including:
CHICAGO (Gold Plaque); CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL (Best Film), SANTIAGO (Best Exp Film), CHILE INTERNATIONAL FF (Best Exp Film); MADRID (Best Film); ROTTERDAM, RIO DE JANEIRO, MONTREAL, HAMBURG, MOSCOW, TOKYO. TV screenings through Canal +.
IN MEMORY OF LAURA (short film - 1997) –Director / Writer / Editor /2nd unit DP
*OBERHAUSEN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, Germany 1998
*JAKARTA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Indonesia 2000
*FRIGHTFEST, London 2000. TV screenings through Canal +.
AUSTRALIAN WRITERS GUILD AWGIE AWARDS 2001
‘THE HARD SELL’ Nominated – Monte Miller Award (unproduced screenplay)
LIBERTY IN RESTRAINT (Documentary 2005) – Additional Cinematography
- Year2018
- Runtime1:28:00
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- Premiere2019
- DirectorM. Frank
- ScreenwriterM. Frank
- ProducerM. Frank
- Executive ProducerMakovision Films
- CastRebecca McDiarmid, Brodie Young & Fiona Whitelaw
- CinematographerRebecca McDiarmid, Brodie Young, Zoe Fisk, Zoe Armstrong, Leah O'Grady & Rebekah Oluyadi
- EditorCesare Squalos
- Sound DesignCesare Squalos