Filmmaker Statement

We were horrified to discover that there are an estimated 40 million victims of human trafficking in the world today. Inspired by the psychedelic films of the 70s, we wanted to create a story that spoke about this issue through powerful visual metaphor but was also anchored by meaningful dramatic narrative.  The Blood Bride is a surreal revenge film: it is a metaphorical story about an abused and silenced woman remembering her own divinity and rising into her power to overthrow an oppressive patriarchal system. Hannah Mckibbin & Caspar Leopard are a husband and wife team from London who started working together when Leopard composed the score for Mckibbin’s first film ‘The Happy Genius. The film was awarded Best Score at the 2018 Global Lift-Off Awards & received Best Short film nominations globally. Leopard is an award-winning filmmaker and composer who recently scored the BAFTA nominated drama ‘Through The Gates’.