Event Opportunity: Q&A with the creative team behind: The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

Studiocanal invites WFTV Members to a special online event.

THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN

Wednesday, November 10

Virtual Q&A - 19:00-19:45 GMT

Will Sharpe (Director), Erik Alexander Wilson (Director of Photography), Suzie Davies (Production Designer), Vickie Lang (Hair and Make Up), Kristyan Mallett (Hair and Make Up), Selina MacArthur (Editor), Arthur Sharpe (Music), Dixie Chassay (Casting)

Directed by BAFTA Winner Will Sharpe (Flowers, Giri/Haji). Story by Simon Stephenson (Luca, Paddington 2), screenplay by Simon Stephenson and Will Sharpe. THE ELECTRICAL LIFE OF LOUIS WAIN is the extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, portrayed by BAFTA-winning Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Patrick Melrose, The Imitation Game), whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever. Moving from the late 1800s through to the 1930s, we follow the incredible adventures of this inspiring, unsung hero, as he seeks to unlock the "electrical" mysteries of the world and, in so doing, to better understand his own life and the profound love he shared with his wife Emily Richardson-Wain (BAFTA Nominee Claire Foy - The Crown, First Man).

The film boasts an all-star ensemble supporting cast including Andrea Riseborough (Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), The Death of Stalin), Toby Jones (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Hunger Games), Sharon Rooney (My Mad Fat Diary, Dumbo), Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), Hayley Squires (I, Daniel Blake, Southcliffe), Stacy Martin (Nymphomaniac, Vox Lux), Phoebe Nicholls (The Elephant Man), Adeel Akhtar (The Big Sick, Pan, Four Lions, Utopia), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch), Richard Ayoade (Soul, The Souvenir), Julian Barratt (Mindhorn, Flowers, The Mighty Boosh) and Sophia di Martino (Loki, Flowers), along with Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Free Guy), Nick Cave (20,000 Days on Earth) and Olivia Colman (The Crown, The Favourite).

Event Schedule:

19:00 Q&A Begins

19:45 Q&A Ends

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain has received 4 BIFA nominations for Costume Design, Special Effects, Hair & Makeup and Production Design. 

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain will in cinemas from New Years Day 2021. Attendees who sign up for this event will be sent a screener to view the film. To receive a screening link, you must book RSVP by 12:00 on Friday 5 November.