Synopsis:
The day they arrived 6 billion people died. They were the lucky ones.

Katherine awakes in an underground cell with three other women; Jane, Natasha and Elaine. With complete amnesia Katherine and the other women have little time to wonder where they are before the arrival of the sadistic Dr Murdoch and the mysterious Handsome Man. The women soon discover they are part of a gruesome experiment with no obvious purpose. That night, Jane stays awake long enough to witness the first visit to their cell by the terrifying figure of the blood splattered Surgeon. One by one the Surgeon cuts a number into each woman’s skin, a four digit number, the exact time he will return to kill them.

Each woman must piece together the dark secret behind Dr Murdoch’s experiment and survive the Surgeon’s nightly visitations of pain, torture and grisly murder.

Is there any way to escape? What is the purpose of the experiment and who, or what, is screaming every time the lights go out?

FESTIVALS
WINNER:
BEST FEATURE FILM AWARD: LA SHRIEKFEST FILM FESTIVAL

OFFICAL SELECTION:
LONDON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
FEARMAMENT EUROPEAN HORROR FESTIVAL (ITALY)
PHANTASMAGORIA FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
FREAKSHOW HORROR FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
AMBERG HORROR FILM FESTIVAL (GERMANY)
ABERTOIR HORROR FILM FESTIVAL (WALES)
WASHINGTON SPOOKY MOVIE FESTIVAL (USA)
LONDON PORTOBELLO FILM FESTIVAL (UK)
FARGO FANTASTIC FILM FEST (USA)
BOURNE TO DIE (UK)

Cast:
Sophia Dawnay, Lisa Devlin, Tina Barnes, Sylvia Robson, Daniel Jordan, Jonathan Sidgewick

Crew:
Written and Directed by: James Eaves
Produced by: Laura Eaves & James Eaves
Edited by: James Eaves
Director of Photography: John Raggett
Make-up Artists: Helen Chambers & Lara Duncan
Production Designer: Harold Gasnier
Fight Choreography: Sam Smith
Post-Production Sound Designer: Glen Yard
Original Score by: Ronnie Doyle & Striking Media Music

ABOUT THE CAST

Sophia Dawnay as ‘Katherine’
Sophia has recently finished filming on ITV 1’s prime time drama ‘Rock Rivals’ playing ‘Jinx Jones’ and starring opposite Michelle Collins. She can also be seen in Magic Light Productions ‘Sparkle’ starring alongside Stockard Channing and Bob Hoskins. Her theatre credits include Peter Maddock’s ‘Charlie and Henry’ (The New End Theatre), Nina Khodaiji's ‘Insomnia’ (Oval Theatre) and Alan Bennett's ‘Habeaus Corpus’ (Britten Theatre).

Lisa Devlin as ‘Jane’
Predominantly a theatre actress, Lisa has recently appeared in ‘The Better Deal’ (Rosemary Branch Theatre/Etcetera Theatre/Barons Court Theatre). Her other Theatre credits include ‘Faultlines’ (Union Theatre) as Hero in ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ (Creation Theatre), Shelia in ‘An Inspector Calls’ (tour), Juliet in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ , Olivia in ‘Twelfth Night’ and Dromio of Ephesus in ‘Comedy of Errors’ .

Tina Barnes as ‘Natasha’
Tina’s recent feature film credits include Giallo Films ‘A Day of Violence’ and ‘Darkhunters’ starring alongside Jeff Fahey and Dominique Pinon. Tina is currently touring with the Kaos Theatre production of ‘The Kaos Dream’. Her other Theatre credits include ‘Swing’ (BAC), ‘La Ronde’ (Tristan Bates Theatre) and ‘Lucifer Speaks’ (Kings Head Theatre).

Jonathan Sidgewick as ‘Handsome Man’
Jonathans recent film credits include the lead role in 'The Man Who Sold the World', directed by Louis Melville ('The Last Horror Movie') and in 'Cargo' starring alongside Daniela Nardini. Jonathan had a guest role in ITV 1's flagship soap opera 'Coronation Street' and appeared in the theatre production of Steven Berkoff's 'Messiah - Scenes from a Crucifixion' in London's West End starring and directed by Steven Berkoff. Jonathan also starred in Amber Pictures last production ‘The Witches Hammer’ starring opposite Stephanie Beacham.

Sylvia Robson as ‘Elaine’
Sylvia has appeared in ‘Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes’ (David Longford), ‘Frozen’ (Gill Scott) and ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’ (Lace Market Theatre).
Bane marks Sylvia’s debut feature film credit.

Daniel Jordan as ‘Dr. Murdoch’
Daniel has recently starred as Josef Goebbels in the Philip Hitchen production of ‘A Visit to Picasso’ (Kings Head Theatre). His film credits include a part in Archistudio’s ‘Shootout’ and as ‘Balthezar in High Point Films ‘Virtual Terror’.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION TEAM

Writer, Director, Producer: James Eaves
James Eaves has written, produced and directed three features, the first 'Sanitarium' (Horror S16mm), a chilling medical horror film starring famed paranormal psychic ‘Uri Geller’. Sanitarium has been released in Europe and the US/Canada. The second is 'Hellbreeder' (Horror S16mm) starring critically acclaimed French actor Dominique Pinon (Amelie, Alien Resurrection) and Darren Day (UK Musical Star), Hellbreeder has been released in all major territories. His third and most recent feature film ‘The Witches Hammer’ (horror 35mm) stars Stephanie Beacham (The Nightcomers’, ITV’s ‘Bad Girls’, ‘Dracula AD1972’) and International Model ‘Claudia Coulter (‘Rosemary and Thyme’, BBC adaptation of ‘Jane Eyre’). Attracting favourable reviews, ‘The Witches Hammer’ has been described as ‘Deftly directed and carefully paced’ and has been in official selection at ‘Blood Bath Film Festival’(UK), ‘South African Horror Fest’ (SA), ‘Big Bang Film Festival’ (USA) and was nominated for best feature at the ‘Terrorfest Festival’ (USA).

Producer: Laura Eaves (nee Tennant)
Laura started working with James Eaves as a production assistant and stills photographer on S16mm feature 'Hellbreeder' starring 'Dominique Pinon'. In 2003 Laura set up Amber Pictures with James to produce their first 35mm feature 'The Witches Hammer' starring Stephanie Beacham and Claudia Coulter.

Director of Photography: John Raggett
An accomplished camera operator and lighting director, John Raggett has taken D.O.P duties on ‘Sanitarium’ (S16mm), ‘Hellbreeder’ (S16mm), ‘Darkhunters’ (35mm), ‘The Witches Hammer’ (35mm), ‘Forest of the Damned’(DVCAM ) and ‘A Day of Violence’ (HD). John recently completed work on ‘When Evil Calls’ the first made for mobile phone horror series in association with Zone Horror, starring Jennifer Lim (‘Hostel’) and Chris Barrie (‘Tomb Raider’).

BANE, HD, 105 minutes, © 2008