A Golden Tripod for Josh Flavell and Playground’s PIMPED thriller

Taking home a Golden Tripod at the National ACS Awards on Saturday night for his stunning work on feature film PIMPED, the highest recognition in the country for Feature Films under $2 million budget, Josh Flavell thanked all those who helped create the stylish and atmospheric genre film.

When asked about the win Flavell said: “This project was a real gift for a cinematographer, a thriller set predominantly at night, with a tight script, a stellar cast, great locations and a wonderful crew.”

The film stars Ella Scott Lynch (Love Child, Underbelly, The Code) and Benedict Samuel (Walking Dead, Gotham, The Beautiful Lie), and centres around a psychological and vicious battle between a woman caught in a sick and twisted sexual game and the men that perpetrate the heinous crime.

“This is a film whose visual and auditory landscapes come with a peculiar, dreamlike intensity that displaces all the narrative twists and turns to the realm of the psychological, and makes a nightmare of its noir tropes,” said Anton Bitel in SciFi Now.

Filmed over 25 days in Sydney, the film was co-written and directed by Playground’s David Barker. Released internationally, Pimped is available on Apple TV, Google Play, Microsoft Store and Fetch TV.

You can check out a taste, here.

Plus, more about the film, and links to watch, from the official website.

PIMPED was produced by Annie Kinnane and Barker for Playground Films.

For commercial enquiries for Playground creatives, please contact Liz Elliott, liz@playgroundfilms.com.au.