The pragmatic pub-goer

What better place to sink into existentialism, while sinking a few pints, than a pub?

Craig Bingham’s fine film, ARROWS, is shot in what must be the world’s most peaceful bar, a place so still and silent it allows the richness of the script, written by Jack Abbot and Josh Mills, to come through.

Beautifully lit, like a Dutch old master, the film moves at a glacial pace as actor Geoff Bell carries pregnant pauses and muses on the journey of life – how one can play it safe, or soak up all the agony and ecstasy. 

The trials and tribulations of existence are here seen as rather pub-centric: a high being downing a pint or two while enjoying a traditional pub lunch – the thorough soaking of one’s Yorkshire pudding in gravy. The lows, meanwhile, include running out of loo paper in the bog. 

Produced by Dadbod Films, the work benefits from a fantastic original score by Gus Collins and House of Noise.