Ed Tracy

Edward studied film at Central St Martins in London, before making short films with actor Tom Hardy. He co-created/wrote and directed the multi award winning comedy shows “Fonejacker” (2008) and “Facejacker” (2010), winning a BAFTA award for best comedy. Edward took the lead in editing, animation, design, camera, and music composition. He has directed music videos for Dizzee Rascal, Riz MC (actor Riz Ahmed) and collaborated with Banksy on the street artist’s documentary film in 2011. “Captcha” is Edward’s debut short film as writer/director.

Edward’s hands-on approach to VFX has led him to create and produce the VFX Environments for the BBC2 series “Murder In Successville” in 2015. 

Captcha

Cross Channel Film Lab 2015

Cowritten with Rob Yescombe & Laura Deeley

The story was inspired by the myth of Cupid, the concept of love directed and controlled. What if it was used as a weapon? A concept we dubbed being “spiked”.

The short film is set in a futuristic version of 1940s London. The story presents the situation of a long term “spike victim” being injured, his implant failing. The spy who put it there has in the meantime fallen in love for real. She chooses to betray her mission and save her lover, but once he knows the truth about their deception, can he ever forgive her, let alone love her? Can they ever be truly free of what happened? Does destiny still have a role when such trickery is used for something so emotive as “true love”? Can “true love” ever be attributed to just a chemical reaction, or is there a force at work which goes beyond our comprehension? Can the pair tell the difference between what emotion is real and what is fake?