THE TURTLE TERMINATOR

AWARDS
WINNER: Indie Spirit Award (2018 Windy City International Film Festival, Chicago, US)
WINNER: Special Mention Award (2018 Diversions International Short Film Festival, Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia)
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
2018 Ploiesti International Film Festival (Ploiesti, Romania)
2018 Suikerzoet Film Festival (Schiedam, Netherlands)
2018 Darkroom Film Festival (London, UK)
2018 Gozo Film Festival (Gozo, Malta)
2018 Dalmatia Film Festival (Omiš, Croatia)
2018 Preview International Short Film Festival (El Prat de Llobregat, Spain)
2018 Fylde Film Festival (Blackpool, UK)
2018 XpoNorth (Inverness, UK)
2018 Splice Film Fest (Erie, US)
2018 Trame Indipendenti Short Film Festival (Pisa, Italy)
2017 Portobello Film Festival (London, UK)
2017 Blueprint (Glasgow, UK)
2017 Glasgow Short Film Festival (Glasgow, UK)
SYNOPSIS
Bitten by a turtle in his childhood, a man remembers the effect that the scar has had on his love life.
Shot in a number of outdoor locations in Glasgow and Troon, The Turtle Terminator is the latest project made by members of Glasgow Film Crew. Its combined cast and crew of 30 members illustrates the wealth of resources that the group represents. As a local network of independent film professionals, it supports audiovisual projects made with passion and ambition.
Written and directed by C.J. Lazaretti
Produced by John Perivolaris and Ryan Pasi
Starring Aisling Hunter, Jon Tamburini and John Wilde
Produced by Random Clock Films and Glasgow Film Crew
WATCH THE FULL FILM
The Turtle Terminator is under submission to international film festivals. Only authorized viewers may watch it online.
TRAILER
REVIEWS AND NEWS
REVIEWS
ONE FILM FAN "Decidedly clever and innocently humorous."
Kirk S. Fernwood | 18th March 2017
OneFilmFan.com "chicks dig scars"
Kirk Fernwood | 18th March 2017
FILM STILLS


The film wouldn't be the same without Máté Tóth Ridovics's awesome animation!

Olivia Easton & Rachel Fiona Gilchrist | The Turtle Terminator
BEHIND THE SCENES
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CREDITS
written and directed by
C.J. LAZARETTI
produced by
JOHN PERIVOLARIS
RYAN PASI
director of photography
SEFA UCBAS
production design by
ALICE RESTRICK
lighting technician
GRAHAM STEVENSON
first assistant directors
HANS LUCAS
JO MASON
assistant camera
NICO BIARESE
runner
THOM GILBROOK
film editing by
JO OSBORNE
animation by
MÁTÉ TÓTH RIDOVICS
colourist
ALEX WEBB
music by
CHRISTOPHER BELSEY
dubbing mixer
ALLAN WHYTE
sound co-ordinator
RONAN BRESLIN
narrator
JOHN WILDE
lydia
AISLING HUNTER
lydia's ex
JON MARK TAMBURINI
amanda
VIKA KUTKAITYTE
bianca
LUCKY MAPHUTUMA
carmen
ALICE RESTRICK
diane
MALWINA BIENIAWSKA
edna
VHARRI LAVERY
fiona
LILIANA OLTEANU
boy
MICHAEL FOLEY
annie
RACHEL FIONA GILCHRIST
bonnie
OLIVIA EASTON
cindy
JODIE MOORE
debbie
TÉA PAYNE
special thanks to
LA BODEGA TAPAS BAR, GLASGOW
BRITISH RED CROSS SHOP, WEST SCOTLAND
BETSY'S TEA ROOM, TROON
Shot in Glasgow and Troon, UK.
© 2017 C.J. Lazaretti. All rights reserved
A Random Clock Films/Glasgow Film Crew Co-Production