Sam Judd is creating my friend Orson Wells. This is a short film that promises to realistically see how people with disabilities and mental health issues embrace love and romance.
It focuses on John, an aspiring young screenwriter who lives in Leeds, and fights the social unrest surrounding his obstacles.
At the same time, John discovers his true feelings for childhood friend Becky under the fictional Orson Wells's Sardn Nick guidance.
Sam graduated from Northern Film School in Leeds in 2019.
When he was four years old, he had a brain stem stroke. That is, he is a full-time wheelchair user and speaks with the help of electronic communication devices.
He said:
“Prove people wrong is what I do best.”
Sam said he “emailed” because he thought about making a movie.
“We've had this anticipation over the last few weeks, and we hope that we've won an Oscar,” he added.
“I can just look forward to it.”
Sam from Leeds highly praised Bradford.
“My comedy night, you know, you started at the Rockwell Community Centre in Bradford. I have memories of going to Alhan Blassautar when I was younger,” he said.
“In West Yorkshire, there's a wide pocket of culture and creativity, and I think this is true, especially in Leeds and Bradford.”
Judd is raising funds for his friend Orson Wells through crowdfunding at greenlit.com/project/my-friend-orson-welles.
He hopes to collect £15,000 for two weekends this spring and shoot.
Sam said on his crowdfunding page:
“We're going to build a team of at least 50% disabled cast and crew.”
He added:
“It doesn’t define him.
“We want films to introduce people with disabilities who live normal lives, but they have extraordinary fun, joy, playfulness, and not enough for the film.”
