Tartan Secures Distribution Rights For 'Ghosts'

Tartan Films have announced on the day of its UK Premiere at the Times BFI 50th London Film Festival that they have secured UK distribution rights for 'Ghosts', the new feature from acclaimed filmmaker Nick Broomfield (Kurt and Courtney, Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer).
The title Ghosts refers to the term the Chinese use to describe white westerners, but it could also be a reference to the legions of poorly paid, and unprotected non-British workers labouring in slave conditions within the food industry which many would prefer remained invisible. Nick Broomfield’s second fiction feature directly addresses this other side of Britain we chose not to see and explores the exploitation and circumstances behind the daily lives of these workers who prepare our food for UK supermarkets and restaurants that culminated in the tragedy of Morecambe Bay, when 21 Chinese workers lost their lives in February 2004.
Ghosts is a compelling tale that demands consumers to question their own insatiable appetite for cheap food and put pressure on the supermarket chains to change the way in which food is produced. Until this situation changes tragedies such as Morecambe Bay will continue to happen.
Tartan Films Managing Director Laura De Casto said: “This is a project that we have been actively tracking for some time. Nick Broomfield is a visionary filmmaker and a truly individual voice in cinema today. Ghosts is a stunningly poignant and tragic tale that deserves to be seen by a wide audience and we are delighted to have secured the rights.”
Nick Broomfield added: “I have long admired the work that Laura and the whole team put behind their releases. Tartan are a company that actually care about their films. There just seemed to be a natural synergy between us and I know they will do a great job for a movie that I’m very proud of.”
(DS)