The film’s world premiere of London Heist has been chosen to open the eighth annual Southend-on-sea Film Festival, on the 26th of May. One of the key features of the festival is that they showcase new British films, as a reminder that the indigenous British film industry can produce some outstanding works. London Heist, a powerful, fast-paced thriller starring Craig Fairbrass will be the centerpiece of the prestigious black tie event, where Craig Fairbrass and Mem Ferda will be walking the red carpet alongside other guests.
Along with Craig Fairbrass London Heist stars a long list of other famous British actors including James Cosmo, Mem Ferda, Steven Berkoff directed by Mark Mcqueen and written by Craig Fairbrass and produced by Luke Fairbrass.
Craig fairbrass couldn’t be more thrilled to be opening the Southend on Sea Film Festival. “I love Southend,” says Craig “This is my first time there and it just so happens that our film is opening it”
London Heist is a slick, action packed thriller that races through the grim rain soaked streets of South East London. Craig Fairbrass, stars as armed robber and career criminal Jack Cregan. Jack seeks to discover the truth behind his father’s murder and his stolen heist money and in doing so puts his life in danger. The devastation that Jack soon discovers puts his very own existence into question. Set around Spain’s glamorous Marbella and London’s dark underworld, he battles to unravel the mystery and exact brutal revenge on all those responsible while being pursued by gangland criminals and a corrupt police detective.
Scenes from London Heist were shot in Essex, thus the Southend-On-Sea Film is the perfect Film Festival to premiere Red Rock Film Entertainment’s London Heist.
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