New Year's Day (2000)
January 1, 2000Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Andrew-Lee Potts
Jake
Bobby Barry
Steven
Jacqueline Bisset
Geraldine
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Veronica
Anastasia Hille
Shelley
Suri Krishnamma
Director
Michael Kitchen
Robin
Ralph Brown
Writer
Sue Johnston
Mrs. Fisher
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Stephen Cleary
Producer
Gregg Prentice
Ben
Julian Nott
Composer
Zoe Thorne
Trout
Hannah Faulkner
Vicky
John de Borman
Cinematographer
Liam Barr
Grebe
Ryan Davenport
Aziz
Emily Corrie
Cordelia
Vibeke Windeløv
Co-Producer
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer
Pippa Cross
Executive Producer
Eve Stewart
Production Design
Tom Read
Art Direction
Cameron McCracken
Executive Producer
Charles Steel
Co-Producer
Martin Trevis
Sound Mixer
Beau Rogers
Executive Producer
Julie Ankerson
Foley Artist
Stephen Griffiths
Sound Designer
John Fewell
Foley Artist
Christine Blundell
Makeup Designer
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New Year's Day is a 2001 comedy-drama film starring Andrew Lee Potts, Bobby Barry, Jacqueline Bisset, Anastasia Hille, Michael Kitchen, Sue Johnston, Ralph Brown and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. It was written by Ralph Brown and directed by Suri Krishnamma.
The film follows two teenagers, Jake (Potts) and Steve (Barry) as they cope with life after being the sole survivors of an avalanche. Their teacher also survives the accident, but remains comatose and dies soon after the start of the film. The two boys make a suicide pact agreeing that on the first anniversary of the avalanche, they will kill themselves. The two spend their last year living life to the fullest. This takes the form of a list of "tasks", which they both must fulfill before dying.
The movie's screenplay is written by Brown, and deals with themes such as the generation gap, the conflicts that surround today's youngsters, suicide, crossing boundaries and how people are affected by tragedy. Brown has spoken of New Year's Day being prompted by the murder of James Bulger, in the sense of a storyline concerning two young people who are surrounded by grown-ups who have no idea about what they are doing.
New Year's Day won best film at the Raindance Film Festival 2001, and best film at the Sapporo Film Festival 2001. In February 2001, it also took the Grand Prize in the 12th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival which was attended by director Suri Krishnamma.The film contains a cover of the Tim Hardin song "Reason to Believe" by Paul Weller, recorded specially for the movie.
The exams scenes were filmed using students from the Queens School in Bushey, Hertfordshire. The school is located next door the ex American University where some of the school scenes were shot.