Going off topic here to plug a new film that’s coming out at some point in 2011.

‘PETER’ – A Study for a Portrait of a Serial Killer, is a feature length drama containing genuine archive that takes the audience on a unique journey into the mind of Peter Sutcliffe ‘The Yorkshire Ripper’.

My wife Stéphanie is the Production Manager on this feature so I’ve got an invested interest in the success of the project but even so, PETER looks like a corker of a film. I’ve had to endure a year of gory details being discussed over the domestic dinner table and today is the first time I’ve seen the finished trailer. Judge for yourselves… below.

The 90min film starts from Peter Sutcliffe’s formative years in Yorkshire, the largest police manhunt in history, to his on-going psychological treatment in Broadmoor Hospital.

What I like about the approach that Praslin Pictures took on the film is that ‘PETER’ avoids the established genre clichés, of blood and gore and instead asks us to think about issues of retribution, punishment, compassion and guilt.

If you want to follow the progress of the film, feel free to give it the thumbs up on Facebook. For those of you who are more Twit-centric, you can follow the film @peterthefilm on Twitter. And if you’re still hungry for more, you can see some beautiful behind the scenes images from the film shoot on Flickr here.

http://peterthefilm.com/

Let me know what you think in the comments below. I’ll be sure to pass on the feedback!