HOTEL FOLLY
Short Synopsis:
'England's answer the 'The Queen of Versailles.'
Filmed over five years, this is an emotional rollercoaster of a film which explores the sometimes extreme highs and lows of one of life’s biggest gambles - buying a house.
Helen has seven children, a new partner and a very comfortable lifestyle when they decide to get a loan to buy one of the most historical house in England. They want to convert the shabby, 72-roomed mansion in the centre of York into a tasteful hotel, but when the financial crisis hits their dream turns into their worst nightmare.
Helen fights the banks for a loan for the spiralling renovation costs and her neighbours over the rights to the courtyard. While her house gradually becomes unsellable, she persists with her neighbours wars.
Part black comedy, part nail-biting journey, this shows the human cost of the mortgage crisis.
CREDITS:
Camera
Kim Hopkins
Editing
Kim Hopkins
Margareta Szabo
Producers
Kim Hopkins
Executive Producers
Herbert Lockwood
Director
Production Stills
Jack Lewis Walsh
David O’Neill
Post Production Researcher
Helene Lott
Colourist
Sue Giovanni
Dubbing Mixer
Jez Foden
Post Production Co-ordinator
Ellie Stanway
Post Production House
Music Engineer
Nicky Freemantal
Music recorded at
Thorganby Studios
Music By
Lucy Ward
Barnabás Balázs
Music
“Hush Little Baby”
Traditional folk song
Performed by Lucy Ward
Additional lyrics by Lucy Ward