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Cosmo Jarvis’ debut film The Naughty Room has been winning plaudits from across the film world, it will be screened on 20th August at 10pm on BBC4.
At the tender aged of just 22 Cosmo Jarvis has already made a name for himself as a young cultural chameleon.
For the past four years he has been combining his talents in music and film. His YouTube shorts have been viewed over 3.2 million times and earned him a host of celebrity admirers including Stephen Fry, Brian Eno and Kylie Minogue.
His work has made him an online phenomenon and secured Cosmo a whole host of fans who admire his originality, and now Cosmo will take it up a gear.
He has just finished his first full-length film, which he wrote, directed, shot, edited, scored and starred in – on a self-financed budget of £8000. The Naughty Room has now been confirmed for its premiere screening on BBC4 10pm Monday August 20th.
The Naughty Room is a black comedy dealing with abuse, death, drugs, sex and redemption and tells the story of Todd, a 20-year-old who has been incarcerated since he was a child in a bathroom – the Naughty Room – by his disturbed mother.
When 20 year-old Subaru discovers the imprisoned Todd he unleashes a daring escape plan with unintended consequences.
In Cosmo’s words, his new film is: “Mainly about parenting, as well as taking responsibility to better yourself. The hardest part of making this film was not being older. People just don’t want to deal with you in a professional manner if you’re young. But truly the worst part was hearing Mr Spielberg was up on the Dartmoor, our local beauty spot, making War Horse with a crew of f**kloads, rather than two Volkswagen Golfs.”