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09/28/11
Ed's background is as a video artist during some very taxing analogue years. He still tries to maintain some integrity, given half a chance.
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G-Gnome was a labour of love for all of the Fleshpuppets, and their first project together. Creating a super 16mm trailer for an unpublished book was a challenge, but a huge success for cast and crew.

It's an average boy-meets-boy-meets-genetic experiment shapeshifter story and is currently gathering dust under the author's bed.
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Animalz was a project that came from the mind of Portuguese artist, Sergio Cruz. As Executive Producer, Ed chose the director as one of four to create a week of Three-Minute Wonders for Channel 4.

Realising their artistic affinity, Ed also came on board as producer and cameraman.
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Charlie's Angel is a harrowing one-hander performed and written by actor Jonathan Rice. The play allows Jon to become two twins - one gay, one straight. A case of mistaken identity leads to the bashing of the latter, the opening of wounds and a devastating climax.

Seeing the potential of the play to encourage discussion of homophobia, the Fleshpuppets have produced it with post-performance hosted debates in the UK and at the San Francisco Fringe Festival, where Jonathan won the prestigious Sold Out Award.
Every year the very lovely Charlie Finney organises Brighton Frocks, a charity fashion event for which the Fleshpuppets have provided the visual collateral. This is one particularly successful marriage of backdrop to a fashion show in a church. With a mixologist...
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