MERCURY STUDIOS’ PRESENTS DIGITAL WORLD PREMIERE OF “MARS,” AN ORIGINAL SCRIPTED SHORT FILM FROM YUNGBLUD

To celebrate Spirit Day (https://www.glaad.org/spiritday), during which millions will wear purple in a stand against bullying and in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth, Mercury Studios announced today that MARS, the short film inspired by British music artist Yungblud’s (Dominic Harrison) song of the same title (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BMA171qWYZk), will make its digital world premiere via www.moment.co/mars on Thursday, November 17, 2022 during Trans Awareness Week (https://www.glaad.org/transweek). The digital world premiere event will include an introduction by Yungblud and star Yasmin Finney, a screening of the 21-minute film, and a panel discussion hosted by GLAAD.

Written by Chris Bush (“Standing at the Sky’s Edge,” “Faustus: That Damned Woman”) and directed by Abel Rubinstein,MARS is a frank and funny scripted short of self-discovery set in the north of England, that follows a day in the life of Charlie Acaster (Finney). All Charlie has ever wanted is a regular teenage existence – at least that’s what she thinks. Now one extraordinary night will make her reassess what truly matters. Shot in November 2021 in Blackpool, UK, MARS also features a supporting cast of new and emerging talent as Charlie’s friends and peers, including Leah Choudhry as Maisie and Pete MacHale as Pete. The production committed to securing on and off-screen talent from the trans, non-binary and wider LGBTQ+ community.

A link to the never-before-seen trailer may be found here: https://youtu.be/rA04aa8a_ZA