Film company uses Birmingham for first production

A BIRMINGHAM film company has begun production of its first project and is using the city as its set.

NFA – short for No Fixed Abode – is the first film in the 104 Films Studio project, which is supported by the UK Film Council.

NFA is about a young man who has it all but wakes up one morning to find himself homeless. The film unravels the mystery of how he got there and is also a depiction of the horrors of living on the streets.

The film company, named after the bus route from the city centre to Sutton Coldfield, uses disabled and socially disadvantaged people as part of the production team.

One scene is filmed at Birmingham’s Moor Street Station.

Malcolm Holmes, general manager at Chiltern Railways – which owns and operates the station, said:  “We’re delighted to be supporting this Birmingham based film by providing Moor Street as one of the locations in the film.”

Alex Usborne, a producer with 104 Films, said “We are delighted to be filming at Moor Street Station and grateful for all the help and support from Chiltern Railways to make this possible.

“NFA is an important film dealing with the issue of homelessness and it’s been a big effort to make it happen.”