It's not every director that can boast they have both Jude Law and his son, Rafferty in their short film. But that's exactly what The Hat's Darren Strowger managed, and Empire can exclusively launch the new teaser for the film.
Written by Johnny Cooke, and featuring a score by Rachel Fuller and The Who's Pete Townsend, The Hat features Raff as a young man who wanders into a barren field, only to be menaced by a mystery assailant (Jude). He soon learns there are some things you can't outrun...
"What I am most proud of is The Hat has so many firsts," says Strowger. "To have Jude and Raff starring together for the first time, to have shot the film entirely in lockdown on iPhone and to have all proceeds from the film go to charity which is a new financial model of filmmaking. When you add to this a music score by Pete Townshend, I could not ask for more in my first film."
The Hat will receive its World Premiere at the Raindance Film Festival on 6 November 2020, where the film is nominated for Best UK Short. The premiere will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. This is the first in a planned series of shorts to benefit these charities, to which both actors have donated their acting fee. In an unprecedented move any profits from streaming revenue will also go directly to the charity.