David Earl’s film to be marketed to buyers The big-screen version of David Earl’s dark comedy Brian And Charles is ready to hit the market. Revolving around Earl’s alter ego Brian Gittins and his unlikely friendship with a robot called Charles, the film will be touted at the Cannes virtual market later this month. The movie, which Earl wrote with Chris Hayward, started life as a short film in 2017. Film4 and the BFI then funded the feature, which is now being sold by Bankside Films. The company’s managing director Stephen Kelliher told Screen Daily: ‘It is a film about loneliness and the importance of connection, themes which are very prescient in the world we live in today, Moreover, it is a joyous film which promises to leave audiences uplifted and entertained.’