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Onset Octopus Claims UK Vertical Video First With 'Cowboy Before Dark'
- Onset Octopus says it is the first UK producer to independently finance and make a vertical series for international distribution.
- Cowboy Before Dark follows a queer love story between two friends who reunite.
- Writer Octavia McKenzie is involved, with Elliot Eason and Adam Santa Cruz among the cast.
- Pengilly’s company finances development through post, aiming to give directors a sale percentage.
- Onset Octopus has localized content in Mandarin, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
- The UK microdrama scene includes a single locally-operated app Tattle TV.
- Micro-Series Certified Alliance standards are part of the vertical video space.
- Deadline reports the exclusive claim about being the first independent vertical series financing in the UK.
- The project is distributed to the industry with potential product placement involvement.
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