HELEN LYONS-CURRAN

AWARD WINNING DIRECTOR & FILMMAKER

Written & Directed by Helen Lyons-Curran

Director of Photography: Theo Kirkpatrick

Producer: Sarah Brady

Art Director: Rhiannon Clifford

Composer: Graham J. Davison

Executive Producers: Gareth Hall, Jim Grainger, Jordan M. Royce

Starring Garry Graham Smith & Michael J. Tait

Belgium/France border, May 1940 - During the British retreat to Dunkirk, two soldiers take cover in a church cellar. Trapped behind enemy lines, they must try to survive without any resources.

Awards

The Royal Television Society North West - Best student drama 2014

Screen Stockport International Film Festival - Best University Short Film

The US Hollywood International Film Festival - Best Cinematography

The San Francisco Short Film Awards - Award of Excellence

Festival of Fantastic Films - Delta Short Film Award

Nominations

Thurrock International Film Festival - Best Director

Thurrock International Film Festival - Best Performance (Michael J. Tait)

Thurrock International Film Festival - Best Student Short

Learning on Screen Awards 2014 - Best Short

The US Hollywood International Film Festival - Best Short

The US Hollywood International Film Festival - Best Foreign Film

Screen Test Short Film Festival - Best Art & Design

Genres: Horror, thriller, war

Run time: 15 minutes approx.

Year: 2014