G7 Standalone Film Commissions

Earlier in the year, Screen Cornwall produced Behind The Postcard, a collaborative short film in response to Cornwall hosting the G7 summit. The script emerged from combining the work of some of our best seasoned and emerging writers, who submitted poems and short stories which encapsulated real-life contemporary Cornwall. Clear that some of these distinctive stories stood apart, Screen Cornwall in partnership with Creative Kernow and Hall for Cornwall has commissioned 6 standalone films to contribute to the G7 legacy which will be toured across Cornwall in the spring through Carn to Cove.

Hana Backland

Hana is a filmmaker and photographer from North Cornwall. She specialises in collaborating with community, arts and education organisations to produce bespoke imagery and to document events. Hana also shoots behind the scenes for commercial feature films.

 Dem Don't Surf

Hana is directing and shooting the film Dem Don't Surf, written by Robin Spencer. It is an ode to Robin's Aunty and a wider celebration of the countless hardworking people sweating to prop up the Cornish Holiday Dream. Hana grew up in Rock amongst local residents and summer workers who tirelessly service the millionaire crash pads, holiday lets and restaurants nearby.

Alex Falconer

Alex Falconer is an award-winning writer and director based in Falmouth, who aims to execute his ideas with a strong visual style and provoke a reaction from his audience. Alex loves films that have passion, engage and use the full range of tools available to create an immersive experience. He is a firm believer in film being a powerful tool for change and draws upon his own experiences to make films that show the resilience residing in all those who fight against exploitation and hopelessness. 

She Sells Shell

Do you ever get the feeling you’re aware of something that everyone else isn’t? That you have become aware of all that is wrong, while everyone else is ignorant? Z wakes up in a cave, covered in crude oil and completely alone. That is until she discovers the silent unconscious masses, unaware of where they are and what’s keeping them there. In order to find the others who have awakened, Z must find a way out. Awakening from Silence is a short film adapted from the spoken word poem by Megan Chapman entitled She Sells Shell. 

Jonny Dry

Jonny is immensely passionate about regional voice in film, and a believer that all art should not only comment on, but actively stimulate social change. His films are a means of creating opportunity for the communities they’re set within, with previous projects including the experimental documentary Small Groups Through Time, and An Tarow, which was widely recognised at the BAFTA Cymru qualifying Carmarthen Bay, as well as Cornwall, Little Wing and Two Short Nights film festivals, including a win for Best Director. 

Tom’s Dream

Written by Jowan Jacobs, Tom’s Dream, is the short story of Tom Trelawny, a young boy who’s imagination is limited by the constraints of his town. A snapshot of the challenges that growing up in Cornwall can have, the film is going to be created in-conjunction with local young people through workshops and collaboration, facilitating their voices and experiences, and developing Tom’s character ahead of filming.

Sravya Raju
Sravya has a couple of arts degrees behind her and works full-time at Creative Kernow. She worked on an audio piece earlier this year with Screen Cornwall as part of the final New Creatives cohort, and this is her first go at a short film. She writes on occasion  

 CV

The film is an interpretation of Jackie Taylor’s poem ‘CV’ features Chloe Bolitho, a central character from Taylor’s book Strange Waters (published in 2021). Chloe is a determined and creative young woman who, like many young Cornish people in towns and villages, has to rely on seasonal work and zero hours contracts for her income, and is without the resources to be able to fulfil her ambitions and build a career. She is torn between wanting to remain in Cornwall which is her home, or travelling elsewhere for employment opportunities. 

Matt Hawkins and Rebecca Jamieson

Rebecca and Matt are Cornwall based animators that both studied Animation and VFX at Falmouth University, graduating in 2019 whilst working on their first freelance project together. Since then, they have worked on a continuous flow of animations, covering a wide range of styles across their projects and work for their own company End of Night Productions.

Brogh

A short film, written by Edward Rowe, that brings to light the devastating impact that new infrustructure can have on the environment and wildlife.  Brogh - meaning badger in Kernewek - follows a group of animals in the Carbis Bay area as they evacuate and flee their homes away from impending destruction.

Michael Eddy
Eddy is a filmmaker and photographer from West Cornwall who works in long-form photojournalism, contemporary documentaries and narrative story telling. His practice draws on a mixed media approach to film, image, sound & creative writing. He was recently commissioned through the BBC’s New Creatives scheme to produce Lido, a short film that explores Autism, memory and the spectrum of human emotion through the eyes of 11 year old Huxley.

Our Islands

A film poem, written by Jaime Lock, made on the southernmost point of the United Kingdom, St.Agnes on the Isles of Scilly.