WHITE-KNUCKLE SUMMER
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WHITE-KNUCKLE SUMMER *
White-Knuckle Summer
Short Film
2026 • 19 min
Over one tense summer in a British seaside town, a young girl’s friendship with an asylum-seeking child is tested as social unrest grows around them.
Further Information
White-Knuckle Summer was developed and produced as part of Jason’s MFA in Directing Fiction at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
Set against the backdrop of real-world political unrest in the UK, the film explores the collision between childhood innocence and adult ideology, using an intimate, ground-level perspective to navigate questions of belonging, fear, and moral choice.
Cast
Maisie Mac Mahon
Sophie Melville
Bitania Ayele
Lemlem Gelaw
HOMELIFE
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Homelife
Short Film
2026 • 13 min
Over the course of a single afternoon and night, a young man navigates his relationships inside the house he still calls home.
Further Information
HOMELIFE is an independent short film produced by Flea Productions.
Blending social realism with an unvarnished intimacy, HOMELIFE explores adolescence, inherited masculinity, and the instability of home. The film observes how care and harm coexist within domestic spaces.
Cast
Rawaed Asde
Tommy McDonnell
Frankie Box
Jude Evan Lloyd
KAVI
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Kavi
Short Film
2024 • 15 min
In the relentless churn of London’s delivery economy, Kavi, a Sri Lankan migrant rider, drifts through long shifts, hostile encounters, and quiet isolation. When a brief human connection offers a glimpse of belonging, he is forced to confront the loneliness at the heart of a city that never slows down.
Further Information
Kavi was developed as part of Jason’s MFA in Directing Fiction at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).
Blending social realism with an intimate, character-led approach, the film explores migrant labour, precarity, and emotional isolation within contemporary London, finding moments of tenderness amid an unforgiving system.
Cast
Hiran Abeysekera
Shalini Peiris
Rhys Yates
HIDE & SEEK
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Hide & Seek
Short Film
2025 • 15 min
A single mother secretly shelters her young son inside the office tower she cleans at night, risking everything to keep him hidden while she searches for a way out.
Further Information
Hide & Seek was developed as part of Jason’s MFA in Directing Fiction.
Blending social realism with a contained, escalating tension, the film explores precarious labour, motherhood under pressure, and the quiet violence of systems that leave people with nowhere to go.
Cast
Holly Hawgood
Saxon Jowers
Gavi Singh Chera
TWENTY
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TWENTY *
Twenty
Short Film
2023 • 15 min
Nominated for the Sony Future Filmmakers Award, TWENTY tells the story of the girl behind the number.
The film follows Emily, a homeless ballet dancer undertaking a potentially life-changing audition. In the audition room, she is known only as Number Twenty — poised, disciplined, and graceful. Outside of it, she struggles to find somewhere to sleep, let alone the stability required to sustain her artistry.
Further Information
TWENTY is an independent short film. It played over forty film festivals, picking up numerous accolades and awards along the way.
The film features Lorraine Ashbourne (Bridgerton, The Crown). The score was composed by Hugh Brunt (Tár, You Were Never Really Here), mixed at Abbey Road Studios, with sound design by Steve Giammaria (The Bear, Theater Camp).
TWENTY was made in support from Shelter, the UK housing and homelessness charity.
Blending social realism with an intimate, physical approach, TWENTY explores creative survival, homelessness, and the fragile line between discipline and self-destruction.
Cast
Lydia Brayshaw
Lorraine Ashbourne
