Work from “Luminary” (BTS)
Explore work from our Film, Post-Production and Screenwriting Graduate Showcase 2026. Working together to bring ideas to life on screen, students develop stories from initial concepts through to final edit. Discover their original short films that highlight visual storytelling, sound and technical skill.
Watch the trailers below.
Luminary
Set in the year of 1879, Luminary tells the story of husband and wife Thomas Edison (Gully) and Mary Stilwell (Lorna Francis)
Whilst working on the lightbulb with Charles Batchelor (Joshua Harris). The husband and wife struggle between Edisons work life balance, working on his inventions and his wife. Their predicament worsens as Mary gets very sick and Edisons investors threaten to pull funding. Edison must choose between returning home to comfort his wife or to further ignore her and complete his work.
Credits
- Executive Producer Andrew Zinnes
- 1st ACs Luke Howdle, Megan Kisiel‑Reeve
- Gaffer Tom Bate
- Production Design Jas Bellerby
- Script Supervisors Alicia Cochound, Yasmine Selma, Anna Murphy
- Assistant Camera Rhys Sankarsingh, Zihana Thrarkar, Oscar Williams‑Masters
- BTS Photography Bethan Moore
- Music Composer Damian Winterbottom
To view transcript please click within the youtube video.
Blurred Lines
Our protagonist Leon Davis, an ex-boxer, grieves the tragic and sudden death of his best friend Kevin Kayani. When he begins to reach a breaking point, stuck between the past and his crumbling present, Leon is provided a lifeline to his old life, and whether he takes it or sinks in the ocean of his own grief is up to him.
Credits
- Writer Ayaan Ghayur
- Director of Photography
- Michael Omotayo
- Sound Roberto Monteiro
- Production Design Isabelle Laurent
- Art Director Lucy Richards
- Editor Wauren Lazarou
- Assistant Sound Technician Nathan May
- 1st Assistant Camera Naz Derin‑Edis
- Gaffer / Runner Hayden Paul
- Grip / Focus Pull Raiyan Lye Dawud Lye
- Set Designers Csenge Csabai, Yasmine Ben Selma
To see full transcript please click into video on Youtube.
It's Not You and It's Not Me
Genre: Romantic Comedy ll Duration: 12:30 min
A hopeless romantic named Junie navigates the dating world through a sea of disappointing men, until she meets the man of her dreams Noah. She soon realises that this dream relationship she’s been chasing might not actually be what she wants.
Credits
- Credits Director Lottie Carey
- Writer Amelie Slater
- Director of Photography Tess Ekelund
- Editor Jasper Sweeney
- Gaffer / Colourist Siyu Zhao
- Script Supervisor Jasmin Rosenqvist
To see the full Transcript please click into the video on youtube
Fruitless
Oscar, an aspiring fashion designer is faced with a painful decision following the events of a turbulent night.
Credits
- Credits Writer / Director Charlie Frederick
- Film Producer & Editor Tala Murley
- Film Producer Nathaniel Mitchell
- Director of Photography Dylan Lundie
- Production Designer Theodore Kenward‑Bolton
- Sound Desmond Wahab
- Colourist Chris Baguma
For the full Transcript please click into Youtube
Diva & Dave
Diva & Dave is a 15 minute short comedy-drama following a strained reunion between a father and his drag-performer daughter after the death of a loved one.
Dave, and his estranged daughter Ellie, reunite at his mother's funeral. Unbeknownst to him, Ellie has gone through a pink and glittery makeover.
Credits
- Director Aimee Gayle
- co‑Writers Aimee Gayle, Amy Cox
- Producer Lee Samuels
- Director of Photography Becky Serceut
- 1st AC & Gaffer Woody Samuels
- Production Designer Ruby Parker
- Line Producer & Script Supervisor Celia Kavaruganda
- 1st Assistant Director Sam Munday
- Editor Marlowe Shale
- Colourist & Social Media Ney Sukson
For full transcript please click into video on youtube
Find out more about our Film courses
BA (Hons) Film Production Post-Production for Film and Television BA (Hons) Screenwriting
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