We are delighted to welcome you to this special screening of eight short films. They star our graduating actors from our BA (Hons) Professional Acting and MFA Professional Acting courses and feature the work of our BA (Hons) Production & Technical Arts students.
Screen skills are integral part of our conservatoire training, and these projects gave our graduating students the opportunity to develop their craft in front of and behind the camera while working alongside industry professionals.
These films were created during the students’ final year of actor training at LAMDA, as part of our commitment to preparing actors for the full breadth of today’s industry.
We are proud to share their work with you here at the Curzon Soho and to celebrate the talent, dedication, and creativity of this year’s graduating cohort. We hope you enjoy the screenings.
NUDE AWAKENING
Egos clash and unexpected paths cross during a life drawing class for novice artists.
Written and directed by: Josephine Lohoar Self
Cast: RICHARD Tobias Adetula
EMILY Jessica Eden Anderson
MIRIAM Zella Clay
TAMARIS Ada Grey
CELINE Mia Haynes-French
KYLIE Neve Kelman
MANU Luca Rawlinson
Supporting artists: Ryan Duval; Rita Silva
Production & Technical Arts students: Elisabetta Perrotta; Jay Cheung
Content warnings: Sexual references; nude images.
CHAIN
The overlooked synth player in an iconic 80’s rock band becomes the catalyst for its collapse when she decides to jump ship and join another band.
Directed by: James Harkness
Written by: Ross McKenzie
Cast: EDDIE Mostyn Crawford
KEVIN Ryan Duval
KARL Cameron Forrest
SAL Muireann Ní Fhaogáin
VINCE Dhruv Ravi *
TRISH Remi Shorunke-Samuel
DOTTIE Rita Silva
Supporting Artists: Tobias Adetula; Zella Clay; Ada Grey; Mia Haynes-French; Neve Kelman
Production & Technical Arts students: Jay Cheung; Elis Perrotta
Content warnings: Strong language; drug use; addiction; needles.
* LAMDA Graduate 2022
SHADOWS
When recovering addict Amber disappears with some potent drugs, her friends track her down to the abandoned children’s home where they grew up.
Directed by: Naomi Waring
Written by: Naomi Waring & Amy Cudden
Cast: AMBER Tamika Bennett
CAINE Lewis Bowes
KELSEY Lily Olufemi-Bywaters
JOY Rebecca Matundu
MIKEY Jamar Morgan
LENA Gracel Delos Santos
FINN Reuben Thomas
Content warnings: Refences to drug and alcohol abuse; abortion.
DEAD AIR
A group of DJs and sta at a cult-followed local radio station clash as they compete for the coveted Christmas Show slot.
Written and directed by: Nosa Eke
Cast: JAMIE Darcy Bengt
JD Dylan Ennis
MILES Kenndrick Horton
ROSIE J Howe
VANESSA Géovanna Lewin-Rowe
IZZIE Carys Murray
CONNOR Roland Royal III
AMARA Selena Thompson
Supporting Artists: Rebecca Matundu
Content warnings: Strong language.
NON-EXISTENT THINGS
After a harrowing bereavement, theatre student Eevie returns to school early to take on the lead role in a play. But the demands of the role begin to take their toll, and the mourning process should not be taken for granted.
Directed by: James Harkness
Written by: Eric Stroud
Cast: EEVIE Brie Covington
TILLY Cassie Clark Dutton
CAROLINE Dishari Kargupta
FELIX Alasdair Linn
FARAH Natalia May
ANGELICA Ashnah Strongheart
REMY Nigel Sudarkasa
PERTH Emily Tidey
Supporting Artists: Sofia Altamirano, Velia De Nicola, Leo Oliva, Elisabetta Perrotta, Andrew Vose
Production & Technical Arts students: Elisabetta Perrotta; Velia De Nicola; Annabel Smeaton
Content warnings: Strong language; suicide; mental illness; sexual abuse; flashing images; threat of violence.
PREADULT
Jaq and Jill are the perfect pair and have made it their mission to give troubled couples the therapy experience that helped heal them. But group 23 present a new challenge and shake the foundations of even the most perfect couple.
Directed by: Claudia Grant & Amy Cudden
Written by: Gilbert Kyem Jnr.
Cast: JAQ Jaylon Bolden
JUDE Jamal Colvin
DOM Joz McCaw
JILL Grace Murray
BINKY Sadhbha Odufuwa-Bolger
YEMI Gloria Olajide
RICO Gavin Rasmussen
CHARLI Maggie Zhang
Production & Technical Arts students: Elisabetta Perrotta; Annabel Smeaton; Velia De Nicola
COME HEAVY SLEEP
Three potential test subjects are identified to take part in an underground experiment, where one of them will be selected to be the first human subject to have their memories downloaded onto a computer. The catch is that in order for the experiment to be successful, the test subject’s body must die.
Directed by: Ben Aston
Written by: Cassiah Joski-Jethi
Cast: PARTICIPANT 3 Mazlum Gül
THE ASSISTANT Emily Hayman
THE PARTNER Dilip Kumar
PARTICIPANT 1 Ellie Larkin
PARTICIPANT 2 Mariama Mansary
THE SIBLING Kofi Odoom
THE SCIENTIST Max Pink
THE FRIEND James Walsh
Supporting Artists: Thelma Solea
Content warnings: Death / dying.
THE NEW GIRL
Jude, the newest recruit at a charity, has a strange obsession with its founder, Georgia. Jude’s attempts to get close to her new boss are obstructed at every turn, until she finally confronts Georgia at the o ce lunch.
Directed by: Louisa Connolly-Burnham
Written by: Karla Williams
Cast: JUDE Phoenix Edwards
LUCAS Samuel Ferrer
GEORGIA Olive McHugh
JAS Samya de Meo
CALLUM Caleb Mercer
ANNA Thelma Solea
DEXTER Oliver Winn
KARL Beko Wood
Supporting Artists: Emily Hayman, Dilip Kumar, Max Pink
Content warnings: References to suicide; stalking; needles.
