A reluctant time traveller robs a bank on her birth-day to change the fate of the man who arrests her, and maybe her own.
A reluctant time traveller robs a bank on her birth-day to change the fate of the man who arrests her, and maybe her own. First time film maker, made for £650 (and a lot of favours) in the West Midlands, UK. For more info on how we did it on a very low budget and the people involved: Find us on Instagram @LAURALIVINGBACKWARDS_Film Laura Deplacer - Sarah Feltham Detective Moffatt - Edward Wolstenholme Officer Clive Stewart - Jason Adam Produced & Directed by Kate Horlor Written by Andrew David Barker & Kate Horlor Cinematographers Damien Hyde & Steve O' Reilly Edited by Louise Pearson Music by Rhys Morris Production Designer Rachel Denning Costume Designer Claire Collins Costume Supervisor Isobelle Dick Makeup Designer Veronica McAleer Makeup Artist Kelly Taylor First Assistant Director Giles Dearn Third Assistant Directors Elliot Grey & Matt Sedgley Sound mixer Andrew Jones Boom Operator Jack Leverton Dubbing Mixer Benedict Peissel Gaffer John Slater & James Gandy Camera Operator Damien Hyde First Assistant Cameras Nat Barber & Oliver Thurley Assistant Camera Oliver FitzGibbon Rigging Loaders Eloise Whale & Tom Anderson Best Girl Alice Podd Props Louise Medina & Lauren Srivalsan Script Supervisor Pippa Spark Production Manager Sara Travis Post-Production Supervisor Natasha Trevenna Post-Production Coordinator Lyndsey Pendle Online Editor Martin Dowell Assistant Editor Sally Edwards Supervising Editor Stephen Killick Colourist Masarat Begum Runner Ralph Jones Stills Photographer Lee Allen 🏆 AWARDS Sykehouse International Film Festival — Best Film Zero to Hero — Best Short Film & Best Sci-Fi Milan International Film Festival — Best First Time Director Folkestone Film Festival — Best Sci-Fi Big Picture Film Festival — 2nd Place Short Film Bedford Independent Film Festival — Best UK Short Film & Best Supporting Actor Wolverhampton Film Festival — Best Screenplay & Best Makeup Festival of Fantastic Films Manchester — Best Sci-Fi, Best Audience Short & Best in Festival Worcester International Film Festival — Best Screenplay (BIFA Qualifying ⭐) Birmingham Film Festival — Best First Time Filmmaker 🎬 NOMINATIONS Short is Beautiful — Nominated, Best Short Film Coventry Phoenix Film Festival — Nominee Liverpool Independent Film Festival — Nominee Worcester International Film Festival — Nominated, Best Short Film (BIFA Qualifying ⭐) Margate Film Festival — Honourable Mention 📽️ OFFICIAL SELECTIONS Cardiff Mini Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying ⭐) Northampton Film Festival That Film Festival Sunrise Film Festival, Lowestoft (BIFA Qualifying ⭐) Midlands Movies Awards 2026 Cambridge Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying ⭐) The Bay International Film Festival — Finalist RS FilmFest — Finalist, Best Drama Kate Horlor (c) 2024
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