Bitter Sky

SYNOPSIS

Bitter Sky follows the story of 15-year-old girl called Nia from Liverpool. She is estranged from her mother and living with her adopted father Roy in the rural and wild landscape of mid Wales. Nia befriends local lad Aron as they fix up a broken-down car that she has found in the woods, and she must build unlikely friendships and face her demons in order to break away from the coercive control of her adopted father.

WELSH CONNECTION

Director/Writer: Joseph Ollman
Filming Location: Elan Valley
Cast: Richard Harrington, Rowan Jones
Produced through Ffilm Cymru and BFI Network’s Beacons scheme in association with BBC Cymru Wales

PRODUCTION DETAILS

Producer: Peter Lee Scott, Jennifer Gelin
Executive Producer: Harley Hessel, Peter Lee Scott, Felix Mater Society
Writer/Cinematography: Christopher Spurdens
Music: Chris Hyson
Cast:
Darci Shaw

TECHNICAL DETAILS 

Length: 16 mins
Language: English
Format
: VOD (BBC iPlayer)
Certificate: 15

RELEASE

Date: 2020

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