SEPTEMBER - ESTHER CAMPBELL (2008)

Written and directed by Esther Campbell, September won the BAFTA for Best Short Film in 2009, which may say more about the randomness of the selection process than anything else. September tells the story of Marvin (Nicholas Aaron), stuck working as a kitchen porter at a motorway services, who comes across a strange girl practising a superhuman power in the nearby shrubland. A bridge crossing the motorway acts as the central metaphor, with the safety of the services one side, and the unknown world found on the other. Will Marvin be spurred into leaving his life behind by his brief encounter with the girl? Campbell went on to make the feature film, Light Years. If you like the BAFTA winning September by Esther Campbell be sure to rate it and share it.