Bitter Tides

On the cusp of retrieving their exam results, two boisterous schoolboys trek through the countryside towards their first summer party. A slice-of-life snapshot of millennial South-East England.

Set in 1970s rural Devon, 'Christmas, 1978' is a short film that delves into the nuanced relationship between a father and son within a heavily catholic working-class community in the week leading up to Christmas Day. As Jon's traditional catholic values clash with his son's new metropolitan lifestyle, the film becomes an exploration of the paradox of Catholicism and Homosexuality.

In a short vignette of a modern gay relationship, a couple at odds find time for a moment of tenderness.