film crew at kestor
films of British fairytales

 

 


Our Films (dates are shooting dates with completion 9-12 months afterwards)
Rowland receives his father's sword
 
Cherry and Prudence walking
 
bluebell fairy

 

Woodwose (2004 - 32mins)

Lucy is sent into the woods by her vicious mother and returns with some rather unusual new talents. A sensational tale of revenge, sibling rivalry and the power of a generous heart.

Pottle o' Brains (2005 - 14mins - A Phoenix Media Bursary Film)

Jack the village idiot visits a wise woman to see if he can buy some brains but the price is more than he bargained for. A delicious feminist fairytale.

Childe Rowland (2006 - 29mins)

Three brothers set out one by one to rescue their sister after she has been stolen by the fairies. A thrilling British fairytale about courage and love of family.

Cherry of Zennor (2007 - 38mins) View stills from Cherry

An innocent servant girl sets out to seek adventure and romance only to find herself unwittingly in a fairy household. An important teaching tale for young women about the dangers of loving men who are destructive to their lives. BUY DVD ONLINE

Peerifool (2008 - 42mins View stills from Peerifool

Three little girls outwit an ogre. A feminist fairytale from the Orkneys collected in the nineteenth century. View Peerifool trailer

The Laidley Worm of Spindleston Heugh (2009 - in post-production) View stills from Laidley Worm

A princess is turned into a dragon by her stepmother. A heart-stopping fairytale from Northumbria.

Sir Lanval (2010 - in pre-production)

A joint project with the Centre de l'imaginaire Arthurien in Brittany of a fairytale written in the late twelfth century and set in King Arthur's Court. - principal shoot in May 2010. more