"Director: Hope Dickson Leach"

• Boys On Film 18: Heroes | DVD | (30/04/2018) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  BOYS ON FILM comes of age with ten uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes fighting for their own identities and the right for us all to be ourselves. This selection includes the powerful docudrama The Colour Of His Hair starring Josh O Connor (God s Own Country), the breath-taking Egyptian animation Half A Life, An Evening, the touching sequel to An Afternoon (from Boys On Film 14), and Iris Prize 2017 winner, Mother Knows Best. TEN SHORT FILMS DANIEL (UK, 2015, 14 mins) Directed by Dean Loxton. Starring Henry Garrett (Poldark) BUDDY (The Netherlands, 2015, 12 mins) Directed by Niels Bourgonje HALF A LIFE (Egypt, Indonesia, USA, Netherlands, 2017, 12mins) Directed by Tamara Shogaolu UNDRESS ME (Sweden, 2013, 15 mins) Directed by Victor Lindgren. THE COLOUR OF HIS HAIR (UK, 2017, 23 mins) Directed by Sam Ashby. Starring BAFTA-nominated Josh O Connor (God s Own Country) SILLY GIRL (UK, 2016, 5 mins) Directed by Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling). Starring Clara Baxendale (My Mad Fat Diary) and Jason Barker (A Deal with the Universe). AN EVENING (Denmark, 2016, 10 mins) Directed by Søren Green AIDS: DOCTORS AND NURSES TELL THEIR STORIES (UK, 2017, 26 mins) Directed by Alejandro Medina IT S CONSUMING ME (Germany, 2012, 3 mins) Directed by Kai Staenicke (B. Golden) MOTHER KNOWS BEST (Sweden, 2016, 13 mins) Directed by Mikael Bundsen

• The Levelling | DVD | (17/07/2017) from £4.08   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A stunning debut feature by writer-director Hope Dickson Leach, starring Ellie Kendrick (Game of Thrones) and David Troughton (The Archers). Against the backdrop of the floods that devastated her home, Clover (Kendrick) returns to her family farm to confront her estranged father, Aubrey (Troughton). Shadowed by ill-remembered conflicts and unspoken regrets, the pair set out to heal their fractious yet still loving relationship. Dickson Leach showcases her burgeoning skill as a filmmaker to watch, displaying a remarkable ability to craft drama from silence and inference. Troughton gives a finely tempered performance, perfectly matched by Kendrick's extraordinary presence in the breakout role of the year.

• The Levelling | Blu Ray | (17/07/2017) from £7.01   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Following the sudden death of her brother, Clover (Ellie Kendrick) returns to her family farm in Somerset. Shocked to find it still devastated from the aftermath of the 2014 floods, Clover confronts her ill-tempered father Aubrey (David Troughton) from whom she is as distant as ever. But Clover s absence has paid a price and Aubrey, refusing to accept what has happened to his son and the farm, pushes Clover further away. As Clover retreats into the daily farming routine, the murky cloud of uncertainty hanging over what happened to her brother further fuels her intent on discovering the truth. She embarks on a rocky and emotional journey of discovery and a reckoning with the land, her father and ultimately herself. But will Clovers findings allow her the solace that she longs for and can she and Aubrey rectify their differences and leave the past behind them?