THE CAKE (2011)

Made with the support of Quad and EM Media


Directed by Esther Richardson

Produced by Tina Pawlik for Anthem Films


Set in a Polish delicatessen, THE CAKE witnesses a battle for the last remaining babka cake between Polish immigrant Agata and elderly Mrs Anderson.


Festivals and Screenings:

  1. Women in Film and Television International Showcase, Official UK Selection (2012)

  2. Post Alley Film Festival, Seattle (2013)

  3. East End Film Festival (2012)

  4. Go NORTH! (2012)

  5. Bang! Film Festival, Nottingham (2012)

  6. Rushes Soho Shorts, Official Selection, Best Newcomer (2011)

  7. Moscow International Film Festival, Official Selection (2011)

  8. Underwire, Official Selection (2011)

  9. WFTV Show Us Your Shorts (2011)

  10. ABC The Phoenix, Leicester (2011)



WINGS (2011)

Made with the support of EM Media and the UK Film Council


Directed by Esther Richardson

Written by Catharine Ashdown

Produced by Tina Pawlik for Anthem Films


Sixteen-year-old Ellie is on the way to achieving her dream. She has a confirmed place in the RAF training cadets. All she needs is her Mum’s permission to let her go.


Festivals and Screenings:

  1. Cambridge Film Festival (2011)

  2. London Short Film Festival, Official Selection (2012)

  3. WFTV Show Us Your Shorts (2012)

THE SUMMER CHILD Feature idea in development 2012-13 with Creative England’s iFeatures2


An adaptation of Tove Jansson’s The Summer Child, translocated from Finland to Northumbria.


http://www.ifeatures.co.uk/the-summer-child.html