Written, Directed and Produced by
Harry Tomlin
Starring
Luke Lowry, Georgia Rona, Francesca Anderson
Director of Photography
Ben Smith
Original Score by
Laura Andresen Guimarães
Jay Johnson
HEEL DROP (2022)
Dirctor | Producer | Writer | EditorWhen young tap dancer, Bobby, is faced with leaving London due to the towering cost of living, he must navigate his final farewells with his friends and his home. This short uses a mix of genres interpreted through surreal, rhythmic and realistic mediums.
This film was made in assosiation with SOMESUCH, and was all filmed in one day, utalising the spaces we had around us to tell this vibrant story. I wanted to tell an honest urban tale that felt simplistic in its telling but rich in its content.
A sweet and surprising piece that drops us in the moment with a character and engages through emotions and experiences. - Festival Formula
This film was made possible through the collaboration with actor, friend, and fantastic tap dancer Luke Lowry. We had worked together before and discussed wanting to collaborate on something else, when Luke showed me he could tap dance I was in complete awe of his ability and wanted to write something that utilized his skills and allowed him to tell so much of a character not just through his performance but through his movements as well. We have a great work dynamic, and this piece is something passionate to us.
The film is now complete and well into it’s festival circuit, already picking up success. Private screener link available on request.
- Winner, Best Indie Narrative Short - HEEL DROP (8 & Halfilm Awards 2023)
- Semi Finalist - HEEL DROP (Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2023)
- Quarter Finalist - HEEL DROP (Red Fox International Film Festival 2023)
- Finalist, Working Class Voices Award - HEEL DROP (Mansfield Town Film Festival 2023)
- Official Selection - HEEL DROP (Choreoscope - Barcelona Dance Film Festival 2023)
- Official Selection - HEEL DROP (North East International Film Festival 2023)
- Official Selection - HEEL DROP (Choreoscope - Barcelona Dance Film Festival 2023)
- Official Selection - HEEL DROP (North East International Film Festival 2023)
- Official Selection - HEEL DROP (Sound and Vision 2023)