Black Out

Starring: Gary Kitching, Andrew Hughes and Emma Davey

A young man wakes up in the middle of the woods, to discover the dead battered body of a girl. To his surprise, she is the same girl he and his friend offered a lift to earlier, but that is all he can remember.

This was the first film I did not have to produce, allowing me more time to concentrate on the directing. Despite being condemned by a feminist tutor as misogynistic, it was very popular with audiences and contributed to my acceptance into the National Film & Television School.

B/W ⁄ 16mm ⁄ 5:4 ⁄ Duration 12′30″ ⁄ © Delfilm 1996

•Official Selection British Short Film Festival 1996

Have a look at the behind the scenes footage shot by Bevan Walsh. It's a great record of our level of experience at the time and of the challenges we faced. The film was shot over five nights in Jesmond Dene with a cast and crew of ten.