Sleepover

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Synopsis: 9-year-old Marla is having her first sleepover with her best friend Lola. And even better – despite her Nans reservations, she is having it at her fun-loving Dad’s house. But amidst the freedom and play, she finds something that changes the course of this innocent sleepover and the dynamics of her relationship with her beloved but complicated Dad forever.

About the Filmmaker: Tommy Edwards is a London based writer and director. He is developing his feature film Boat Jacking with Moonage Pictures. The film is a compassionate look at drug addiction and the impact it has on the loving relationships of family, told through the character of a 50 year addict who seeks to fulfill his destiny by embarking on a wild guerrilla filmmaking mission. Tommy is also working with House Productions on a new TV show, ‘Adult for Life’, a coming of age drama about an imaginative 18 year old boy navigating his new connection to the drug dealer that has been dealing to his parents for years. He is also on the 2023 writers residency with House Productions. Tommy’s most recent short, All the Trimmings completed its festival run, being selected for 15 different events, 3 of which were BAFTA qualifiers and 1 Academy Award Qualifier. It is now supported and streamed by leading poverty charity ‘The Childhood Trust’. The success of this film helped lead to Tommy being selected to be part of the BFI Weekender Cohort for New Filmmakers from a working class background.