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Lewis Arnold
Lewis Arnold is a 23-year-old director/writer and a recent graduate from the University of Gloucestershire where he got a first class BA Hons in Video Production.
Whilst there he wrote and directed three short films, winning the Viewfinder Film Festival for Leave of Absence and The Screenwriting Festival Award for Best Director 2007, with short film Long-Standing. It was at University that friends Lewis and Tom Knight started collaborating on projects together.
His style of filmmaking, usually focusing around lone characters detached from the world, battling with inner anguish set in the British Social Realism Genre. His style often references the work of Shane Meadows and Paul Greengrass. Lewis’ recent work includes working on Michael Baig-Clifford’s two latest shorts, as well as Camera assistant to DOP Phil Chavannes.
Whilst under Phil Chavannes on Stephen Reynolds “Tombraider Ascension” production, Lewis met Nat Higginbottom.
Today you will find him working on productions for broadcast and corporate clients as well as music video’s, with both Tom Knight and Nat Higginbottom at Aquila.
He likes wearing cardigans.
Lewis has been selected onto the Digital Shorts Scheme by Screen West Midlands with the project Spirited
Spirited traces an old lady’s quest to recapture some precious moments with her late husband – and in the process she rediscovers her inner spark.
70 year-old Mary is on a mission. When her visitor fails to turn up, she goes to his house – only to find he’s been tagged and can no longer do her ‘shopping’. Reluctantly, she decides to do it herself – and takes the Ring & Ride bus to a dodgy estate, buys skunk, gets chased by girl hoodies, overcomes a lechy old bloke, and trudges miles home. Back in her pensioner’s bungalow, Mary smokes the skunk and hallucinates an afternoon’s dancing with her beloved late husband. Interrupted by the impatient Warden, Mary stands up to her at last: Mary’s tough but successful mission has re-ignited her spark. An intimate character drama, Spirited will intrigue, surprise and amuse an audience, then delight them with an upbeat, life-affirming ending.