Honor Swinton Byrne Stars in ‘Do Mosquitos Chunk in Wintry weather?’

Honor Swinton Byrne (“The Memento,” “A Very Royal Scandal”) and Rory Fleck-Byrne (“In Digital camera,” “That is Going to Harm”) were tapped to guide the solid of “Do Mosquitos Chunk in Wintry weather?,” the newest brief movie from the U.Okay.’s Nationwide Movie & Tv College.

The circle of relatives drama, which explores separation throughout the eyes of a nine-year-old protagonist named Ruby, additionally stars emerging skill Lily-Beau Leach, whose efficiency in “Hoard” stuck director Anne-Sofie Lindgaard’s consideration lengthy earlier than casting started.

Written and directed via Lindgaard, the venture delves into “the fragility of a circle of relatives thru a kid’s creativeness and sense of the sector.”

“Casting with Simon [Higgins] used to be the most important to the movie; our collaboration used to be key in organising the appropriate dynamic of the small circle of relatives on the center of the tale, permitting me to paintings with a forged I may just in reality discover with in an original, significant means,” Lindgaard mentioned.

“We had been lucky to forged Lily-Beau Leach as our younger lead, whose efficiency in ‘Hoard’ I had admired lengthy earlier than. It felt like an excellent better stroke of good fortune to carry Honor and Rory on board – two extremely gifted actors I’ve lengthy revered,” Lindgaard added. “The script comes from a deeply private position, and either one of them approached it with such nuance and sensitivity. I couldn’t be extra delighted to look this outstanding forged breathe existence into this tale.”

The venture, produced via Mauro Mate and Shreya Desai, is recently in post-production.

The Danish director’s earlier brief “Icelandic Poppies” used to be shortlisted for the Robert Award (Denmark’s identical to the BAFTAs/Oscars) and received easiest global brief at each the Manchester Movie Competition and British Quick Movie Competition.

“Do Mosquitos Chunk in Wintry weather?” marks Lindgaard’s 3rd twinkling of an eye finding out at London’s famend NFTS. The opposite two shorts Lindgaard has completed at NFTS are “Superbolt,” starring Imogen King, which is premiering at Manchester Movie Competition subsequent month; and “Backseat,” recently in put up manufacturing, additionally having a look to premiere later this 12 months, starring Lewin Lloyd (“His Darkish Fabrics”) and Victoria Ekanoye (“Sense & Sensibility,” “Coronation Side road”).