• Nighthawks

Grace and Jonathan couldn’t be more different - one quiet and calm, the other brash and over-confident - but they are both artists. Finding themselves stuck together at school late one night, they are forced to confront the limits of their artistic ability, their motivations, and unspoken familial tensions in a frisson of personality and paint…

Screening Details:

narrative shorts. April 22nd 2026. 8am-12pm. Venue to be announced.

Technical details

Narrative Short - UK - 9 minutes 9 seconds - English (With English subtitles)

Cast and Credits

Director - Edward Newman

Writer - Conrad Pollock

Producer - Rachael Kingsland

Producer - Max Albrecht

Producer - Conrad Pollock

Key Cast

Sam Toocaram - "Jonathan"

Jadie Hobson - "Grace"

Director biography

- Edward Newman

A young man standing outdoors in front of a black building wearing a denim jacket and a white T-shirt.

Ed is a Director based in London who studied acting at East15 Acting School. So far Ed has based his films where he grew up including his directorial debut short 'Kings' and his most recent short 'Nighthawks'. He has been acting on stage and screen since 2018, and has now switched sides to being behind the camera (mostly). Ed hasn't written any of his films yet but his next goal is to write a feature length Romcom.