Project Detail

Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl

Two girls in maroon school uniform sit against mustard yellow lockers doing homework and sharing an orange.

Synopsis

In the grey rhythms of a 1990s British secondary school, a student begins to sense a discomfort that has no name, just a feeling that the role they’re playing doesn’t quite fit. Through a missing pair of joggers, an unexpected line from Macbeth, and the quiet rituals of uniforms, registers, and school corridors, this film traces the first flickers of identity forming - not through revelation, but recognition.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 min 20 sec
Director
Francesca McBride
Producer
Dannie Dart
Executive Producer
Francesca McBride
Editor
Kyle Pitcaithly
Screenwriter
Francesca McBride
Director of Photography
Gemma Robb
Production Designer
Dannie Dart
Sound
Rene Romualdo
Composer
Peter McMahon
Principal cast
Francesca McBride, Eva Smith, Pene Herman-Smith, Becca Robin, Benjamin Keachie, Errol Rodrigues
Associate Producer
Molly Keating
First Assistant Director
Ash de Haldevang
First Assistant Camera/Focus Puller/Colourist
Jack Fingland
Gaffers
Jamie Wellington, and Paul Morgan
Costume
Seamless Studios
BTS & Stills Photographer
Noëlle Peterson

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Production Status

Production Company

left eddy stories

Francesca McBride & Emily Meldrum

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