Project Detail

Middle Watch

What lurks below?...

Synopsis

Haunted and scarred by conflict and loss, a sailor must come to terms with the trauma of war and the mysteries of the deep, as he endures another shift on the Middle Watch.

BAFTA Film Awards 2023 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 43 sec
Format
hand drawn digital animation
Director
John Stevenson, Aiesha Penwarden
Producer
Giles Healy
Executive Producer
Ondrej Beránek, Jonathan Carr, Derek Hayes, Andy Joule, Chris Morris, Kathy Nicholls, Stephen Partridge, John Stevenson
Editor
Izzy Wroth
Screenwriter
John Stevenson
Production Designer
Aiesha Penwarden
Sound
Sound Square
Composer
Clarinet Factory
Principal cast
Boris Hiestand
Director of Animation
Rob Strachan
Production Manager
Dimana Bratanova

Production Status

Production Company

Big Squid Ink Ltd

Giles Healy
Woodball
Wood
Devon
EX20 2LS

Sales Company

Skylark Films Ltd

Woodball
South Tawton
Devon EX20 2LS

Page updates

This page was last updated on 11th November 2026. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

 About an Intimate Matter About an Intimate Matter

Director: Sandeep Kumar Paul

Year: 2026

Science teacher Swarna and her partner Driti move to a suburban town for a fresh start. When a student leaks intimate photos of Swarna online, school authorities turn her private life into a disciplinary issue. Official Selection Busan International Film Festival 2026 - World premiere

Skintown Skintown

Director: Kieron J. Walsh

Year: 2026

1994. As Northern Ireland takes its first steps towards peace, best friends Vinny and Jonty are about to jump start their futures with the most reckless trip of their lives. Official Selection Busan International Film Festival 2026

Pressure Pressure

Director: Anthony Maras

Year: 2026

In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice - launch the most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether. Official Selection Busan International Film Festival 2026