Project Detail

Sunday Lunch

Sunday Lunch
A woman recoils in shock

Synopsis

Grace, a young lesbian from a devout Catholic family, finally summons the courage to come out to her parents - at the most sacred of battlegrounds: Sunday lunch. With her assertive girlfriend Ellie by her side, Grace navigates a minefield of family dynamics, from her competitive vegan brother to a wine-soaked priest prone to divine hallucinations. But every time Grace tries to speak her truth, her mother, Susan, deploys increasingly absurd distractions to preserve the family's picture-perfect façade.
What follows is a chaotic, laugh-out-loud farce that collides faith, family, and identity in a way that’s as heartwarming as it is hilariously over the top.
Official Selection Aesthetica Film Festival 2025
Official Selection BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 5 sec
Director
Lyndon Henley Hanrahan
Producer
Ola Andrzejewska
Editor
Darcy Keeble Watson
Screenwriter
Izzy Baker
Director of Photography
Dylan Bruce
Production Designer
Rosalind Crisp
Sound
Jingya Li
Composer
Katrina Rose
Principal cast
Federay Holmes, Gabriella Foley, Michaella Moore, Darren Clarke, Jack Collard, Richard Nicholas Emerson
Production Coordinator
Shannon de Kempe
Production Assistant
Heather Davies
Sound Recordist
Cooper Roy, Reza Dani
Sound Editor/Dubbing Mixer
Owen Tucknott
Colour Grader
Fox Bamber Barron

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

An NFTS (National Film and Television School) production

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Festivals Department
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Sales Company

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Festivals Department
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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