Project Detail

Ancestors

Name: Ancestors
Director: David Turpin
Genre: Drama, LGBTQIA+
Released: 2026
Duration: 105 min

Synopsis

A love story, a noir mystery and a metaphysical fable, ANCESTORS follows Beau as he searches 1980s London for his missing friend, Tiny.
Dream, reality, memory and history entwine, forcing Beau to come face-to-face with truths beyond life and death.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Features
Running time: 105 min
Director: David Turpin 1st Feature
Producer: David Collins, Miranda Ballesteros, Eamon Hughes
Editor: Stephanie McCutcheon
Screenwriter: David Turpin
Production Designer: Louise Mathews
Composer: Stephen Shannon
Principal cast: Éanna Hardwicke, Jack Wolfe, Rupert Everett, Jessica Reynolds, Christina Hendricks

Genre

Drama LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

UK, Ireland co-production

Lunatica (UK), Samson Films (IE)

Lunatica

Miranda Ballesteros

miranda@lunatica.co.uk

Sales Company

Mister Smith Entertainment

Emma Mason
85 Charing Cross Road
London
WC2H 0AA

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