British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

Eilmer the Flying Monk

Synopsis

In the dark workshop of the Anglo Saxon, Abbey of Malmesbury, a monk named Eilmer is secretly constructing an impressive contraption - wings. He plans to out do his predecessor Icarus and conduct the world’s first ever successful air flight. The almighty Abbot is already suspicious of Eilmer’s dreamy head and is watching him closely.
Visit Film Website

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins 36 secs
Director
Charlie Graley
Producer
James Graley
Editor
Mark Richards
Screenwriter
Charlie Graley
Director of Photography
David Groundwater
Production Designer
Scarlet Oliver
Sound
Mauricio d'Orey, Arthur Graley
Composer
Circulus
Principal cast
Malcolm Hamilton, Simon Gregor, Crystal Hull

Genre

Horror Children’s Comedy Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Graley Brothers

Charlie Graley

Sales Company

Charlie Graley

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

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

The protagonist, Mary, covering her ears and screaming into the curtains This Case

Director: Kemi-Bo Miller Jacobs

Year: 2026

Mary, a young mixed-race librarian, becomes convinced that a neighbour’s St George’s Cross is connected to her growing anxiety and disrupted sleep. As her unease intensifies, she struggles to distinguish reality from perception and must find the courage to speak up before she begins to unravel.

Drama Woman Director
Children walking through rubble of city. Gaza Year Zero

Director: Mohammed Sawwaf, Michael Winterbottom

Year: 2027

GAZA YEAR ZERO tells the story of 13 year old Aboud and his family as they struggle to survive in Gaza during the war.

Drama
Jack Slack and Rhino Fight Bedlam

Director: Jon Shaikh

Year: 2027

1750, Bedlam The worst place on Earth. Jack Slack, a bare knuckle carnival boxer, consumed with rage, fights his way in to the pits of hell to rescue his sister, Sarah from a lifetime of incarceration. Soon trapped and imprisoned himself, his rage and skill at fighting are noticed and he is singled out by the masters of the hospital for a special course of treatment. Meanwhile, Jack still has a plan, if he can only keep the madness at bay.

Action Adventure History