I Hate Helen
Synopsis
A snapshot of teenage life, a short film about the tidal wave of gay lust some girls feel in school and letting those feelings just wash over you. But our protagonist Priya isn’t going without a fight. She hates Helen, and she hates the way she is feeling.
Official Selection Hollyshorts 2025
Official Selection Aesthetica Film Festival 2025
Official Selection BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2026
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 6 min 30 sec
- Format
- Film
- Director
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Katie Lambert
- Producer
- Martha McGuirk, Rosie Brear
- Executive Producer
- Blake Powell
- Editor
- Tamara Ishida
- Screenwriter
- Katie Lambert
- Director of Photography
- Konrad Losch
- Production Designer
- Oian Orteta
- Sound
- Jack Patterson
- British Council 2026
- Five Films for Freedom 2026
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
MRMR FILMS LTD
13 Hague StreetLondon
E2 6HN
Sales Company
MRMR FILMS LTD
13 Hague StreetLondon
E2 6HN
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