Project Detail

Stepney Western

A girl wearing a hoodie, seen from behind standing in front of a white horse

Synopsis

An experimental documentary made in collaboration with young inner city horse riders from Stepney Bank Stables in Byker, Newcastle. It is loosely centred on their Alternative Provision programme - a unique alternative for teenagers who struggle in mainstream education settings.
Recasting Byker as the Wild West, this project sits at the porous boundary between fact and fiction, combining re-contextualised iPhone clips shot by the riders and archival material with artist/filmmaker Harry Lawson's own footage.
Official Selection Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival 2025 - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 39 min 59 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Harry Lawson
Producer: Annie Flynn
Executive Producer: Hannah Bush Bailey
Editor: Harry Lawson
Director of Photography: Marti Guiver
Sound: Omar McCutcheon
Composer: Jayne Dent, Richard Dawson
Principal cast: With contributions from: Ella, Mitchell, Takara, Grace, Florence, April, David

Genre

Experimental Western

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by Made of Truth: BFI Doc Society Short Film Fund

Harry Lawson

21 Meadowfield Drive
Sunderland
SR6 7QW

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