Laura Living Backwards: Award-Winning Time Travel Short Film (2024)
A reluctant time traveller robs a bank on her birth-day to change the fate of the man who arrests her, and maybe her own.
First time film maker, made for £650 (and a lot of favours) in the West Midlands, UK.
For more info on how we did it on a very low budget and the people involved: Find us on Instagram @LAURALIVINGBACKWARDS_Film
Laura Deplacer - Sarah Feltham
Detective Moffatt - Edward Wolstenholme
Officer Clive Stewart - Jason Adam
Produced & Directed by Kate Horlor
Written by Andrew David Barker & Kate Horlor
Cinematographers Damien Hyde & Steve O' Reilly
Edited by Louise Pearson
Music by Rhys Morris
Production Designer Rachel Denning
Costume Designer Claire Collins
Costume Supervisor Isobelle Dick
Makeup Designer Veronica McAleer
Makeup Artist Kelly Taylor
First Assistant Director Giles Dearn
Third Assistant Directors Elliot Grey & Matt Sedgley
Sound mixer Andrew Jones
Boom Operator Jack Leverton
Dubbing Mixer Benedict Peissel
Gaffer John Slater & James Gandy
Camera Operator Damien Hyde
First Assistant Cameras Nat Barber & Oliver Thurley
Assistant Camera Oliver FitzGibbon
Rigging Loaders Eloise Whale & Tom Anderson
Best Girl Alice Podd
Props Louise Medina & Lauren Srivalsan
Script Supervisor Pippa Spark
Production Manager Sara Travis
Post-Production Supervisor Natasha Trevenna
Post-Production Coordinator Lyndsey Pendle
Online Editor Martin Dowell
Assistant Editor Sally Edwards
Supervising Editor Stephen Killick
Colourist Masarat Begum
Runner Ralph Jones
Stills Photographer Lee Allen
🏆 AWARDS
Sykehouse International Film Festival — Best Film
Zero to Hero — Best Short Film & Best Sci-Fi
Milan International Film Festival — Best First Time Director
Folkestone Film Festival — Best Sci-Fi
Big Picture Film Festival — 2nd Place Short Film
Bedford Independent Film Festival — Best UK Short Film & Best Supporting Actor
Wolverhampton Film Festival — Best Screenplay & Best Makeup Festival of
Fantastic Films Manchester — Best Sci-Fi, Best Audience Short & Best in Festival
Worcester International Film Festival — Best Screenplay (BIFA Qualifying ⭐)
Birmingham Film Festival — Best First Time Filmmaker
🎬 NOMINATIONS
Short is Beautiful — Nominated, Best Short Film
Coventry Phoenix Film Festival — Nominee
Liverpool Independent Film Festival — Nominee
Worcester International Film Festival — Nominated, Best Short Film (BIFA Qualifying ⭐)
Margate Film Festival — Honourable Mention
📽️ OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Cardiff Mini Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying ⭐)
Northampton Film Festival That Film Festival
Sunrise Film Festival, Lowestoft (BIFA Qualifying ⭐)
Midlands Movies Awards 2026 Cambridge Film Festival (BIFA Qualifying ⭐)
The Bay International Film Festival — Finalist
RS FilmFest — Finalist, Best Drama
Kate Horlor (c) 2024