Type

Film (Feature)

Location

Westmorland and Furness

Content

Winner of the Best UK Screenplay at Cambridge Script Festival January 2026.
Winner of Best First-Time Screenwriter at Cannes Script Festival March 2026.


This an independent film about mental health in young people. (Unpaid, Travel and Food will be included.)

After a tough couple of months, Poppy moves house and becomes the new girl. Her mum encourages her to go to a local youth club to make friends. She never would’ve expected it to change her life. That evening, Luke walks into the youth centre. They are both there for similar reasons, with Poppy’s depression diagnosis and Luke’s troubled upbringing and home life. Poppy takes a leap of faith and reaches out to him by writing a message on a paper plane. This starts a whole conversation; they get to know each other and find out about their troubled past. They discuss their thoughts on hatred, despite her difference in opinion, Poppy begins intrigued in making Luke feel better. From that moment on, Poppy and Luke are engaging in conversation every day via paper planes. They talk about dreams, happiness, love, and other things. Poppy becomes desperate to help Luke find a reason to live.


This is a real passion project for me as it was meant to be a joint production with my late friend.

If interested please email charlotteeobrien@outlook.com, including a headshot and any previous experience that you may have. Thank you!

Dates

April - June 2026

Apply By

17:00 - 17th April 2026

Roles

Poppy

Female Only 16 - 20

Luke

Male Only 16 - 20

Roles Details

Title

Poppy

Content

18 yrs old.
Between 5"6 and 5"8
Long Brown hair.

She is very timid and anxious, yet incredibly kind natured. She lacks confidence, but despite her low mental health, she wants to remain positive about the future. She suffers from depression after losing her dad to cancer and being cheated on by her ex-boyfriend. She spends most of her time reading or watching sit-com reruns.

Salary

Unpaid - but Travel and Food will be provided.

Ethnicities

White

Gender

Female Only

Age

16 - 20