The Golden Squacco Heron

Premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025

In Competition for The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence

Two childhood friends search for the fabled Golden Squacco Heron, the reward to a treasure hunt unsolved for 29 years. As they continue their search, they make up their own games, to pass the time…

Starring Tatiana Delaunay (Roy Andersson’s About Endlessness) and Adam Paroussos

SCREENINGS:

  • EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Aug. 2025) [BAFTA & BIFA-qualifying]

  • CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL (Oct. 2025) [BAFTA & BIFA-qualifying]

  • LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (Jan. 2026) [BAFTA & BIFA-qualifying]

  • CARDIFF MINI FILM FESTIVAL (Jan. 2026) [BAFTA Cymru & BIFA-qualifying]

  • OSKA BRIGHT FILM FESTIVAL (March 2026) [BAFTA & BIFA-qualifying]

  • RAMSGATE INTERNATIONAL FILM & TV FESTIVAL (March 2026) [BIFA-qualifying]

  • KENT ON FILM (March 2026) [screening with Peter Greenaway’s The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982)]

  • CHAPTER MOVIEMAKER (May 2026) [BAFTA Cymru-qualifying]

  • LOCO LONDON COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL (May 2026) [BAFTA-qualifying]

  • NEUROSPICY III (TBC: Spring/Summer 2026)

FURTHER DETAILS:

• EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025

In Competition for The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence

Screened four times between 16th - 18th August, at the Cameo Cinema, Filmhouse, National Galleries of Scotland & VUE

• CAMBRIDGE FILM FESTIVAL 2025

In Competition for Best Short Film

Screened twice between 27th - 29th October, both times at Arts Picturehouse

• LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2026

Screened twice: Thurs. 29th Jan. at Curzon Soho and Sat. 31st Jan. at the Cinema Museum

• CARDIFF MINI FILM FESTIVAL 2026

In Competition for Best Low Budget Film

Screened 18th January, at the Angel Hotel

• Kent on Film

Screening with Peter Greenaway’s The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982), 20th March, at The Ashford Cinema

• RAMSGATE INTERNATIONAL FILM & TV FESTIVAL 2026

Screening 28th March, at Silvers

• OSKA BRIGHT FILM FESTIVAL 2026

Screening 29th March, at Sea Lanes (Brighton)

• Chapter Moviemaker

Screening 4th May at Chapter Arts Centre (Cardiff)

• LOCO LOndon comedy film festival 2026

Screening 10th May at Ritzy Picturehouse (Brixton, London)