Writer and director William McGregor’s debut feature Gwen is to premier at the Toronto International Film Festival 2018, showing in the festival’s Discovery section. Eleanor Worthington-Cox, who plays the title role, has been picked as a TIFF 18 Rising Star.
Set in 19th century Wales gothic drama Gwen follows the story of a young girl trying to keep her family together, in the face of her mother’s mysterious illness, her father’s absence and a ruthless mining company encroaching on their land.
Gwen also stars Maxine Peake, Richard Harrington, Kobna-Holdbrook Smith, Mark Lewis Jones and newcomer Jodie Innes.
The feature was developed by the BFI and Endor Productions with Hilary Bevan Jones and Tom Nash as lead producers. The BFI’s Lizzie Francke, Paul Grindey and Charles Moore of Viewfinder Films, Fergus Haycock of Great Point Media and Adam Partridge of Ffilm Cymru Wales are executive producers. The production was co-financed by the BFI and Ffilm Cymru Wales.