FADING PETALS (2022)  93mins

​Dir. Bradley Charlton
Starring Melanie Reville, Charlotte Reidie, Tom Metcalf

​Fading Petals sees a young woman (Charlotte Reidie) appear at a sickly older woman's home (Melanie Revill) in order to assist her. After a hostile first encounter and despite their misgivings, the two slowly open up to one another and form an unexpected bond. However, their affinity is short lived when harsh words are spoken and buried memories resurface. 

Fading Petals was shot in September 2020. The film premiered at The Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford in March 2022 and was praised by critics, currently holding an 80% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film is available on Amazon Prime Video, Tubi, The Roku Channel, and Apple TV. Explore more via the links below.
★★★★
"An accomplished chamber piece"
Film Authority
★★★★
"Reidie and Revill are
​utterly magnificent"
​Film Threat
★★★
"A thoughtful piece of female-centred cinema"
Screen Zealots
★★★★
"Impossible not to admire"
​The Independent Critic
★★★★
"Revill is astonishing"
​UK Film Review

BINARY TRUTHS (2020)  12mins

Dir. Bradley Charlton
Starring Georgina Voaden, Tom Metcalf

​Anais finds her daily life interrupted by a series of visions that grow increasingly intense until they become overwhelming. Disoriented and desperate for answers, she stumbles into a bleak underpass and comes face to face with David. What follows is a harrowing journey, forcing Anais to confront the darkest horrors of her past and uncover the unsettling truth about her very existence.

The award winning short premiered at the Romford Film Festival and is now available to buy and rent on Amazon Prime Video.
★★★★
"The film contains outstanding acting and a great deal of drama"
UK Film Review

THE GOLDEN GIRL (2019)  11mins

Dir. Bradley Charlton
Starring Melanie Revill, Chris Sivewright, Rodrig Andrisan, Georgina Voaden
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As a troubled director struggles to hold together a collapsing film set dominated by a fading actress, a misogynistic producer, and a chaotic young crew, her grip on reality and authorship begins to fracture, pushing her toward increasingly desperate and destructive measures to save her film.

The Golden Girl played at several festivals across the UK and Europe. Melanie Revill received much praise for her performance, winning Best Actress at the CKF International Film Festival.

THE LONELINESS OF BEING (2017)  7mins

Dir. Bradley Charlton
Starring Maureen Booth

An elderly widow, unable to accept the death of her husband, struggles to adapt to life alone. As her routine unravels, she turns to a medium in a desperate attempt to make contact with him, only to be confronted with unsettling truths.

OPENING NIGHT (2016)  6mins

Dir. Bradley Charlton
Starring Andrew Gleeson, Jacqueline Crankshaw, Sally-Anne MacKenzie

On the opening night of a highly anticipated play, the lead actress disappears without warning just before curtain up, exposing fractures within the company as a desperate search unfolds behind the scenes.