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The Siren Song

Project Type

Micro-Short Film (5 Minutes)

Release Date

December 2022

'Stories in Motion' Canon + CVP Competition

Micro-Short Film (2022)
Funded by Roundhouse Film Fund, created in partnership with WENDYVISION.

Starring Josie Kemp as the Siren.

A young woman, confused by her sexuality, is enticed by the sea’s call and views it as an opportunity to embrace her own identity and take the plunge into coming out.

The Siren Song is an experimental, live-action and animated film using the sea and land as a representation of the divide between the individuals coming out and society encouraging them to hide.

Accolades includes:

- GRAND PRIZE WINNER 'Mediorite' GET SEEN FILM FESTIVAL 2024
- Finalist at CANON and CVP's STORIES IN MOTION competition (2023)
- Official Selection at BFI FLARE 2023

Helen Iley

©2024 by Helen Iley

Stills & BTS supplied by Ruby Parker-Harbord, David Monteith-Hodge, Liliane Hannah, Miftin Al-Hadithi, Anastasia Yules

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