A short film showcasing the talent of young people from South Bristol has become a huge hit online, after being watched an astonishing two million times.
The film Shiney, which was filmed in Whitchurch and Hartcliffe in the summer of 2019, reached the milestone on the online film platform Omeleto. The mini movie tells the story of two kids and their efforts to buy a packet of cigarettes from a shop, to try to fit in with a bunch of older kids in the park.
It was made by South Bristol-based film company Shunk Films and was written and directed by Hartcliffe filmmaker Paul Holbrook. Despite the tiny budget, he managed to persuade Bruce Jones - aka Les Battersby from Coronation Street - and female boxing legend Jane Couch to take cameo roles in the film.
