Northmen
Northmen is a 20-minute short film depicting a grim period of British history when England was in the grip of a fierce famine and plagued by marauding Vikings. It is set in the year 1005AD, a time when England was suffering from a terrible famine and under invasion by the Danish King Sweyn Forkbeard. The story follows five Danish warriors left stranded behind enemy lines when winter sets in and the Danish forces flee to their ships.
It was made by a team of students from the University of Lincoln,and by Urban Apache Films. The Lincoln students that worked on the production were Philip Stevens (co-writer and director), Stewart MacGregor (co-writer, director of photography, editor), Matthew Steward (co-writer, assistant cinematographer), Jake Tomlinson (sound designer, music supervisor), Ben Barczak (producer) and Elif Baki (production assistant).
The Film Has been nominated for several awards around the UK and have even had their Film premiered at the Odeon cinema in Lincoln.
The Guys will be Talking about their Film on the First Show ( 24th November at 3pm)
Northmen – Trailer from Stewart MacGregor on Vimeo.
