Experiencing Interruptions?

How to Read Lips

Miss Johnston is just starting at a new University. She's finding it difficult to connect with her coursemates.

This is because she is still recovering from what happened in her previous University.

  • Craig Andrew Robertson
    Director
    Boiling Point (2015)
  • Craig Andrew Robertson
    Writer
    Boiling Point (2015)
  • Adam Johnston
    Producer
    Boiling Point (2015)
  • Lucy Axford
    Key Cast
    Boiling Point (2015)
  • Kirsten Gair
    Key Cast
    Locked In
  • Pete Jeffries
    Key Cast
  • Andrew Cunningham
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 3, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Craig Andrew Robertson, YouTube Account
    Rights: Internet
Director Biography - Craig Andrew Robertson

Craig Andrew Robertson has been interested in filmmaking all of his life.

As a child he acted in short films made with his brother and directed by his father.

He made other amateur projects in his teenage years before going on to writing and directing more professional short films while at University.

His first major short film was "Boiling Point" in 2015 which he co-directed with Roxana Sezavar. This was accepted by the Dhaka University International Short Film Festival in 2016.

The following year he wrote and directed "How to Read Lips".

He also collaborated with the BFI Academy that year, co-directing and co-writing "Sam".

He has also directed an amateur production of "Our Town".

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Director Statement

I am very proud of "How to Read Lips".

It is a film that deals with disconnection from people and I feel my cast and crew have done an excellent job in making a film appropriate for the modern era.