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Broken Heart

Sarah is missing her ex, he took his own life, she can’t cope can her friend April tries to save her in time before she ends her life because she realised she loves him.

  • jordan smith
    Writer
    The Lost Mase
  • Jordan Smith
    Director
    The Lost Maze, The Killer Barmaid
  • jordan Smith
    Producer
    The Lost Maze
  • Charlotte Rich
    Key Cast
    The Lost Maze
  • Kelly Marie L
    Key Cast
    The Lost Maze
  • William Eldridge
    Key Cast
    "sarah's ex "
  • Harvey Thompson
    Cinematographer
  • Jordan Smith
    Cinematographer
  • Jordan Smith
    Sfx
  • Jordan Smith
    Editor
  • Jamestown Story
    songs
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama, mental heath
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 3 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 26, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Jordan Smith

Jordan Smith is an award-winning British filmmaker, SFX makeup artist, and storyteller whose work spans psychological drama, dark comedy, and socially conscious narratives. Based at borehamwood, Smith began his creative journey in special effects makeup before transitioning into writing and directing.

With over a decade of hands-on experience in film and television, his credits include The Lost Maze (Best Thriller – London Indie Film Awards) and Carbon Footprint, a deeply personal psychological drama exploring grief and the mental health crisis in the UK. Known for blending cinematic realism with visual artistry, Smith’s storytelling is often grounded in themes of trauma, identity, and redemption.

In addition to filmmaking, Jordan is the founder of Bloodworks FX Makeup Supplies Ltd., a creative hub for SFX artists and filmmakers. His multi-disciplinary background and emotional storytelling continue to leave an impact on festival audiences across Europe and beyond

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Director Statement

I make films to tell the truth—especially the kind of truth that’s hard to look at.

As someone who has experienced the weight of trauma and transformation, I use cinema not just to entertain, but to connect, confront, and ultimately, to heal. My stories often begin in the dark but are driven by a relentless search for light—because I believe even the most fractured characters deserve grace and understanding.

Broken Heart is the most personal film I’ve ever made.

I wrote it with the weight of real conversations, real loss, and the very real silence that surrounds suicide. This story isn’t fiction to me — it’s a reflection of what so many people are going through, often behind closed doors. It’s about that quiet kind of grief that doesn’t always scream, but slowly suffocates.

Sarah’s journey is one of heartbreak, guilt, and the impossible ache of wishing you’d said something before it was too late. I wanted to explore the terrifying moment where someone is stuck between memory and regret — and how love, in any form, might still reach them. Through April, we see that friendship can be life-saving. That just showing up, just listening, can make a difference.

As a filmmaker and mental health advocate, I believe stories like this need to be told with honesty and care. We live in a world where far too many people carry pain alone. Broken Heart doesn’t offer easy answers — but it does ask one question: What if love could still save someone, even in their darkest hour?

If this film helps just one person feel less alone, then it’s done what it needed to do.

— Jordan Smith