Private Project

Bus Stories

Bus Stories is a documentary short following the journey of filmmaker Simeon Costello as he travels from John O'Groats to Land's End using only local buses to find out why this form of transport is so important to the people of the UK.

  • Simeon Costello
    Director
  • Simeon Costello
    Producer
    Nowhere Place, Kids, Fortbox, Vision, Written in Blood, Wheel of Sacrifice, Driftwood,
  • Claire Horrocks
    Producer
  • Jonas Hawkins
    Producer
  • Alix Taylor
    Producer
  • Simeon Costello
    Key Cast
  • Scott Stevens
    Cinematographer
    Nowhere Place, Wheel of Sacrifice
  • Scott Stevens
    Editors
    Vision, Written in Blood, Catch Your Death
  • Molly Kemp
    Editors
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 8 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 2, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 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
  • Two Short Nights
    Exeter
    United Kingdom
    December 2, 2016
    UK Premiere
Director Biography - Simeon Costello

Simeon is a short film producer and director who's directing debut is documentary short Bus Stories. Simeon was awarded the Devon Documentary Short Film Commission by the Exeter Phoenix for his idea to travel the length of the UK using only local buses. This base idea developed into making a documentary about why public transport is so crucial to the UK people.

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Director Statement

I originally had the idea not as a film but as a challenge. Something someone would do on a gap year or a bored pensioner would try to complete using their bus pass. It was only when I was awarded the Exeter Phoenix's commission when I knew I wanted to document the journey and find out why the UK needs buses.