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Stumbling

Winner: Audience Award for Best Independent Film
- Chichester International Film Festival.

(Drama) Looking down the barrel of the lens, a dysfunctional family pieces together an event that has irrevocably altered their relationships. A complex exploration of parental responsibility and consent, this film contains descriptions of a sexual encounter that some may find distressing (Ireland/UK. 70 mins).

A unique debut feature, from a script by Joseph Crilly, Stumbling consists of direct-to-camera interviews with five characters, speaking as if for a documentary. Every frame and sound was captured over three days at the former UTV studio facility in Belfast, with a crew of four, on a budget of only £10,000. Stumbling is a carbon positive production.

  • Jonathan Harden
    Director
    Troubles, Guard
  • Michael MacBroom
    Cinematographer
    Welcome to Belfast, You Are Here
  • Jonathan Harden
    Editor
  • Joseph Crilly
    Writer
  • Tom Aarvold
    Producer
  • Lorcan Cranitch
    Key Cast
    "Logan"
    Love Rosie, Cracker, The Dig
  • Joanne Crawford
    Key Cast
    "Merva"
    Sacrifice, Line of Duty
  • Ruby Campbell
    Key Cast
    "Donna"
  • Alana Fraser
    Make-up
  • Alexandra Moore
    Costume
  • Deci Gallen
    Stills
    Guard, Troubles
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 31, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    10,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Ireland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Chichester International Film Festival
    Chichester
    United Kingdom
    August 14, 2022
    World Premiere
    Audience Award for Best Independent Film
  • Indie Cork Film Festival
    Cork
    Ireland
    October 3, 2022
    Irish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Belfast Film Festival
    Belfast
    Ireland
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Jonathan Harden

Jonathan is a director and actor from Belfast. Having previously made two narrative fiction shorts and one short doc, Stumbling is his accidental feature debut.

His first short, GUARD - a female led boxing film - premiered at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2017 and went on to screen at over thirty festivals, winning several awards. His second, TROUBLES - on the subject of male mental health - premiered in Cork Film Festival in 2018. His third, a self-shot short doc, is currently beginning its festival journey. A fourth, a BFI funded short doc, is in the works.

Jonathan has also directed commercials.

Credits as an actor include: Jimmy McGovern's Time, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Victoria & Abdul, The Invisible Woman and Five Minutes of Heaven.

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