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Win a signed Through The Eyes of Bairns Script!
Cheadle, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Aim
Support out short film from as little as £3 and win a script signed by our high profile cast and crew!
The Prize
We're giving you the chance to win an original printed copy of the Through The Eyes of Bairns script signed by the cast and crew.
We're still announcing our cast over on our social media and on our main Crowdfunding page. Announced cast include Michelle Hardwick and Sydney Martin.
FOR FULL DETAILS - PLEASE SEE OUR MAIN CROWDFUNDING PAGE.
About our film and campaign
We are currently running a Crowdfunding campaign over here which has specific, bigger and guaranteed rewards. However, we know that not everyone can afford these awards and so we wanted to give more people the option to win a slice of this film's history. Therefore, we've decided to kick off a prize draw where you can be in with the chance of winning a signed script. Tickets will start at just £3 but you can buy as many as you like and there'll be discounts for the more tickets you buy!
About our film...
Through The Eyes of Bairns is a 15 minute short film that explores what it's like to grow up as a child of domestic abuse and and asks the question - does everyone deserve forgiveness?
The story...
Rose hasn’t seen her estranged father, Ivan, since he beat her up and threw her out for being gay over twenty years ago. Now, he’s on his deathbed and wants to see her, although she’s a world away from her humble working class beginnings, Rose reluctantly agrees to go and see him and secretly hopes she might finally get an apology from the man who caused her so much pain.
Through a series of in-the-moment talks and flashbacks to influential moments in her life, Rose finally gets to tell Ivan the effect he’s had on her. Ivan eventually apologises, but when Rose realises his words are hollow, she soon learns that not everyone deserves forgiveness. With her mum, Lesley, unable to leave and Rose more affected by seeing her dad again by she let on, this film is a realistic potrayal of domestic abuse - both as a partner and as a child.
CAST AND CREW
Our cast are being announced on social media (@eyesofbairnsfilm) and will be updated here as and when we announce them.
Rose - Michelle Hardwick
Young Adult Rose - Sydney Martin
Child Rose - TBA
Ivan - John Middleton
Younger Ivan - Marc Baylis
Lesley -Isabel Ford
Becs -Krissi Bohn
We have a highly experienced crew as well as opportunities for new entrants to the industry.
Writer - Chloe McLaughlin
Director - Katie Fenton-Green
Producer - Paris Rogers
Production Plans
Whilst we've applied for other funding, we've not had much luck in securing any so far. We were selected as finalists for Slick Films' fund but unfortunately we didn't win the main prize. Making a film isn't cheap, therefore, we're crowdfunding so that we can really get this film off the ground. All of our cast and crew have offered to give up their time for free but we'd love to be able to pay our creatives and ensure no-one is out of pocket.
We're currently hoping to record the film in January. This will be done on the weekends as everyone on the film works during the week.
Outcomes
We will host two initial screenings for cast, crew and industry professionals in Manchester and Leeds. After this, we intend to show the film on the festival circuit before eventually putting it online (YouTube, Vimeo etc.) so that everyone can access this film and see it's important message.
FOR MORE INFORMATION - PLEASE SEE OUR MAIN CROWDFUNDING PAGE
How to Enter
Buy as many tickets as you like... whether it's one ticket or one hundred, each one will be entered into the prize draw and one lucky winner will win a signed script!
The prize draw will run until 1st December 2025 at midday. The script will be signed during the production of the film in January 2026 and we will aim to deliver the script by April 2026. The winner will be announced early January 2026.
Entry starts at £3 with discounts for multiple entries.
You can also enter for free by emailing [email protected]. See Ts&Cs for more details.
Thank you so much for your support! Remember, we also have a Crowdfunding page with guaranteed rewards ranging from digital copies of the film to social media shout outs to signed posters all the way up to tickets to the premiere, executive producer credits and chances to hang out on set!
This film matters... so please help us to make it as brilliant as possible!
This project successfully funded on 1st December 2025