The Thread
Trailer/Film Excerpt
With
- Anaya Thorley (Grace)
- Tyrelle Boyce (Curtis)
- David Gyasi (David)
- Lucy Phelps (Esther)
- Thea Butler (Emily)
Crew
| Director | Fenn O'Meally |
| Screenplay | Fenn O'Meally |
| Cinematography | Arseni Khachaturan |
| Editing | Toby Heard, Matt Schaff |
| Music | Duval Timothy, Lil Silva |
| Sound Design | Toby Heard |
| Production Design | Francesca Di Mottola |
| Costumes | Calvin How |
| Make-Up | Michele Baylis |
| Casting | Des Hamilton, Stephanie Okoye, Stafi Samaki |
| Producers | Luca Chapman, Elizabeth Doonan, Patrick Milling-Smith |
| Executive Producers | Patrick Milling-Smith, Brian Carmody, Fergus Brown, Claudia Yusef, Anuradha Henriques, Hannah Linnen |
Produced by
BBC Films
London, United Kingdom
SMUGGLER
London, United Kingdom
World Sales
SMUGGLER
London, United Kingdom
Film Team
Beim Photo Call.
The Thread · Generation · Feb 17, 2026
Fenn O'Meally
The director wins the Special Prize of the Generation International Jury for the Best Short Film 14plus.
The Thread · Generation · Special Prize of the Generation 14plus International Jury for the Best Short Film · Feb 20, 2026
Fenn O'Meally
The filmmaker and photographer was born in Birmingham, UK of Jamaican heritage. Her work focuses on raw and honest stories from real life. Her richly textured visual language draws on her experience in documentary filmmaking, radio journalism and dance, and is grounded in her love of movement and music. She places a great emphasis on her craft in her observational and emotionally moving work.
Filmography
2025 The Thread; short film, Berlinale 2026
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026