A woman loses her husband, and finds a potted plant.

'FERN' is a six-minute short film commissioned by Channel 4. It is written and directed by Johnny Kelly, produced by Nexus Studios and starring Monica Dolan.

Johnny Kelly
Writer / Director

Johnny is an Irish director living in London. His work spans live action, stop frame animation, CGI and lots between.

A graduate of the Royal College of Art, his short fims (including ‘Procrastination’) have been screened on BBC, ARTE, PBS and been programmed and awarded at film festivals around the world including Palm Springs, Clermont-Ferrand and Edinburgh international lm festivals.

Johnny is based at Oscar-nominated Nexus Studios, in London. The stop motion advertisment he directed for Chipotle, ’Back to the Start’, won the Film Grand Prix at the Cannes Advertising Festival.

He likes plants, but tends to kill them.

www.johnnykel.ly

Monica Dolan
Lead Actor

Monica Dolan is a Bafta award winning actress whose work spans stage, television and film.

Highlights include Appropriate Adult, for which she won the Bafta, Witness For The Prosecution, The Casual Vacancy, feature lm Eye In The Sky opposite Helen Mirren and the late Alan Rickman and, of course, W1A.

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Nexus Studios
Production Company

Nexus Studios is a next-generation story studio working in entertainment and branded content. We create meaningful, heartfelt stories and experiences that positively add to the cultural conversation.

They are home to a world-class roster of talent supported by experienced production staff, creative thinkers, animators, technical directors, engineers, coders, illustrators, designers and makers. Together they work in a collaborative atmosphere to make talked-about work.

Their prolific output includes Academy Award nominated animation, Grammy nominated music videos, D&AD Black Pencil and triple Cannes Grand Prix winning commercials and D&AD White Pencil winning digital and immersive experiences.

www.nexusstudios.com