The Golden West
24min | Short Western

Written & Directed by: Tom Berkeley & Ross White
Produced by: Tom Berkeley, Ross White & Jamie Tarr
Floodlight Pictures 2023

The third short film by Academy Award® and BAFTA-winning directors Tom Berkeley and Ross White.
Starring Eileen Walsh, Aoife Duffin and Sion Ifan.


Winner, ‘Best Short of the Festival’, Raindance, UK, 2023 (UK Premiere)
Winner, ‘Best of Festival’, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK, 2023
Winner, ‘Best Drama’, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, UK, 2023
Winner ‘Best British Film’, Norwich Film Festival, UK, 2023
Nominated for the Tiernan McBride Award for ‘Best Short Film’, Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland, 2023 (World Premiere)
Special Screening with Almodóvar’s ‘Strange Way of Life’, Telluride Film Festival, Colorado, USA, 2023 (International Premiere)
Nominated for the ‘Golden Starfish Award for Best Short Film’, Hamptons International Film Festival, USA, 2023 (East Coast Premiere)
Official Selection, Austin Film Festival, 2023 (Texas Premiere)
Nominated for the ‘Short Film Grand Prix’, Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland, 2023 (European Premiere)
Nominated for ‘Best Short Film’, British Short Film Awards, UK, 2023
Official Selection, Foyle Film Festival, Northern Ireland, UK, 2023
European Competition, Leuven International Film Festival, Belgium, 2023
Nominated for ‘Best British Short Film’, Leeds International Film Festival, UK, 2023
Official Selection, Kerry International Film Festival, Ireland, 2023
Official Selection, Belfast Film Festival, Northern Ireland, UK, 2023
Official Selection, Capital Irish Film Festival, USA, 2023
Official Selection, Pöff, Estonia, 2023
Longlisted for BIFA, UK, 2023


CINEMATOGRAPHY HONOURS

Winner, ‘Best Cinematography’, British Short Film Awards, UK, 2023
Nominated for ‘Best Cinematography in a Short Film’ by the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC), UK, 2023


PRESS

https://directorsnotes.com/2024/01/05/tom-berkeley-ross-white-the-golden-west/
https://closeupculture.com/2023/12/27/30-best-short-films-of-2023/