Written and Directed by SIÔN THOMAS

Produced by CATRIN LEWIS DEFIS

During the devastating foot and mouth outbreak of 2001, Rhian and her brother Dewi struggle to keep the Welsh hill farm they inherited from their father running. As the disease reaches their doorstep Rhian tries to control her increasingly unstable brother.

Inspired by the novel “White Ravens” by Owen Sheers.

Funded by Ffilm Cymru and the BBC.

Broadcast on BBC Wales on the 4th of September 2020.

12 Minute Short

Watch Dirt Ash Meat on iPlayer here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000m9l0/beacons-short-films-from-wales-series-1-2-dirt-ash-meat

SCREENINGS

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BRITISH SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL BERLIN 2020 (GERMANY) - Official Selection

CARDIFF MINI FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (WALES) - Official Selection - Winner - Best Fiction Short

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NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL 2020 (USA) - Official Selection

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