Production Title: Borne
Claire Molloy is a writer, director and art director. Born and raised in the North, she has worked in the art department on films, TV dramas and commercials for over a decade since graduating from the Manchester School of Art. Claire wrote and directed the award-winning short film Wild Flower starring Kate Dickie, and funded by the BFI iShorts scheme. This personal film explored elements of Claire’s relationship with her grandmother at different ages and was screened at festivals around the UK including Aesthetica, LSFF, Encounters and Flat Pack. It went on to win Best Director at Catfish Shorts in London.
Claire likes to tell observational stories from a personal perspective driven by relationships, motherhood and nature. Her background in design ensures her films are aesthetically beautiful and rich in texture.
Her short film on the Prime Video Directors Workshop, Borne, was shot on location in coastal Cumbria, and tells the story of an isolated young mother, Kate (Grace Hogg-Robinson) who accepts help from an unlikely source, but at what cost?