Wings is a short film that tells the story of Audrey and Dora, two Land Army girls who fall in love; but when world war two ends, Audrey’s husband returns and so must ‘normality’.
Many years pass, and the women live a life apart; but an unexpected reunion is on the horizon, and it is never too late to be brave, and never too late to love.
Hopefully most homosexual people of this period were able to find their wings eventually, and leave behind the fear, guilt and judgement that tethered them. Wings is for those who did, those who couldn’t, and those who that are yet to..
Back in 2014, a very crude form of Wings was first conceived when the director Jamie Weston worked on a documentary called Essex Girls:
‘While watching through the rushes of the WWII land army section, I found myself fixated with so many questions about life for women during that time, so much was still to be said and within the documentary we made, it had only highlighted a snapshot of the time.’
Jamie Weston and Carla Fraser worked on the WINGS script and then brought this story alive, on a micro budget funded by their day jobs, and with a very quick turn around!
Carla and Jamie are both very passionate about positive social change, and previously worked together on a short film called ‘Grey Future’ that called for a full UK ivory ban, and the preservation of endangered elephants and rhinos.
In a magical turn of events, the WINGS script attracted national treasures, BAFTA award winning and OBE actresses Miriam Margolyes and Virginia Mckenna, alongside Rosie Day from the cult television series Outlander, and Bobby Lockwood from ‘Wolf Blood’.
Wings also features actress Lu Corfield and patron of Pride Cymru, who speaks passionately about the project: ‘One of the things that I love the most about Wings, is seeing the younger generation - our creative team, firmly handing the mic back to a generation that wasn’t allowed to speak out.’