Harry Lighton
Harry Lighton | |
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| File:Harry Lighton on the Green Carpet at the 2025 Zurich Film Festival 05.jpg Lighton in 2025 | |
| Born | 20 October 1992 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
Harry Lighton (born 20 October 1992) is an English film director and screenwriter. His feature directorial debut, Pillion, premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and won two British Independent Film Awards and a Gotham Independent Film Awards
Early life
[edit | edit source]Lighton was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire,[1] England on 20 October 1992.[2][3] He is the son of Sir Thomas Hamilton Lighton of the Lighton baronetcy.[4] Lighton has a twin brother.[3]
Lighton has an English literature degree from the University of Oxford.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Lighton began making short films whilst studying English literature at the University of Oxford.[1] His most noted short film, Wren Boys (2017), received a British Academy Film Award nomination for Best Short Film at the 71st British Academy Film Awards,[5] and a British Independent Film Award nomination for Best British Short Film at the British Independent Film Awards 2017.[6]
His feature film debut, Pillion,[7] premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival,[8] where Lighton won the award for Best Screenplay.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Lighton is openly gay.[10] He lives in London.[11]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2016 | Knitlab: XY | Short film |
| Sunday Morning Coming Down | ||
| 2017 | Look at Me | |
| Wren Boys | ||
| 2018 | Leash | |
| 2019 | Pompeii | |
| 2025 | Pillion | Feature film |
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Award / Festival | Date of ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| British Independent Film Awards | 10 December 2017 | Best British Short Film | Wren Boys | Nominated | [6] |
| British Academy Film Awards | 18 February 2018 | Best Short Film | Nominated | [5] | |
| Cannes Film Festival | 23 May 2025 | Un Certain Regard Award | Pillion | Nominated | [12] |
| Un Certain Regard – Best Screenplay | Won | [13] | |||
| Caméra d'Or | Nominated | [12] | |||
| Queer Palm | Nominated | [14] | |||
| British Independent Film Awards | 30 November 2025 | Best British Independent Film | Won | [15] | |
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||||
| Douglas Hickox Award (Best Debut Director) | Nominated | ||||
| Best Debut Screenwriter | Won | ||||
| Gotham Independent Film Awards | 1 December 2025 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Won | [16] |
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External links
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