Verity's Summer

When a stranger comes to town 16-year-old Verity must confront the secrets surrounding her father's time in Iraq... secrets which may tear her family apart. Winner of Best Actress at the London Independent Film Festival for leading lady Indea Barbe-Willson and Best Cinematography at the Van d'Or Film Awards, Verity's Summer is the debut feature from short-film Palme d'Or nominee Ben Crowe. A visually accomplished debut; unusual and intriguing. - Tim Robey, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Stunningly but unsentimentally evoked - Sophie Mayer, LITTLE WHITE LIES, SIGHT SOUND An intelligent new British director has now surfaced - Derek Malcolm, THE EVENING STANDARD (Original Title: Verity's Summer)