Love at First Sight
Do you believe in love at first sight? When Arthur spots Ruth he knows in his heart that it’s true....
- United Kingdom
- 2010, 12 min
- Director: Michael Davies
- Director of photography: Ian Salvage
- Editor: Dave Thrasher
- Screenplay: Julian Unthank
- Music: Mark Russell
- Cast: John Hurt, Phyllida Law, Barry McCarthy, Tim Wylton
- Contacts: Elfin Productions
- Producer: Sandra Gorel
- Production: Spellbound Films, Elfin Productions
Michael Davies
Michael Davies is a writer, producer and director of drama and documentary. Following a BA in drama from Manchester University, and an MA in film and television from Bristol, he began his career in BBC Television Features. His work as a freelance director is equally diverse, encompassing comedy observational documentaries Going To Chelsea, drama-documentaries The Welsh Great Escape, dramatized adventure Snakemaster and factual entertainment, including his RTS award winning Oz & James Drink To Britain.
He has recently been enjoying success as a drama director. His first comedy short What’s ’virgin’ mean? has been screened at over fifty festivals around the world, winning six awards and attracting more than 1 250,000 hits on You Tube. He directed five episodes of the first series of the hit BBC children’s drama “Tracy Beaker Returns”, which won a BAFTA. His latest film is the short Love At First Sight.