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Screen Ashford's plan to nurture a new generation of industry professionals has included Alexander Arnold's debut short film 11+ to its programme.

Alexander Arnold is a British actor from Ashford, Kent. He had his breakout role at the age of 17 in E4's BAFTA winning series Skins playing metalhead Rich Hardbeck. 

Alex has appeared in numerous films and television series including Poldark for the BBC and the Sky Atlantic series Save Me. His film work includes David Brent: Life on The Road (BBC Films), The Beatles themed musical comedy, Yesterday, (Working Title) written by Richard Curtis and directed by Danny Boyle, as well as The Outpost (Millennium). Recently be was seen in the scuba diving shark thriller The Last Breath.

In 2025, Arnold will star in Delivery Run directed by Joey Palmroos, as a food courier chased by a crazed snowplow truck driver, along the icy wilderness of rural Minnesota. 

Alongside his career on screen he has appeared in numerous stage shows at The Hampstead Theatre (Four Minutes Twelve Second, Luna Gale), The Lyric Hammersmith (Shopping and F***ing) and on the West-end at The Garrick Theatre in David Mamet’s Bitter Wheat, alongside John Malkovich. 

Recently, Arnold produced the mumblecore micro budget feature ‘The Entertainer’ about a struggling musician losing the keys to his London flat, a film which he also took on the leading role. The film went on to win Best Film at the BIFA qualifying Brighton Rock’s International Film Festival.

Further to acting, Alex is an alumni of The Royal Court Young Writer’s programme.

‘11+’ will mark his first narrative short film as writer-director.

So what is 11+ ?

S T O R Y

2002.

11+ is the story of two eleven-year olds Louis and Jordan, as they navigate the uncertainty of their future friendship.

As one boy is set for grammar school and the other left to grapple with his own academic struggles, Louis's dramatic flair clashes with Jordan's cautious pragmatism, in this portrait of friendship, ambition and the fear of growing apart.

R E F    I M A G E S

Augusta Woods from Track Films (Sister Wives) is onboard to produce.

Augusta is a producer, and writer of both British and Irish heritage. In 2020, she founded her production company, Track Films, and made her debut film as a producer and writer, The Track. This short film, co-produced with Kusini Productions, featured in Variety and was executive produced by Emmy-nominated and SAG Award-winning actor Jim Carter, alongside Oscar, Emmy, and BAFTA-winning actress Imelda Staunton. The Track has been selected for prestigious festivals, including BAFTA-qualifying Carmarthen Bay and the British Urban Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Actor. It also appeared at the Academy-qualifying Durban International Film Festival, BIFA-qualifying Manchester Film Festival, and garnered a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the British Short Film Awards 2023. Additionally, it won Best Actress and Best Director at the 2022 World Indie Awards. 

As a producer, Augusta's other credits include Rambler Man, which won Best Short Film at Covent Garden Film Festival and premiered at Keswick Film Festival, and The Ceiling, featured by Movie Metropolis. She also served as Assistant Producer on Fifty- Four Days, starring Celia Imrie, which featured in Variety, Metro, and Refinery29 and won Best Short Film at BAFTA qualifying British Urban Film Festival and Best Narrative Short at the Oscar qualifying 31st Anniversary Pan African Film Festival. 

Currently, Track Films is touring the festival circuit with two films: Fleeting, featured in

Film Ireland and District Magazine, and BIFA long-listed film, Sister Wives, starring BAFTA Rising Star Mia McKenna-Bruce. Sister Wives has been highlighted in Variety, Glamour, Attitude Magazine, and Collider, winning awards for Best LGBTQIA+ Film at the BAFTA and

Oscar qualifying HollyShorts, as well as four awards at the BIFA-qualifying Sunrise

Film Festival. Sister Wives is currently streaming on Channel 4 following a win as Best British Short at this year’s Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival.

Adam Barnett has also joined as Director of Photography

https://www.adambarnettdop.com/

Cinematographer Adam Barnett shot his first feature, Two Graves, a few months after graduating from the NFTS. Since then he has garnered a wide range of film and television credits including, The Laureate, Champion and The Making of Mongol Khan. Most recently, he has just finishing shooting We Go Again for the BBC. Barnett has also shot music videos for Cian Ducrot, Gunship and Bring Me The Horizon. A photojournalist for VICE news prior to the NFTS, originally from the North of England but now living in London, Adam creates crafted and considered work. He has shot award winning shorts and worked with directors including Ellie Rogers, Jack Retallack, Crown & Owls and Will Reid.

T E A M 

JO NOLAN (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER)

ALEXANDER ARNOLD (WRITER-DIRECTOR)

@alex___arnold

AUGUSTA WOODS (PRODUCER) @augusta.woods @trackfilmsltd

ADAM BARNETT (CINEMATOGRAPHER) @adambarnettdop

T H A N K   Y O U

Every contribution, big or small, helps us bring 11+ to life as a raw, unfiltered, and funny portrait of growing up. With your support, we can share this story with audiences who understand the ups and downs of friendships tested by life’s twists and turns. Every shoutout, every penny, brings us closer to making this film a reality—thank you for being part of our journey!