Reaching Higher

Principal Cast: Students, first-time actors.   Genre: Feature film/Coming of Age comedy drama.   Plot:
Reaching Higher is the story of a young boy from the south Wales valleys who lives an unhappy family life and is failing in his academic life. Mentored by a new art teacher he is inspired to embrace his artistic ability and achieve above the expectations of society.    Production Company: Tornado Films.   Director: Anthony Smith.   Producer: Anthony Smith.

The film, featuring students from universities and schools, was developed from a series of workshops for young people in south Wales. It was graded at Dragon DI giving this small, micro budget project the ability to benefit from a high end film workflow.