Directing
Harry Lighton
Born
1992-10-20 (34)
Place of birth
Portsmouth, England, UK
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Harry Lighton is a British screenwriter and filmmaker based in London. He began making short films while studying literature at the University of Oxford. He directed the short film Wren Boys (2017), which was nominated for Best British Short Film at the 2018 BAFTAs and was winner of the Best British Short Film award at the UK Film Festival prior to its American premiere at Sundance. In recent years, Harry Lighton has collaborated on various projects with director Oliver Hermanus and is currently writing an upcoming biopic on Alexander McQueen. His feature directorial debut Pillion had its premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. He is the son of Sir Thomas Hamilton Lighton, 9th Baronet L…
Known for
6.5Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.
Pillion
2025
7.3On the day after Christmas, a Catholic priest from Cork drives his nephew to prison.
Wren Boys
2017
5.0June 2016. In their first ever European Championships, Wales march through to the semi-finals. For a girl gang in small-town South Wales, the line between patriotism and xenophobia becomes blurred.
Leash
2018
1.0Tam gets on the first tube home, plugs himself into his phone and begins reliving his night out via social media stories.
Pompeii
2019
1.0In 'Sunday Morning Coming Down', two twin brothers head to the seaside town of Hastings where one of them has arranged to meet a man. Set in 1994, it is a story of brotherly love, which addresses homosexual exploration and the nature of fetish in a pre-online world.
Sunday Morning Coming Down
2016
Behind the camera
6.5Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.
Pillion
2025
6.5Colin, a timid man, meets Ray, a confident biker gang leader, who initiates him into a submissive relationship, challenging Colin’s mundane existence and prompting personal growth through their unconventional dynamic.
Pillion
2025
7.3On the day after Christmas, a Catholic priest from Cork drives his nephew to prison.
Wren Boys
2017
7.3On the day after Christmas, a Catholic priest from Cork drives his nephew to prison.
Wren Boys
2017
5.0June 2016. In their first ever European Championships, Wales march through to the semi-finals. For a girl gang in small-town South Wales, the line between patriotism and xenophobia becomes blurred.
Leash
2018
5.0June 2016. In their first ever European Championships, Wales march through to the semi-finals. For a girl gang in small-town South Wales, the line between patriotism and xenophobia becomes blurred.
Leash
2018
1.0Tam gets on the first tube home, plugs himself into his phone and begins reliving his night out via social media stories.
Pompeii
2019
1.0Tam gets on the first tube home, plugs himself into his phone and begins reliving his night out via social media stories.
Pompeii
2019
1.0In 'Sunday Morning Coming Down', two twin brothers head to the seaside town of Hastings where one of them has arranged to meet a man. Set in 1994, it is a story of brotherly love, which addresses homosexual exploration and the nature of fetish in a pre-online world.
Sunday Morning Coming Down
2016
1.0In 'Sunday Morning Coming Down', two twin brothers head to the seaside town of Hastings where one of them has arranged to meet a man. Set in 1994, it is a story of brotherly love, which addresses homosexual exploration and the nature of fetish in a pre-online world.
Sunday Morning Coming Down
2016