Lainya Craig

Directing

Lainya Craig

Known for

Directing

Credits

4 titles

Lainya is an RTS Award Winning Producer and Assistant Director from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. She has a keen interest in projects showcasing underrepresented and Northern voices.

Known for

Behind the camera

Jammy poster
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Jammy is a horror comedy short film centred around Rosie, a dedicated baker in challenging times as her bakery struggles to stay afloat. One evening, Rosie witnesses a heated argument between a couple. She intervenes and takes the girl away from the scene, however her actions inadvertently put her in danger when the man later turns up her at her shop. In a violent confrontation, the man’s attempt to harm Rosie backfires and she is left to face a difficult moral dilemma.

Jammy

2026

Jammy poster
NR

Jammy is a horror comedy short film centred around Rosie, a dedicated baker in challenging times as her bakery struggles to stay afloat. One evening, Rosie witnesses a heated argument between a couple. She intervenes and takes the girl away from the scene, however her actions inadvertently put her in danger when the man later turns up her at her shop. In a violent confrontation, the man’s attempt to harm Rosie backfires and she is left to face a difficult moral dilemma.

Jammy

2026

Sand Dancers poster
NR

Jimmy Simpson, a 25-year-old surfer from South Shields, who lives with dyskinetic quadriplegic cerebral palsy, has discovered surfing. Sand Dancers documents Jimmy’s attempt to compete at the English Adaptive Surfing Championships in Bristol. Set on the wild north-east British coast, his story is one of resilience, community, and the boundless joy of riding waves.

Sand Dancers

2025

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Years of coercive control and abuse at the hands of her husband have left Leigh seeking solace in raising her son, motherhood defines her as she cuts off those around her.

Leigh (Mam Anthology)

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