A SPLINTER IN THE EYE is a real-time political drama centred on the housing crisis in East London. The film follows Darren, a Junior Debt Enforcement Officer, as he and his colleagues enact an eviction order on an occupied property. But as the officers deploy tactics of escalating brutality, the eviction enters a violent tailspin, forcing Darren toward a confrontation with the harsh realities of his new work.

A SPLINTER IN THE EYE is an unapologetically stark, formally ambitious piece of political cinema examining one of the UK’s most damaging crises. A story of the complex moral framework that frequently underpins violence at the bottom of the economic order, and the tragic class dynamics that pit working people against each other to maintain it.

The project is a graduation film from the MA Filmmaking Programme at the London Film School.

Harry Hayton Iles - Writer/Director

Hollye Karina Swinehart - Producer

Pablo Garrido Carreras - Director of Photography

Rashaun Wayne - "Darren"

Iago Montgomary - "Vincent"

Luke Aquilina - "Sean"

Lucy Wordsworth - "Deborah"

Peter Terry - "John"

Erika Sviderskyte - "Ana"

Kyle Malan - "Kyle"