Kelly Holmes

Director and Screenwriter

Nottingham, United Kingdom

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About Kelly

Kelly Holmes has been writing and directing shorts, and crewing on films over the past ten years in the UK and beyond. She has screened her short films THE GRAB, DOLLS and FAMILY PORTRAIT in international film festivals worldwide, winning several awards including Best Film and Best Directing awards, as well as technical awards and special mentions.

Her Scottish short film FAMILY PORTRAIT, a Victorian family drama about death portrait photography, is currently on the film festival circuit. The film was shot in the historic Pollok House in Glasgow, and stars Allison McKenzie (Line of Duty, Beowulf) and Douglas Russell (Outlander, Let Us Prey). FAMILY PORTRAIT has recently won the Paris Courts Devant postproduction prize, which includes a broadcast contract with France 3, working in conjunction with French co-producer Arts Premiers.

Kelly has just completed her Creative England Emerging Talent/BFI and France 3 funded short ATTRITION, a WW1 supernatural drama set in the 1915 gas attacks. The film stars Edward Hogg (Taboo), Jack Roth (Bohemian Rhapsody), Lewis MacKinnon (Victoria) and Jack Parry-Jones (Our Girl). ATTRITION was shot in the Khaki Devils location used in productions such as 'Downton Abbey' and 'Journey's End'.

Taking sabbatical from her job as a university lecturer to concentrate on directing, she shadowed Douglas McKinnon (Line of Duty, Outlander) on the set of ‘Sherlock: The Abominable Bride’ (Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman). Kelly has also been recently mentored by Peter Strickland (Berberian Sound Studio, Duke of Burgundy) and James Kent (Testament of Youth, The Aftermath).

Kelly also has a background working in live television and she is a graduate of Screen Academy Scotland’s MFA in Advanced Film Directing and she also holds MA and BA degrees.

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Attrition (2018)
Film (short) by Artemisia / Arts Premiers (Drama and War) Director/Writer Supernatural drama set in the British trenches of WW1. Along with the rest of his platoon, young Private Edwin Childs fears imminent German gas attacks. As the dreaded attack begins, how much will Edwin give of himself in the ultimate act of compassion towards his fellow men?
Family Portrait (2016)
Film (short) by Cup of Gold / Arts Premiers (Drama and History) Director, Producer Margaret must convince her daughter Louise to take responsibility for the family after the death of her father, whilst the family endures the ritual of a family portrait.
Dolls (2013)
Film (short) Director George and Tabitha are playing sadistic games in the playroom. As the power struggle seesaws, George removes Tabitha from the dolls house and pretends she is his prize toy, but Tabitha has other games in mind.
The Grab (2006)
Film (short) Director