AN observational documentary by an Aberystwyth University graduate was one of five winners at the 2018 Royal Television Society Wales Centre Student Television Awards.

Dwy Chwaer a Brawd (Two Sisters and a Brother) by Meleri Morgan was the winner in the Factual category at the awards held in Cardiff on 31 January.

Produced as a final-year project, the fly-on-the-wall documentary offers a revealing portrayal of family life in a rural village outside Aberystwyth and features two sisters and a brother in their nineties.

This is the second major award for the film which won the Best International Student Award at the Wexford Documentary Film Festival in September.

Meleri graduated in drama and theatre film and television studies in 2017 and is currently training to be a teacher at Aberystwyth University.

Speaking of her award, Meleri said: “I did not expect to win this award, particularly after seeing the other nominations at the awards ceremony. I’m delighted and very proud that all the hard work has paid off in the end.

“The film is very close to my heart and reflects a period in my life when my creativity developed greatly and I am hugely indebted to my lecturers Elin Morse, Kate Woodward and Gareth Llyr Evans (drama) for opening my eyes to the wide world of the arts and the importance of searching for the perfect story before starting to film."

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