A FILM by an Aberystwyth University graduate has been shortlisted for an award at the 2018 RTS Wales Centre Student Television Awards in Cardiff tomorrow.

Dwy Chwaer a Brawd (Two Sisters and a Brother) by Meleri Morgan and produced as a final-year project is a revealing portrayal of family life in a rural village outside Aberystwyth and features two sisters and a brother in their nineties.

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

Meleri said: “The RTS nomination is a bit overwhelming. When you are working towards a deadline in the university sometimes the creativity can be locked in somewhere because you are working so hard to create something, but now that I look back and see people’s response to the film, it is really great, I can’t put it into words. I’m just glad that someone else enjoys a film that I really enjoyed making.

“The film was created as part of the Independent Creative Film module, and so everything, from the camera work to the editing was done independently.

"I came to Aberystwyth to study drama, and got some experience of working with my tutor and experienced broadcast journalist Elin Morse, and enjoyed it so much that I ended up producing my own film."

Elin Morse, lecturer in media productions at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at Aberystwyth University, said: “We were delighted that Meleri’s work has been recognised with a nomination for an RTS award, which reflects the excellence of her work and follows her richly deserved award at the Wexford Documentary Film Festival.”