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| Directed by | Stroma Cairns |
| Screenplay by | Stroma Cairns Imogen West |
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| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
The Son and the Sea is a 2025 British/American independent film directed by Stroma Cairns, and written and produced by Stroma Cairns and Imogen West with a cast led by Jonah West, Stanley Brock and Connor Tompkins.
A coming-of-age story of two best friends who leave London to visit the east coast of Scotland. [1]
The film is produced by British company In The Company Of and American company Studio Cloy. It was developed with BBC Film. [2] Cairns co-wrote and co-produced the film with her mother Imogen West and the film is starring her brother Jonah West alongside Stanley Brock, Grant Lindsay, and twin brothers Connor and Lewis Tompkins. [3] It is the feature length directorial debut for Stroma Cairns, as well as the big screen debut for leading cast members Jonah West and Brock. [4] Many of the cast are deaf and first-time actors. Principal photography took place on location in the village of Pennan in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [2]
The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2025 and was later shown at the San Sebastian Film Festival and in October 2025 at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival. [3] [4]
For their roles in the film, Jonah West, Stanley Brock and Connor Tompkins were long-listed for the British Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performance in October 2025. [5]