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Morvoren Films

An independent film production company founded by Dalano Barnes and Lydia Helen Francis, based in Cornwall and London.

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Dalano Barnes

Dalano Barnes

Born and raised in Cornwall, Dalano Barnes is a filmmaker and writer. After experimenting with animated short films, he went on to write and direct his first live action short film The Man Behind the Machine (2023), which won several awards. Dalano is now in pre-production with our first feature film Amongst Crows.

Lydia Helen Francis

Lydia Helen Francis

Lydia Helen is an actor and film maker with over 15 years in the film industry. She started acting professionally at age 11 and transitioned into film making in her late teens. Lydia attended Falmouth College of Art and Edinburgh University where she studied photography, making several documentaries and short films.

'The Bucca' is one of several short and feature length scripts based around Cornish folklore written by Lydia.