DELIVERY
A year after we had cast her in a supporting role in ‘Who’s Counting?’, Rosie Chappel shared a picture of herself in her scrubs, proud that she had only five weeks to go until she qualified as a midwife. Inspired by the experience of the birth of our own daughter, Ben messaged Rosie with an idea for a project called DELIVERY.
Together, over the following year, via countless Zoom and phone calls, Google Docs, voice notes and text messages, and inspired by Rosie’s lived experience, Ben and Rosie developed a story about a newly-qualified midwife undertaking the most challenging night shift of her career on an understaffed NHS maternity ward.
DELIVERY is the result, a scripted 25 minute short that focuses on the physical and psychological strain on midwives as they witness the often unspoken about, long lasting impact of childbirth related trauma.
DELIVERY won Best Short Film at the British Short Film Awards and was nominated for Best British Short at the British Independent Film Awards. The film also picked up, among other prizes, Best Debut Short at Tirana International Film Festival, Best British Film at Norwich International Film Festival, Best UK Short at Manchester International Film Festival, Best Drama at Sunderland Shorts Film Festival and both the Jury Award for Best Drama & the Audience Award at This is England Film Festival in Rouen, France.
The film continues to tour festivals worldwide.
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      
          
        
          
          
        
      Credits
Written & Directed by Ben Lankester 
Producers - Bophanie Lun & Joe Binks
DP - Rachel Clark
Production Designer - Jason Synnott 
Editor - Sacha Szwarc
Casting Director - Hannah Ashby Ward   
Music  - Sarah Warne
CAST
Mary - Rosie Chappel
Charlie - Jordan Kouamé
Isla - Emily Laing 
April - Alita Simpson 
Midwife in Charge - Alison Rose 
Olivia - Aoife Gaston 
Helen - Christina Balmer 
Dr Shah - Shri Patel 
Theatre Staff - Stuart Cooke, Michael Ahfong 
Midwives - Tammy Heath, Renata Kundrat, Richa Prakesh 
Baby - Zaccai Osei Akoto Tawiah 
Babysitter - Ruhthie Durang 
Children - Roux Horner, Clara McDonagh
Casting by - LANE Casting 
Casting Associate - Priyanka Patel 
Script Supervisor - Giuditta Natale 
Script Consultant - Rosie Chappel
1st AD - Tom Rye 
2nd AD - Francesca Kaimer Millea
Head of Production - Nicola Sims 
Production Manager - Charlotte Sinden 
Production Assistant - Catherine Blackman 
Make Up & Hair - Caitlin Ross 
Wardrobe - Samantha Hobart
Art Assistants - Lisi Fellinger, Charlie Runham 
Focus Pullers - Daniel Glazebrook, Eva Carreño
Clapper Loaders - Hannah Green, Lina Rasmussen
Gaffers - Dragos Czinjepolschi, Jeff Celis
Sparks - Aoife Goldsmith, Marton Gosztonyi, Christopher Greenaway, Bruno Inacio, 
Tom Murtagh, Cristian Trujillocelis 
Sound Recordist - Marina Fusella 
Runners - Morgan Jones, Nithiyasri Kasiviswanathan, Andréa Lino, Hailey Kuri O’Reilly, 
Anna Symonds
Edit Facility - STITCH 
Edit Producer - Angela Hart
Edit Assistant - Joe Bolger 
Supervising Sound & FX Editor - Maiken Hansen
Dialogue & ADR Editor - Isabel Derr
Foley by Sonicular 
Cello - Ashok Klouda
Violin - Matthew Kelly 
Sound Re-Recorded at Bleat Post Production
Re-Recording Mixer - George Elliott
Audio Post Producer - Max Norwell
Digital Intermediate by HARBOR 
DI Colourist - Jateen Patel 
DI Producer - Abigail Duncan 
DI Editors - Aiden Tobin, Justin Drew
VFX by PUSH VFX 
VFX Executive Producer - Manuel Santiago 
Creative Director -Pedro Motta 
VFX Producer - Hugo Rosado 
Lead Compositing Artist - Duarte Gandum 
Compositing Artist - Fernão Gonçalves 
Titles by Lucia Garcia Studio 
Designers - Coco Sohiez, Lucia Garcia 
Post Production by ELMNTL 
Post Producers - Jenna Le Noury, Rosanne Crisp 
Flame Artist - Martin Waller
Camera & Lenses by One Stop Films 
Lighting by SHL Lighting, Pixipixel 
Thanks to Dr Joanna Belcher.  
Special thanks to James Hall & Matt Hopkins.
For Boramei Carin.
A co-production with Glass Onion Films.
Festivals & Awards
Nominee - Best British Short Film 
British Independent Film Awards 2024
Winner - Best Short Film & Best Actress 
The British Short Film Awards 2024
Winner - Best Debut Short
Tirana International Film Festival 2024
Winner - Best British Film
Norwich International Film Festival 2024
Winner - Best UK Short
Manchester International Film Festival 2025
Winner - Best British Director 
European Short Awards 2025
Winner - Best Drama
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025
Winner - Jury Prize for Best Drama & the Audience Award 
This is England Film Festival 2024
Winner - Best Casting Short Film  
Casting Directors Association Awards 2025 
Winner - Best Director
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival 2025
Winner - Best International Narrative Short
Imagine This Women’s Film Festival 2025
Winner - Audience Award 
North East International Film Festival 2024 
Winner - Best Direction & Women’s Voices 
Beeston Film Festival 2025 
Winner - Best Actress 
Unrestricted View Film Festival 2025 
Winner - Best Drama (Short Film) & Best Director (Short Film) 
UK Film Awards 2024 
Nominee - Best UK Short
Bolton International Film Festival 2024 
Nominee - Best Short Film
Crystal Palace International Film Festival 2025 
Nominee - Best UK Short
Unrestricted View Film Festival 2025
Nominee - Best Producer 
Women X Film Festival 2025 
Official Selection 2024/5 - Cordillera International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Edmonton International Film Festival, London Breeze Film Festival, Coronado Island Film Festival, Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition, Yellowstone International Film Festival, Foyle Film Festival, Cardiff Mini Film Festival, Sedona International Film Festival, British Shorts Film Festival, Lethbridge International Film Festival, Brussels Short Film Festival, Sunrise Film Festival, Imagine This Women’s Film Festival, Women X Film Festival.
DELIVERY Interview at This is England Festival 2024
