A YOUNG creative from Carlisle has taken her first steps into the world of film production by starting her own company and is currently working towards bringing its first film to the silver screen.
Inspired by her upbringing, 20-year-old Lily Welton, a former Caldew School pupil and current student at London's University of Westminster, has dived headfirst into a new project, a short film under her company Farfetched Pictures.
So far, Lilly's been successful in helping crowdfund to make the film, already raising over £700 of her £3,500 target to get the project off the ground.
Drawing from her personal experiences, Lily's interest in the arts grew from her close relationship with her late mother, Nell Dunn, a prior producer for the BBC.
When Lily was 16, her mother Nell passed away on Christmas Eve.
"In terms of having someone to look up to, she was great in that," Lily said.
"Anyone I speak to says I'm a direct copy of my mum.
"I'm very lucky to have a brilliant support system at home.
"Going into film and the creative industry, I feel I very much have my mum's support. We had a love for musicals, all the arty stuff growing up.
"My mum's been a huge part in it, and she still is in every way," she said.
The name Farfetched is a sentimental nod to her father, Michael Welton, whom Lily refers to as her biggest driving force in the industry and her 'best friend'.
" After my mum passed, I lived with him full-time, I couldn't ask for a better supporter.
"The Farfetched name comes from my dad, whatever film we'd watch, even if it was a documentary, he'd always say it was farfetched," Lily said.
Drawing inspiration from home, the Farfetched logo is also of taken from Lake Ullswater, a personal favourite of her mum.
The short film she is working to produce tells the story of Toni, an amateur boxer, and her tumultuous bond with her estranged brother - all shot within a moving vehicle.
"We've just launched the fundraiser and we've got 20 per cent already," Lily said.
"We have been in pre-production since October, and we've put a lot of work in, it's difficult especially with it being an external project.
"The project is all set in a car which comes with a big pile of insurance documents, which the university won't cover, such as rigging the car, towing the car - making films isn't cheap," she said.
All going to plan, Lily and her team hope to screen the film come December and also pick up a few short film awards during the festival season.
To donate to help with the production costs of the film, you can visit www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/and-then-it-was-thursday
You can also follow Farfetched Pictures on social media.
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