A 'proof of concept' short film made on a wing and a prayer and a handful of stale cheese sandwiches, When I’m Famous is a gritty, realist view of Britain's disaffected youth as 19-year-old Noah pinballs hard between his dreams of becoming famous and the mundane reality of the Job Centre, winding up homeless in the process...

Director Statement

In my view Britain’s disaffected youth is a voice in need of an empathic ear. 19-year-old Noah, our lead character in 'When I’m Famous', represents that voice. It's time his song was heard...

Director Biography - Jon King

Okay so I'm a bestselling author and optioned screenwriter with a background in music and journalism, having been Senior Editor of several high-street magazines in the 1990s and early 2000s.

As a screenwriter I've worked with a mixed bag of producers and talented directors, including Simon Fellows, Kevin Connor, Stuart Baird, Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated director, Tim Conrad (Jimi Hendrix: A Perfect Murder; Ten Days to Victory; Hatton Garden; To Be Someone); Bafta-winning director Lee Salisbury (Eastenders; Emmerdale; Nicked!) and the UK’s top commercials director, Ben Jones.

I've also produced and directed my fair share of high-quality music videos. And more recently I completed my first short film, When I'm Famous, a 'proof of concept' designed to help raise the dosh to make the oven-ready feature film of the same name!