Stroma Cairns is a BAFTA winning director based in London. She has an intimate approach to directing and is drawn to stories revolving around family and youth.

Stroma directed half of BAFTA winning TV series MOOD, which won 'Best Mini-Series' in 2023. It also won best 'Limited Series' at The Royal Television Society Awards. 

Her short film IF YOU KNEW premiered at Sheffield DocFest, which went on to receive the Jury's Special Commendation award at BFI London Film Festival and London Short Film Festival. It also won 'Best Short Film' at Open City Doc Festival and was shortlisted for a Grierson trustees award. The film was inspired by her own hearing loss and portrays a day in the life of two teenage twins who are profoundly Deaf. 

Stroma is in post production with her debut feature film THE SON AND THE SEA  (BBC Film reveals new projects on slate)


Email: stromacairns@gmail.com

UK TV/Film agent: Independent Talent - Alex Rusher


Press 

Deadline - BBC ‘Mood’ wins Best Mini-Series - BAFTA TV Awards

BBC - Mood: Meet the cast and creatives 

Variety - BBC America’s ‘Mood’ Is an Impressionistic Portrait of a Talented Woman in Free Fall

BAFTA - BFI NETWORK x BAFTA Crew reveal this years’ names of emerging filmmakers 

NME - Wolf Alice share first episode of new mini-documentary series, ‘Making Blue Lullaby’

BFI - Six new British docs trying to make sense of our time

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