A SHORT film which was shot in Hereford with actors from the city will be shown at The Shack Revolution on Friday, September 28.

The film, Dirt, was written and directed by Jonathan Zaurin as part of his BA degree course in short film making at Hereford College of Arts.

It has already won two awards and, once premiered, hopes are high it will be in the running for many more.

The film follows a homeless ex-soldier who uncovers a corrupt human traffic organisation, and becomes an unlikely hero.

Jonathan, 33, said: "I wanted to make a film about the worst thing I could think of, featuring an unlikeable character who would become more likeable."

All the filming, he adds, took place in Hereford with local actors, including a big fight scene at the end of the film, which he says, "was the most fun thing to do - we shot that in the old munitions factory in Rotherwas."

Jonathan grew up in France and moved to Hereford 12 years ago after meeting his wife, Sarah, and now works full time at Hereford Cathedral School as a teaching assistant and completed his degree course alongside his day job, graduating with a first class degree.

Jonathan said: "I decided I wanted to spend more time doing what I really love, and the BA sounded like a great idea.

"It's worked quite well so far, particularly with all of the awards."

Dirt follows Portraits, a horror film he made last year, which was selected for several international festivals.

He added: "The important thing with both of the films is that they were made with practically no budget - Portraits cost £80 to make and Dirt cost £250, which is nothing."

He now plans to make a road movie: "I lost my mother two weeks ago and I want to have a change of direction for the picture and make a film she would like as she was never a fan of horror."

It will, he reveals, be about three siblings going on a journey to scatter the ashes of their mother.

Dirt will be shown at The Shack Revolution in Bastion Mews in Hereford from 9pm on Friday, September 28.