A Girl Goes for Dinner (2017)
Short
Written and Directed by Jack Ethan Perry
Starring Marama Corlett and Adrian Schiller
Supported by Film London & Southern Exposure
15:25
A young woman travels to the home of an older man for her evening meal. As the two sit down to eat, conversation flows and the darker motives behind this unusual meeting begin to reveal themselves.
Supported by the British Film Institute
Winner - Best International Short, Nordic Youth Film Festival, Tromsø
Nominee - Best International Short, deadCenter Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival 2017
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2017
About
Jack Ethan Perry is a filmmaker and writer based in South London, UK.
Jack's first funded short “A Girl Goes for Dinner” was developed as part of Film London's ‘London Calling’ slate for 2016, in association with the British Film Institute and Southern Exposure. The film was awarded ‘Best International Short’ at the Nordic Youth Film Festival in Tromsø, Norway and was selected for a number of festivals in the US and Europe, including the “deadCenter” Film Festival in Oklahoma City, the Valletta Film Festival in Malta and the Cambridge Film Festival in the UK.
More recently, his short film “The Machine Room”, released in 2024, went on to receive a nomination for ‘Best Short’ at the International Sound and Film Music Festival in Samobor, Croatia and was an Official Selection at various film festivals in the US and the UK.
His early shorts were shortlisted for Shooting People's ‘Film of the Month’ - judged by Sarah Gavron - and the ‘Zero Film Festival’ in New York City.
Jack teaches within Film and Video practice at Wimbledon College of Art (University of the Arts London) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His research primarily focuses on psychogeographical narratives and his newest project “The Weir” is currently in development.
© Jack Ethan Perry, 2026