A FILM shot on location in the Lake District and starring local actors is to go on public release.

The Raven on the Jetty, made by One Day Films, will be screened initially at The Royalty, Bowness, on Thursday May 28, and The Roxy, Ulverston on Thursday June 4.

The film, made during 2013 near Penrith and around Ullswater, was shown last year at the Keswick Film Festival and has since been screened at festivals across the globe.

It tells the story of a boy called Thomas who, on his ninth birthday, travels with his mother to visit his estranged father. Since an acrimonious divorce, he has abandoned urban living in favour of an isolated rural life in the Lake District.

Twelve-year-old Connor O’Hara, from Ulverston, plays the boy, Thomas. His father, Rob O’Hara, plays the part of the father, with Helen Teasdale from Carlisle as his mother. Other roles were played by Anne Fraser from Ambleside and Anne Lees from Kendal. The director, Eric Knudsen, was keen to work with non-professionals from the area where the film was set.