ABOUT US

Afternoon Pictures is an independent production company, founded by Portia A. Buckley and Michael Lindley. The company was formed in 2015, with the aim of bringing exciting, original stories of life in contemporary Britain and Ireland to the big screen.

PORTIA A. BUCKLEY

Portia is an Irish/British writer, director and graduate of Tisch School of the Arts, NYU (MFA in Writing & Directing, 2019). She grew up in London where she studied at The Courtauld Institute of Art, receiving a distinction for her Masters Degree, specialising in Photography and Film in Global Contemporary Art in 2015.

Portia has been sponsored by the BFI and Kodak. Her latest short ‘Clodagh’ won the Spalding & Jackson Award at CIFF48 and will play in competition this summer at Short Shorts & Asia, Japan and the prestigious Tribeca Film Festival, New York.

MICHAEL LINDLEY

Michael is a British screenwriter. His first film ‘The Hooligan Factory’ was released by Universal Pictures in 2014 and he has written scripts for Sky, Unstoppable, and Maven Screen Media.

Michael was co-writer and producer on Afternoon Pictures short films ‘Radiator’, ‘Birthday Girl’ and ‘Clodagh’. ‘Clodagh’ had its world premiere at Flickerfest, Australia, and will continue to play in festival competitions around the world throughout 2024.