Pillion with director Harry Lighton and actor Harry Melling

Tuesday, February 10th
2:30 pm

Join VAS for a screening of A24's film Pillion from writer/director Harry Lighton, starring Harry Melling followed by a Q&A with both Lighton and Melling.

Synopsis:  A timid man is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker takes him on as his submissive.

Harry Lighton

Harry Lighton is a British writer-director based in London. In 2017, he co-wrote and directed short film Wren Boys, which went on to be nominated for Best British Short at the 2018 BAFTAs. It was also nominated for a BIFA, won Best UK Short at the UK Film Festival, and had its US Premiere at Sundance. In recent years Harry has worked in various capacities with director Oliver Hermanus, on Living (director’s assistant), Sky/AMC series Mary & George (directing 2nd unit) and an upcoming biopic of Alexander McQueen (writer). Harry was named one of Variety’s directors to watch for 2026. 

Harry Melling

Harry played the co-lead in The Pale Blue Eye opposite Christian Bale for Netflix. His performance has received critical acclaim: “The Pale Blue Eye actor’s journey from Harry Potter to the most heart-breaking and disturbing roles imaginable” (Vanity Fair), “That spotlight, however, is where Harry Melling belongs. An excellent and exciting actor” (The Wrap), “Harry Melling has just given the performance of a lifetime” (In- verse).

He can currently be seen as a lead in the BBC adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s hit novel The Mirror and the Light, opposite Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, and a lead role in Shoshana for Michael Winterbottom. He will soon be seen in a lead role in Athina Rachel Tsangari’s next feature Harvest, which premiered at Venice in 2024. He was recently seen in The Tragedy of Macbeth opposite Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, directed by Joel Coen, Please Baby Please opposite Andrea Riseborough, and the hit Netflix series The Queens Gambit directed by Scott Frank (the most successful scripted drama on Netflix).

He starred in the hit action thriller The Old Guard opposite Charlize Theron and in Antonio Campsos’ thriller The Devil All The Time opposite Robert Pattinson and Tom Holland. Harry played a major role in the Coen Brother’s multi-award-winning feature The Ballad of Buster Scruggs and has an extensive theatre CV having played leads at the National, Old Vic and West End.