Leo Powell has released his third short film with another important moral message

A still from Falsehood — *A still from Leo Powell’s latest short film,* Falsehood

An Enfield teacher-turned-filmmaker is celebrating the release of this third film.

St Ignatius College’s head of year eleven Leo Powell recently attended the premiere of Falsehood in central London, which follows the success of his previous short films, Step Back and Bros for Life.

Step Back, released in 2021, amassed more than 2.4 million views on YouTube, while Bros for Life, released in early 2022, has so far received over 500,000 views. Leo is hoping his latest feature will amass similar viewership figures.

Falsehood stars Araloyin Oshunremi, who plays Stef in the hit Netflix series, TopBoy. Araloyin stars as Richard, who masquerades as someone who is from the streets, but having been warned by his sister to come clean, Richard’s identity is questioned by his friends and he will need to work hard to convince them, that he really is the person he says he is!

Falsehood aims to encourage young people to understand who they are and to stay true to their own personal values. Like Leo’s other films, parts of it were shot in and around St Ignatius College in Turkey Street and some pupils at the school starred as extras.

Leo, who is also an accomplished public speaker on issues such as ‘county lines’ drug dealing, has high aspirations for his latest film. He said: “My hope is that through this film, many young people, and even those who are older, will watch Falsehood and understand the importance of not living a lie and pretending to be someone they’re not.”

Falsehood is now available to watch on the Million Youth Media channel via YouTube. For more information about Leo and his film projects:
Visit leopowell.co.uk

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