LAST SONG
During a nostalgic summer, two sixth formers fall in love through their shared passion for music.
Written & Directed by
Remco Merbis
Cinematographer
Dan Hilltout
A Pixillion Film
Produced by
Remco Merbis
Paul Burke
With
Violet Morris
Peter Devlin
Friends
Ariane Terrell
Ebube Chukwuma
Leila Stringer
Shay Thurston
Toby Lythgoe
Parents
Bita Taghavi
Sarah Fyson
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Casting director - Katy Carmichael
1st AD - Paul Burke
Focus puller - Adam Shaikh
Focus puller - Liam Rees
Gaffer - Frankie Ashcroft
Spark - George Bleek
Production sound mixer - Drew Sewell
Sound assistant - Aaron Kennedy
Sound assistant - Ian Bedwell
Hair & Makeup - Soaf Wyatt
Art director - Eva Wright
Assistant art director - Steph Lemes
Intimacy Director - Lex Kaby
Runners - Tamsin and Sasha Merbis
Editors - Simon Davy and Remco Merbis
Colourist - Cam Sander
Music - Broadway Project
Sound design - Gerardo Pastor-Ruiz
Graphics - Clout Branding
Extras
Tamsin Merbis
Sasha Merbis
Ava Sumpter
Lou McLean
Fraser McAdden
David Onovo
Fortune Onovo
Melody Greenwood
Sam Wood
Izy Toz
Will Burke
Fraser Rickards
Kyle Davies
Will Jones
Ella Jones
Daniel Cummings
With thanks to:
Omni Productions, Alex Morcom, Jason Bailey, Chepstow Classic Buses, Bristol School of Acting.
Music used with permission from Dan Derridge Ltd.
Shot on an Arri Alexa 35 with my Olympus OM vintage prime set.
Awards & SELECTIONS
Winner Best Romantic Film - Kookai International Film Festival
Winner Best Actor Peter Devlin - Crown Point International Film Festival
Honourable Mention - Reale Film Festival
Honourable Mention - Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
Official selection South West Film Festival
Quarter-Finalist Anatolia International Film Festival
Poster design by Clout Branding.
Director Statement
Last Song grew out of my own memories of teenage summers, a time when everything felt heightened, stretched out, and emotionally intense. I wanted to return to that feeling of long days, late nights, and relationships that seem to form and unravel almost entirely through moments rather than words. Looking back, those summers exist in my mind less as clear narratives and more as fragments, gestures, and sensations.
Music has always played a central role in my life, especially in how it connects people. Certain songs carry entire periods of time within them, capable of collapsing years into a single moment. In this film, music becomes both a shared language and a quiet emotional undercurrent, drawing two people together before slowly slipping out of reach.
I was interested in how connection can fade not through dramatic events, but through silence, misalignment, and the things left unsaid. Last Song is a reflection on first love, nostalgia, and the fragile space where memory and feeling continue to overlap long after a moment has passed.
