Soil Survivors

L6 GRADUATE II

Winner of RTS National Student Television Awards 2026: in the Undergraduate Saving the Planet category.

An enchanting short film about the the bustling world beneath the garden, where soil mites and other tiny insects play an outsized role in keeping the ecosystem alive.

Soil Survivors is a visually captivating and character-driven short documentary that introduces audiences to these unsung heroes through whimsical narration and macro cinematography.

The film explores the fragile relationship between humans and nature, revealing how even thesmallest creatures deserve a place in the story of sustainability.

The film has already screened as part of the Nature Calls screening Watershed Cinema this Summer focussing on conservation and human impact on the natural world.

CREW
Director / DOP: Joe Mugridge
Producer: Holly Parfitt
Camera Assistants: Tia Smith Aine Bethnell
Offline Editor: Frank Smith DIT/ Online Editor: Dylan Burgess
Foley Artist: Connor Cousins
Online: Bilal Hussain