Ask Mother Presents | Screenwriter and film director Naomi Waring
Ask Mother Presents is a brand new series of conversations with mothers in the creative industries. First up, in partnership with Raising Films, we welcome the powerhouse screenwriter, film director and single mother, Naomi Waring.
Registered attendees to this event will be sent an exclusive online screener link to Naomi's award winning short film, Milk. It will be available for one week, and we'd love for you to watch it before joining the call!
Thursday 16 July | 8pm BST | Free and online
About Naomi
Naomi Waring is a screenwriter and director whose work explores class, identity, belonging and contemporary social issues through intimate, character-driven storytelling. She is based between London and Belfast.
Most recently, she directed Privileged for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, produced by Out of Orbit and Northern Ireland Screen as part of BBC Writersroom's Long Story Short initiative. The film is currently nominated for a Broadcast Award.
Her short film Milk- a tender, wild and uplifting short film which explores infant food poverty through the journey of a young single mother's mission to secure milk formula for her baby- was executive produced by Sienna Miller and supported by Uncertain Kingdom's Belief Fund. It was nominated for a London Critics' Circle Film Award 2026 and was the winner of the 225 Film Club Audience Award.
Naomi is currently developing her debut feature film, Drifters, which was selected for the prestigious Less is More (LIM) development programme in 2025 and Stowe Story Labs' Facing In, Facing Out programme at Galway Film Fleadh in 2026.
Trailer for Naomi Waring’ award winning short film ‘Milk’ (2025)
Registered attendees will be sent an exclusive screener link to watch the full film ahead of the talk.
About Raising Films
Raising Film's mission is to support, promote and campaign for parents and carers in the UK screen sector.
They challenge the sector to find ways to prevent the loss of talent and enable the working parent and carer community to grow in number so that all voices can be heard.
IG: @raisingfilms