Sound of the Somme | 12min | Short Drama | 2025 | Belgium | Director: Michaël Vermaercke
Sound of the Somme tells the true story of the last day in the journal of 20-year-old bagpiper James C Richardson that awarded him the Victoria Cross, for his bravery and action during the Battle of the Somme in WWI.
The script was written as close to reality as possible to show how horrific the situation in the trenches was, how unstable the weather conditions were and how the young piper and the music from his bagpipes inspired many soldiers into an attack that was doomed.
