THE FILMMAKERS behind ‘the first west-Walian Western’ which is set in Pembrokeshire and stars a BAFTA-winning actor are looking for financial backers to see it through the final production stages.

Ambition is a short film starting multi-BAFTA award-winning actor Simon Russell Beale, created by screenwriter Matt Redd who grew up in Haverfordwest, and director Ryan Hooper from Ebbw Vale.

The film has garnered interest from international festivals, and the creators have launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund post-production, seeking contributions from industry supporters and fans alike.

In Ambition, Simon Russell Beale plays a lone toll booth operator in a remote part of Pembrokeshire, who faces off with shotgun-wielding farm girls who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Beale, the star of The Death of Stalin appears alongside Gwyneth Keyworth (Game of Thrones, Black Mirror) and Nina Toussaint-White (Doctor Who, Uncle).

“It’s always been a dream of mine to make a film about Pembrokeshire, and with this story we created a fictional version of home that’s like Pembrokeshire turned up to eleven.

“It was inspired by the Cleddau Bridge and the idea that the toll booth operators are the gatekeepers to a mysterious part of the world,” said Matt.

The cast shot Ambition at Pinewood Studio Wales in Cardiff, and the scale of the project has now grown beyond the creators’ original aspirations.

“When Simon agreed to come on board, we were blown away as we never thought he’d say yes, but he read the script and told us he wanted to it. All of a sudden the scale of the project changed overnight,” said Ryan.

A trailer for the film, alongside a video about the Kickstarter project and donation link can be found at kickstarter.com/projects/609729437/ambition-short-film

The Kickstarter campaign has a goal of £4,000 to be raised by Thursday, May 3.