About Dog Eared Films
The brainchild of filmmaker Claire Leona Apps, Dog Eared Films was formed with a single ambition: to make films. And not just any films but ones that are creatively told, beautifully shot and with enticing narratives.
Dog Eared Films has made documentaries in Asia, art commissions on super 8 and award-winning dramas including And Then I Was French.
Dog Eared Studios is a unique, creative hub in Central London: A large gallery space and a studio for film or photography hire. It has been home to the London Photography Festival, Alcatraz pop-up hotel, Aitor Throup’s fashion launch to name a few.
If you are interested in working with Dog Eared Films please send your CV to cv@dogearedfilms.co.uk.
British-Canadian Claire Leona Apps was raised in Asia before relocating to London, where she graduated in Pure Mathematics at Imperial College before completing an MA at the London Film School.
Rooted in folklore and mystery, Apps’s work interrogates societal tensions and generational trauma. Her debut feature, And Then I Was French (2018), is a psychological thriller that subverts the romance narrative into a whimsical yet violent take on obsession. Little White Lies and Hero Magazine announced it as a “must see”.
Previous writing and directing credits include Art Council-Commission Girl Blue Running Shoe, Gweipo, Aceh Recovers, Ruminate and Ages of Man. Her work has been screened on the BBC, shown at The Great North Museum and premiered at prestigious festivals such as St. Louis, Cork, East End, Florida and North East Film Festival. A BAFTA Talent, Stowe Story Labs Scholar (2023), and Bold Vision Award recipient (Writer’s Lab 2025), she has worked with outstanding actors such as Francesca Annis and Rebecca Hall.
Apps is currently working on her original fiction Audible podcast, Aqua Tofana, a family crime drama with fairy tale charm to be released in 2027. Her short fiction has appeared in For Page & Screen Magazine, The Basilisk Tree, and Permafrost (Print version). In her spare time, Claire runs the Soho House Women Writers’ Salon.