AFTER receiving funding from a mysterious stranger, a young film producer’s dream has come to fruition.

The filming of tragic love story The Cross, produced by 21-year-old Emily Munster, was completed last month thanks to an anonymous donation of more than £3,000 which brought her over the £7,000 filming budget.

In September, Miss Munster, of Ardross Avenue, Northwood, ran a Kickstarter crowd fundraiser to cover the costs of making the short film on location in Yorkshire.

Now the film is in post production, a bit more money is needed to make the final cut.

“The stranger who gave us the original money promised us a bit more, but now they’ve disappeared,” said Miss Munster. “It’s a mystery, we can’t get hold of them.”

Once the final touches have been made, the team hopes to enter The Cross into world-renowned
film festivals, including Sundance and Venice.

“We’re really happy with it, everything went as planned,” said Miss Munster.

“We’ve spent so
many months planning everything and trying to co-ordinate 20 people in a place that’s six hours away, so it’s strange to see it happen.”

Elisabeth Hopper, who starred alongside Ralph Fiennes in Trevor Nunn’s West End production of The Tempest, plays the lead role of Isabella, a nun who falls in love with William, a monk played by Jack Hawkins of BBC One’s New Tricks series.

The story follows Isabella’s struggle to keep up her oppressive daily routine as her relationship with William and her desire for freedom intensify.

Set in the winter of 1529, it was essential that filming was completed in the colder months, when the lighting and settings were correct.

From January 6 to 10 the cast and crew worked all the hours they could to complete the shoot on the chilly moors.

“It went really well we got everything done,” said Miss Munster. “We are aiming to have the final cut complete my March.”

The team’s aim is to write and produce films they believe in.

If The Cross is successful at the festivals, any prize money will be reinvested into its next project.

If you can contribute to the £2,000 needed to fund the final step of the fil