""It's so important that films which shine a light on people's struggles are made," he told me then. "Anything that can help to keep moving society forward and open minds through cinema." At the age of 21, Dickinson's passion for film and storytelling was already tangible. Making Beach Rats, he said, "confirmed to me that [filmmaking] is what I want to do for the rest of my life"."
""I wanted to do a really acute character study without too much plot," Dickinson explains of the writing process, which he began six years ago. "It was a really delicate balance," he adds, perched companionably next to Dillane on a sofa in a London hotel room, "because I knew I didn't want to make something that was about the institution - there have been versions of that done well - so I was trying to find a new way into it.""
Harris Dickinson first appeared in Beach Rats (2017), delivering a subtle, searing performance as a gay teenager grappling with sexuality. At 21 he affirmed his dedication to filmmaking. At 29 he wrote and directed Urchin, starring Frank Dillane, and also appears in a supporting role. Urchin follows Mike, an unhoused Londoner who commits an act of violence and, upon release from prison, attempts to rebuild his life. Dickinson began writing six years earlier and sought an acute character study with minimal plot, avoiding a focus on institutions. The film centers on homelessness and cycles of hope, despair, addiction, and sobriety. Dickinson has worked with various homeless charities in recent years.
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