A short film about a Traveller's journey to the Appleby Fair in Cumbria was chosen for four BAFTA-qualifying festivals.

Juliet Klottrup, an award-winning photographer and director from North Yorkshire, has received rave reviews for her work, Travelling Home.

The film follows Joe Cannon Snr, a traveller and retired farrier, as he reflects on his heritage and makes his annual journey to the Appleby Fair in Cumbria.

The Appleby Fair is a yearly focal point for the traveller community, celebrating culture, heritage, and traditions since 1685.

(Image: Juliet Klottrup) Ms Klottrup said: "It is a privilege to share Joe's story.

"His voice embodies a deep passion for his heritage and culture.

"The way he has lived and continues to live, journeying with his horses across the landscape despite the changing world around him, felt more important than ever to capture in a portrait on film."

The film is part of a social documentary series that she began in 2019, recording Traveling and Gypsy communities in the Northwest of England.

She said: "The road I live on connects Yorkshire to Cumbria, so from May to June travellers make their way past my window.

(Image: Juliet Klottrup) "I set off on walks, meeting with different families en route to the fair on well-worn rural roads, often finding them in lay-bys in bow top wagons, on horseback, or using motor vehicles."

Ms Klottrup's work aims to counteract the ongoing marginalisation and misconceptions surrounding the Traveller and Gypsy community.

In June 2023, she was a finalist in the Yarns short film competition.

Her work focuses on themes of community, youth, rural traditions, environment, and the relationship between people and place.

In 2020, she won the Portrait of Britain Award and was shortlisted for The Portrait of Humanity award.

In 2021, her film Youth of the Rural North was nominated for Best Documentary at the British Film Awards and won The People's vote at Manchester's HOME Filmed Up 2023.