Marvel and DC move over - meet film's latest 'superhero' teens

Name: Marvel and DC move over - meet film's latest 'superhero' teens
Uploaded: 2025-06-27T11:54:00.450Z
Duration: 1 min 26 s
Description: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No - it's the students at Belfast's Park School and their award-winning short film.

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Move over Marvel and see you later DC - the "superheroes" at a Belfast special school are the latest to take on the film world after winning a prestigious UK-wide award.

Superhero School, made by pupils from Park School in Belfast, won the Best Film in the aged 12-15 prize at the Into Film awards.

The film, featuring characters such as Quicklight, Speedy, Alien and a variety of other supers, was announced as the winner by Bad Sisters actor and writer Sharon Horgan at a ceremony in London's Leicester Square.

It featured 11 pupils in acting roles and teacher Jon McKinley as "Super Tea".

"To think that we were just making a wee movie before Christmas and now they've just won an award, it's pretty unbelievable," he said.