Flash Louis
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Biography
Person.
Louis Bhose, earlier known as Flash Louis, is a writer and director working across short films, music videos and commercials. He appeared on the cover of i-D’s November 2006 Youth Issue, photographed by Alasdair McLellan and styled by Olivier Rizzo.
Before moving into directing, Bhose worked as a session musician, including with Bombay Bicycle Club, and played in Theme Park. His music videos include work for Lewis Capaldi, Arlo Parks, Michael Kiwanuka and Maisie Peters. His filmmaking often combines humour with unexpected or unsettling turns.
His short film Calving, about a veterinarian summoned to a strange birth in rural Ireland, screened at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival and won the Canal+ award at Clermont-Ferrand in 2022. The Cost of Hugging, a conversation in a hotel bar that develops into a story about work and purpose, screened at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. His feature script Maiden Voyage has received support through the BFI NETWORK Early Development Fund.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- British Fashion Council — i-D coversExact cover-subject name, date, photographer and stylist.
- NME — Theme Park introductionLouis Bhose’s Flash name and Theme Park membership.
- 1.4 — Louis Bhose interviewSession-musician background, transition to directing and approach to humour and horror.
- Louis Bhose — Writer and directorMusic-video clients and narrative filmmaking.
- BFI — CalvingStory, director and 2021 London Film Festival screening.
- Forum des images — Clermont-Ferrand 2022 winnersCalving’s Canal+ award at the 2022 festival.
- Ouat Media — The Cost of Hugging2024 film and Toronto festival selection.
- Louis Bhose — The Cost of HuggingDirector’s synopsis and production credits.
- BFI NETWORK — Early Development Fund projectsMaiden Voyage development support and Bhose’s writing credit.