Cornwall is to have a starring role in a new documentary, Bus Stories.

Devon film-maker Simeon Costello won the Exeter Phoenix’s Devon Documentary Short Film Commission, a scheme set up to help emerging film-makers.

Bus Stories follows the popular expedition from John O’Groats to Land’s End but with a twist. Costello is travelling using only local buses.

The film is being made to highlight why bus travel is so important to many UK people. 

Simeon said: ’Buses are being featured heavily in the media due to services being cut. I want to focus on the positives and find out about the need for buses in this great country.’

Costello aims to gain a large following for Bus Stories, with people checking into social media to find out where in the country he is.

Whilst Exeter Phoenix cover the cost of getting to the starting line in Scotland, Costello has launched a crowd funding campaign to gain the budget to make the film happen. Visit: www.kickstarter.com/projects/simeoncostello/bus-stories-john-ogroats-to-lands-end