An acclaimed filmmaker was head over heels after being recognised by the University of Sussex.

Oscar award-winning director Andrea Arnold surprised all at the Brighton Dome when she performed a cartwheel on stage after collecting her honorary doctorate on Thursday.

The Wuthering Heights and Fish Tank director was among a throng to celebrating at the university's winter gradutaion ceremony.

Film studies lecturer Catherine Grant managed to capture the head turning moment on camera.

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