"We are ever happy to see you.” In the smouldering desert of a New Earth, the first domino of an occult conspiracy falls in the shape of a missing persons case. This pilot and proof of concept follow the first steps of the main cast into a world hidden behind 1 flyer. A group of creatives have come together from across the realms of animation and film in order to bring this project to life.
After shattering loss, a grieving woman infiltrates a secretive medical research facility under the guise of a new job, but her hidden vendetta soon unleashes deadly consequences.
CHINESE TAKEAWAY is a dark comedy thriller about what you can get through with your best friend. Once upon a time at university, two girls find a flatmate who loves his nightly Chinese takeaway. Until he disappears... leaving a body behind. Cast: Henry Rowley, Precious Mustapha, Rosalie Minnitt Writer/Director: Jessica Hof Producer: Roxane Bourges DoP: Ben Smith
Taxidermy begins with a simple but unsettling premise: a man stands across from the stranger who was the recipient of his dead husband’s organ donation, his piercing blue eyes. A deeply personal narrative, drawn from the writer/director's own experience of disability, the film is a queer love story about grief, disability and identity.
A rented room. One rule. No hairdryers past 10pm. Ingrown is a body-horror short written & directed by Kate McCoid, produced by Secret Garden Pictures.
New Earth
Newearth
Chinese Takeaway
Taxidermy
Ingrown
Missing Frames is a psychological thriller about a surprise birthday party gone wrong. Set in a dysfunctional household with three children, this short film aims to raise awareness of domestic violence and how it affects people with disabilities, especially Alzheimer’s.
Poe's haunting short story, reimagined by young filmmakers.
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Un Castello is a 16mm short film shot in the Italian Alps, an Italy-UK co-production.
'2008, Aosta Valley.
One year after Selene's death, Pietro and his father, Fosco, return to their home in the mountains.
When Pietro discovers a box of old VHS tapes, he draws a map and leads his father on a journey through memory in search of a hidden castle.'
An Interview with Buckethead is a Horror Comedy feature film from the mind of award winning screenwriter & director Matthew Camfield, starring Martyn Spendlove, Ewen Weatherburn, Ketan Majmudar, Sarah France, James West & Adam Lee. The film follows a podcasting crew as they hunt down the most dangerous killer of all, Buckethead - & when things don't go as planned, chaotic hilarity ensues!
The Bay is a stop-motion animation written & directed by Sophie Simnett. On a remote coastline, GIRL struggles to let go of her mother’s ashes. Across the sea, BOY lives trapped, isolated in a lighthouse by OLD MAN. When a beam of light catches GIRL's face one night, a fragile connection sparks across the waves. Produced by Benjamin Jacob Smith, animated by Studio Linguini and shot on 16mm.
Héctor is a 15-minute drama about an undocumented Colombian migrant in London surviving one exhausting workday before reuniting with his daughter after 8 years apart. Shot in Seven Sisters with the real Latin American community. Neorealism meets docufiction. This story is personal — my father lived it, and when I arrived in London in 2024, so did I.
Two Sugars is an intimate character-driven drama set in a London café. Donell meets his old friend Toby after a long estrangement. Their banter is lighthearted at first, yet beneath the surface, both men carry heavy emotional burdens. Toby, who suffers from a heart condition called arrhythmia, while Donell masks his insecurities with bravado and a new substance, "Shoogar", a dangerous stimulant.
