Short Films: completed

THE THING THAT ATE THE BIRDS

Head Gamekeeper Abel discovers the Thing that is eating his Grouse and brings the horror back home to his already crumbling relationship with his wife.

Writer/Directors: Sophie Mair & Dan Gitsham, Producers: Rebecca Wolff, Jude Goldrei, Sophie Mair

Production Companies: Grasp the Nettle Films, Lunar Lander Films, Sketchbook Pictures

Funded by : BFI & Gunpowder & Sky

Awards and Festival Screenings:
▪ London Short Film Festival 2021, UK
▪ Manchester Film Festival 2021, UK
▪ Tampere Film Festival 2021, Finland
▪ South By South West 2021, USA
▪ Florida Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Fantaspoa International Fantastic Film Festival 2021, Brazil
▪ Pragueshorts Film Festival 2021, Czech Republic
▪ Chattanooga Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Cryptshow Festival 2021, Spain
▪ Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2021, Korea
▪ LA Shorts International Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Grossmann Fantastic Film & Wine Festival 2021, Slovenia - WINNER, HEARTLAND HORROR AWARD
▪ Sundance London 2021, UK
▪ Popcorn Frights 2021, USA
▪ Indielisboa - International Film Festival 2021, Portugal
▪ Ravenheart International Film Festival 2021, Norway
▪ LA Shorts International Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Encounters Film Festival 2021, UK
▪ Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2021, USA - WINNER, BEST SHORT FILM SCREENPLAY
▪ GenreBlast Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ MOTELX Lisbon International Horror Film Festival 2021, Portugal - SPECIAL MENTION for the Méliès d'argent Award - Best European Short Film
▪ Hollyshorts 2021, USA
▪ Court Metrange 2021, France
▪ Edmonton Film Festival 2021, Canada
▪ Mile High Horror Festival 2021, USA
▪ La Femme International Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Dracula Film Festival 2021, Romania
▪ Telluride Horror Show 2021, USA
▪ Mayhem Film Festival 2021, UK
▪ Flickers’ Vortex Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Film Festival 2021, USA - WINNER, GRAND PRIZE BEST HORROR SHORT
▪ El Paso Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Knoxville Horror Film Fest 2021, USA - WINNER, BEST SCRIPT
▪ Celluloid Screams 2021, UK - HONOURABLE MENTION
▪ Newport Beach Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Dark Hedges Film Festival 2021, Northern Ireland
▪ Cell Adore Film Festival 2021, UK - WINNER, AUDIENCE AWARD
▪ Espace Court @ Festival du cinema Int. A-T 2021, Canada
▪ Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival 2021, Belgium
▪ San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy Festival 2021, Spain
▪ Morbido Fest 2021, Mexico
▪ Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2021, UK
▪ St Louis International Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ Leeds International Film Festival 2021, UK
▪ Abertoir Horror Festival 2021, UK
▪ Festival Boca Do Inferno 2021, Brazil
▪ Splat Film Fest 2021, Poland
▪ Cornwall Film Festival 2021, UK - WINNER, GOOD SCREENWRITING IN A SHORT FILM
▪ Shockfest Film Festival 2021, USA
▪ British Shorts Berlin 2022, Germany

MA'AM

MA’AM is Queen Victoria as you’ve never seen her before – the original ‘Instamum’, struggling with post-natal depression while facing a photo shoot to show off her perfect family to the world. The dark, funny and moving story of a woman spiralling under the pressure of expectations.

Writer/Director: Joy Wilkinson, Producers: Jude Goldrei, Rebecca Wolff

Production Companies: Lunar Lander Films & Grasp the Nettle Films

Funded by: Bumble's Female Film Force

Awards and Festival Screenings:
▪ Norwich Film Festival 2020, UK
▪ St Louis International Film Festival 2020, USA
▪ The Shortest Nights 2020, UK
▪ Cinequest Film Festival 2020, USA
▪ Margate Film Festival 2021, UK
▪ New Renaissance Film Festival 2021, UK
▪ British Shorts Berlin 2021, Germany

MURMUR

A young woman makes a dawn escape from a commune she has grown to distrust.

Director: Aurora Fearnley, Producers: Jude Goldrei, Maria Forsstrom, Sophie Reynolds

Production Companies: Little Northern Light & Lunar Lander Films & Vita Nova Films
Funding: Directors UK

Awards and Festival Screenings:
▪ Underwire Film Festival - WINNER BEST ACTRESS
▪ The Smalls Film Festival - WINNER BEST EMERGING FILMMAKER
▪ Lift Awards Global - NOMINATED BEST ENSEMBLE
▪ Reykjavik International Film Festival - NOMINATED GOLDEN EGG AWARD
▪ London Lift-Off Festival
▪ British Shorts Berlin
▪ Athena Film Festival
▪ London Short Film Festival
▪ Dances With Films Film Festival
▪ Kerry Film Festival

ZEBRA FACE

Zebra Face is a bombastic stripey horse with rudimentary rhyme skills and an insulin dependant sidekick, Durable Mouth Organ Diabetic. The un-dynamic duo's nifty sweet adventures have been brought to life in a series of short animations for Channel 4's Random Acts series.

Directors: Kid Acne & Paul Reardon

Producers: Caroline Cooper Charles & Jude Goldrei

Episode 1: Cloud Trouble
Zebra Face and his sidekick Durable Mouth Organ Diabetic deliver swift justice to an insolent cloud. Their friend Messy Dinosaur is on hand to help out.

Festival Screenings:
▪ Encounters Festival 2014, UK
▪ London Short Film Festival 2015, UK
▪ Interfilm Berlin 2015, Germany

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