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Short Films

Award winning scripted stories I've written and directed

Kill

, A man's search for meaning in his meaningless existence through heroism, fantasy, and a connection with a stranger. Starring Gregory David, Sharna Allen & Shane Sandiford. ​Wri/Dir/Ed. Currently out to festivals. 

***WINNER*** Best Experimental Short - Five Continents International Film Festival 2025; ***WINNER*** Best Indie Short - London Frames Film Festival 2025
***HONOURABLE MENTION*** East Village New York Film Festival 2025; Athens International Art Film Festival 2025
***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** Liverpool International Film Festival 2025; Golden Bridge Istanbul Short Film Festival 2025; Short To The Point Film Festival 2025; Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival 2025; Anatolia International Film Festival 2025; Monocle Short Film Festival 2025; Global Indie Filmmaker Awards 2025; ​International Motion Picture Awards 2025

Countryphile

A short comedy about a Country and Western singing gynaecologist who gets more than he bargained for when a young woman visits his surgery. Starring Toby Williams and Cara Horgan. Wri/Dir/Ed.
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***WINNER*** WFTV & Lifetime Short Film Awards 2016; ***WINNER*** Best Writing at The No Budget Film Festival 2014
***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** London Short Film Festival 2015; Go Shorts 2015; Tweet Up 2015; Low Country Film Festival 2014; Patmos Film Festival 2014

Mascots Anonymous

A dark comedy short for Jamie Oliver's children's charity Bite Back 2030 about a junk food mascots self-help group. Starring Alec Nicholls, Gabriel Bisset-Smith, Toby Williams, Andy Shepherd, Cara Horgan, Tevye Matheson, Humera Syed and Sophie Craig. Produced by Amplify. Wri/Dir.

Somewhere Else

Romanic microshort about one hot night in the city a long time ago. Shot on black and white 16mm film from dusk til dawn. Co-Written, Co-Directed and Co-Edited by Edwin Mingard and Ruth Sewell.

***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** London Short Film Festival 2015; Encounters 2015; Reel Islington Festival 2015; Ffwrnes Ffilm Ffest 2014

Fish Love

Sex. Lies. Love. Fish. Trailer for a short romantic comedy starring Cara Horgan and Steven Cree. Wri/Dir.

***OFFICIAL SELECTION*** London Short Film Festival 2014; This is England 2014; MovieBar 2014
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