SHORT FILMS

Here are a selection of short films written and/or directed by Me. 

THE PAIN AU CHOCOLAT DIARIES (DIR. Matt Prendergast)

A short play written for the Corona Virus Theatre Club. 

A man in lockdown is beginning to lose his grip. The people flouting the social distancing rules, the panic buying, the Zoom parties all are too much. But nothing has hit as hard as the lack of quality baked goods. In particular the Pain au Chocolat. How long can he last without one? And what will he do to get his fix? 

Starring and Directed by Matt Prendergast. 

STAINED (DIR. PHIL HAINE)

starring MIke Shephard, chris spyrides & fiz marcus

Running out of toilet paper was only the beginning of Harris' nightmare. He must embark on a dark odyssey to rescue himself. But sometimes true darkness comes from within. 
WINNER - MOST SHOCKING FILM - San Francisco Comic Con 2017
WINNER - BEST HORROR - The Pennine Film Festival 2016
WINNER - MOST ENTERTAINING SHORT - Middlesbrough International Film Festival 2016
WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR (PHIL HAINE) - Horrorquest Film Festival 2016
WINNER - BEST HORROR - The Best Film Festival 2016
3RD PLACE - FUNNIEST HORROR SHORT - Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2016
​WINNER - BEST COMEDY - Hope Film Awards 2017
​WINNER - Most Imaginative Villain - Horror Hullabaloo 2017
WINNER - HONOURABLE MENTION - Tabloid Witch Horror Awards 2016
WINNER - BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Chris Spyrides) - Tabloid Witch Horror Awards 2016
WINNER - BEST MAKE UP - Tabloid Witch Horror Awards 2016
WINNER - BEST SOUND DESIGN - Skyline International Film Festival 2016
​WINNER - WINTER SECTION - 515 Film Festival 2016
AWARD OF MERIT - Headline International Film Festival 2016
​FINALIST - BEST COMEDY - London Story First International Film Festival 2017
​SEMI FINALIST - Hollywood Screenings Film Festival 2016
SEMI FINALIST - Bloody Horror International Film Festival 2016
SEMI FINALIST - Red Ditch Halloween Film Festival 2016
SEMI FINALIST - Frame By Sound Film Festival 2016
​Nomination - Best Foreign Short - Macabre Faire Film Festival 2018
​Nomination - Best Comedy - Macabre Faire Film Festival 2018
​Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Macabre Faire Film Festival 2018
​Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - Macabre Faire Film Festival 2018
​Nomination - Best Cinematography - Tampa Bay Comic Con 2017
​Nomination - Best Short - Limelight Film Awards 2016
​Nomination - Best Screenplay - Terror in the Bay Film Festival 2017
​Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Terror in the Bay Film Festival 2017
Nomination - Best International Short - Frostbiter: Icelandic Horror Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best Bizzare/Fantasy Film - Optical Theatre Horror Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best WTF Short - GenreBlast Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best Film - Skyline International Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best Screenplay - Skyline International Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best Actor - Skyline International Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best Short Film - Sanford International Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best International Short - Sanford International Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best Acting Ensemble - Sanford International Film Festival 2016
Nomination - Best Music - Sanford International Film Festival 2016
In Competition - Crossing the Screen International Film Festival 2016
In Competition - Comedy Cluj International Film Festival - Oct 2015

CORINTHIAN (2014)

The short teaser for the in-development feature Corinthian (See dedicated page). 
Starring David Whitney and Victoria Johnston
WINNER - BEST FILM - LONDON CINEFEST - 2019
WINNER - BEST FILM - INDIEBURGH FILM FESTIVAL 2014
WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR - READING FRINGE FILM FESTIVAL 2014
WINNER - COMMENDATION - CANADA SHORTS INTERNATION FILM FESTIVAL 2015
WINNER - SPECIAL JURY PRIZE - SOUTHWEST LONDON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015
SPECIAL MENTION - BEST DRAMA - WINCHESTER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2015
SPECIAL MENTION - IFILMMAKER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015
SHORT LISTED - ISLE OF MAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2014
SHORT LISTED - MAKING WAVES FILM FESTIVAL 2014
​NOMINATED - BEST SHORT FILM - CANADA'S WORLD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017
​NOMINATED - BEST SCORE - CANADA'S WORLD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2017
NOMINATED - BEST SHORT - GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016
NOMINATED - BEST FOREIGN FILM - GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2016
NOMINATED - BEST SHORT FILM - CAYMAN ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015
NOMINATED - BEST SHORT - THURROCK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015
NOMINATED - BEST EDITING - THURROCK INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2015
NOMINATED - BEST SHORT UNDER 5min - WINCHESTER SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2015
​NOMINATED - SLAMMIN SHORT - BROKEN KNUCKLE FILM FESTIVAL 2015
​FINALIST - HOPE FILM AWARDS 2017
​SEMI FINALIST - COPENHAGEN UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL 2017
​SEMI FINALIST - SHORT FILMS OF THE NORTH EAST 2017
​SEMI FINALIST - HOLLYWOOD SCREENINGS FILMS FESTIVAL 2016
OFFICIAL SELECTION - LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2015

STALKER (Dir. Phil Haine)

An award winning short film starring David Whitney and Jenny Harrold.  Produced by Camilla Wren

WINNER - BEST ACTRESS - Van D'Ors 2011
OFFICIAL SELECTION - RAINDANCE 2011

somebody To Love (Dir. Phil haine)

Starring Alex Hughes and Natasha Staples

WINNER - BEST FILM - The Film Blood Awards 2013
'If you are a psychological horror fan you should seek this out' - Twisted Central
'11 minutes of articulated discomfort' - Left Hand Horror
'A fantastic short with a warped heart.' - The Bleeding Dead

BEARD (Dir. Phil Haine)

A hirsute comedy about man's relationship to his own face. Starring Matt Prendergast and David Whitney.  

Shortlisted - Cofilmic Film Festival 2014 

OPEN WINDOW (Dir. Mark A. C. Brown, Matt Prendergast, Fred Fournier)

A short comedy noir about fear and desperation starring Matt Prendergast.

A Political Life (Dir. Mark A. C. BRown)

An existential comedy about the absurdity of nothing. 
Written by Mike Shephard.  Starring Mike Shephard & Jack Baldwin