Short Films

SHORT FILMS

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

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

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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

Somebody To Love from frederic fournier on Vimeo.

'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

Left Hand Horror Review

Bleeding Dead Review

T.C. Review

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