CURRENT PROJECTS
“In Absence" Short Film: (Completed)
Family fault lines are exposed when the sudden death of a beloved wife and mother, splinters a close-knit religious family. A quiet son on the threshold between childhood and adolescence, must hold together the fraying threads of his family, before an emotionally charged misunderstanding sees him take the fall as a result of an existential standoff between his grieving Father and a silent God.
A short film Starring Christopher James Baker (Ozark, True Detective, Boy Swallows Universe), Jack LaTorre (The Lost Flowers of Alice Heart, Runt, Kid Snow), Ron Kelly (Joe vs Carol, Darby & Joan, Safe Harbour), Murran Kain (Elvis, Good Cop/Bad Cop).
Winner Best Drama Film Ignite Film Festival 2024 (UK)
Winner Grand Jury Prize for Best Actor - Christopher James Baker, Richmond International Film Festival 2025 (USA)
Winner Grand Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Cast, Richmond International Film Festival 2025 (USA)
Nominee Grand Jury Prize for Best Short Film, Richmond International Film Festival 2025 (USA)
Semi-Finalist Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival 2024 (Oscar Qualifying, USA)
Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2025 (BAFTA Qualifying, UK)
Nominated Best Actor - Christopher James Baker, Romford Film Festival 2025 (UK)
Nominated Best Score Romford Film Festival 2025 (UK)
Official Selection Romford Film Festival 2025 (UK)
Official Selection Heart of Gold Film Festival 2024 (AU)
Read about it on Campaign Brief
Christopher James Baker, Jack Latorre, Ron Kelly , Murran Kain
“Old Boys” Feature Film (In Development)
In 1962, a ragtag team of rural, working-class immigrants and locals defied class prejudice and personal demons to fight their way to the final of New Zealand’s most prestigious soccer prize — the Chatham Cup — against elite, well-funded city rivals. And they won.
Based on an unlikely true story….a period film with attitude.
The Damned United with the heart of Belfast meets the attitude of Trainspotting.
“IRIS” Feature Film (In Development)
A Soviet scientist haunted by apocalyptic religious visions, races to track down the one man who can unlock the meaning of this otherworldly contact - her exiled father whom she betrayed to the KGB as a teenager. When she discovers her premonitions are linked to a possible non-human presence, she must outwit rogue elements within the American and Russian intelligence services who are racing to weaponise her reality altering discovery, turning the dying days of the Cold War hot.
The mystery of Contact and Arrival with the intrigue of The Lives of Others.
“The Believer” Feature Film (In Development)
Two young grifters hijack an elderly preacher's tent revival, one faking miracles as a charismatic healer and the other as his loyal fixer. But when a genuine miracle upends their con, the fixer’s guilt is stirred, sparking a clash with his partner that dismantles their scheme, casting them into a self-inflicted hell.
Foxcatcher and The Master meet the road movie vibes of Almost Famous.
"Merciful" [working title]. Feature Film (In Development)
Revealing the untold story of the redemption of Andrew Chan, the notorious ringleader of the Bali 9 heroin smuggling ring. Producers: Ben Field p.g.a (Let Hope Rise, Home & Away), Paul Nevison (The Evil Good, The I - Heart Revolution), Writers: Marc Furmie (Terminus, Harlem 58) & Shiyan Zheng (Terminus, Harlem 58).
