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Independent Filmmaking Without the Safety Net: How I’ve Seen All I Need to See Got Made

In an industry where independent film is simultaneously more accessible and harder to sustain than ever, writer-director Zeshaan Younus represents an unusual case study. His second feature, I’ve Seen All I Need to See, premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival 2026, and it got there not through conventional industry channels, but through a model built […]

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Eleven Months, Real Caves, and a Monster Built Online: The Bonekeeper Production Model

How Howard J. Ford’s indie creature feature went from idea to international distribution — and what it tells us about where independent genre filmmaking is heading. There’s a version of Bonekeeper that never gets made. The version where the director waits for a studio green light, where the cave sequences are built on a soundstage,

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Alive: Double Six Productions Present a Dialogue-Free Short Exploring Male Isolation

Alive is a new 12-minute short film written and directed by Marc Nelson and produced by Double Six Productions. The film will premiere on 21 February as part of a private screening event, accompanied by a fundraising initiative in support of Andy’s Man Club. Structured as a dialogue-free narrative, Alive follows a single male protagonist,

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Four People and an iPhone: Abdolreza Kahani on Making Mortician in conversation.

 At the Edinburgh International Film Festival, acclaimed Iranian director Abdolreza Kahani presented his latest film Mortician. Known for pushing boundaries, Kahani shot the project entirely on an iPhone with no additional equipment, relying solely on natural light and a minimal sound setup. Working with only a handful of actors and no crew, he created a

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Brides: Nadia Fall, Safiyya Ingar and Ebada Hassan on Friendship, Representation and Telling Untold Stories

From left to right :Safiyya, Ebada and Nadia. British theatre powerhouse Nadia Fall, Artistic Director of the Young Vic, makes her feature film debut with Bride — a bold and empathetic exploration of friendship, identity, and the pressures facing young Muslim women in the UK. At the heart of the story are two teenage girls,

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Love, Loss, and the Edges of Survival

Forced into homelessness after her release from prison, Chrissie searches for love and connection in places where neither is freely offered. Set on the forgotten edges of British society, Love Me, Hold Me, Always is an unflinching 15-minute short exploring poverty, loneliness, and unconditional love with rare honesty. The film marks a significant step for

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I Live Here Now : A Conversation with Executive Producer Floriane Andersen

The multi-talented and charming Floriane Andersen began her career as an actress, performing in France and touring the UK with Shakespeare productions. Alongside three fellow actresses, she began making short films—writing, directing and acting—these went on to play successfully on the festival circuit. Out of that momentum grew an all-female production company which would also

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