The true story of how an aspiring journalist accidentally created a death cult. Wash Club was partly funded by Creative England and the BFI Net.work as part of the iShorts scheme.
The film has screened at Aesthetica Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, PUSH Festival, Borderlines Film Festival, Galway Film Fleadh and This is England. It premiered online with Short of the Week and was selected as a Vimeo Staff Pick.
Produced by Lauren Parker, written by Ross Sutherland and directed by Simon Dymond.
After their chicken dinner appears to come back to life, Harry and his meat loving father Tony become entangled with vegan activist Father Magnolia who believes the chicken is his new messiah.
Lord of the Free Range was supported by BFI NETWORK and Film Hub Midlands, awarding funds from the National Lottery.
Produced by Lauren Parker, written by Joseph Willis and Simon Dymond, directed by Simon Dymond.
Festival selections: Abertoir Horror Festival, Flatpack Festival, Leicester Comedy Festival and Coventry Film Festival.
Nominated for the Méliés d’or for the best European fantastic short film.
A small community rallies together to form a majority, enforcing intolerance and rousing fear among its residents.
Majority was supported by the BFI Network and the National Lottery.
Produced by Lauren Parker. Written and directed by Tessa Hoffe.
Festival selections: BFI London Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, Palm Springs Shortfest, Bolton Film Festival, British Shorts, Tweetfest, Toronto International Women Film Festival, Sheffield Short Film Festival, Unrestricted View Film Festival, Fisheye Film Festival, Arizona Short Film Festival & Feel The Reel.
Awards : Best Screenplay and Best Actress at Tweetfest, Best Actress at Feel the Reel.
Majority is currently free to view on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
Rory & Cleo are about to commit armed robbery, but there's one problem - someone forgot the ski mask.
When a music video shoot had to be postponed last minute, the cast and crew decided to band together to write this in a day and shoot it in two. With a budget of less than £100 we managed to get this 4 minute tale trending on Vimeo.
Directed by Simon Dymond, produced by Lauren Parker.
A thirty-something shut-in gets more than he bargains for when he opens the door to a teenage runaway.
Official festival selections : London Short Film Festival, The Short Cinema, Short Waves Film Festival, IndieFEST, Festigious, LA Film Awards, Depth of Field International Film Festival, Beeston Film Festival, Kew Gardens and Top Shorts.
Awards : Honorable Mention: Drama and Best Actor from the LA Film Awards, Best Cinematography from Festigious, Best Actor and Actress in a Drama from The Actors Awards, Best Actor and Best Short from The Indiefest Awards, Best Actor in a leading role, Best Screenplay and Best Hair and Make Up Design from Midland Movies, Best Actor from Depth of Field, Audience Award for Best Actress from Top Shorts.
Produced by Lauren Parker and Sophia Ramcharan, directed by Sophie Black.
6 friends find a mysterious bottle, unbeknown to them it contains more than just alcohol.
Official festival selections : Frightfest, Mayhem, The Short Cinema, Frightarama, Fake Flesh, Frights Night, Indieburgh, Puerto Rico Horror, Freeky Creek, Slaughter Movie House and screened on the Horror Channel.
Produced by Lauren Parker, directed by David Wayman.
Kat and her eco-warrior friends embark on a mission to expose bio-chemistry company Ring-Amnion as liars, following a tip-off that they ran an animal testing lab. Despite their public profile claiming otherwise; it soon becomes clear that Ring-Amnion are willing to test on more than just animals.
Official festival selections: Mayhem Film Festival, Northern Frights, Horror on Sea, Wreak Havoc, Reel Shorts, Shock Stock, Underground Film Fest, Grindhouse Planet Film Festival, and Northeast Wisconsin Horror Film Festival.
Awards : Best Gore at Northern Frights Film Festival
Produced by Lauren Parker, directed by David Wayman.
Issac's wish has come true, his experiment is a success. But you should always be careful what you wish for.
Produced by Lauren Parker, directed by David 'Dwyz' Wayman.
You can’t escape what you can’t see.
On a distant plant, fear lives. Someone is on the run. The alarms sound in the distance. The escapee is being hunted by an unseen entity. As day draws to night, an eerie mist closes in, but something is hidden within? Where can she turn? How will she escape?
Produced by Lauren Parker, directed by David Lilley.