SHORTS Portfolio - Selected credits
On Air (2021)
Short film | Supernatural thriller | 6 minutes
Starring Mandip Gill (Doctor Who) and Marnie Baxter (Shetland).
In a recording studio, a young sound engineer discovers her mixing board has mysterious abilities, putting her in a position of power over the obnoxious recording artist making her professional life hell.
Directed & Produced by Syd Heather
Written & Produced by Zara Symes
Produced by & Noni Couell
Director of Photography - Dann Emmons
Editor - Giorgio Galli
Sound Design & Mixing - Michael F. Bates
Composer - Darren Wonnacott
Visual Effects - Jessica Clare Smith
Sodabikes (2020)
Short film | Comedy / Drama | 17 minutes
Three adult siblings race around their childhood hometown on "motorbikes" to decide who gets to release their late mother's ashes. Made with support from the Thamesmead Trust 50th Anniversary Fund.
Directed & Produced by Syd Heather
Produced by Gloria Daniels-Moss & Daniel Eycott
Screenplay by Darren Rapier
Director of Photography - Gregory Britten
Edited by Philip Reinking, Thomas James Linton & Hansel Rodrigues
Original Music by Pete Fraser
Sound Design & Mixing - Filipe Pereira
Grade - Michelle Cort
Art Director - Moira Lam
The Deal (2019)
Short film | Comedy | 6 minutes
Tired of living sheltered 9-5 lives, Fran, Lou and Derek are looking to get high. However, when their plan comes together too easily, they decide to swindle the dealer too.
Official selection includes: The Shortest Night of the Year (BIFA Qualifying), New Renaissance Film Festival, and Iceland Comedy Film Festival.
Directed & Produced by Syd Heather
Written & Produced by Sarah Langrish-Smith
Director of Photography - Gregory Britten
Editing by - Hansel Rodrigues & Ben Smith
Composer - Claire Batchelor
Sound Design & Mix - Filipe Pereira
Queue (2019)
Short film | Comedy/Drama | 5 minutes
On the day of the gig, superfans Brie and Woody quickly realise that neither of them has listened to the band’s latest album. Fearing “bad fans” status, they must desperately figure out how to hear the new music without losing their place in the queue…
As exclusively premiered on Minute Shorts, Queue is a proof-of-concept short film of an anthology feature film of the same name currently in development. Please get in touch if you've like to know more.
Written & Directed by Ami Ferreira
Produced by Syd Heather
Executive Producers - Dan Eycott & Ami Ferreira
Director of Photography - Fatosh Olgacher
Makeup, Hair, and Costume - Dana Atkins
Editor, Sound Design & Mix - Hansel Rodrigues & Charlie Hurst
Dalstonian (2019)
Short Film | Drama | 13 minutes
Years after they last saw each other, two old friends spend a long weekend together, each secretly hoping to spark a relationship. Made with the support of the Hospital Club Emerging Creatives programme.
Directed by Will Webb
Produced by Syd Heather
Screenplay by Will Webb & George Magner
Cinematographer - Owain Wilshaw
Editor - Jan Schroder
Composer - Adrian Leung
Art Direction - Minerva Amiss
Make-up & Hair - Jen Seren
Who's that at the back of the bus? (2018)
Short film | Comedy-Horror | 5 minutes
Alone on the top deck of the night-bus, an old lady is haunted by an unlikely apparition.
Official Festival selection includes:
Frightfest UK (premiere), Fantasia, Leeds International, LSFF & Monsterfest.
Written & Directed by Philip Hardy
Produced by Syd Heather
Executive Producer - Danny Eycott
Director of Photography - Arran Green
Special effects & puppetry - Chris Barlow
Hair, Make Up and SFX - Charlotte Ambrose
Sticks (2018)
Short film | Comedy | 4 minutes
Winner - Best Comedy (Horsham Film Festival 2019)
War breaks out when two friends start hunting down the other using only guns, wands and spears made from woodland sticks.
Written, Directed & Produced by Syd Heather
Director of Photography - Kamil Iwanowicz
Edited by Adam Farrington & Carolin Krueger
Sound Design by Freddie Nevison & Liz Horsman
Original Music by Liz Horsman
Visual Effects by Sean William Abbott
Gypsy's Kiss (2017)
Short film | Comedy/Drama | 9 minutes
Long listed for BAFTA Best British Short Film 2018
An elderly widow reasserts her own sense of independence with a surprisingly unconventional yearly pilgrimage to her late husband's grave. Made with support from ARRI and Directors UK as one of 6 winning scripts in the 2017 Challenge Alexa scheme.
Starring BAFTA winner Gemma Jones, Una Stubbs and Graham Seed.
Directed by Paul Murphy
Written by Samuel Jefferson
Produced by Audrey Davenport
Co-Produced by Syd Heather
Moose Limbs (2017)
Short film | Comedy-Horror | 14 minutes
In a rural English village plagued by rats, a new doctor arrives for his first day at work.
Festival selection includes: Mecal, Morbido, Norwich and LSFF.
Written & Directed by Philip Hardy
Produced by Syd Heather
Director of Photography - Lorenzo Levrini
Special Effects - Amber Shorrock (The Forgotten Imp)
Composer - Benjamin Squires
Costume Design - Nicole Garbett
Production Designer - Omowale Xaymaca Irie
The Messenger (2017)
Short film | Comedy | 9 minutes
With his current dole money frozen, Frank is desperate for a get-rich-quick scheme. Opportunity arrives when an awkward schoolboy enlists the help of Frank to help him break up with his girlfriend.
Winner of Best Film at London Rolling Film Festival & featured on The Short Film Show. Awarded Best Student Film at Bolton, Dorking, and Bucharest ShortCut CineFest.
Written, Directed & Edited by Hansel Rodrigues
Produced by Syd Heather
Executive Producer - Daniel Eycott
Director of Photography - Arran Green
Original Music and Composition - Darryl John Hannan
Textual Relationship (2015)
Short film | Comedy | 14 minutes
It's a match made in heaven when Uniquetalent_33 and DarkDemon92 meet each other online. They instantly hit it off but when the time does come to meet it becomes painfully clear that their physical connection doesn't quite live up to their online one...
Winner of: Film of the Night & Best Comedy at Limelight Film Awards, Best Actor at Rob Knox Film Festival, and Best Film at South Shorts Film Festival.
Directed & Produced by Syd Heather
Screenplay by Tom Glover
Co-Producer - Daniel Eycott
Director of Photography - Daniel Salter
Composer - Richard D. Taylor
Editor - Alex Harffey
Production Designer & MUA - Charlene Hudson
Sound Designer | Rachael Tarr
Cosplaygirl (2012)
Short Film (Student) | Comedy | 14 minutes
With only time for one of them, Star Wars enthusiast Ryan must choose between hanging out with a beautiful Queen Amidala cosplayer named Tegan, or indulge his inner geek and meet C-3PO (guest starring Anthony Daniels).
Winner of Best Screenplay at Rob Knox Film Festival 2012.
Written & Directed by Ami Ferreira
Produced by Syd Heather
Cinematography by Alex Dowdall
Sound and Visual Editing by Alex Harffey.
Hair & Make up - Charley Wetherell
Production Manager - Paul Jones