Project Detail

Contact Hours

A man in a caretaker's uniform and two other adults, all looking sad, are standing in a lift.

Synopsis

A university caretaker's routine is disturbed when he unlocks the door of a student's room who hasn't been seen for days. This tragedy prompts him to try and mend the ailing relationship with his son.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
25:00
Director
Harry Richards
Producer
Harry Richards, Liam Wallace-Cook
Executive Producer
Harry Richards, Rufus Love
Editor
Louis Holder
Screenwriter
Rufus Love
Director of Photography
Scarlett Gardner
Production Designer
Greg McLaren
Sound
Sean Simpson
Composer
Sebb Masters
Principal cast
Kris Hitchen, George Osborne, Ashleigh-Mae Schoburgh-Crooks
Costume Designer
Jennifer Perault
First Assistant Director
Claire Wolf
Casting Director
Holly Rodman
Colourist
Harry Shelton
Music Supervisor
Paddy Orr

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Headrush Films Ltd

Harry Richards & Rufus Love
48 Penn Road
London
N7 9RE
+44 (0)7751 267951 / +44 (0)7527 374018
harry@headrushfilms.com / rufus@headrushfilms.com

Page updates

This page was last updated on 7th September 2026. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

Santi Santi

Director: Harry Richards

Year: 2021

23-year-old Colombian man Santi has been invited by his girlfriend Violet to a dinner party at her friend's London flat. Santi attempts to navigate the foreign English etiquette and cultural micro aggressions as he searches for a private corner to listen to a voice message from his mother back home.

Bertie Taylor-Smith, Alex Paper Cut

Director: Jack Sain

Year: 2026

Long-lost siblings meet for dinner. They end the night in drag. By sunrise, a shocking revelation tests the limits of love and acceptance. PAPER CUT is a debut feature from queer British writer-director Jack Sain. Alex has just found Alice - the birth sister he never knew existed - living four tube stops away. He invites her and her boyfriend over for dinner at the comfortable London home he shares with his boyfriend Sasha. Everyone is on their best behaviour. Everyone has rehearsed. By midnight, all four of them are in drag at a queer nightclub. By 5am, something comes to light that none of them can take back. The film puts social satire through an experimental lens, with a propulsive original score and formally adventurous set pieces, including a split-screen sequence. It asks what happens when people who pride themselves on openness are confronted with something they cannot absorb. The cast includes legendary trans actress Adèle Anderson, Olivier Award nominee and longtime member of cabaret trio Fascinating Aïda, and Barney White of ITV's Professor T - pairing established stage and screen talent with brilliant newcomers.

Jaydeep talking in the bedroom Life Is 4 ½ Metres

Director: Jeevan Singh

Year: 2026

A coming-of-age drama exploring identity, faith and belonging. What begins as an internal conflict develops into an emotional journey that forces the central character to confront what his faith, family and heritage truly mean to him. Inspired by true events, Life Is 4½ Metres is an intimate and heartfelt story about growing up, the bonds between father and son, and the quiet struggles that can shape a young person’s identity. At its heart, the film explores how the traditions we sometimes question can ultimately become the things that connect us most deeply to who we are.