Project Detail

Holy Beef

Synopsis

Following a day in the life of young Grime MCs The Block. On the morning of their college showcase, their frontman MC Slicker falls ill with the mumps. Just when all hope is lost, their prayers are answered in the form of the most unlikely of heroes.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Journey Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Iain Simpson, Dwayne Gumbs
Producer
Harri Kamalanathan, Benedict Turnbull, Alex Williams
Executive Producer
Tibo Travers
Editor
Kit Jennings
Screenwriter
Dwayne Gumbs
Director of Photography
Joel Honeywell
Production Designer
Anna Mould
Sound
Gwendolen McNamara Sena
Composer
Jack Goodenday, Nat Powers, Smasher, Wyte Labl, Aaron Greenwood, Isaac Parker
Principal cast
Khalil Madovi, Maia Watkins, Tristan Waterson
Casting Director
Skakyra Dowling
Executive Produced by
Sweet Doh Productions
Produced in Association with
Diverse Voices

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Haus Pictures

45 Maltings Close
Bromley by Bow
London
E3 3TA

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. 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.

The Odyssey The Odyssey

Director: Christopher Nolan

Year: 2026

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Circe along the way.

OH BOYS OH BOYS

Director: Antonio Donato

Year: 2026

In a coastal village obsessed with standing out, through flashy solos, fierce ping pong matches, and clumsy dates, a young saxophonist takes a different path. Official Selection Quinzaine des Cinéastes / Directors' Fortnight Cannes 2026 - World premiere

A mixed race woman looks directly into the camera with her hands around her own neck, lying against orange velvet pillows. Choked

Director: Travis Alabanza

Year: 2026

Shakona doesn't always want to be treated so nicely, sometimes she wants to feel like the world does: chaotic. Yet she can't get her devoted and loving boyfriend Eddie to meet her needs, so she goes to where all good decisions are made, a hookup app. Just as it seems like Shakona is finally letting go, she has the chance to take power into her own hands...