Project Detail

Magpie

Synopsis

Late one night, a mechanic calls a number to arrange a late night meeting with the mysterious ‘Magpie’. What happens next is not quite what was expected.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 min 32 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Matt Cooper
Producer
Georgia Woolley, Nicholas Jessup
Editor
Jamie Kataky
Screenwriter
Matt Cooper
Director of Photography
Benjamin Dowie
Production Designer
Jason Kelvin
Sound
Pietro Giordano
Composer
Theo Whitworth
Principal cast
Michael Fox, Ayoola Smart
Gaffer
James Duffy
1st AC
Joe Hofmann
Spark
Sam Crook, Sam Palmer
Movement Director
Sara Green
Hair & Make Up
Austri Jordan
Costume
Katie Jude
Colourist
Jonny Tully
Audio Post Production
SoundNode
Title Design
Jonathan Waller
For Villager Films
Johnnie Campbell
Additional Thanks
Motorline Engineering, Firle, Mark Pilfold, Malcolm Campbell & Simon Crook

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

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.

Frank and Percy Frank and Percy

Director: Sean Mathias

Year: 2026

When two older men cross paths whilst walking their dogs on Hampstead Heath, casual chat about the weather and bad hips slowly gives way to something deeper. As their friendship blossoms into an unexpected romance, they must decide whether to take a chance on love. With sharp humour and touching moments, FRANK AND PERCY is a heartfelt life affirming tale that proves it’s never too late to love again.

Fly Little Bird Fly Little Bird

Director: Johannes Boesiger

Year: 2026

Judith, an American singer-songwriter struggling with addiction, flees her Jewish relatives' West Bank settlement and finds refuge in Ramallah with Leena, a British-Indian journalist, and Rafiq, a Palestinian photographer. Judith falls in love with Rafiq and reconnects with music through local DJ Amira, but when her grandfather threatens military intervention, Leena escorts Judith to London. Rafiq doesn't follow. Although Judith performs again, her freedom and artistic expression prove fragile.

A man in a dark room illuminated by red light that is being held on the ground by another person Tales of the Underworld

Director: Darren S. Cook

Year: 2026

Told through the eyes of a journalist digging too deep - exposing a ruthless criminal empire where missing men, police informants, and shifting loyalties make survival a dangerous game.