Project Detail

Signal

Close up side profile of a man in an orange sweatshirt

Synopsis

A railway signalman's routine night shift turns into a race to save a life after spotting a distressed young man trespassing on the tracks.

Official Selection, Kino London Short Film Festival 2026
Official Selection, Galway Film Fleadh 2026
Official Selection, Flickers' Rhode Island 2026
Official Selection, Indy Shorts Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 min
Format
35mm
Director
Zak Jarvis
Producer
Zak Jarvis
Co-Producer
Tomas Ibanez-Solano
Executive Producer
Zak Jarvis
Editor
Zak Jarvis
Screenwriter
Zak Jarvis
Director of Photography
Mike McMillin
Production Designer
Olly Williams
Sound
Matthew Senuik
Composer
Michael Llewelyn Barker
Principal cast
Jack Rowan, Christopher Eccleston
Daisy Pinkerton
Line Producer
Casting Director
Bailey Frances
Costume Designer
Rhiannon Broadhurst
Hair and Make-up Designer
Nicola Sacks
First Assistant Director
Ross McGowan
Sound Mixer
Matthew Senuik
Sound Designer
Jake Fielding
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gabriel Rose
Key Grip
David Appleby
Gaffer
Adam Baker
Script Supervisor
Emilee Shaw
Video Operator
Salo Schoonwinkel
Unit Manager
George Carmichael

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Benefiction Pictures Ltd

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