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Sourhaven

Sourhaven

Synopsis

The arrival of a mysterious stranger at an old allotment on the fringes of London triggers a chain of strange events and uncanny rituals that upend the lives of its tightly knit community.
Aiden Salter, a reclusive nature writer with a debilitating personality disorder, spends his days sealed inside his council-block bedsit, obsessively watching the allotment community below - the only family he has.
Down on the plots, canalboat dwellers Alvie, Rayna, Shay and David cling to each other on the forgotten edge of London’s Lea Valley. Each night, a shared terror gnaws at them, haunting dreams that blur the line between sleep and something far darker.
When Aiden finally steps into their world, the allotment is already under threat: a vanished Ukrainian boy, a plot-holder’s horrific suicide and police preparing to shutter the gardens within days. All signs begin to point toward Aiden…and to Elsie Bierce, a notorious American occult publisher drawn to the site like a moth to flame.
As ‘Ourhaven’, branded “Sourhaven” by local tabloids, faces closure, it also readies to unearth it’s most diabolical secret.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Director
Sean James Garland 2nd Feature
Producer
Sean James Garland
Co-Producer
Jussi Myllyniemi, Jim McKee
Editor
Sean James Garland
Screenwriter
Sean James Garland
Director of Photography
Sean James Garland
Sound
Jim McKee
Composer
John Metcalfe
Principal cast
Matthew Brett, Kristina Yaneva, Tony Parkin, Canice Bannon, Maria Tecce, David Ellis
Additional Cast
Angelo Marcos, Hans Sures, Joshua Halligan, Marcus Halligan, Conor Halligan
Film Title Note
FKA Allotment

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