Project Detail

The Animals

Name: The Animals
Director: Calvin Demba
Genre: Black, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2026
Duration: 18 min 13 sec

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Nathalie Emmanuel as Gabby during the home invasion

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Synopsis

Miles struggles with feelings of emasculation and emotional impotency within his relationship. An opportunity to turn things around arises from another man’s act of heroism. But when things take an unexpected turn, Miles is left to confront the reality that he is both the victim and perpetrator of his own warped masculine ideals.
Blending psychological thriller with dark comedy, THE ANIMALS explores modern masculinity, emotional repression, and the performance of strength, told through the unsettling lens of a
suburban home invasion.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026

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Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 18 min 13 sec
Format: 16mm
Director: Calvin Demba
Producer: Tuli Litvak
Executive Producer: Mouktar Mohammed, Sheila Nortley
Editor: Mdhamiri Á Nkemi
Screenwriter: Calvin Demba
Director of Photography: Ebba Hult
Production Designer: Tim Adams
Sound: Conor Kelly
Composer: Aiden “S.K.I.T.Z BEATZ” Hogarth
Principal cast: George MacKay, Louisa Harland, Eric Kofi Abrefa, Nathalie Emmanuel,

Genre

Black Drama Thriller

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

OFF BEAT PICTURES LIMITED

Tuli Litvak

Sales Company

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