The Beholder
Synopsis
Will a world famous actress refuse to go on stage for opening night of a West End play when she finds out that an infamous man - a criminal- is in the audience and is one of the major funders of the production?
Follow the creative team and her understudy as they count down to curtain up in this sharp satire which leaves the audience asking "Should she?"; "Shouldn't she?"; "Would you?".
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 min 37 sec
- Format
- 4K HD
- Director
-
Priyanga Burford
- Producer
- Maria Austin, Priyanga Burford
- Executive Producer
- Paula Hawkins, Erica Wax
- Editor
- Jeanna Mortimer
- Screenwriter
- Priyanga Burford
- Director of Photography
- Aaron Adrian Rogers
- Production Designer
- Soraya Gilanni Viljoen
- Sound
- Denise Yarde, Sam Mason
- Principal cast
- Ronke Adekoluejo, Anastasia Hille, Rebekah Murrell, Maria Austin, Peter Forbes
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Priyanga Burford
The Studio16a Spencer Hill
Wimbledon
SW19 4NY
Page updates
This page was last updated on 19th 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.
Monster Heart
Director: Priyanga Burford
Year: 2022
Mary Shelley knows her death is imminent. For her last birthday at the seaside she invites Ada Lovelace, daughter of poet Lord Byron, and Ianthe Shelley, orphaned daughter of her husband Percy and his first wife, Harriet. Old wounds re-open and heal again in a testament to feminine solidarity.
No Women No Children
Director: Akporé Uzoh
Year: 2025
The aftermath of a sexual assault (rape). Exploring the deep-felt consequences for all involved. At its heart an epic story of a couple's fight for the survival of their love.
The Wilding
Director: Adam Park
Year:
Told through leaked footage compiled by a whistle-blower, the film follows Emma and Richard, a couple thrust into the wilderness to survive for 100 days. Their confidence quickly turns to terror as a malevolent creature begins stalking them, ultimately killing Richard in a gruesome attack. Emma escapes and infiltrates the facility where the show's creators review their "progress." There, she discovers the chilling truth: the creature is part of their unholy science. With the odds stacked against her, Emma turns the tables - delivering brutal justice with unexpected aid from the very horror that was meant to destroy her. A darkly satirical blend of horror, sci-fi, and mockumentary, THE WILDING exposes the monstrous extremes the powerful will go to cheat death - and the human cost of their ambition.