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The Pigs Underneath

A woman being dragged by her wrists along the ground at high speed

Synopsis

Residents from a tight-knit working class town are forced to meet a brutal quota just to survive. If they fail to meet it - they are punished with something far worse than death.
This film offers a heightened approach on a widening gap between those who have unchecked power and increasing greed - and the struggling many. Socioeconomic exploitation and systemic class oppression.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Tampere Film Festival 2026

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 36 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Charlie Dennis
Producer
Rem Conway, Connor O'Hara, Jamie Gamache
Executive Producer
Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Keisha Senter, Kesila Childers, Dana Gills, Whitney Fuller
Editor
Charlie Dennis
Screenwriter
Charlie Dennis
Director of Photography
David Pimm
Production Designer
Declan Price
Sound
Christina Wen
Composer
Joy Ngiaw
Principal cast
Josh Tedeku, Vinette Robinson, Rochenda Sandall

Genre

Horror

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Lowkey Films

Jamie Gamache
5C Old Town
London
SW4 0JT
‭+44 (0)7768 951516‬

Senti Films

Rem Conway
38 Eachway Lane
Rednal
Birmingham
B45 9LG
+44 (0)7535 005156‬

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