The State of Us
Synopsis
Euphoria spirals into chaos as Frankie unravels and Taylor fights to hold him together. Beneath exploding fireworks, the truth ignites: how far Frankie will go not to be left behind. At dawn, the illusion collapses, leaving Frankie to confront an impossible future: a world without Taylor.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2026 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 min
- Format
- Digital / 1:33 : 1
- Director
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Jake Harvey, Ollie Gardner 1st Feature
- Producer
- Pippa Cross, Jake Harvey, Dylan Rees
- Executive Producer
- James Spring, James Scott, Alistair Mavor, Rachael Hunter, Janette Day
- Editor
- Chris Gill, Abi Wright
- Screenwriter
- Jake Harvey
- Director of Photography
- Yunus Roy Imer
- Production Designer
- Helen Watson
- Sound
- Lee Crichlow
- Composer
- Tom Ogden
- Principal cast
- Callum Scott Howells, Samuel Bottomley, Frances Barber, Safia Oakley-Green, Seamus O'Hara
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Naughty Pictures
Jake Harvey5 Hazelgrove Road
Haywards Heath
RH16 3PH
Sales Company
Circus Studios
Mac Harwood4 Windmill St
London
W1T 2HZ
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