British Council Logo UK Films Database
Project Detail

Upon the Edge

Synopsis

Sheltering beneath the streets of London, the company of a West End play find themselves isolated from their loved ones when a nearby terrorist attack cuts short their final night performance. Minds racing over past anxieties from the run, they contemplate life-and-death decisions within the claustrophobic confines of the theatre basement.
Visit Film Website

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Features
Running time
84 min
Format
Digital
Director
Tim Reynard
Producer
Natasha Markou, Tim Reynard
Executive Producer
Baz Armstrong
Editor
Charlie Thorne
Screenwriter
Thea Gajic, Oliver Welsh, Tim Reynard
Director of Photography
Guillem Valle
Production Designer
Toby Taylor-Smith
Sound
Matt Harris, Neil McKeown, Omie Craden, Tom Wilkin, Tom Anderson, Angus Puczyniec
Composer
Lux Knightley
Principal cast
Maynard Eziashi, Zulekha Chaka, Will FitzGerald, Jack Forsyth-Noble, Austin Hardiman, Nicolle Smartt, Amaka Okafor

Genre

Action LGBTQIA+ Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

DeCantillon Films

London Production Studios

Natasha Markou

Page updates

This page was last updated on 12th May 2025. Please let us know if we need to make any amendments or request edit access by clicking below.

Suggest amendments

See also

You may also be interested in other relevant projects in the database.

The Odyssey The Odyssey

Director: Christopher Nolan

Year: 2026

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Circe along the way.

Action Adventure Fantasy Literary Adaptation
OH BOYS OH BOYS

Director: Antonio Donato

Year: 2026

In a coastal village obsessed with standing out, through flashy solos, fierce ping pong matches, and clumsy dates, a young saxophonist takes a different path. Official Selection Quinzaine des Cinéastes / Directors' Fortnight Cannes 2026 - World premiere

Comedy Drama
A mixed race woman looks directly into the camera with her hands around her own neck, lying against orange velvet pillows. Choked

Director: Travis Alabanza

Year: 2026

Shakona doesn't always want to be treated so nicely, sometimes she wants to feel like the world does: chaotic. Yet she can't get her devoted and loving boyfriend Eddie to meet her needs, so she goes to where all good decisions are made, a hookup app. Just as it seems like Shakona is finally letting go, she has the chance to take power into her own hands...

Black Comedy Drama LGBTQIA+