THE FIREPLACE (2024)

Writer/Director/Producer

 
 

Winner of 5 awards including ‘Best Film’ and ‘Best Director’ at a number of film festivals worldwide. The Fireplace is currently receiving high praise on the festival circuit as well as instilling unshakable fear into its audiences.

THE GRINNER (2023)

Writer/Director

Shot in 2020 during lock-down. We delve into the dark side of childhood and memory in a sinister and surreal tale of dark tunnels and creepy childrens drawings brought to life.

RED SKY AT NIGHT (2020)

Writer/Director

Shot in late 2018 with a crew made up primarily from Goldcrest Films. A short that I have been working on since its inception in 2014. A psychological chiller centred around the horrors of isolation in the countryside.

 

FEVER DREAM (2022)

Writer/Director

In comparison to Red Sky at Night, this short horror was shot in one day on a micro budget as myself and a friend challenged ourselves to produce a frightening and atmospheric horror using minimal actors, props and locations to a highly unnerving effect.

SEIZE THE DAY (2018)
Writer/Producer

The first short film I made after moving to London and starting work at Goldcrest Post Production which was a valuable asset for recording ADR and sound mixing for this production. A hugely enjoyable shoot with a skeleton cast and crew. It was also my first short made through crowd-funding which would prove as a useful predecessor to my next short film Red Sky at Night.

 

GOODNIGHT JIM (2015)
Writer

Back in 2014 myself and a group of seasoned film makers produced a short film to mark the 100 year anniversary of World War One. I was given the restrictions to keep the story contained to two characters isolated in a bunker to which I wrote a sombre drama about two old friends transporting themselves into a dream during an operation.

THE RIZEN - POSSESSION (2019) - Set Runner

 

Sets of dark, maze-like tunnels, monster prosthetic’s and all in a large warehouse in the middle of winter. This was a unique experience as an on-set runner involving set painting, organising large groups of extras and cable bashing just to name a few.

FALLEN SOLDIERS (2015) - Production Assistant

My first job as a runner/production assistant on a feature film, involving a vast variety of roles including reading through lines with actors, extra work, alterations to sets and many more. This film was a great introduction for learning how a film shoot operates both on set and on location.

Samples of my scripts are available on request via: ben.daly1@hotmail.com