Private Project

BloodLine

Mourning the death of her brother, Nina finds herself the last of her family. Struggling with solitude she seeks out for connection, where a possessed Laura transforms into a haunting reminder of ancestral responsibilities and mystical ties that bind Nina to a fate she never imagined.

"Bloodline" weaves together grief, love, and the uncanny, where the lines between the earthly and divine blur, leaving Nina a destiny she never sought.

  • Katy Kellerman
    Key Cast
    "Nina Headingway"
  • Gwyneth Evans
    Key Cast
    "Laura/Angel"
    Fright
  • John Joyce-O'Keeffe
    Key Cast
    "Vicar"
    Trigger Point
  • Jason Johns
    Key Cast
    "Oliver Headingway"
  • Jack Berry
    Director of Photography
  • Kitty Ball
    Director
  • Kitty Ball
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Thriller, Queer, LGBTQ+, Chiller, Indie Horror, Feminist, Feminist Horror
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 52 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 11, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kitty Ball

Kitty is a director & creative, trained at ALRA on their inaugural MA Directing course, as well as attending the Young Vic Directors Springboard Course & RTYDS New Direction North. She has written for BBC Sounds/BBC Radio 4 as part of the Northern New Creatives & The Pleasance for their ‘Future Fringe’ projects. She has previously worked at ALRA North, The Arden & Rose Bruford Wigan, and regularly creates & directs projects with local North West creatives.

She currently works as Principal Lecturer and interim Deputy Course Leader of Performers College, Manchester.

Credits as director include: Enough. (Moonstone Theatre – BEST DRAMA MANCHESTER FRINGE ’23, OFFIE & LONDON PUB THEATRES STANDING OVATION NOMINATED), Seeking Arrangement (Burning Brick TC, Kings Head London – STANDING OVATION FINALIST– LONDON PUB THEATRE AWARDS), Northern Saint (BBTC, Pleasance London), Broken Link (Harpy Productions, The Space Online), Article 10 (Up Ere Prods, Salford Arts Centre), 12 Scenes of Christmas (Liberty Rep, Online) & Darknet (Resolute Productions, Online). Credits as assistant director include: Last Quiz Night on Earth (Box of Tricks Theatre, National Tour), Lancastrians (Junction 8 Theatre, Dir. Liz Stevenson, Tour), The Jungle Book (Oldham Coliseum, Dir. Sarah Punshon) & Treasure Island (ALRA North, Dir. Alyx Tole).

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Director Statement

Battling with the existential crisis of whether to have kids or not, Kitty decided instead to write a horror film about it.

Grappling with the small village life she grew up in versus the world she inhabits today, alongside the societal pressures of family life and the wider community, BloodLine is a queer feminist look on the beliefs of bygone eras and expectations of ancestral ties.

Working with local collaborators and actors, this piece is a homage to Hammer Horror on a budget, mixing Northern tenacity and creativity for creativity’s need.