Private Project

Collection Only

When a young couple involved in care proceedings travel across country to collect a motorbike, their relationship and resolve to get their baby back, is tested.

  • Alastair Cummings
    Director
    Akita, Tone Death
  • John Hickman
    Director
  • John Hickman
    Writer
    The Dumping Ground, Eastenders, Doctors
  • Rachelle Constant
    Producer
    Two Dosas, Wren Boys
  • Billy Cook
    Key Cast
    Eat Locals, Silent Witness
  • Jasmine Jobson
    Key Cast
    Obey, Five by Five, Little Shit
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 4 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    3,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    1080p ProRes 422
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Alastair Cummings, John Hickman

John is a screenwriter, director and author based in Newcastle upon Tyne. As well as being selected for the prestigious Guiding Lights mentor scheme, he has successfully completed two BBC Drama schemes and is currently writing for several BBC series including EastEnders and The Dumping Ground. He is developing a number of feature films, including projects with producers Jack Tarling (Gods Own Country) and Rachelle Constant (Wren Boys).

Alastair Cummings, born in Newcastle / UK, is an award winning filmmaker who has been creating films since he could remember. Starting his own production company in 2009, he's behind a camera or edit suite everyday.

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Director Statement

Collection Only is a project that we are extremely passionate about, set in a world which John has worked in for years, as a social worker and PhD researcher.

It is packed with brutality and tenderness that will appeal to a diverse audience who will question how they would act if they were placed in this young couple's situation.

We want the audience to understand and root for Leon and Aliyah, while questioning whether they would make good parents.