Only Sky Above
An anthology of 3 horror micro-short stories (in the vein of 'Creepshow' and 'Cat's Eye') which explore the themes that we are the monsters and creators of our own suffering and ultimately alone and without redemption because there's only sky above.
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Bob CheshireDirector
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Harry CheshireDirector
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Bob CheshireWriter
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Harry CheshireWriter
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Bob CheshireProducer
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Harry CheshireProducer
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Anwen BullKey CastEveryone Forgot, The Group, Built To Be, British Made
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Jo CheshireKey Cast
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Sophie CheshireCostume
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Joshua TiddComposer
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:11 minutes 19 seconds
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Completion Date:April 8, 2023
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Production Budget:1,500 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:1.90:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film FestivalQuebec
Canada
August 26, 2023
Nomination Best Horror Under 15 Minutes -
Horror Movie Freaks Film FestivalNorth Carolina
United States
Official Selection -
Spooky Empire's International Horror Film FestivalOrlando
United States
Honourable Mention -
Screamfest Horror Film FestivalNew Orleans
United States
Official Selection -
Midlands Movies Awards 2024Leicester
United Kingdom
Finalist Costume and Make Up
Bob Cheshire is an award-winning concept artist working in the film industry. He's worked on many celebrated movies, from Marvel's 'Endgame', 'Infinity War' and more, most recently 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness', to 'Star Wars Ep9' and 'Jurassic World: Dominion'.
Harry Cheshire is a film undergraduate and an aspiring screenwriter and director, bringing his skill set to bear in co-creating these short stories.
'Only Sky Above' is our first micro budget horror short. It's an anthology of three stories which explore the theme that we are the monsters and the creators of our own suffering. We are ultimately alone and without redemption because there's only sky above.
We both love the horror genre so pulling on each others' strengths we developed 3 stories (supernatural, undead and body shock) with the intention of creating an anthology that explores different types of horror in the spirit of other anthologies like 'Creepshow' or 'Cat's Eye', albeit on a micro scale.
We were incredibly lucky to have Anwen Bull join our small team as our lead actor. Anwen was recently awarded Best Actress (Short) for her lead role in 'Everyone Forgot' at the Unrestricted View Film Festival, was nominated for Best Lead Performance in a Short at HorrorHound and Best Villain at the Days of the Dead Film Festival.
The rest of our team is mainly made up of family, Sophie, a costume design undergraduate, who did our costumes, acted as on-set runner and behind the scenes photographer, and Jo, who was prepared to wear contact lenses and isn't allergic to latex!
Finally we welcomed Joshua Tidd as our composer.
The point was to have creative fun and learn as we went - it was some of the best fun ever and we hope to share the end result with audiences to show what you can do with 6 people, a lot of determination and a very small budget!