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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.

  • Bob Cheshire
    Director
  • Harry Cheshire
    Director
  • Bob Cheshire
    Writer
  • Harry Cheshire
    Writer
  • Bob Cheshire
    Producer
  • Harry Cheshire
    Producer
  • Anwen Bull
    Key Cast
    Everyone Forgot, The Group, Built To Be, British Made
  • Jo Cheshire
    Key Cast
  • Sophie Cheshire
    Costume
  • Joshua Tidd
    Composer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 19 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 8, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    1,500 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.90:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Yes! Let's Make a Movie Film Festival
    Quebec
    Canada
    August 26, 2023
    Nomination Best Horror Under 15 Minutes
  • Horror Movie Freaks Film Festival
    North Carolina
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Spooky Empire's International Horror Film Festival
    Orlando
    United States
    Honourable Mention
  • Screamfest Horror Film Festival
    New Orleans
    United States
    Official Selection
  • Midlands Movies Awards 2024
    Leicester
    United Kingdom
    Finalist Costume and Make Up
Director Biography - Bob Cheshire, Harry Cheshire

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.

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Director Statement

'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!