Private Project

Shut Up & Dig

An awkward new-found mobster partnership struggle to find any common ground.

  • Scott Piggott
    Director
  • Scott Piggott
    Writer
  • Matt Ashwell
    Producer
  • Arthur Darvill
    Key Cast
    "Ben"
    Doctor Who, Broadchurch, Legends of Tomorrow
  • Vincenzo Nicoli
    Key Cast
    "Kenny"
    Alien 3, The Dark Knight, Captain Phillips
  • Dane Avery
    Director of Photography
  • Hollie Buhagiar
    Composer
  • Hayley Rumbold
    Editor/VFX
  • Rebecca Curran-Hughes
    Production Designer
  • Mark O'Shea
    Sound Designer
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Crime
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 36 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    600 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:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Last Word Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    June 15, 2018
    National Premiere
Director Biography - Scott Piggott

Always with a light-hearted and bizarre tone to the shorts he creates, Scott tends to push the production to the highest value he can with the budget given. Cleverly bringing big ideas and high concepts into little/no budget productions is the common factor in all his work.

Developing his voice and putting his name out there through the short films he is making is his current goal in furthering his career as a writer/director.

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Director Statement

The film was heavily influenced by seeing an older generation of British men and how they deal with feelings.

Now in such a mental health driven society, it's easy to see the errors in slightly dated cultures but I think it's important to present them in a light-hearted fashion.

Wrapped in an 'In Bruges' inspired world, I really just wanted to show a development of conversation between two really awkward British criminals.