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Director & Producer | Bafta Connect | Directors UK
Co-Founder | @squidshackstudios
Producer | @man_baby_movie
Director | @hushlittleone_film
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Want to see a TEASER? šŸ˜ MAN BABY - the horror of manhood COMING SOON When immature artist David finds out his girlfriend is pregnant, his penis falls off and starts talking to him. To get it reattached, the pair must work together to complete five bizarre challenges, including defeating a giant baby. An @art_omnivores ProductionĀ  In association with @matteblacklondon Starring: @divianladwa, @misskerryfitz & @aakash_7 Featuring: @emily_beachuk, @martynlukeact & Nicole ProctorĀ  Writer & Director: @artomnivoresĀ  Producer: @sydheather Executive Producers:Ā  @gavmukerji & @david_witchell_dop & @seanscottgriffinĀ  DOP: @david_witchell_dop 1st AC: @arthurattenborough, @rathekashoots, @hoshjiggins Gaffer: @juslites Sparks: @donvivi_visuals, @arjunvellcattaree, @sabishan.v 1st AD: @lyricbusk Composer: @chrissbmusic Production Designer: @moiralam Assistant Art Director: @lemuelmcoflondon Costume Designer: @ilariamoscacostume Assistant Costume Designer: @_mon_avi_ Make Up & Hair Designer: @monikamakeupuk MUA: @star_m.u.aā€ØSpecial Effects: James Walker & Steve BraundĀ  Sound Designer & Mixer: Daniel S. Smith ADR: @don_aldsonĀ  Sound Recordists: Blai Escayola Bosch, @soundbombharesh, @londosound Editor: Florence Beam Grade: @sarabuxtoncolourist Location Manager: @bazzard_film_and_events Production Assistants: @sarahlangrish, @serrgino Still Photographer: @robinleckpics #manbabymovie #debut #featurefilm #horror #comedy #filmfestival #teaser #trailer by @sydheather
Well, itā€™s probably time I updated my profile picā€¦ Location recce for ā€œJohnny Barnesā€ by @alexetchart. šŸ“· = @michael_filocamo by @sydheather
Syd Heather | Director Showreel 2025 Like many filmmakers, Iā€™ve wrestled with the challenge of compressing a decade of experience and different projects, styles, ideas into something cohesive, engaging, and true to my storytelling instincts... that also doesnā€™t bore you watching it! šŸ¤Æ For my latest directing showreel, I have intentionally leaned into a snapshot sizzle reel style to showcase versatility and experimentation - highlighting not just my visual style, but also the creative progression that has shaped my journey as a director (or co-director) so far. As I look ahead to 2025, Iā€™m eager to take on new directing opportunities. With my second feature documentary in post-production and several narrative features in development, Iā€™m ready to jump head-first into new creative projects with both regular collaborators and new connections. If this reel leaves you curious (or intrigued), Iā€™ve also put together a longer 10-minute version featuring full scenes and deeper storytelling - you can find it on lu website, link in bio. Iā€™d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or just talk about all things directing! šŸ˜ #directing #showreel #filmmakingopportunities #creativity #2025goals by @sydheather
WE WON! šŸ™Œ šŸ† A huge thank you to @besimhakan and the entire jury at the wonderful @halloweenhorrorfestival for awarding us our first award - and itā€™s a goodunā€™! Hush Little One won BEST OVERALL SHORT across the whole festival and programme, which included 39 shorts over one evening at @coldharbourblue cinema. It only seems fitting that we won such a cool award, at a Halloween festival, on the spookiest day of the year! šŸ‘» Wanna see the film for yourself? Next up in November weā€™ll be screening at @islacalaverafest, @iffglasgow and @citylightsff - alongside our nomination ceremony with @performanceins for Best Horror Short.šŸ¤žšŸ» Tickets for all festivals via our link in bio. Commissioner: @screen.south Executive Producers: Jo Nolan, @rhidiandavis, @dan_eycott_filmmaker, @adrian.r.mani, @benny_barton Production Companies: Rebel Yeah! & @squidshackstudios STARRING: @mandipgill_ @sheil_chandak & @alexanderhalsall Writer & Director: @sydheather Producers: @seanscottgriffin, @sydheather, @alexander__lincoln, @noraodonnell5649 Story: @sydheather, @seanscottgriffin & @alexander__lincoln Crew: Director of Photography: @simon.stolland 1st AD: @sinead_docs Gaffer: @David_witchell_dop Sparks: @jordanthejumper, @smoss_design Stunts: Jimmy Oā€™ Donnell Production Designer: @moira_lam Standby Art: @jimcharlesonset Costume: @lemuelmcoflondon MUA: @francesdonemakeup Editor: @bettinazironi VFX: @mattcarter1989 Music: @samuelgrmorgan Poster: @chloe_marquand Production Partners: @hawklondon @matteblacklondon @soundworks_folkestone @noiseandorder @onsight_ukltd by @sydheather
Huge news! šŸŽ¬ My short film, @hushlittleone_film has been officially selected for the Isla Calavera Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival! @islacalaverafest The Canary Islands Fantastic Film Festival City of La Laguna Isla Calavera will celebrate its 2026 edition from 6 to 15 November in Tenerife. šŸ‡ŖšŸ‡ø This marks our first INTERNATIONAL SCREENING for Hush Little One which I think is a pretty big deal, especially as Isla Calavera is also a member of the MĆ©liĆØs International Festivals Federation (@melies_federation). For genre filmmakers, MIFF is a tightly knit network of 35 film festivals from 21 countries - a leading cultural player that champions European fantastic, horror, and sci-fi cinema. Not only that, weā€™re one of the very few BRITISH FILMS selected for the shorts programme this year. šŸ’€ VERY VERY HUGELY HONOURED TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS COOL GENRE FESTIVAL. Well done to all the wonderful cast and crew in making this film happen - and everyone who is supporting us as we share the short film and keep working on getting the feature film off the ground too. Commissioner: @screen.south Executive Producers: Jo Nolan, @rhidiandavis, @dan_eycott_filmmaker, @adrian.r.mani, @benny_barton Production Companies: Rebel Yeah! & @squidshackstudios STARRING: @mandipgill_ @sheil_chandak & @alexanderhalsall Writer & Director: @sydheather Producers: @seanscottgriffin, @sydheather, @alexander__lincoln, @noraodonnell5649 Story: @sydheather, @seanscottgriffin & @alexander__lincoln Crew: Director of Photography: @simon.stolland 1st AD: @sinead_docs Gaffer: @David_witchell_dop Sparks: @jordanthejumper, @smoss_design Stunts: Jimmy Oā€™ Donnell Production Designer: @moira_lam Standby Art: @jimcharlesonset Costume: @lemuelmcoflondon MUA: @francesdonemakeup Editor: @bettinazironi VFX: @mattcarter1989 Music: @samuelgrmorgan Poster: @chloe_marquand Production Partners: @hawklondon @matteblacklondon @soundworks_folkestone @noiseandorder @onsight_ukltd by @sydheather
Our next screening isā€¦ Weā€™re super stoked to say that weā€™ve been selected for the BIFA QUALIFYING @citylightsff this November! What does this mean? If any short films screen at 1 x BIFA RECOGNISED A LIST FESTIVALs or 2 x BIFA RECOGNISED B LIST FESTIVALS, we can officially put ourselves forward to the 2027 @bifa_film awards. HUSH LITTLE ONE will join a diverse and exciting slate of short films taking place in London between 14-17th November 2026. Save the dates - full schedule and venue to be announced in due course. Commissioner: @screen.south Executive Producers: Jo Nolan, @rhidiandavis, @dan_eycott_filmmaker, @adrian.r.mani, @benny_barton Production Companies: Rebel Yeah! & @squidshackstudios STARRING: @mandipgill_ @sheil_chandak & @alexanderhalsall Writer & Director: @sydheather Producers: @seanscottgriffin, @sydheather, @alexander__lincoln, @noraodonnell5649 Story: @sydheather, @seanscottgriffin & @alexander__lincoln Crew: Director of Photography: @simon.stolland 1st AD: @sinead_docs Gaffer: @David_witchell_dop Sparks: @jordanthejumper, @smoss_design Stunts: Jimmy Oā€™ Donnell Production Designer: @moira_lam Standby Art: @jimcharlesonset Costume: @lemuelmcoflondon MUA: @francesdonemakeup Editor: @bettinazironi VFX: @mattcarter1989 Music: @samuelgrmorgan Poster: @chloe_marquand Production Partners: @hawklondon @matteblacklondon @soundworks_folkestone @noiseandorder @onsight_ukltd by @sydheather
CELESTE IN THE SUMMER - WORLD PREMIERE Tonight is the night in the sparkly lights of Los Angeles, where ā€œCeleste in the Summerā€ will premiere at the Oscar Qualifying @hollyshorts film festival as part of the SCI FI screening at the iconic @chinesetheatres! šŸ˜® What an amazing achievement for all of the wonderful cast and crew involved to launch at such a cool festival stateside - and good luck to writer/director @hobbyholmes and producer @mattcollinsfilm who are in attendance to represent the film. šŸ’„ As always, it was a pleasure to produce this KENT BASED short film with my producing buddy @seanscottgriffin - you totally led the charge to make this happen from script to screen, alongside a dedicated cast and crew who pulled together to make a stunningly visually and haunting short film. Starring | @freddycarter1 & @alicejmcmillan_ Writer & Director | @hobbyholmes Producers | @seanscottgriffin , @sydheather , @mattcollinsfilm Executive Producer | Maxine Davidson Production Companies | Rebel Yeah! @mahogany 1st AD | @gjlewis10 Director of Photography | @simon.stolland 1st AC | @arthurattenborough 2nd AC | @roisins_hard_drive Camera Trainee | @arun.97 Steadicam Operator | @marcusalbertsen Camera & Lenses | @onestopfilms Gaffer | @fedbelloli Best Boy | @tommy_penney2904 Sparks | @jx_latino , @noahhecht.film Lighting | @matteblacklondon Sound Recordist | @noiseandorder Boom Opp | @freyja.dw Production Designers | @fin_sully, @moira_lam Art Director | @lemuelmcoflondon Assist Art Director | @lilypurbrick Costume Designer | @daisymarlow Costume Assist | @andcordeliadid Make Up & Hair | @amyalicemakeup Editor | @craigferreira.editor VFX Designer | colinjsmith Post House | @onsight_ukltd Sound Studio | @soundworks_folkestone Sound Design & Services | @noiseandorder Composer | @alexmarchisone Featuring Original Music | @andrewashong Filmed on location @birlingestate Festival Strategy | @festivalformula PR | @londonflairpr by @sydheather
šŸŽ„ ā­ WORLD PREMIERE ā­ļø šŸŽ„ Weā€™re so excited to finally reveal that HUSH LITTLE ONE will PREMIERE at @frightfestuk - the UKā€™s largest genre festival entirely focused on fantasy and horror shorts and features. Taking place over 5 days between 27th - 31st August 2026 at @odeonlsq, across five screens that will showcase the best horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and thriller films currently available. Hush Little One will debut as part of SHORT FILM SHOWCASE 2 on Saturday 29th August at 10:30am on SCREEN 1. Tickets available via the FrightFest website. We canā€™t wait to see our film on the big screen in front of the passionate FrightFest audience - and hope to see some you there, if you want to be the first to see this film! Commissioned by Screen South & Screen Ashford, Hush Little One is a proof of concept short supporting a feature film of the same name in active development with Rebel Yeah!. Maybe our childhood nightmares were real all alongā€¦ STARRING | @mandipgill_ @sheil_chandak & @alexanderhalsall Writer & Director | @sydheather Producers | @seanscottgriffin, @sydheather, @alexander__lincoln, @noraodonnell5649 Story | @sydheather, @seanscottgriffin & @alexander__lincoln Commissioner: @screen.south Executive Producers | Jo Nolan, @rhidiandavis, @dan_eycott_filmmaker, @adrian.r.mani, @benny_barton Production Companies | Rebel Yeah! & @squidshackstudios Director of Photography | @simon.stolland 1st AC | @cine.den 2nd AC | @abililyjones 1st AD | @sinead_docs 2nd AD | @kimgruesser Production Assistants | Luke Neale, Marguerite Kavanagh Gaffer | @David_witchell_dop Sparks | @jordanthejumper, @smoss_design Stunts Coordinator | Jimmy Oā€™ Donnell Head Wire Rigger | @nevmedhurst Stunt Performer | @nikitamitchell Production Designer | @moira_lam Standby Art Director | @jimcharlesonset Costume Designer | @lemuelmcoflondon Make Up & Hair | @francesdonemakeup Editor | @bettinazironi VFX Designer | @mattcarter1989 Original Music | @samuelgrmorgan Poster Designer | @chloe_marquand Sound Studio | @soundworks_folkestone Sound Design & Services | @noiseandorder Post Production Services | @onsight_ukltd by @sydheather
TEASER TRAILER Take a first look at HUSH LITTLE ONE - a supernatural, folklore short film starring Mandip Gill (Doctor Who, Curfew, Cooper & Fry) as a single mother whoā€™s sleepless nights turn to terror when her sonā€™s nightmares manifest in the shadows of their home. Maybe our childhood nightmares were real all alongā€¦ Festival news soonā€¦ keep your eyes peeled! šŸ˜‰ STARRING | @mandipgill_ @sheil_chandak & @alexanderhalsall Writer & Director | @sydheather Producers | @seanscottgriffin, @sydheather, @alexander__lincoln, @noraodonnell5649 Story | @sydheather, @seanscottgriffin & @alexander__lincoln Commissioner: @screen.south Executive Producers | Jo Nolan, @rhidiandavis, @dan_eycott_filmmaker, @adrian.r.mani, @benny_barton Production Companies | Rebel Yeah! & @squidshackstudios Director of Photography | @simon.stolland 1st AC | @cine.den 2nd AC | @abililyjones 1st AD | @sinead_docs 2nd AD | @kimgruesser Production Assistants | Luke Neale, Marguerite Kavanagh Gaffer | @David_witchell_dop Sparks | @jordanthejumper, @smoss_design Stunts Coordinator | Jimmy Oā€™ Donnell Head Wire Rigger | @nevmedhurst Stunt Performer | @nikitamitchell Production Designer | @moira_lam Standby Art Director | @jimcharlesonset Costume Designer | @lemuelmcoflondon Make Up & Hair | @francesdonemakeup Editor | @bettinazironi VFX Designer | @mattcarter1989 Original Music | @samuelgrmorgan Poster Designer | @chloe_marquand Sound Studio | @soundworks_folkestone Sound Design & Services | @noiseandorder Post Production Services | @onsight_ukltd #mandipgill #doctorwho #horror #short #trailer by @sydheather
BEHIND THE BABY 1. Lead producer @sydheather keeping the cast in line and steering the good ship MAN BABY through the ongoing waters of pre-production, production, post, distribution and beyond. 2. Writer/Director @art_omnivores, like many of our wonderful crew, ending up as a Man Baby stand-in for some scenes. 3. @matteblacklondon providing valuable production support. You canā€™t schedule, sort kit and wrangle a fantastic camera/lighting team on an empty stomach at 2am. by @sydheather
As the dust settles after our @locolondon premiere, I naturally have some thoughtsā€¦ and a lot of BTS photos of my first produced feature. Firstly: we did it. We made a movie. Not only made it, but finished post, didnā€™t abandon it, and actually released it - to a real audience, in person. Both in the UK and Sweden (thanks @lundfantastic). Wow. Trust me, that is not always the case in todayā€™s filmmaking climate. Honestly, any film getting made is a miracle, but the odds are even more stacked when youā€™re fully independent yet that was always the road to take with @man_baby_movie. Man Baby is a wildly absurd comedy-horror about fatherhood anxiety - a bold, original and unapologetically bizarre debut feature from one of my oldest collaborator friends, writer/director (and father-of-two) Philip Hardy. It builds on years of making shorts together under @art_omnivores - subversive, smart and silly, all in one. Weā€™ve dubbed it Eraserhead with jokes - existential body horror, practical effects, the odd musical number, and a uniquely British perspective on becoming a dad. Itā€™s definitely a marmite film, but love it or not, I think anyone whoā€™s seen it would agree: itā€™s unlike anything else. Making the film exactly how we wanted, outside any system, has been tough, messy and rewarding. It gave Philip space to explore his own anxieties about fatherhood - and I genuinely believe a lot of people will find Man Baby funny, relatable, comfortingā€¦ maybe even disarming. Especially if it opens up conversations around anxiety, self-worth and parenthood. Iā€™m proud to help bring this vision to life. Itā€™s also a talking penis movie, so letā€™s not forget to laugh at the silly willy of it all. šŸ† For me, itā€™s proof that producing is learning by doing. Nobody has all the answers - you figure it out as you go - trust the process! Too many people to tag and Iā€™ll continue to thank you all when I see you, but a huge thanks to everyone who helped get this weird thing from script to screen. You truly made something one-of-a-kind. More screenings soon. Please see it in a cinema if you can. Digital release later. Proud producer here. X by @sydheather
ā­ WHAT A NIGHT!! ā­ Thank you to everyone who came to our UK PREMIERE of MAN BABY at @locolondon and @ritzy_cinema. Photos by the wonderful @harrysweeneyphoto We are beyond thrilled at the response we received - we canā€™t describe how amazing it feels to hear an audience laughing throughout your weird and wacky movie about a talking penis and a giant man baby! It feels great to FINALLY screen the film to a public audience and celebrate the hard work of all the cast and crew involved, even if not everyone could make it. Looking at you mostly @divianladwa (work commitments). Thank you to Hattie and Benedict for championing us and our work, and giving us the opportunity to open @locolondon as one of their first comedy features. What an honour! This is just the beginning - more screenings to come. So where should we play next? šŸ˜œ TAG AWAY. by @sydheather

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