​GRIM was produced in collaboration with mental health organisation We Are Hummingbird.

 

​​​Logline

A suicidal man's plans to end his life are thwarted by the presence of a mysterious stranger with seemingly sinister motives.

 

Synopsis

When Sam, 30s, liberates his brother Daniel’s ashes and heads to a disused viaduct to end his life, his plans are halted when he meets a seemingly evil man, Grim. Sat together on the viaduct edge, Grim taunts Sam and impatiently tries to get him to move along with his suicide attempt. Shocked by this (and quite frankly terrified), Sam adamantly denies he’s feeling suicidal. With a cold morbid fascination, Grim ignores Sam’s denial and persists in asking Sam for his reasons for ending it.

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Cast

Featuring Award-winning actors Jack Holden ('Marriage' and 'Ten Percent') & Sean Earl McPherson (‘Dream Hacker’). 

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Crew
Writer & Director: Grace Alwyn Ashworth
Producer: Håkan Carlsson

Director of Photography: Heather Crompton 
1st Assistant Camera: Jonny Stillwell
2nd Assistant Camera: Relle Zimmermann
Gaffer: Norman Che Chan
Grip: Jon Head
Steadicam Operator: Dan Gadd
Drone Operator: Scotty Stephenson
Production Designer: Robyn Saunders
Costume Designer: Charlotte Romaniak
Set Builder: Richard Pratt
Editor: John E. Turner
Colourist: Liam Shanagher
Visual Effects Artist: John Whittington
Casting Director: Sydney Aldridge
Assistant Director: Callum McMillan
Script Supervisor: Clare Filler
Script Editor: Alan Brown
Sound Designer: Marco Battimell
Sound Recordist: Cooper Roy
Marketing Manager: Nanci Rawsthorne

Mental Health First Aiders: Karl Draper-Frith & Georgie Glass
Production Assistants: Elijah James & Tom Woudenberg
Pony Handler: Liz James​

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​​Original music written by: DM Stith. Music also provided by: Bob Vylan

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Reviews

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Screenings

Manchester Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection​

Soul 4 Reel Film Festival 2024, USA - Official Selection

Stockport Garrick Short Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection

Unrestricted View Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection

Kinofilm Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection

Romford Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection

LA1 Shorts Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection

Southport Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection

The Indie Gathering Film Festival 2024, USA - Official Selection

Bay International Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection

Wallachia International Film Festival 2024, Romania - Official Selection

Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival 2024, UK - Official Selection

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Nominations and Awards

Soul 4 Reel Film Festival 2024, USA - Audience Award

Soul 4 Reel Film Festival 2024, USA - Best Film Award

Kinofilm Film Festival 2024, UK - Honourable Mention

Rochester International Film Festival 2024, USA - Honourable Mention

LA1 Shorts Film Festival 2024, UK - Audience Award