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The Suicide Shift screens at Bedford Independent & London Independent Film Festivals!

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Thanks to the Bedford Independent & London Independent Film Festivals!

The last two weekends I have been fortunate enough to screen my short film The Suicide Shift (2026) at the brilliant Bedford Independent Film Festival and amazing London Independent Film Festival!

BEDFORD INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

The Bedford Independent Film Festival is a well run event based in Bedford (really) and screens over three days and nights showing the best indie shorts and features films from around the world. The festival culminates in an awards ceremony, of which I am pleased to say The Suicide Shift (2026) won an award for best short drama. Thanks to everyone involved in the film and the festival organisers.

LONDON INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL

The London Independent Film Festival ran from 10th April 2026 to 19th April 2026 and The Suicide Shift (2026) screened on Saturday 18th April 2026. It was a fantastic night at the Genesis Cinema in Whitechapel and there were so many great films screened there. I attended with many of the cast and crew from the film and it was amazing to see the film on the big screen.

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The Suicide Shift (2026) – an emotional and harrowing short horror film (TRAILER)

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THE SUICIDE SHIFT (2026) – TRAILER

Following the recent post about my new short film The Suicide Shift (2026) – here I am so proud to now present the trailer for the film in the link.

THE SUICIDE SHIFT (2026)

Tagline

Connect. Process. Record. Never intervene.

Pitch

Banished to the “suicide shift” for breaking spirit call centre regulations, CARMILLA FERRY, now deals with the most tortured of souls moving from this world to the next. After being blasted by her line manager on the phone, Russell, Carmilla is feeling even more isolated and demoralised than usual. After a series of heart-crushing calls, culminating in a particularly stressful shift, Carmilla is then faced with the most heart-wrenching call of all.

Cast

Julia Florimo as Carmilla Ferry

Myles Horgan as Russell Schaeffer

Felicia Kaspar as Lucy Carpenter

Lost Souls (Voices) – Ashley Wong, Bai Ruiying, Bogdan Dima, Christina Leitner, Federica Ruggieri, Jyothi Gupta, Kay Abel, Maria Busz, Melissa Zajk, Paul Laight, Sanjay Batra, Szymon Bartoszek.

Crew

Director, Producer & Writer: Paul Laight

Cinematography: Petros Gioumpasis

Sound Recordist & Designer: Ali Kivanc

Camera Assistant: Ben Bogdan-Hodgson

Make-Up: Georgie Lang

Location Manager: Melissa Zajk

Editors: Oliver McGuirk & Petros Gioumpasis

Composer: Ben Randall

Poster designs: Jaffer Hashim & Gary O’Brien

Every 90 minutes in the UK, someone dies by suicide. But talking saves lives.

Call The Samaritans 116 123 – https://www.samaritans.org/

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