NAILS
2023 Pitch Day Winning Film, "Nails" is written by Amy Mains and Ian Mayor.
Newcastle Film Club is proud to produce this film with our members.
Learn more about the film, watch the trailer and learn how you can get involved below.
SYNOPSIS
"Nails" - a female led, comedy action short set in Newcastle! It follows three adoptive sisters raised to be femme fatales. We follow them as they make plans for a heist: to retrieve an important ledger from a notorious North East business man.
CHARACTERS
Character Sheets and film thumbnail created by Amy Mains
Meet the Cast
Mam LYNN HUNTLEY
Aoife ELEANOR BECK (left)
Eva ALEXANDRA TAHNÉE (middle)
Tori SARAH SEYMOUR (right)
(In order from left to right)
Boss Guard GRAHAM SAXON
Gawk JAMES CRAISTER
Kolstad MARK BURNS
Nails DENNIS BAER
Hammer GED PURVIS
Additional Cast
Bar Tender DUNCAN FLINT
Fighters DEAN BRUNTON, DUNCAN FALCONER, EMANUEL NDULUE, OLI PAGES
Henchmen JOSHUA HUNT, JOHN SEYMOUR, LIAM BOWERING, STUART HUNTER
Background Goons NAILS CREW
NAILS Crew
You can see the list of those who worked on the film below or over on the film's IMDb.
Please get in touch if you see your name not listed below but you worked on the film.
Directed by ALEX CHALLIES
Screenplay by AMY MAINS & IAN MAYOR
Produced by ADDISON KEEN & SAMANTHA CASTRO
Executive Producers SAMANTHA CASTRO & STUART HUNTER
Director of Photography ANDREW WALKER
2nd Unit Director of Photography AMAAN RASHID
Production Designer DENNIS HEWITT & JAMES SHAW
Edited by HANNAH PEARSON
Gaffer PAUL DOHERTY
Sound Mixer SHAUN MONKHOUSE
Script Supervisor DUNCAN FLINT & LUCY WILSON
Stunt Choreography JESSICA JACKSON-SMITH & ALEXANDRA TAHNÉE
Stunt Coordinator ALEXANDRA TAHNÉE & MICHELLE BAYLY
Costume LANA JOY
Hair & Makeup Artist JACK ANGUS
DIT ROBERT BOUSHER
First Assistant Directors LUCY TURNER & LAINYA CRAIG
Second Assistant Director AIMEE LOFTUS
Third Assistant Director SIOBHON KAYLEY
Assistant Producers LIAM BOWERING & DUNCAN FALCONER
Assistant Production Designers PHILIP COGHILL & SID PURVIS
HMUA Trainee KATELYN MCKIE
Trailer Editor & Assistant Editor SEAN GRINHAM
Post Sound Editor CONNOR SPEECHLY
Music Supervisor & Editor REBECCA ROMEO PITONE
Composers ADAM JAMES, DANNY MILLER, LOUIS WILD
VFX Editor MATTHEW HAMMOND
Colourist ANDREW WALKER
Sound Assistants JACOB EASTON
Sound Trainees DEAN FOLEY, REBECCA ROMEO PITONE, JAK WILSON
1st Assistant Camera LUKE HUDSON
2nd Assistant Camera LAUREN KERR
Camera Trainees MIA BRANNIGAN, TOM YOUNG
Spark JAMIE STRADLING
Unit Stills Photographers BETH NEAL, DOMINIKA NATALIA,
BEN NOLAN, JASMINE TOLSON
EPK SAMANTHA CASTRO
Runners AARON RIDLEY, DEAN FOLEY, SARAH SALEM,
NADZEYA MIKHALCHENKAVA, KENNEDY WILIESON,
MANDY CHOW, SOPHIA DE SILVA, RORY NORTON
Official Poster Design MATTHEW HAMMOND
Drone Operator SAMANTHA CASTRO
Catering Hey! Food is Ready
With thanks to
THEATRE SPACE NORTH EAST CIC
THE CENTRAL BAR
STAR & SHADOW CINEMA
NEW ENTERPRISE STUDIOS
MEDIA BORNE
NIKKI MARSHALL
GABRIEL BROWN
SAM RICHARDSON
ANYONE WHO ATTENDED A NFC MEETING IN 2023