The Shedding
2024 Pitch Day Winning Film, "The Shedding" is written by Paul Doherty.
Newcastle Film Club is proud to produce this film with our members.
Learn more about the film and how you can get involved below.
This film is currently doing its festival run in 2026
and will be released online after its festival run.
SYNOPSIS
'The Shedding' is a comedy horror short film about a man’s attempt to get his girlfriend back by fixing his slobbish ways which is complicated by the presence of his cat’s increasingly large clumps of shedded fur in his apartment.
PITCH DAY 2024
Have a look back at pitch day where this film idea was pitched and selected. Hear from Paul as he tells you about the film and what he's looking forward to!
The Cast
Mike
LIAM SHOTTON
Mandy
CHELSEA TOMS
Mrs. Jones
RILEY MCGUIRE
Colin
GEORDIE
The Shedding 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.
In Loving Memory of
MARMALADE
(the cat)
Director
DUNCAN FALCONER
Written by
PAUL DOHERTY
Producer
HAZAL OZEREN
Executive Producer
SAMANTHA CASTRO
ALASTAIR RAILTON
Director of Photography
AMAAN RASHID
Production Designer
MJ MURRAY
Edited by
AMY MAINS
JOÃO LAZARO
Composer
TOM YOUNG
1st AD
HAILIE WARREN
2nd AD
SARAH SEYMOUR
JAKE LAMING CARPENTER
Assistant Producer
PERCY SOULSBY
Location Manager
CRAIG BRUCE
Costumes
DEN HEWITT
Hair & Makeup Artist
ELI HARTLEY
Sound Recordist
and Boom Operator
STEPHEN SHARKEY
VFX Artist / Supervisor
NEIL HALL
2nd Unit DOP
SIOBHON KAYLEY
1st AC
SALOMÉ CAIZA
MAGGIE BARKSBY
2nd AC
ELENA VALITOVA
AIMEE LOFTUS
ABBEY HEWITT
Script Supervisors
DANIEL ALLEN
KITTY EVANS
DIT
ROBERT BOUSHER
ALISTAIRE WU
Gaffer
ALEX CHALLIES
Spark
JOHN SEYMOUR
TORI TURNER
Sound Assistants
JACK GOLDEN
FRASER JENNISON
Prod. Design Assistant
CHANTALE BROWN
Animal Wrangler
SARAH CROOK
Post Production Coordinator
& Assistant Editor
JOÃO LAZARO
Animator
AMY MAINS
Trailer Editor
Trinity Lovett
Editing Trainee
JACOB EASTON
Music Supervisor & Editor
REBECCA ROMEO PITONE
Post Production Sound
SHAUN MONKHOUSE
Colourist & Extra VFx
LAUREN GILLAN
Official Poster Design
AMY MAINS
Runners
SID PHOEBUS
LEWIS GORDON
DUNCAN FLINT
SOPHIA DE SILVA
BTS Stills
EMMA TAYLOR
DANIEL MCQUADE
WIKTORIA BARECKA
JOEL DADSON
ROGER GLOVER
EPK
SAMANTHA CASTRO
ROBERT BOUSHER
MEG BOYLE
JACK FOWLER
"Funny Bit"
by Fesliyan Studios
Special Thanks
THE STAR & SHADOW CINEMA
BORNE STUDIOS
FLAMINGO HEIGHTS
PODCAST STUDIO
TSG - TECHNOLOGIES
SERVICES GROUP
THE OLD GEORGE INN
RED STAMP PRODUCTIONS
JASMINE TOLSON
JAMES GRANT
ANYONE WHO
ATTENDED A MEETING IN 2024
THE MILLOY FAMILY FOR LETTING US FILM IN THEIR HOME -
REBECCA, RICHARD, CHARLIE, AUDREY & TEDDY
AND THEIR TWO CATS
OLY & TINKERBELL