Deadheading (2026)
“In a race against time, an elderly woman will stop at nothing to fulfil her dying husband’s dream of an allotment garden, even if it means murder.”
Winner of the 2026 SONY Future Filmmaker Awards.
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CAST
DOREEN BAKER - STEPHANIE FAYERMAN
JIM BAKER - KEVIN MCNALLY
JOYCE - RACHEL ATKINS
VICTIM 1 - JANICE CONNOLLY
VICTIM 2 - CARL CHINN
VICTIM 3 - MARK SILCOX
VICTIM 4 - ANDY STREET
VICTIM 5 - DENNIS MORTIMER
DOCTOR - THOM PETTY
POLICE OFFICER 1 - BRENTON HAMILTON
POLICE OFFICER 2 - GEORGINA FERNANDEZ-GOUGH
PRISON OFFICER - BAZ KANNAN
CREW
WRITER / DIRECTOR - JACK HUGHES
PRODUCER - DANIEL SIMMONS
EDITOR - SCOTT MINNIS
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - ASH CONNAUGHTON
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - EMILY HEALEY
COMPOSER - RUPERT COLE
CASTING DIRECTOR - MATT SHEPPARD
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER - BETHANY CHASE
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - DANIEL SIMMONS
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - BETHANY CHASE
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS - YUKY CHUMACERO, ALEX TAYLOR
PROPS MASTER - SHARRON HUGHES
HAIR AND MAKEUP ARTIST - MILLISSA MORRIS
STUNT CO-ORDINATOR - DEAN RIDGE
ASSISTANT STUNT CO-ORDINATOR - CHRISTOPHER ROUND
PYROTECHNICS TEAM - FIRE MONKEY PYRO
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA - JOSH SOUTHORN
2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA - FREYA BAKER-DUFFIN, DARIO LIGOURI
STEADICAM OPERATOR - DANIEL LOBO
GAFFER - MAX ALLCOCK, JACK BRAZIL
SPARK - DAVID GRAHAM
DIT - JACK RICHARDSON, ROSS GOATMAN
SOUND MIXER - CHAS SHEPPARD
VFX - NATIVE STRANGERS: DAN BOOTH, DAN RUIZ
COLOURIST - DANIELA ROTARU (TIME BASED ARTS)
POST PRODUCER - THÉA DAGNAUD
MUSICIAN (DOUBLE BASS) - MATT DEEGAN
UNIT STILLS PHOTOGRAPHERS - ROB FUZ, ASHER CHAN
PRODUCTION DRIVER - FRANK HUGHES
CAMERA TRAINEES - LEAH CHAFFIN-POWERS, MAYA BETH TAYLOR, THOMAS W. CHAWNER, TOM HAGUE
LEGAL COUNSEL - NAYAN BHATIA
RUNNERS - ANNALISE BEST, BEN MITCHELL, RA'EES HAMIR, HANNAH SUTHERLAND, DAISY CARR, LOUIS WRIGHT, ALEX GRIFFIN