Hollie Bryan

The Ceremony

On a journey to find a burial ground for a departed colleague, two migrant workers find the quest hampered by their moral and spiritual differences.

Bury the Dogs

An initiatory drama that deals with the cracks that arise in childhood friendships, the vulnerability of youth and the fragility of parental figures.

Predators

PREDATORS is a short dark, suburban slice-of-life tale, a paranoid character study of the dark-side of childhood. A group of kids lives are irrevocably changed when they discover a dangerous predator living in the woods.

Hold the Sausage

Through an experimental lens, we see the drama unfold as Saoirse is interrogated by her Nanny after refusing her Sunday roast sausages. Saoirse is a contemporary Irish Catholic teenager, showcasing the progressive youth and nature of Northern Ireland - ‘wrecking’ her Nanny's nerves in the process.

Hanging On

Set in Oulton, Leeds - some of the last remaining post-war prefabricated houses in the UK are still standing. Residents of this ex coal mining village now at threat of eviction share their stories of community and family as they look to their future. ‘Hanging On’ is a docu-drama that combines artistic visuals of residents suspended in mid air, literally hanging onto their homes and audio interviews about the strength of what happens when people come together. It reminds us about the struggles of people who are slipping through the cracks of society and what it means to have a home.

Pickles

Gemma agrees to look after her neighbours dog whilst they're away only to find it dead on the first day. Sparring between three versions of her own consciousness she must decide what to do.

Freight

A Russian gang operating in Leeds with no respect for the laws of England, traffic Eastern Europeans in containers then enslave them, the women to sex, the men to illegal fights. They cross local businessman Gabe Taylor and a war escalates, but when his daughter is taken to be sold into the sex trade, Gabe fights back.