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Honoured that ‘Party Animal’ has been selected for the 69th BFI London Film Festival. The scale and quality of this year’s program is incredible, beyond excited to be a part of it.

🎟️ Friday 10th October, 20:45 @ Vue West End // Thursday 16th October, 16:30 @ BFI Southbank

A massive thank you to all of the cast & crew we were lucky enough to make this film with 🫏✂️💈

@britishfilminstitute #LFF

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Starring - @nabhaanr, Esther Hall, @edwardbakerduly, @hebe_beardsall, @olly.mann

Writer/Director - @aligill___
Producers - @i_am_aimie @jules.kirby
Executive Producers - Paul Harry Thomas @_josh_barnes
Production Company - @xfilmco
Casting Director - @involuntarylowercase

Composers - @l.jborlase @arthurleadbetter
Sound Designer - @sammasonsounddesign
Colourist - @maxfergusonhook

DOP - @lil.wontons
1st AC - @gemma_mancinelli
2nd AC - @zezegule
Steadicam Op - @_steadilee_
Camera Trainee - @hannahmarch7
Grip - @tobyelwes
Gaffer - @mark.lane_
Spark - @aga_mazurek
Cam & Lighting Transport - @markhillslondon

Production Designer - @sammstoreyy
Assistant Art Director - @evienairne
Art Assistant - @morrisp_industry
Costume Designer - @caitlinbatch
HMU Designer - @carlyroberts_
HMU Assistant - @millieconroymakeup
HMU Assistant - @amberkeel20
Prosthetics - @giscreatures

1st AD - @harrytharry
2nd AD - @_josh_barnes
3rd AD - @amelia_sabeti
Runner - @lara_mandell

Sound Recordist - @michaelsnd
Sound Assistant - Tija Skvarciute
On Site Editor - @willmay3000
Stills Photography - @annafrancesca25 @jakemartin4359
VFX - @milkvfx

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Tokeida Outlaw’s Floozy’

A playful take on the Swedish tradition of Årsgång, in which participants would perform a ritualised walk in order to experience visions of their year ahead.

A big thank you to @eleonorecabrera @jacobsacksjones for bringing this to life 👑

Enjoy all 2 minutes of the video above / link in my bio for a short write-up on Promonews.

Starring - @eleonorecabrera @ddogann_ @erinhughez
Director - @aligill___
DOP - @jacobsacksjones
PM / 1st AD - @fleurconstancea
Art Director / Stylist - @kevsantiagoh
1st AC - @oncemoreforsharps
Gaffer - @caseygrosso
MUA - @makeup.by.eve.pashley
Thanks to @matildagreenwoood @domj0hnson @objectandanimal

Inwards ‘Steamrise Fury’ // A window into the life of a Vinted troll.

A £0 budget music video made with a lot of love, and a lot of vegetables.

Thanks to my right-hand man @domj0hnson for the razor-sharp performance, and thanks to @dmdrama for the troves of inspiration.

Link in my bio to watch the full (uncensored!) video 🤡🧅🥬

Inwards ‘Steamrise Fury’ // A window into the life of a Vinted troll.

A £0 budget music video made with a lot of love, and a lot of vegetables.

Thanks to my right-hand man @domj0hnson for the razor-sharp performance, and thanks to @dmdrama for the troves of inspiration.

Link in my bio to watch the full (uncensored!) video 🤡🧅🥬

Inwards ‘Steamrise Fury’ // A window into the life of a Vinted troll.

A £0 budget music video made with a lot of love, and a lot of vegetables.

Thanks to my right-hand man @domj0hnson for the razor-sharp performance, and thanks to @dmdrama for the troves of inspiration.

Link in my bio to watch the full (uncensored!) video 🤡🧅🥬

Inwards ‘Steamrise Fury’ // A window into the life of a Vinted troll.

A £0 budget music video made with a lot of love, and a lot of vegetables.

Thanks to my right-hand man @domj0hnson for the razor-sharp performance, and thanks to @dmdrama for the troves of inspiration.

Link in my bio to watch the full (uncensored!) video 🤡🧅🥬

Inwards ‘Steamrise Fury’ // A window into the life of a Vinted troll.

A £0 budget music video made with a lot of love, and a lot of vegetables.

Thanks to my right-hand man @domj0hnson for the razor-sharp performance, and thanks to @dmdrama for the troves of inspiration.

Link in my bio to watch the full (uncensored!) video 🤡🧅🥬

Inwards ‘Steamrise Fury’ // A window into the life of a Vinted troll.

A £0 budget music video made with a lot of love, and a lot of vegetables.

Thanks to my right-hand man @domj0hnson for the razor-sharp performance, and thanks to @dmdrama for the troves of inspiration.

Link in my bio to watch the full (uncensored!) video 🤡🧅🥬

Inwards ‘Steamrise Fury’ // A window into the life of a Vinted troll.

A £0 budget music video made with a lot of love, and a lot of vegetables.

Thanks to my right-hand man @domj0hnson for the razor-sharp performance, and thanks to @dmdrama for the troves of inspiration.

Link in my bio to watch the full (uncensored!) video 🤡🧅🥬

Party Animal is off to Berlin 🇩🇪📽️ Screening 7pm, January 23rd @acudkino as part of the acclaimed British Shorts Film Festival.

@britishshorts

Party Animal will be screening at the peerless London Short Film Festival in January 2026, as part of the ‘Fantastic Fictions’ programme. Excited to part of this one.

@londonshortfilmfest
@curzon.soho

Ticket link in bio 🎟️

More good news for ‘Party Animal’ - we’re excited to be screening the film at Leeds International Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival, and Aesthetica Short Film Festival across November.

@leedsfilmfest @norwichfilmfestival @asffestival

More good news for ‘Party Animal’ - we’re excited to be screening the film at Leeds International Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival, and Aesthetica Short Film Festival across November.

@leedsfilmfest @norwichfilmfestival @asffestival

More good news for ‘Party Animal’ - we’re excited to be screening the film at Leeds International Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival, and Aesthetica Short Film Festival across November.

@leedsfilmfest @norwichfilmfestival @asffestival

Thanks @britishfilminstitute for having Party Animal screen last week at #LFF Grateful for everyone who came along, and to the filmmakers whose shorts we shared a screen with.

A big thank you to Victoria, Sky, and the rest of the programming team for curating a program of such funny, strange, and bold films.

Thanks @britishfilminstitute for having Party Animal screen last week at #LFF Grateful for everyone who came along, and to the filmmakers whose shorts we shared a screen with.

A big thank you to Victoria, Sky, and the rest of the programming team for curating a program of such funny, strange, and bold films.

Thanks @britishfilminstitute for having Party Animal screen last week at #LFF Grateful for everyone who came along, and to the filmmakers whose shorts we shared a screen with.

A big thank you to Victoria, Sky, and the rest of the programming team for curating a program of such funny, strange, and bold films.

Big thanks to Shay Kaur Grewal for having us on @bbclondon to discuss Party Animal, LFF, and the process of making shorts.

@sunnyandshay #LFF

Big thanks to Shay Kaur Grewal for having us on @bbclondon to discuss Party Animal, LFF, and the process of making shorts.

@sunnyandshay #LFF

"We wanted to consider the—perhaps unfashionable—opposing case: is it ever better to conform and be wrong, than to exist as a pariah but be correct?"

@aligill___ returns to DN and digs into the delicate combination of cinematography, score and performance to arrive at the playful, uncanny tone of his potent allegorical short 'Party Animal' - screening at the upcoming London Film Festival - where @nabhaanr's dispirited barber witnesses a donkey eared politician openly rising through the ranks in the midst of mass apathy 🫏

// Credits //
Starring - @nabhaanr, Esther Hall, @edwardbakerduly, @hebe_beardsall, @olly.mann
Writer/Director - @aligill___
Producers - @i_am_aimie @jules.kirby
Executive Producers - Paul Harry Thomas @_josh_barnes
Production Company - @xfilmco
Casting Director - @involuntarylowercase
Composers - @l.jborlase @arthurleadbetter
Sound Designer - @sammasonsounddesign Colourist - @maxfergusonhook
DOP - @lil.wontons
1st AC - @gemma_mancinelli
2nd AC - @zezegule
Steadicam Op - @steadilee
Camera Trainee - @hannahmarch7
Grip - @tobyelwes
Gaffer - @mark.lane_
Spark - @aga_mazurek
Cam & Lighting Transport - @markhillslondon
Production Designer - @sammstoreyy
Assistant Art Director - @evienairne
Art Assistant - @morrisp_industry
Costume Designer - @caitlinbatch
HMU Designer - @carlyroberts_
HMU Assistant - @millieconroymakeup
HMU Assistant - @amberkeel20
Prosthetics - @giscreatures
1st AD - @harrytharry
2nd AD - @_josh_barnes
3rd AD - @amelia_sabeti
Runner - @lara_mandell
Sound Recordist - michaelsnd
Sound Assistant - Tija Skvarciute
On Site Editor - @willmay3000
Stills Photography - @annafrancesca25 @jakemartin4359 VFX - @milkvfx

#LFF2025 #PartyAnimal #AliGill #NabhaanRizwan #ShortFilm

"We wanted to consider the—perhaps unfashionable—opposing case: is it ever better to conform and be wrong, than to exist as a pariah but be correct?"

@aligill___ returns to DN and digs into the delicate combination of cinematography, score and performance to arrive at the playful, uncanny tone of his potent allegorical short 'Party Animal' - screening at the upcoming London Film Festival - where @nabhaanr's dispirited barber witnesses a donkey eared politician openly rising through the ranks in the midst of mass apathy 🫏

// Credits //
Starring - @nabhaanr, Esther Hall, @edwardbakerduly, @hebe_beardsall, @olly.mann
Writer/Director - @aligill___
Producers - @i_am_aimie @jules.kirby
Executive Producers - Paul Harry Thomas @_josh_barnes
Production Company - @xfilmco
Casting Director - @involuntarylowercase
Composers - @l.jborlase @arthurleadbetter
Sound Designer - @sammasonsounddesign Colourist - @maxfergusonhook
DOP - @lil.wontons
1st AC - @gemma_mancinelli
2nd AC - @zezegule
Steadicam Op - @steadilee
Camera Trainee - @hannahmarch7
Grip - @tobyelwes
Gaffer - @mark.lane_
Spark - @aga_mazurek
Cam & Lighting Transport - @markhillslondon
Production Designer - @sammstoreyy
Assistant Art Director - @evienairne
Art Assistant - @morrisp_industry
Costume Designer - @caitlinbatch
HMU Designer - @carlyroberts_
HMU Assistant - @millieconroymakeup
HMU Assistant - @amberkeel20
Prosthetics - @giscreatures
1st AD - @harrytharry
2nd AD - @_josh_barnes
3rd AD - @amelia_sabeti
Runner - @lara_mandell
Sound Recordist - michaelsnd
Sound Assistant - Tija Skvarciute
On Site Editor - @willmay3000
Stills Photography - @annafrancesca25 @jakemartin4359 VFX - @milkvfx

#LFF2025 #PartyAnimal #AliGill #NabhaanRizwan #ShortFilm

"We wanted to consider the—perhaps unfashionable—opposing case: is it ever better to conform and be wrong, than to exist as a pariah but be correct?"

@aligill___ returns to DN and digs into the delicate combination of cinematography, score and performance to arrive at the playful, uncanny tone of his potent allegorical short 'Party Animal' - screening at the upcoming London Film Festival - where @nabhaanr's dispirited barber witnesses a donkey eared politician openly rising through the ranks in the midst of mass apathy 🫏

// Credits //
Starring - @nabhaanr, Esther Hall, @edwardbakerduly, @hebe_beardsall, @olly.mann
Writer/Director - @aligill___
Producers - @i_am_aimie @jules.kirby
Executive Producers - Paul Harry Thomas @_josh_barnes
Production Company - @xfilmco
Casting Director - @involuntarylowercase
Composers - @l.jborlase @arthurleadbetter
Sound Designer - @sammasonsounddesign Colourist - @maxfergusonhook
DOP - @lil.wontons
1st AC - @gemma_mancinelli
2nd AC - @zezegule
Steadicam Op - @steadilee
Camera Trainee - @hannahmarch7
Grip - @tobyelwes
Gaffer - @mark.lane_
Spark - @aga_mazurek
Cam & Lighting Transport - @markhillslondon
Production Designer - @sammstoreyy
Assistant Art Director - @evienairne
Art Assistant - @morrisp_industry
Costume Designer - @caitlinbatch
HMU Designer - @carlyroberts_
HMU Assistant - @millieconroymakeup
HMU Assistant - @amberkeel20
Prosthetics - @giscreatures
1st AD - @harrytharry
2nd AD - @_josh_barnes
3rd AD - @amelia_sabeti
Runner - @lara_mandell
Sound Recordist - michaelsnd
Sound Assistant - Tija Skvarciute
On Site Editor - @willmay3000
Stills Photography - @annafrancesca25 @jakemartin4359 VFX - @milkvfx

#LFF2025 #PartyAnimal #AliGill #NabhaanRizwan #ShortFilm

"We wanted to consider the—perhaps unfashionable—opposing case: is it ever better to conform and be wrong, than to exist as a pariah but be correct?"

@aligill___ returns to DN and digs into the delicate combination of cinematography, score and performance to arrive at the playful, uncanny tone of his potent allegorical short 'Party Animal' - screening at the upcoming London Film Festival - where @nabhaanr's dispirited barber witnesses a donkey eared politician openly rising through the ranks in the midst of mass apathy 🫏

// Credits //
Starring - @nabhaanr, Esther Hall, @edwardbakerduly, @hebe_beardsall, @olly.mann
Writer/Director - @aligill___
Producers - @i_am_aimie @jules.kirby
Executive Producers - Paul Harry Thomas @_josh_barnes
Production Company - @xfilmco
Casting Director - @involuntarylowercase
Composers - @l.jborlase @arthurleadbetter
Sound Designer - @sammasonsounddesign Colourist - @maxfergusonhook
DOP - @lil.wontons
1st AC - @gemma_mancinelli
2nd AC - @zezegule
Steadicam Op - @steadilee
Camera Trainee - @hannahmarch7
Grip - @tobyelwes
Gaffer - @mark.lane_
Spark - @aga_mazurek
Cam & Lighting Transport - @markhillslondon
Production Designer - @sammstoreyy
Assistant Art Director - @evienairne
Art Assistant - @morrisp_industry
Costume Designer - @caitlinbatch
HMU Designer - @carlyroberts_
HMU Assistant - @millieconroymakeup
HMU Assistant - @amberkeel20
Prosthetics - @giscreatures
1st AD - @harrytharry
2nd AD - @_josh_barnes
3rd AD - @amelia_sabeti
Runner - @lara_mandell
Sound Recordist - michaelsnd
Sound Assistant - Tija Skvarciute
On Site Editor - @willmay3000
Stills Photography - @annafrancesca25 @jakemartin4359 VFX - @milkvfx

#LFF2025 #PartyAnimal #AliGill #NabhaanRizwan #ShortFilm

"We wanted to consider the—perhaps unfashionable—opposing case: is it ever better to conform and be wrong, than to exist as a pariah but be correct?"

@aligill___ returns to DN and digs into the delicate combination of cinematography, score and performance to arrive at the playful, uncanny tone of his potent allegorical short 'Party Animal' - screening at the upcoming London Film Festival - where @nabhaanr's dispirited barber witnesses a donkey eared politician openly rising through the ranks in the midst of mass apathy 🫏

// Credits //
Starring - @nabhaanr, Esther Hall, @edwardbakerduly, @hebe_beardsall, @olly.mann
Writer/Director - @aligill___
Producers - @i_am_aimie @jules.kirby
Executive Producers - Paul Harry Thomas @_josh_barnes
Production Company - @xfilmco
Casting Director - @involuntarylowercase
Composers - @l.jborlase @arthurleadbetter
Sound Designer - @sammasonsounddesign Colourist - @maxfergusonhook
DOP - @lil.wontons
1st AC - @gemma_mancinelli
2nd AC - @zezegule
Steadicam Op - @steadilee
Camera Trainee - @hannahmarch7
Grip - @tobyelwes
Gaffer - @mark.lane_
Spark - @aga_mazurek
Cam & Lighting Transport - @markhillslondon
Production Designer - @sammstoreyy
Assistant Art Director - @evienairne
Art Assistant - @morrisp_industry
Costume Designer - @caitlinbatch
HMU Designer - @carlyroberts_
HMU Assistant - @millieconroymakeup
HMU Assistant - @amberkeel20
Prosthetics - @giscreatures
1st AD - @harrytharry
2nd AD - @_josh_barnes
3rd AD - @amelia_sabeti
Runner - @lara_mandell
Sound Recordist - michaelsnd
Sound Assistant - Tija Skvarciute
On Site Editor - @willmay3000
Stills Photography - @annafrancesca25 @jakemartin4359 VFX - @milkvfx

#LFF2025 #PartyAnimal #AliGill #NabhaanRizwan #ShortFilm

"We wanted to consider the—perhaps unfashionable—opposing case: is it ever better to conform and be wrong, than to exist as a pariah but be correct?"

@aligill___ returns to DN and digs into the delicate combination of cinematography, score and performance to arrive at the playful, uncanny tone of his potent allegorical short 'Party Animal' - screening at the upcoming London Film Festival - where @nabhaanr's dispirited barber witnesses a donkey eared politician openly rising through the ranks in the midst of mass apathy 🫏

// Credits //
Starring - @nabhaanr, Esther Hall, @edwardbakerduly, @hebe_beardsall, @olly.mann
Writer/Director - @aligill___
Producers - @i_am_aimie @jules.kirby
Executive Producers - Paul Harry Thomas @_josh_barnes
Production Company - @xfilmco
Casting Director - @involuntarylowercase
Composers - @l.jborlase @arthurleadbetter
Sound Designer - @sammasonsounddesign Colourist - @maxfergusonhook
DOP - @lil.wontons
1st AC - @gemma_mancinelli
2nd AC - @zezegule
Steadicam Op - @steadilee
Camera Trainee - @hannahmarch7
Grip - @tobyelwes
Gaffer - @mark.lane_
Spark - @aga_mazurek
Cam & Lighting Transport - @markhillslondon
Production Designer - @sammstoreyy
Assistant Art Director - @evienairne
Art Assistant - @morrisp_industry
Costume Designer - @caitlinbatch
HMU Designer - @carlyroberts_
HMU Assistant - @millieconroymakeup
HMU Assistant - @amberkeel20
Prosthetics - @giscreatures
1st AD - @harrytharry
2nd AD - @_josh_barnes
3rd AD - @amelia_sabeti
Runner - @lara_mandell
Sound Recordist - michaelsnd
Sound Assistant - Tija Skvarciute
On Site Editor - @willmay3000
Stills Photography - @annafrancesca25 @jakemartin4359 VFX - @milkvfx

#LFF2025 #PartyAnimal #AliGill #NabhaanRizwan #ShortFilm

"We wanted to consider the—perhaps unfashionable—opposing case: is it ever better to conform and be wrong, than to exist as a pariah but be correct?"

@aligill___ returns to DN and digs into the delicate combination of cinematography, score and performance to arrive at the playful, uncanny tone of his potent allegorical short 'Party Animal' - screening at the upcoming London Film Festival - where @nabhaanr's dispirited barber witnesses a donkey eared politician openly rising through the ranks in the midst of mass apathy 🫏

// Credits //
Starring - @nabhaanr, Esther Hall, @edwardbakerduly, @hebe_beardsall, @olly.mann
Writer/Director - @aligill___
Producers - @i_am_aimie @jules.kirby
Executive Producers - Paul Harry Thomas @_josh_barnes
Production Company - @xfilmco
Casting Director - @involuntarylowercase
Composers - @l.jborlase @arthurleadbetter
Sound Designer - @sammasonsounddesign Colourist - @maxfergusonhook
DOP - @lil.wontons
1st AC - @gemma_mancinelli
2nd AC - @zezegule
Steadicam Op - @steadilee
Camera Trainee - @hannahmarch7
Grip - @tobyelwes
Gaffer - @mark.lane_
Spark - @aga_mazurek
Cam & Lighting Transport - @markhillslondon
Production Designer - @sammstoreyy
Assistant Art Director - @evienairne
Art Assistant - @morrisp_industry
Costume Designer - @caitlinbatch
HMU Designer - @carlyroberts_
HMU Assistant - @millieconroymakeup
HMU Assistant - @amberkeel20
Prosthetics - @giscreatures
1st AD - @harrytharry
2nd AD - @_josh_barnes
3rd AD - @amelia_sabeti
Runner - @lara_mandell
Sound Recordist - michaelsnd
Sound Assistant - Tija Skvarciute
On Site Editor - @willmay3000
Stills Photography - @annafrancesca25 @jakemartin4359 VFX - @milkvfx

#LFF2025 #PartyAnimal #AliGill #NabhaanRizwan #ShortFilm

Party Animal — a new short directed by @aligill___ , starring @nabhaanr, and scored by Squid’s Louis Borlase and Arthur Leadbetter — has been selected for the 69th BFI London Film Festival.

Catch it as part of the official programme.

#LFF2025 #PartyAnimal #ShortFilm

Excited to share that ‘Party Animal’ will be receiving its international premiere at the mighty @fantastic.fest in Austin, Texas this September. Congratulations to the whole team 🙌🇺🇸