feature film in development In the dying days of World War I, a traumatized British soldier and a German prisoner must unite to survive a terrifying gas-shrouded creature stalking their isolated trench — a grotesque embodiment of the horrors of war that threatens to unleash an apocalyptic reckoning.
Written & directed by MX Bell.
GIBLETS
short film in pre-production feature film in development Two bickering former friends are reluctantly reunited for a friend’s stag party, and find themselves dressed as chickens and stuck in a gritty London pub, whilst carrying a sack of cash and attracting all the wrong kinds of attention.
Although a complete self-contained story, the short will act as a proof-of-concept for a full feature film.
Written & directed by MX Bell.
DEAD MAN'S HILL
feature film in development
Claustrophobic period thriller based on a true story. When a headstrong office worker and her married lover are carjacked by an unstable gunman, they must endure a deadly claustrophobic joyride through 1960s London.
Written & directed by MX Bell.
BREAKNECK
short film treatment A former getaway driver, out on parole and struggling to find her way in her new life, is suddenly forced back into old habits and into a high-speed car chase when her blind date impulsively robs a bank.
BREAKNECK will be a thrilling character-based 10-12 minute short film, written for and to be produced with Virtual Production techniques. Although a complete self-contained story, the short will act as a proof-of-concept for a full feature film.
Written & directed by MX Bell.
SNOWDROPS
feature film treatment
WW2 romantic drama. When a black American GI stationed in Yorkshire for WW2 begins a relationship with a local woman, prejudices he thought he’d escaped return to haunt him and his predominantly-black platoon, in the form of two racist US Military Police officers in white helmets.
FOXHUNT
short film - in development
Comedy-horror. A student journalist investigates a series of animal attacks in rural England as local fox-hunters and animal rights protestors clash, and none of them realise quite how aggressive the local wildlife has become - or why…
A short film prequel is currently in development which will act as a proof-of-concept for a full feature film.
Story by Craig Skerry & MX Bell. Written by MX Bell.
Period disaster drama. After a year-long mineworkers strike has divided an entire community and three old friends have found themselves on different sides of a picket line, a mining disaster forces them to rethink their positions.
An idealistic and gifted young athlete in 1920s America sets out to become a wrestling champion only to discover a world of corruption, violence, deceit and betrayal.
