An Unexpected Guest
Synopsis/Details:
An unnamed, stay-at-home courteous husband is happily preparing a romantic, candlelit meal for his wife who has yet to return home from work. Unbeknownst to him, something much more darker and malevolent has arrived in her stead, with far more sinister things in mind than romance.
The film was a proof-of-concept produced as part of the MA Film and Television Production course at the University of Hertfordshire.
Attached Talent:
Daniel Maya - Lead Actor
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The Writer: Liam Cairns
I was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1990. At the age of sixteen, my family uprooted and moved to London, United Kingdom where I completed my education. I originally aimed to study at university for a degree in physics but, upon discovering the film magazine Sight & Sound , decided instead to attend film school. I studied Film and Television Production at the Creative Arts school in the University of Hertfordshire, eventually completing a masters degree in 2015. For my thesis, I wrote and directed a spec script for a short student film entitled Conduit , as well as scripting another short spec entitled Mr. Midnight. I co-wrote and starred in a small cameo in the independently... Go to bio
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