The Circle (2025)
Short Feature – Drama / Satire
Short Feature – Drama / Satire
A seemingly routine support group meeting unravels into a charged confrontation, exposing the tangled ways people seek connection, control, and escape. Set in a worn-out church hall, four strangers and a facilitator confront not only their addictions but the truths behind them.
Genre & Themes:
A darkly satirical chamber drama exploring themes of addiction, social media dependency, power dynamics, and the illusion of recovery — all within a taut, character-driven narrative.
A darkly satirical chamber drama exploring themes of addiction, social media dependency, power dynamics, and the illusion of recovery — all within a taut, character-driven narrative.
Cast
Martin Green [Jay]
Victoria Latham‑Kelly [Helen]
Nathan Wedge [Gary]
Valerie Bundy [Celia]
Crew
Director: Iain Cash
Producers: Iain Cash & Michael Farrell
Writer: Michael Farrell
Cinematographer: Adrian O'Toole
Editor: Andrew Iddon
Composer: Giannis Mihos
Make Up: Louise Mirfin & Natalie Amelia Taylor
Sound Reordist: Aidan Walash
Sound Mixer: Giannis Mihos
Gaffer: Michael Costelloe
Best Boy: Jason Fisher
Grip: John Head
Electrician: Adrian Lambert
Focus Puller: Daniel Lewis Wilson
Thanks: Mark Ashmore & Deborah Murphy
Shot on location at Leigh Spinners Mill