Sammy Holden
Directing
Known For

A supernatural drama telling the story of Darren Jackson, a kitchen salesman bored with his mundane life. So when the opportunity arises for him to change his destiny, Darren grabs it with both hands. His mentor of sorts, Fetch, teaches Darren how to 'wraith'; to send his spirit into other's bodies and control them for a short time. However, when Darren's body is left without a spirit, it is taken over by someone else, and it is Darren's challenge to reclaim his body, and his life.
Wraith
What matters when a family history is much more complex than it first appears? The Elusive follows a journey of discovery and the start of a re-evaluation of the historic Liverpool potteries.
The Elusive
How can trans and non-binary people escape from the restrictions of media views and limitations of representations? Across three sections a genderqueer dancer comes up against forms of filmic erasure, maintaining their identity through historical and modern dance movement, until they find a way to break free.
Camera - Iteration 2
The horror of the liminal zone between being an artist and chronic illness.
The Trick Is To Keep Breathing
A narrative fiction short following the fantasy of Dungeons and Dragons and how the game encourages the full embodiment of a character and player's identities.
Zounds!
Three people search for their ideal selves in a fictional world until those ideal selves come to life.
Between Ourselves
Non-binary, trans and genderqueer audience members discuss coded and direct non-binary, trans and queer representations in film, spanning from the earliest films to the most recent.
In Their View
Tish sends a message to her girlfriend, Venus, who is exploring another planet.
Earth To Venus
An experimental dance film exploring the tenuous, hidden place of non-binary and trans people in an alternate film history.
Camera - Iteration 1
Dreaming a way through shame and chronic illness.