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Simeon Costello

Simeon Costello

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Biography

Simeon Costello is a Devon-based producer. His filmmaking debut came in 2016 when he was commissioned by Exeter Phoenix to create 'Bus Stories', a short documentary which he wrote, directed, produced - and starred in. Since the, Simeon has produced many award-winning short films, including sporty comedy-drama 'Shuttlecock' and silent gothic triumph 'Rhapsody in Blood'. Both have received critical praise, with two-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins describing the latter as 'masterful'. Having worked on five films with writer/director Tommy Gillard, the duo formed production company Spinning Path to focus on producing distinctive director-led short films.

Known For

Showtrial
6.9

An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.

Showtrial

2021
Cut from Cloth
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Cut From Cloth is a short family drama, set on the day of a funeral. After he passes away, three estranged siblings gather round their father's coffin to mourn his death and discuss their large inheritance. But when a knock sounds from within the casket, the siblings need to decide what is more important. - family or fortune?

Cut from Cloth

2018
Seagull
3.0

A recovering drug addict is about to have a very strange night on The English Riviera.

Seagull

2022
Microwave
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Andy has never seen another human. Then a severed hand arrives in the mail.

Microwave

2023
Slow Burn
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After an accident, a firefighter must extinguish terrifying trauma as he attempts to reignite his career.

Slow Burn

2023
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Bus Stories follows filmmaker Simeon Costello as he travels from John O'Groats in Scotland to Land's End in Cornwall using only local buses investigating why public transport is crucial to the UK.

Bus Stories

2016
Shuttlecock
7.5

Carl is forced to confront his idea of masculinity when an obsession with a mysterious member of his badminton club spirals out of control.

Shuttlecock

2019
The Barrel
N/A

An experimental work of autofiction which captures the lasting impressions that an environment can have. A personal recollection leads to a ruin of historical significance, culminating in a tale of bizarre local folklore. This bewitching short makes for a wistful and meditative experience.

The Barrel

2023
Hell's Bells
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Rosie Dean doesn't look like a typical Morris dancer, but something about her local group has drawn her in to the extent that she has cut off all contact with her friends and family.

Hell's Bells

2017
Rhapsody in Blood
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Inspired by Dartmoor’s corpse roads, this short gothic Super 8 film recounts the tale of two men’s arduous trek to deliver a coffin to its final resting place. But when they stop for a respite, their journey comes back to bite them.

Rhapsody in Blood

2019
Picture Me Gone
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Picture Me Gone draws a lyrical parallel between animals confined in aquariums and our relationship to screens. Shot on an iPhone 13, its blurred visuals and meditative soundscape explore disconnection and longing in artificial worlds.

Picture Me Gone

2025
Holding On
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Pattern Pusher must find a way to hold on and keep performing as the aspect ratio of their lives constantly changes around them.

Holding On

2022
The Scottish Play
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In 1986 a group of Amateur thespians staged a production of Macbeth so disastrous that it made International headlines. Forty years later a filmmaker sets out to track them down.

The Scottish Play

2023
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Relatives of Charles Byrne ‘The Irish Giant’ reckon with the legacy of a man both mythologised and misunderstood and the condition that links them still.

Amongst Men

Happy Place
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Pattern Pusher escape the mundanities of life by taking a trip to their happy place

Happy Place

2021