Niamh West
Production
Biography
Niamh West is an Irish producer based in Scotland - She is the founder of FlowerPunk Films, a production company which champions female, femme and queer stories. Niamh has produced award-winning short films, including recently completed Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood-Sucking Freaks, written and directed by Heath Virgoe - Made in association with Randan Productions with the support of SQIFF and the National Lottery Community Fund - Winning Best Scottish Film at the Scottish Queer International Film Festival. Niamh has experience working within the Scottish Film and HETV industry, with credits on Good Omens 3 (BBC/Amazon Prime), Outlander: Blood of My Blood (Starz), The Buccaneers (Apple TV) and Batgirl (Warner Bros).
Known For
In 1959, a new wonderdrug - Tesoteramide - is ready for testing, promising beauty to the unborn daughters of any woman who takes it. Pregnant housewife Audre heads straight to the clinic with her ecstatic Mother to sign up. But when Audre voices some last-minute doubts, it becomes clear that Tesoteramide - and so-called eternal beauty is no longer optional. Can she escape and maintain her individuality? Or is the cult of beauty standard conformity too powerful?
Popper
Angela is living a life devoted to everyone but herself. Disconnected from her husband, Malcolm, and struggling to articulate her dissatisfaction, she leaves home the night before her family is set to attend a wedding.
The Angel in the House
Young and impressionable Erin is dying for a peek into the bright and flashy party lifestyle of her older cousin Blair. One night she grabs at her opportunity, to be introduced into her cousin's world. Whilst navigating the people, booze and drugs, Erin is thrown into the harsh reality of Blair's lifestyle. Erin's dream night soon takes a turn into a relentless nightmare.
HANGNAIL
When best friends Max and Ricky find themselves the prey of an angry vampire, they must ditch their Halloween plans to hide out at home. But when a forgotten pizza delivery shows up, can they risk letting the driver in? Can they stop arguing with each other? And can Max find the courage to face the one thing worse than death - coming out?
Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood-Sucking Freak
In the virtual world of The Lounge, you can look however you want - as long as you have your parents’ credit card. But when a schoolboy realises his dream of creating a female avatar, he finds that the internet isn’t quite the utopia he expected…
Log Off, Loser!
In a near future in rural Britain, Mustafa and his deaf sister Amna are torn apart by immigration vigilantes and their far-right policies. Amna escapes to search for her brother, only to witness a tragic event.