
Callum Wilkins
Directing
Biography
Callum Wilkins is a BIFA-qualifying and multiple award-winning writer, director and producer from Greater Manchester. Raised in a working-class community, he is the founder of After Dark Studios, an independent horror-focused production company. His work blends grounded storytelling, character-driven horror and unsettling themes, earning recognition on the international festival circuit and establishing him as an emerging voice in the independent genre cinema.
Known For

Descending into a cave, two men seek answers to a book of unknown horrors. What will they find and will their sanity prevail?
The Statement

Whilst clearing through his dead dad's apartment, David discovers an unmarked videotape. Which, upon playing, draws him to a sinister self-reflection.
Ingest

Eight guests, all strangers to one another, are invited to a secluded location by their gracious, yet enigmatic host. Isolated from the rest of civilization, things start to go awry when each of them is accused of a heinous crime. As they begin to doubt one another and their motives, they realize they are being hunted one by one. Will any of them make it out alive?
The Hanged

An anti-war exploration of the filmmaker's experience with recurring nightmares about a potential nuclear apocalypse, through the lens of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Unto Midnight

After a personal tragedy, a young woman seeks solace in nature. The comfort this first grants her takes a terrible turn as she realises there's something else in the woods.
Earthen

When his son returns home from prison, an estranged father must accept his failings if he wants any chance of mending their relationship, before it’s too late.
The Last Sunset

Louis, a young man with Asperger's, talks candidly with his older brother about the bullying that nearly ended his life, and about finding hope through his new focus on Lego and his dog.
How to Build a Life

Bradley and Mike take on a monumental challenge to raise money for their recovering family member, cycling 300km in one day from Gloucester to Elland Road, Leeds. Donate to Rob's fundraiser: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bradley-yorke?utm_term=ZRaGb5Vd5