Patrick Nicholls
Directing
Biography
Born and raised in Moston, Manchester, Patrick moved down to London in July 2015 to pursue more film opportunities. In 2014, he wrote, directed and produced three short films on black & white 16mm film in New York City. Whilst having previously worked at Metrodome, Feel Films and for a BFI short film (Middle Passage, premiering at a private screening at the BFI London Film Festival), his first directorial effort since moving to around London came in the form of psychological thriller short Still Dark, which he also wrote and produced. After wrapping on his short existential dark comedy Teaching A Whore About Romance, he made his first short film in his hometown of Manchester: The Spirit of ‘58.
Known For
Two people, one Eastern European, one British, wake in a dimly lit room - How and why they are there is uncertain, until the clock begins.
FORTY-EIGHT.ONE
A young man lives in a derelict East London council flat alone, with only the things he hears and reads for company amidst the claustrophobia.
Still Dark
Set across ten nervous days in 1999, when United are playing to win a historic treble of tournaments, Joe Reddy and his father contemplate the luck in his life with the hope that it will mirror that of their beloved team.