Woman of Your Dreams - Short Film, 2021 /

Woman of Your Dreams - Short Film, 2021 /

Producers: Andy Newman & Samantha Locock
Writer/Director: Samantha Locock

Zoe's sleep deprivation forces her to meet a hallucination and explore their deep bond.
When you’re unaware of what’s happening sleep paralysis feels like you’re stuck in a nightmare.

Zoe - Rebecca Stone
The Woman - Georgia Hirst

Winner - Best Thriller Short - Vesuvius International Film Fest XIXI, 2022
Nominated - Best Thriller, Best Young Filmmaker, Best Makeup & SFX, Best Horror, Best CGI & Visual Effects - SENSEI Tokyo FilmFest, 2022
Nominated -Best Short - Kautik International Film Festival, 2022
Official Selection - International Film Festival of Ahmednagar India, 2022
Winner - Best Homegrown - Ealing Film Festival, 2021
Winner - Best First-Time Director - )||( ISAFF, 2021
Winner - Best Cinematography - Top Indie Film Awards, 2021
Winner - Best Atmosphere - Independent Horror Movie Awards, 2021
Nominated -Best Narrative Short - Lisbon Cinefest, 2021
Nominated -Best Short - Diabolical Horror Film Festival , 2021
Nominated -Best Short - Independent Horror Movie Awards, 2021
Nominated - Best Short - Top Indie Film Awards, 2021
Nominated - Best Horror - Performance Short Film Competition, 2021
Nominated - Best Thriller - Vienna International Film Awards, 2021
Honorable Mention - Luna Lumen Film Festival, 2021
Official Selection - Midnight Soul Film Festival, 2021
Official Selection - Get Seen - Mediorite, 2021
Official Selection - Indie Suspence Horror Sci-Fi Film Festival, 2021
Official Selection - Shockfest Film Festival, 2021
Official Selection - Lift Off Sessions, 2021
Official Selection - Kosice International Film Festival, 2021


The Manager - Anna Chessher
George - David Moriba
Gabby - Eleanor Crouch
Ry - Ant Belle
Customer - Matt Gibbons

Director of Photography: Marti Guiver
1st AC: Benjamin Leggett
2nd AC: Joshua Liles
Gaffer: Oliver Craig


1st AD: Zoë Ellender
Runner: Joseph Selby

VFX: Harry Binstead
Editor: Syarah Duggie
Sound Recordist, Sound Designer: Kelsey Rushworth
Script Supervisor: Carine Belmont

Production Designer: Ksenia Kulakova
Set Dresser: Millie Kemp
Costume Assistant: Ashfaq Ahmed
Makeup Artist: Lily Simmonds
Makeup Assistant: Beth Tolmie


Stills Photographer: Louis Bryant


Music by Polterrrgeist

Special Thanks:
 Brigit Willment
, Ewan McIntosh, 
Dan Stokes, 
Cara Evans, 
Jay Jones, 
Cecily Bryant, 
Film Store, 
Terrence Wilkins