THE DIFFICULT FRUIT (2025) SHORT DOCDirected by Brett Chapman
Produced by Dan Shaw
'For the last six years, Dan hasn’t been able to eat grapefruit. Today he’s going to change that.'
'The Difficult Fruit' is a frank but lighthearted exploration of the effects of going on, being on, and coming off of SSRI's (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), a form of antidepressant, framed around the novelty of being able to eat grapefruit again after 6 years, something warned against whilst medicated due to strong potential interactions.
DADDY (2025)SHORT FICTIONDirected by Dan Shaw
Produced in association with Curiosity Junction.
After a surprisingly successful one night stand (albeit without a big finish), Ben, 36, feels like he's made a connection with his unexpectedly intimate shag Nicky, 24. He decides to let the boy stay a while, and chat, with Ben opening up about his mental health, and Nicky confessing that he sometimes works as an escort. On hearing this Ben withdraws, and closes off. Their chances of what they have being any more than physical is dead. It was just sex. Each leaves regretting being so open with the other, and that little bit more lonely.