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Drama, Period
Short Film
2025
Four women, reaching out through time and space in the Renaissance, are accused of witchcraft and fight to change their fates, and each other, in this proof of concept for a TV series.
A Disauthority Production

The Witch Trials Concept

Director / Executive Producer / VFX Producer
Livvy Edwards
Writer / Executive Producer
Andrea Cano Molina
Producer
Maria Shevtsova
Producer
Marcus Hundsnes
DOP
Ben Saffer
Editor
Emily Lawrence
Assistant Producer
Zain Haris
1st AD
Liana Failla
Production Designer
Anna Kezia Williams
Hair & Make-Up Designer
Rebecca Hall
Costume Designer
Amada Piedra
Casting Director
Claire Bleasdale, CDG
Gaffer
Dan Lowe
1st AC
Rana Darwish
Key Grip
James Moriarty
Stunt / Intimacy Coordiator
Gareth Henry
Location Manager
Martha Kunda
Location Sound Mixer
Luke Predeth
Unit Stills Photographer
Luke Ross
Script Supervisor
Jess Lipinski
Special Effects
AGOG VIVID
VFX Supervisor
Dan Roberts
Composer
Cameron Rickards
Sound Designer & Re-Recording Mixer
Benji Clifford
Colour
The Look

Hunted through time.

DISAUTHORITY is currently pitching the series to commissioners and distributors.

The Witch Trials was a three day shoot in July of 2024 on location in Kent at Fort Amherst, Penshurst Place and Horseley Towers.

We collaborated with Kodak to shoot the proof of concept on 35mm film with (name) camera courtesy of Panavision.



Graphic by Raiyan Chinoy

Castles & Fields.

We had the privilege to work with the acclaimed gaffer Dan Lowe and use сustom LED lights from his company Light Synthesis Limited.

The renowned SFX company AGOG VIVID helped create the authentic and mysterious period atmosphere with live propane flames and haze for foggy forests and marshes.

Facilities by ADF were an invaluable partner that helped make location shooting as comfortable as a studio one.
Production Specs
Aspect ratio

16 : 9

Camera

Arricam 35mm

Medium

Concept

Negative format

Film / Colour

From our Team

Maria Shevtsova

CCO / Head of Production / Lead Creative Producer

Marcus Hundsnes

CEO / Film Producer / Post Producer

Zain Haris

Senior Colourist

Raiyan Chinoy

VFX Supervisor / Lead Compositor

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