Tree Top Films

Some amazing unit photography by Tom Ford on our second day shooting 'Tides' down at Penarth Pavilion. And despite the frowning, I was having a fun day as well. But on set, a producer has to constantly frown - It's part of the job.

Produced by Tree Top and Stori Mode. Funded by Creative Wales

Thanks to Vale of Glamorgan and Foxy's Deli

Produced by Owain Hopkins
Directed by Ryan Leston
DOP: Sy turner
AD: Emmy Williams

1st AC / Focus Puller: Oscar T Williams
Gaffer: Sam olly
2nd AC: Rachael Mayers
MUA: Megan Rhiannon Wilcox
Costume Designer: Zepur Agopyan
Production designer: Nikki Joseph
Sound: Gareth Thomas and Angharad Evans
3rd AD: Ella Stockton
Spark: Toby Gleed

Cast on the day:
Sean Jenkins
Hannah Sheen
Nathan Meredith
Christos Gauci

News about our new short film Tides:

Torchwood legend co-stars in new interactive crime film filmed in the Vale Gwent-born actor is starring in a new interactive film being made partly in the Vale of Glamorgan

A fun day capturing a Party Political Broadcast for Liberal Democrats Jane Dodds MS - to be shown on S4C and the BBC Cymru Wales over the next few weeks.

Day 1 on Tree Top's new short film TIDES, co-produced with Stori Mode - Directed by Ryan Leston. A great cast and crew working super hard to bring it together.

Funded by Creative Wales

Day 1 on our new short film TIDES co-produced with Stori Mode - Directed by Ryan Leston. A great cast and crew working super hard to bring it together.

Proud to announce that in 2026, I will be producing Ryan Leston and Stori Mode 's new short film 'Tides', which will double up as an interactive game.

Backed by Creative Wales, the film revolves around a troubled teenager and a determined Welsh police officer who collide on an ordinary night that quickly spirals out of hand.

We won for Achievement!

2 dragons from the International Film Festival of Wales. These have to be some of the best looking awards I've ever seen.

Congratulations to Williams and Richard Harrington for their awards. And a big thanks to Matthew French for picking them up!

Got some absolutely great news today. Achievement was nominated for Best Director, Cinematography, Actress, Supporting Actor & Supporting Actress, plus Best Short Film at the International Film Festival of Wales!

Thanks again to all the team who worked so hard on getting the film made.

You can keep tweaking a script until it drives you crazy. But after 4 re-writes, it felt good to finally get it printed off - 120 pages, the feature version of Achievement. Coming soon!

Achievement is still on its festival run and we're honoured today to have been accepted into the International Film Festival of Wales!

The Film Festival Guild

We're on the lookout for more films for our next installment of 'Philly Films' ! If you live, work or were born in Caerphilly Borough and were involved with a short film, please get in touch.

Cynefin Caerffili, Film Hub Wales,