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Headless: The Ed Shales Story
A documentary style short about the life of Ed who lives with his detached head.
Since his tragic childhood accident involving a rollercoaster, Ed has had to live with his head still fully functional but detached from his body. This film catches up with Ed years later, now an adult. It explores how he deals with the difficulties and stresses of everyday life like work, socialising with friends and maintaining relationships within his home life.
This creation, which was selected by various 2016 short film festivals, was the winner of an Royal Television Society Award in 2017.
Fun fact: The name 'Ed Shales' is an anagram of 'headless'.
| Nathan McMullen | Ed Shales |
| Michaela Longden | Emily |
| Andrew Ellis | Ste |
| Kane Power | Jay |
| Ash Preston | Mike |
| Adam Grainger | Billy |
| Edward Allan | Gaz |
| Philip Svejnoha | Dr Thomas Cabeza |
| Stephen Walsh | Ed's Body |
| Jason Redshaw | Ensemble Actor |
| Graham Moody | Ensemble Actor |
| David Charles Cully | Ensemble Actor |
| Dylan Kent | Ensemble Actor |
| Dave Simon | Ensemble Actor |
| Katie Highfield | Ensemble Actor |
| Kevin Mahy | Ensemble Actor |
| Adam Phillips | Ensemble Actor |
| Ghayoor Haider | Ensemble Actor |
| Nick Davis | Ensemble Actor |
| Alex Forrest | Ensemble Actor |
| Christopher Forrest | Ensemble Actor |
| Jake River Parker | Writer |
| Heather Davenport | Writer |
| Yousef Thami | Director |
| Liberty Shaw | Director of Photography |
| Steven Pilling | Composer |
| Jake River Parker | 1st Assistant Director |