a DOUBLE TAKE PICTURES production

THE CELLAR

one girls battle against her inner demons

About the movie

A young girl wakes up imprisoned underground, with amnesia. She must escape, unravel the mystery behind her captivity, and confront her personal struggles. A suspenseful tale of survival, truth, and inner turmoil unfolds.

Who are Double Take Pictures?

We are a group of film makers who have worked together on many projects and have now come together to produce an independent sci-fi horror feature film about an underground cult trying to achieve immortality by experimenting on unsuspecting humans.

The Cellar
The Cellar

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a DOUBLE TAKE PICTURES production

Cast And Crew

Abigail
Played by Meghan Adara
Meghan is from Shoreham-by-Sea near Brighton and is still located in Sussex. Meghan has trained at East 15 Acting School and is currently furthering her studies at Iampro. Throughout Meghan’s training and career she has expanded her skills in various projects ranging from Theatre, TV and Film. Meghan has previously...
Gabriel
Played by Neil James
Neil’s family feature film Christmas Time was released in December 2023 worldwide, and he will next be seen in upcoming indie drama The Last Time You Saw Me, and family sci-fi adventure Stargazers. Other screen work includes a range of feature films, television, commercials and music videos, as well as appearing in over 100 short...
Laura
Played by Charlotte Marshall
Charlotte is a new and emerging Essex actress who is now based near Brighton. After graduating from The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, she was cast by Richard Anthony Dunford as Tamsin Morris in Who Killed Solomon Reid. She went on to play supporting actress Paige Shavani in An Hour directed by...
John / Masked Guard
Played by Wayne Liversidge
Wayne is an award-winning professional actor based in Brighton with good experience in front of the camera and on stage. He has performed in several award-winning shorts including Edge of Insanity In which he won Best Actor. And more recently Cold Caller as well as a voiceover in the feature...
Darren
Played by Obie Dean
Obie was born and raised in Sussex and is of Irish and French descent. From a young age Obie was interested in accents and voices he heard from T.V and film which led him to impersonate people and he is Known for his gravelly voice and impression of Mike Reid...
Isabelle
Played by Sophie Flack
Sophie is a British actress and voice artist. She trained at Drama Studio London and since graduating has worked on film, TV, stage and audio productions both in the UK and internationally. She has worked on both classical and new writing theatre productions, including roles such as Helena in ‘A...
Sarah
Played by Mickaela Sands
Mickaela trained at the Wilkes Academy of Performing Arts. After traveling around the world as a lead vocalist on cruise ships she is back in the uk. She has appeared in many feature films and is really looking forward to working with such an incredible team on The Cellar.
Peter
Played by James Merganser
James is a Sussex based actor who returned to acting in 2015 when he found himself filming an improv comedy scene with BBC Scotland. Since then he has appeared in minor roles in a couple of televised period dramas, complete a degree in Acting, and been involved in a large...
Abigail’s Mother
Played by Abi Mcloughlin
Abi is a busy screen and stage actor who joined the profession 10 years ago after a career as a broadcast journalist. Recent small screen work includes Slow Horses, Emmerdale and a recurring character in BBC Doctors. Feature film work includes Hitman's bodyguard, Special Couple andThe independent film The Meeting.
Jamie Langlands
Writer/Director/Producer
Jamie has over 20 years of experience of being on film sets both on an independent and blockbuster level. He trained as an actor and has worked on numerous film projects. He also has experience as a director and producer and has a huge passion for film. Jamie has worked...
Richard Anthony Dunford
Director of Photography/Editor
Richard Anthony Dunford is a writer and director from the south coast of England. His short films have picked up awards and been selected for over 100 film festivals internationally including Oscar/Bafta qualifying festivals. his debut no budget independent horror feature P.O.V was distributed in 2015 by Continuum Motion Pictures in...
Morgan Andrews
Cinematography
Morgan is an award-winning cinematographer, drone pilot, editor and producer. He has a Masters in Digital Media Production and Marketing but needed to scratch a travel itch before settling down to a career. So he went off to build furniture for safari lodges in Namibia. His desire to make films...
Carrie Higgs
Sound Recordist
Carrie Higgs is a sound operator and musician based in Brighton. She has 10 years of experience on feature films, festivals and television productions. Carrie is best known for BBC Perfect 10, Doctors and working closely with independent film makers.
Jay Shurey
Co-Producer
As a writer and producer, Jay is thankful to be in a position to be able to share his ideas with people. He has also served as Producer on many projects from student shorts to full length features.
Cerys Burns-Toms
Special Makeup Effects Artist
Cerys trained at the sussex make up academy in special effects and flat mould making, from there Cerys did a lot of self teaching alongside learning new skills from the stan winston character of arts school with their online learning during the pandemic. Her first feature film she worked on...
Cristian Parras
Composer/Editor
Cristian arrived in the entertainment world in 2010 and he soon realized that this was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Since then he has collaborated on several projects (animation, short films and feature films). In 2014, he made his first short film called "The...
Shawn Lecrone
Soundtrack Composer
Shawn Lecrone was born May 2, 1979 in Wichita, Kansas, United States of America. Shawn grew up in a divorce torn family and moved around the country well into his teenage years. Always the new kid in school, Shawn Lecrone dropped out of High School and took his GED, which...
Adam Hollingworth
Unit Stills Photographer
Adam is a professional photographer from Brighton. After a three month stint as expedition photographer in the jungles of Borneo in 2010, Adam returned home and set up his commercial and wedding photography business. Since the pandemic, he decided to combine his love for Film & TV with his photography...

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The Film Premiere

The premiere of "The Cellar" took place on Sunday 8th September at Worthing's Connaught Theatre. Here are some images from the event.