Paul Cotgrove

A documentation and celebration of 13 years of the Horror-on-Sea film festival in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, U.K.

SUFFICIENT SIDE EFFECTS is the definitive behind the scenes look at the making of Magenta House using extensive behind the scenes footage shot during the production of the film and interviews with most of the crew and some of the cast. It’s a unique opportunity to showcase the creation of fully independent student film which we had full control over. The good, the bad and the ugly side of film making is on full display going through all the ups and downs of such a production and hearing from those who created it both pre and post filming and right up to the film’s premiere at the Horror On Sea Film Festival.

This documentary short-film follows the story of The White Bus Cinema based in Southend-on-Sea. They keep the process of projecting real celluloid film alive by showing films from their archive of over 3,000 films, ranging from Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm prints. The film argues why it's important to continue the shooting and projection process of film in our current age of digital shooting and projection in modern Hollywood, amidst the chaos of studios removing films from their streaming services.

A sinister video rental store is the portal to six tales of terror. This is an anthology horror in the classic style of horror studios from the past but with a twist.

A sequel to the 2023 horror anthology film "Video Shop Tales of Terror".

With free eyes, an open heart, good friends and a handful of luck, Gurcius Gewdner revisits some of his adventures of the past five years, survives the relentless Russian winter and asks the following question: How far can an underground Brazilian film go?

A faux documentary on the suspicious 'death' of Debbie Lane. Filmed at the 2022 edition of the Horror-on-Sea film festival.

Green fingers is an eerie story about a lady called Mrs Bowen, who really has a magic touch when it comes to gardening. Everything seems to grow very well in her garden, even when it is not supposed to...

Green fingers is an eerie story about a lady called Mrs Bowen, who really has a magic touch when it comes to gardening. Everything seems to grow very well in her garden, even when it is not supposed to...

A documentation and celebration of 13 years of the Horror-on-Sea film festival in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, U.K.

A short documentary about the history of the fishing industry in Leigh-on-Sea which also raises concerns as to how it will survive in the future.