Acting
Bella Straughn
Born 2001-03-23 · Chelsea, London, England, UK
Bella Straughn is a British director, writer and actress with a Barbadian heritage. Bella Straughn is best known as a content creator known for Bella and the Boogeyman where she attempts to debunk paranormal stories. The online content and behind the scenes footage is compiled as her debut feature film exploring the toll the paranormal investigations has on Bella's psyche and the extremity caused. Bella co-directed her first short film, the Method, in January 2025 and starred as the lead. She also helped develop a feature film, Method, that is in market. She has predominantly starred in short films (Frisson Between Us, How Are You?, Straight) with her first feature extra role in the film Grey Matter. Bella is the partner and co-founder of DBD Films, which is in development and pre-production on several films (Blue Calypso, Emerald House, Ouija, Safari, Copy That, Caveman, Apocalypse When, First Gen & Soggy Chips) and TV shows (Come Again, Rise, Museum and Old Tavern). Bella Straughn attended Drama Studio London where she studied Professional Acting. She now dedicates herself to full-time directing, writing and acting where all her passions can be exercised to their fullest
Acting credits
9.0Claire, a diamond-in-the-rough actress, who is auditioning to be the lead in an indie film, has hit a wall in proving her ability to the director: Daniel. Known equally for his unorthodox method of directing as he is for his ability to make actors stand out, Daniel tasks himself with enabling Claire's performance, at any cost.
Method
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6.0Frisson Between Us unravels the profound impact of sound on visual storytelling, breaking down narrative interpretation and emotional resonance. As it delves deep into the relationship between sound and visuals.
Frisson between Us
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8.0An experimental film that doesn't make sense.
Liberosis
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8.0When a naïve influencer gets gifted a solo trip to a remote cottage, she discovers that the trip might actually be for two.
Emerald House
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8.5On a mission to debunk ghost stories, a filmmaker becomes increasingly unhinged as the lines blur between the normal and paranormal.
Bella and the Boogeyman
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An experimental film about caring less.
Nodus Tollens
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Behind the camera
9.0Claire, a diamond-in-the-rough actress, who is auditioning to be the lead in an indie film, has hit a wall in proving her ability to the director: Daniel. Known equally for his unorthodox method of directing as he is for his ability to make actors stand out, Daniel tasks himself with enabling Claire's performance, at any cost.
Method
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NRA tired individual finds solace in the of flickers of a daydream after facing the monotonous drone of everyday life.
In The Long Tall Grass
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NRA tired individual finds solace in the of flickers of a daydream after facing the monotonous drone of everyday life.
In The Long Tall Grass
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8.0An experimental film that doesn't make sense.
Liberosis
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8.0When a naïve influencer gets gifted a solo trip to a remote cottage, she discovers that the trip might actually be for two.
Emerald House
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8.5On a mission to debunk ghost stories, a filmmaker becomes increasingly unhinged as the lines blur between the normal and paranormal.
Bella and the Boogeyman
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8.5On a mission to debunk ghost stories, a filmmaker becomes increasingly unhinged as the lines blur between the normal and paranormal.
Bella and the Boogeyman
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8.5On a mission to debunk ghost stories, a filmmaker becomes increasingly unhinged as the lines blur between the normal and paranormal.
Bella and the Boogeyman
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An experimental film about caring less.
Nodus Tollens
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