Short Films

A collection of some short film I’ve written and occasionally directed. These were usually part of BraineHownd Films, which was set up by my brother Mark AC Brown.

I Am Lonely – Short Film

My award-winning short film, I Am Lonely. It won the NFB Canada Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival

The Ballad of the Lonely Highwayman – Short Film

A rich landowner is escorted to a lavish ball by a lady of the night. On the journey, she tells him The Ballad of the Lonely Highwayman. But all is not what it seems as myth and reality blur. Starring:
Victoria Johnston
Chris Spyrides
Jack Baldwin
Written and directed by Jonathan Brown.

iHomeless – Short Film

A group of friends argue over the merits of a new app that charges them with looking after a homeless person. It might be a game to them, but for their avatar, it is life and death.
Claire – Anna James
Jane – Claire Morley
Mike – David Phillips
Shelter Worker – Matthew Pattison
with Guy Samuels as GARY
And Amelia Tyler as the iHomeless App
Directed, Edited & Produced by Tony Hipwell
Screenplay by Jonathan Brown
Shot by Steve Piper
Sound by Oliver Mitchell & Jack Hobbs
Make Up by Molly Carroll
App Design by Cal O’Connell

The War Next Door – Short Film

Dave and Nikki live a perfect middle-class existence. Safe in their own little bubble, this life is threatened when their neighbour’s fighting starts to encroach on their day-to-day world. The question is – do they intervene in what is clearly a violent situation or do they just ignore it and hope it goes away? A satire on foreign policy and Britsh manners.
Written and directed by Jonathan Brown
Starring Matt Prendergast and Rachael Holoway
DoP: Jack Reynolds
Sound: Michael Clayton
Editing, Sound Design, titles and more – Frederic Fournier

Reel Life (Part of Coffee & Cake) – Short Film

Reel Life. What’s real and what’s part of the reel? Filmed as part of the Crouch End ‘Coffee and Cake’ project.
Written by Jonathan Brown
Starring Richard Glover (Sightseers, Rogue One, The Casual Vacancy)