RELOAD
BY DALILA MCFARLANE-MARTIN
Photography by Mack Quicke
2025 | Award Winning Short film | Drama
IN FESTIVAL RUN
A budding London DJ gets her big break, but when it all goes wrong, does she fight for her dreams or cave to her insecurities?
Katalyst Films x Mint Face
Written by Dalila McFarlane-Martin
Directed by Dalila McFarlane-Martin and McKenzie Alexander
Produced by Dalila McFarlane-Martin and Katerina Constantinidou
Cinematography by Domizia Salusest
Stills by Mack Quicke
Poster Design by Thomas Black
Original Sounds by Black Rave Culture, Cyra Gwynth, Glade Marie, Jabair, James Frost, Jarreau Vandal, Kierran, Lamsi, Wilfy D, £Monzo
Starring
Dalila McFarlane-Martin as Dee
Ashley Walters as Club Owner
Zara Gabbidon as Chrissy
Tania Nwachukwu as Imani
Chem Sylvester as Lucky
Festivals
Black River Film Festival Jamaica 2025
Brixton Film Festival 2025 (Best Short Film Award)
Boundless Film Festival 2025 (Audience Choice Award)
Cornershop International Film Festival 2025 (Best Original Score Award)
Dare To Imagine Film Festival 2025
FP Arts Film Festival 2025
Greenwich Film Festival 2025 (Best Hair & Make-Up Award)
Inspire Cinema Fest 2025 (Best Director, Best Sound Design Awards)
Margate Film Festival 2025
Super Shorts Hackney 2025
FULL CREDITS ON IMDB
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Filmed in Hackney, East London, UK