Abandoned as a baby by her mother, Marta, now pregnant, travels to England to finally face her. But, discovering that she's an ageing woman with failing health, Marta secretly takes a job as her mother's carer without revealing who she is.

Feature drama in development, UK/PL co-production

In the futuristic world ‘mixed race’ children are being born from human and AI parents. While prejudice has forced mixed-species families to flee their homes, a daughter tries to reunite with her father by breaking down the barrier that separates them.

10min, Sci-fi, UK, 2024 (in post-production)

Faith believes that the only way she can be a mother is to make everything just like her childhood dollhouse, where bad things never happen. But when the trial visit from her seven-year-old daughter turns into disaster, her boyfriend and her sister conspire to have the girl adopted. Desperate, Faith lures Nell into her make-believe world. But, as fantasy and reality collide, the dollhouse is revealed as a thin veil covering the unspeakable truth about Nell's father.

82min, drama, UK, 2012

In an imagined near future, humans have lost their ability to feel, touch and smell, but the once-human mannequins still have memories of what life was like before.

8min, experimental, UK, 2021

When Joe arrives back from the beach with his mum and dad, they find an elderly woman sleeping in the back of their car. While Joe's parents argue who gave the keys to the boy and what they're going to do with the old lady, Joe and Grace lock themselves in the car and refuse to come out.

14min, drama, UK, 2014

On her way home, the director of this film saw two men sat huddled together on the train; they looked like brothers. One was crying silently, the other gently wiping his tears. This story is inspired by those two men and shows how the smallest acts of love and kindness can make all life's hardships just fade away. On their short bus journey, Tom and Ian rediscover the true meaning of what is to be brothers.

5min, drama, UK, 2014

Set in a futuristic world where experiments on animals became a norm, a mysterious woman is on a mission to save them. Featuring non-leather fashion, we follow her journey in pursuit of animal freedom.

2min, spec commercial, UK, 2021

Two friends from small Polish village, Piotr and Ivor, embark on a journey to England with a promise a job and better life. But their hopes are soon shattered when they find themselves enslaved by a gang to work for no wages. This short film about modern slavery made us based on a true story and it was Winner of the Unchosen Modern Day Slavery Short Film Competition 2014.

8min, drama, UK, 2014

Arriving at the swimming pool, Maggie feels bigger than ever when confronted by a “perfect" woman in a weight-loss ad. But, when they meet in the water, her self-image is totally transformed. It’s a simple story showing that it’s how we feel about ourselves and not our size that matters.

6min, drama, UK, 2017


Modalfish Productions Ltd is a London-based production company focused on developing and producing independent feature and short films. Established in 2006, both directors come with many years of experience in the film and media industry. The company has strong connections in both the UK and Poland and welcomes international collaboration.

Currently in development are the feature drama 'Mother' (UK/Poland co-production), supernatural drama 'Dark' (UK/Norway co-production) and dystopian TV series 'Breathe'.


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