Beginning with Dead Funny
How do you want to be remembered?
It is a question most of us encounter at some point in our lives.
How we are remembered says something about who we were, what we valued and what we left behind.
Stories fade. Memories are lost to time. Places change, and voices fall silent.
At Nidd Films, we believe film has the power to preserve the precious fabric of life: the histories we inherit, the landscapes that shape us, the communities we belong to and the emotional truths that connect one generation to the next.
By supporting Nidd Films, you are helping to ensure that meaningful stories are not simply lived and forgotten, but carried forward.
How will your story be remembered?
Your support helps us create independent films with meaningful social and cultural impact — stories— stories that celebrate Yorkshire places, preserve memory, open conversations, and bring communities closer to the landscapes and histories around them.
Support Nidd Films
Every story begins with someone who believes it is worth telling.
Nidd Films is an independent Yorkshire production company creating original work rooted in history, heritage, land, memory, community, imagination and emotional truth.
Through film, education, exhibitions and community partnerships, we preserve meaningful stories, celebrate the places that shape us and connect audiences across generations.
Our immediate production focus is Dead Funny—the first major step in building the wider Nidd Films slate.
Help us bring Dead Funny from limbo to life.
Dead Funny
Professional short film currently in development
Dead Funny
Professional short film currently in development
One awkward angelic mishap leaves best friends Paul and Jake lost in limbo. Taken before their time, the two friends must face the fear of the unknown while the people who love them most believe this is the end and begin to grieve life without them.
Dead Funny is the first current funding focus for Nidd Films and an important next step in the development of our wider slate.
The current production budget is:
Production budget: £22,750
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Committed by Nidd Films: £2,000
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Remaining target: £20,750
We welcome support from individuals, businesses, sponsors, creative partners and organisations, as well as practical or in-kind contributions that can help move the production forward.
Funding will support cast, crew, locations, production design, insurance, transport, catering, post-production, sound, music, festival submissions and audience outreach.
Supporters will be able to follow the project from development to screen through production updates, selected screenings and events. Businesses and organisations can also explore sponsorship, partnership and practical support opportunities tailored to their involvement.
Online supporter payments are currently being finalised. In the meantime, please contact Nidd Films to discuss sponsorship, request further information, explore partnership opportunities or offer practical support.
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Because every story deserves to be remembered.