The Swing

Production Country: UK
Running Time: 22mins
Year: 2025

Two estranged friends take an awkward road trip through the countryside of their childhood, desperately trying not to talk about a recent suicide attempt.

FILM CREW:
Director: Yaz Al-Shaater, Haz Al-Shaater (Yaz & Haz) 
Producer: Yaz Al-Shaater, Haz Al-Shaater (Yaz & Haz)
Writer: Yaz Al-Shaater, Haz Al-Shaater (Yaz & Haz)
DOP: Diego Gardo
Editor: Yaz Al-Shaater, Haz Al-Shaater (Yaz & Haz)
Sound Design: Carlos San Juan
Composer: Manouk Rousyallian
Production Design: Carly Brown

Cast: Michael Grady-Hall, Tom Clegg


FESTIVALS:
Woods Hole Film Festival July 2026
Phoenix Film FestivalApril 2026
Dam Short Film FestivalFebruary 2026
North East International Film FestivalOctober 2025
London Breeze Film FestivalOctober 2025
Short Com International Comedy Film Festival September 2025
The Shortest NightsSeptember 2025