This is such lovely news to see!! The phenomenal Sadie Soverall, lead actor in my latest film 'Lacuna', has been named as a Screendaily Star of Tomorrow!! www.screendaily.com/features/sta... Well done, Sadie - this is so well deserved!

A huge thank you to all the Belper businesses and volunteers who gave their time to the epic Love Belper commercial shoot on Saturday - particularly our hard-working actors! We're very much looking forward to the edit, but please bear with us as we have nearly 600 lovely shots to sort through!

Sorry for being so quiet on social media recently - July was another hectic month, and I've just worked 33 days in a row (not that I'm complaining!). Recent highlights include: having some fantastic meetings in Soho & filming for a client in Hitchin. More on Insta: www.instagram.com/sophieblackfilm

We need a female supporting actor to join us for a one-hour commercial shoot this coming Saturday (9th August) in Belper, Derbyshire. You'll be required to join a family dinner scene in a lovely restaurant, eating & chatting on camera. If you're interested, please email [email protected]

Last week we were in Hitchin, filming lots of content for our lovely client at Sankara Imports. It's always such a pleasure to work with them, and it was great to see their new shop (which is looking brilliant!). We're excited to be doing more edits for Sankara Imports in the coming months.

A quick reminder that A Different Place is also available to view on Lesflicks, a streaming service for sapphic content. What's more, A Different Place was in their top 20 most screened films in the previous quarter of this year - thank you for all your views!! www.lesflicks.com/programs/a-d...

New edit for Found Festival online now. It's been so lovely to work with the team again! www.facebook.com/watch?v=1746...

I've added more BTS photos from 'Lacuna' to my Instagram page now, featuring just some of the many brilliant cast & crew who helped to make a film that looked like you'd stepped inside a painting... www.instagram.com/sophieblackfilm Featured images are by Sally Birago - more credits on Instagram.

The first half of the year ended up being really epic for me, so I've been meaning to update you all on what I've been up to. But I've been so busy that I had to write this blog post sporadically on buses & trains when I've been travelling to various jobs! www.sophieblack.online/post/the-sum...

Poster drop for Lacuna!! A huge thank you to Ignacio Mazuecos for your wonderful graphic design work, using imagery from the film itself which was of course beautifully captured by Seán Mackey and his team (full credits on my Instagram).

For those of you who missed the news, 'A Different Place' was one of the top five winners of the recent CenterFrame Selects competition! We are so grateful to @centerframe.club & @pranobaileybond.bsky.social, and touched by their kind words. Watch the announcement here: youtu.be/BZiKrl1ZnrY?...

We've recently been introducing our new followers on Threads and Bluesky to some of our archive productions. How many have you seen?

For so many years I have wandered round Leicester Square, gazing up at all the epic cinemas and dreaming of the day when one of my films would be shown there. Well, earlier this month - thanks to NFTS and Prime Video - that dream became a reality. More on Insta: www.instagram.com/sophieblackf...

People who attended our industry screening got an early glimpse of this image in the brochure, but I'm delighted to share it with you all now. Lacuna is such an important film about life after trauma and the way we can use art to process our feelings. I cannot wait for our festival run!

I popped over to Nottingham yesterday evening for a lovely round table with director Daisy-May Hudson and a screening of her film, Lollipop. It was a wonderfully authentic, non-judgemental piece of filmmaking with a powerhouse central performance from Posy Sterling (who's from the East Midlands!)

Watched @primevideouk.bsky.social and @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social film "Lacuna" directed by @sophieblackfilm.bsky.social ❤️ #film #cinema

Such kind words from another director I truly respect and admire - thank you so much, Prano! It's overwhelming but wonderful that on the day I'm getting ready to show my next short film, Lacuna, at a private screening for the first time, my previous short film is still getting so much love!

A Different Place truly is the film that keeps on giving! Thank you so much to the incredible Prano Bailey-Bond for placing our film in the top 10 of the CenterFrame Selects competition - and well done to everyone involved! The top five will be announced early next month, so fingers crossed!

Yesterday was my first comic con as an invited guest! It was great to speak on a panel & be reunited with the team from Ren: The Girl With The Mark. More photos to come soon, but for now I'll just say how grateful I am.

Next Saturday, myself and some of the directors/creators of 'Ren: The Girl With The Mark' will be running a Crowdfunding workshop at MCM Comic Con!! I'm really looking forward to it. Find out more: www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us...

For those of you who've followed along with our list of archive films - you're now fully up to date, as our most recent release was the BFI NETWORK-funded 'A Different Place'. This moving film, about the importance of accepting your truth, was made in collaboration with Cat On The Wall Productions.

Our film 'A Different Place' has made it onto the longlist for Centerframe Selects - a celebration of great recent short films. What's more, the list was compiled by none other than the incredible Prano Bailey-Bond!! We're delighted that she liked our work.

10 years ago yesterday, the team was hard at work making their entry into the Five Lamps Films 24hr Film Challenge. Our entry, 'The Dress' - which required an incredibly quick turnaround costume transformation - was shot and edited in under 12 hours and ultimately won second place!

Saw Sinners in the cinema last night. Loved it. I had too many things to say that wouldn't fit in Bluesky's word limit, so here's a link to my Threads page instead (contains very minor spoilers): www.threads.net/@sophieblack...

I've just noticed that someone's kindly included me on this IMDb list of directors alongside great names like Robert Eggers, Greta Gerwig, Chloe Zhao, Damien Chazelle, Ryan Coogler, Emerald Fennell & more! www.imdb.com/list/ls55657... Thanks so much ‘BatBanks’, whoever you are – I’m very touched!

And next up in our list of archive films is 'Good Grief', an emotional & important portrait of loss with a powerful message, made in association with Sirloin Films, Cat On The Wall Productions, and the brilliant charity Forever Stars.

For this month's blog post, I wanted to share a few thoughts about a topic that I know is worrying a few filmmakers I've spoken to recently, particularly during the current economic climate: www.sophieblack.online/post/should-...

100,000 views!!! 😯 Thank you so, so much everyone - I'm totally shocked and so grateful! youtu.be/euZCYJ7DwDc?...

I've got two panel appearances coming up; the first one is this month, and tickets are already selling fast!

We've just released another video from the archives of 'A Different Place', and this one is a bit of an anomaly! Back in early development, when the film was still known as 'Room 515', we planned on setting the film in the early 2000s, and even shot some promotional footage on a Hi-8 camcorder.

Next in our list of archive films - Lepidopterist (which we finished shooting on this day SIX YEARS ago! Wow). Originally shot & edited in under two days, the film was first released under the name 'FIFTY/FIFTY', and made as part of the SCI-FI-LONDON 48hr Film Challenge.

Loved working on this project with an exquisite team and playing the queen herself, Poison Ivy!

A couple of photos from the fantastic Imelda Staunton workshop, at the 2025 Cinesisters International Women's Day symposium, where you can just about see me on the front row (in both images)!

With 'A Different Place' now available to the public, I thought it was a good time to share my latest director's showreel online! This one features some of my most recent work up to the episode of 'Ren: The Girl With The Mark' I directed, which was released last year: youtu.be/uhi06rvfNVY?...

In all the excitement of A Different Place's online release, we got slightly off track with introducing our filmography to our new followers - so let's get back to it! After making Songbird, we teamed up with Flight Of Fancy Films to make a fan film about our favourite DC Character, Poison Ivy!

'A Different Place' had 60,000 views and hundreds of likes within the first week of uploading to YouTube - and that view count has not stopped going up!! We are gobsmacked but so, so grateful to all of you. Thank you for showing so much love to this heartfelt little film. youtu.be/euZCYJ7DwDc?...

I fell in love with 'A Different Place' the moment I first read the script, and I was honoured to be trusted to tell this important & sensitive story. Now we've released it on YouTube & Vimeo... and it's had over 10,000 in the first 24 hours!! My cup runneth over!

Wow, everyone, we are blown away! 'A Different Place' has only been online for one day, and yet it's already received over 10,000 views and 121 likes on YouTube alone!! We are so grateful to you all. It's truly wonderful to see people responding to the film so positively. youtu.be/euZCYJ7DwDc?...

And we are live!! Our award-winning, BFI NETWORK-funded LGBTQIA+ romantic drama film, 'A Different Place', is available on YouTube & Vimeo now. youtu.be/euZCYJ7DwDc?... Please watch, enjoy, share, and consider reviewing the film on Letterboxd too. #shortfilms #filmmakers #indiefilm

Following a festival run that included more BAFTA-qualifying selections than we've ever had before, live screenings across the globe, and multiple awards & nominations, our BFI NETWORK-funded LGBTQIA+ romantic drama 'A Different Place' will be released online today! youtu.be/euZCYJ7DwDc?...

Just realised I'm behind at sharing my thoughts from recent cinema trips - so here's a quick catch-up... www.threads.net/@sophieblack...

Today really IS the last day to catch 'A Different Place' in its limited cinema run at Derby QUAD, screening ahead of 'The Last Showgirl'! Book tickets to the final screening here: www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/lasts...

With 'A Different Place' now available to view on Lesflicks and in cinemas, and with the upcoming YouTube & Vimeo release on 24th March, it's the perfect time to celebrate the hardworking cast & crew who made the film happen. So here's our Making Of film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHMI...

Screenings have been extended! Thank you, Derby QUAD.

Today is the last day to watch A Different Place ahead of The Last Showgirl at Derby QUAD cinema! Tickets available here: www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/lasts...

Following an incredible festival run, 'A Different Place' - our award-winning, BFI NETWORK funded LGBTQIA+ short film - is being released online. It's streaming now on Lesflicks and will be available on YouTube & Vimeo very soon. Watch our updated trailer to find out more: youtu.be/1_lx88hpJ8s?...

Back at NFTS today, sitting in on the sound mix for my new short film (funded by NFTS & Amazon Prime Video). Such a great day with the most talented team.

The best way to spend International Women's Day - thank you, Cinesisters! I'm just sorry I didn't get any photos during the actual talks (I was too engrossed).

A Different Place starts its limited cinema run later this week! Thank you so much, Derby Quad. I love it when cinemas still screen shorts ahead of features.

A few hours of editing done; it's time to settle down for the Oscars. @tommydwriter.bsky.social has presented us with our first two courses of the evening: 'Gnocchi Horror Picture Show' and 'The Hunt For Bread October.'