Tyke Films

Set up in 2015, by Producer Rebecca Mark-Lawson, TYKE FILMS works with original voices to produce engaging stories for Film, TV and VR, often exploring the intersection between documentary and fiction.

09/01/2025

We're looking forward to connecting with more audiences in 2025! 😃🎬

07/01/2025

We continue our successful festival run for PLUNGE in 2025, starting with the incredible British Shorts Film Festival, Berlin! Come and watch it if you’re in Germany! 🎥🍿

Tue 28.1. 19:00 / Sputnik Kino 1
Festival Screening – Documentary Special

Tickets: https://www.sputnik-kino.com/program/movie/2307

Super pleased that Plunge is BAFTA longlisted for British Short Animation!
03/01/2025

Super pleased that Plunge is BAFTA longlisted for British Short Animation!

22/11/2024

Tyke Films' Rebecca Mark-Lawson and Katie Wotton from are in Cumbria this weekend for Kendal Mountain Festival.

Join us this Saturday 23rd November for the Outdoor Swimming Session supported by dryrobe, where Katie and Rebecca will be speaking alongside a panel of some incredible swimmers who will be sharing their stories of the sea. https://bit.ly/KMFPlunge

Tyke Films latest fiction BORN ON SUNDAY SILENT, written/directed by Eelyn Lee, from the adapted short story by Desiree ...
19/11/2024

Tyke Films latest fiction BORN ON SUNDAY SILENT, written/directed by Eelyn Lee, from the adapted short story by Desiree Reynolds and published in the Book of Sheffield by Comma Press, is going to screen at the incredible FFStival in Sheffield this Saturday, 23rd of November at the Showroom! 😎🍿
https://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/ffstivalshorts

Congratulations to all our cast & crew and THANK YOU to our funders BFI Network, Sheffield Council & Necessity.info ❤️

Logline:
Haunted by Kai, the child spirit she is researching, student Abba-Yaa gets more than she bargains for when she discovers the true horrors of the past.

14/11/2024

Announcement 📣 We're so pleased to have been chosen for Fish&Films Festival for the French Premiere of Plunge!

follows Katie Wotton’s incredible journey to regain control of her life through reconnecting to nature and the sea. We're so excited to bring Katie's story to the audiences of Fish&Films this month.

https://bit.ly/FishFPlunge

07/11/2024

London International Animation Festival is the UK’s largest and longest-running animation festival, dedicated to screening the best of the world’s independent films and celebrating the diversity and creativity of this unique art form.

We are delighted that has been selected to show at the Barbican Centre. Join us!

Tickets here: https://bit.ly/LIAFPlunge

Kendal Mountain Festival is a true celebration of nature, the environment, adventure, and exploration ⛰️🌊 We are so prou...
31/10/2024

Kendal Mountain Festival is a true celebration of nature, the environment, adventure, and exploration ⛰️🌊 We are so proud to be bringing Katie's story to their audiences. Mark your calendars now and join us here: https://bit.ly/KMFPlunge

Whilst in Cumbria Katie will be attending the Outdoor Swimming Session, bringing together the sea swimming community and sharing the magic of finding your place in nature.

Sat, Nov 23rd, 12:30 PM @ Kendal Town Hall - Assembly Room
Sat, Nov 23rd, 4:45 PM @ Brewery Arts - Screen One
Sun, Nov 24th, 9:30 AM @ Brewery Arts - Screen One

  was created by a team of talented creatives. Lead colourist Frankie Harrison joined the team as an intern, adding colo...
17/10/2024

was created by a team of talented creatives. Lead colourist Frankie Harrison joined the team as an intern, adding colour to Katie's underwater world.

"I had my heart set on working on this project! Wild swimming changed my life, Katie’s story is relatable and inspiring and I’m honoured to help bring her experience to life in such a beautiful style alongside an incredible team."

Find out where you can watch Plunge: https://linktr.ee/tykefilms

10/10/2024

On Monday 18th November 2024, will have it's New York Premiere at - we are so excited to be screening at America’s largest documentary festival and cannot wait to see you all there!

Plunge tells the story of Katie who found empowerment, friendship, and healing by plunging into the sea. 💪

Find out more: https://www.docnyc.net/film/shorts-she-stories-3/

Thank you 여성인권영화제 FIWOM for bringing MY BLONDE GF to South Korea! 😎🍿 It’s been an honour being part of your Film Festiva...
04/10/2024

Thank you 여성인권영화제 FIWOM for bringing MY BLONDE GF to South Korea! 😎🍿 It’s been an honour being part of your Film Festival for Women's Rights in Seoul this year!

03/10/2024

Our latest drama BORN ON SUNDAY SILENT is having its World Premiere at Bolton Film Festival today, 15:00 at the Light Cinema, Screen 2! 🤩🎬

Directed by Eelyn Lee, the film was adapted from a short story written by Desiree Reynolds and is based on the true story of Kai Akosua Mansah, a baby who was born and died in Sheffield in 1902.

Supported by Film Hub North as part of BFI Network,
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, Sheffield City Council & Necessity

Written by: Désirée Reynolds & Eelyn Lee
Director: Eelyn Lee
Producers: Rebecca Mark-Lawson & Daria Nitsche

Featuring: Zuna Newman & Karis Musongole

Director of Photography: Ray Miller-Davis
Production Designer: Christine Ting - Huan Urquhart
Editor: Manuela Lupini
Original Music by: Idris Blac
Sound Designer and Re-Recording Mixer: Michael F. Bates AMPS
Casting Director: Nicci Topping CSA CDA
From an original short story by: Désirée Reynolds

1st AD: Christopher Linton
3rd AD: Cieran Ryan
Executive Producer: Baff Akoto
Trainee Producer: Tala Lee-Turton
Script Consultant: Selina Ukwuoma
Development Assistant: Joe Willis
Akan Culture, Traditions and Language Consultant: Nana-Essi Casely-Hayford
1st AC: Joel DBW Rosenberg
2nd AC: Anh Do
Camera Trainee: Ryan Moore
Steadicam Operator: Jayy Jaramillo Gomez
DIT: Steven Day
Stills Photographer: Juan de Leon-Padmore
Sound Recordist: Alexis Psillas
Gaffer: Jordan Carroll
Electricians: Jake Thompson & Brody Pugsley
Electrician/ Camera Trainee (Daily): Taylor Clarke
Make-Up Artist: Frances de Havas
Costume Designer: Delicia Sorhaindo
Costume Mentor: Karen Grover
Art Director: Liz Von Graevenitz
Carpenter: Nicholas Boulton
Art Department Assistants: Shania Simpson, Cole Morris, Michael Ayinde Orosun, Jack Brannan, Cameron Clayton-Usher
Unit runner: Josh Fowler
Security: Shahid Khan, Verusec security

Add. Shoot:
1st AC: Jake Loft
Steadicam Operator: Robert Beck
Gaffer: Kong Wako
Electrician: Louis Brough, Michael Suszczenia
Standby Art Director: Millie Morris
Costume Standby: Sil Devilly
Costume assistant (Daily): Nora Murphy
Runner: Dan Amity Linsell

Picture Post by OnSight Ltd
VFX by Second Home Studios
TITLE DESIGN AND CREDITS by Alixe Lobato, Flying Duck Studio Lab

Delighted that   will have it's US Premiere at Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running comp...
02/10/2024

Delighted that will have it's US Premiere at Chicago International Film Festival, North America’s longest-running competitive international film festival, more info available here: https://bit.ly/ChiFF

📅 October 16th-27th, 2024

Delighted that   is selected for Academy Award Qualifying Festival, CINANIMA, the International Animation Film Festival ...
20/09/2024

Delighted that is selected for Academy Award Qualifying Festival, CINANIMA, the International Animation Film Festival in Portugal. 🇵🇹

Find out more here: https://cinanima.pt/en/

  was created by a team of talented creatives. Lead Animator Hannah Brewerton worked together with Ellie Land on design ...
12/09/2024

was created by a team of talented creatives. Lead Animator Hannah Brewerton worked together with Ellie Land on design perfecting the animated performance of the Katie.

"To me, Plunge is the result of an honest and genuine friendship between a gifted filmmaker and a natural storyteller who both have something worthwhile to say."

Find out where you can watch : https://www.instagram.com/tykefilms

06/09/2024

Very excited to be returning to the amazing Folkestone Documentary Festival to screen on the 18th of October screening with the brilliant Silent Men by Duncan Cowles and Film In Mind.

Join Tyke Films producer Rebecca Mark Lawson and director Ellie Land at the festival. Find out more: https://bit.ly/FolkestonePlunge

During lockdown, Kathleen sought out a community amongst the blue spaces that surrounded her home, and it changed her life. tells the story of how one woman's relationship with the sea gave her the strength to keep going. 🌊

Bolton Film Festival is the largest short film festival in the North West of England and amongst the Top 10 short film f...
29/08/2024

Bolton Film Festival is the largest short film festival in the North West of England and amongst the Top 10 short film festivals in the UK. We are so proud to be bringing Katie's story to their audiences. Mark your calendars now and join us here: https://bit.ly/BFFPlunge

📅 Wed 2nd Oct - Sun 6th Oct 2024

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