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Her baby breaks her nose, the house is in chaos, and she’s a sleep-deprived mess. Ma’s day couldn’t get any worse... until she rips her face off in the sink. Finding a new one will hurt more than mastitis.Starring Aisling Loftus (War and Peace) and Steven Miller (Dept Q), After Birth is a psychological body-horror written and directed by Amy Cudden, due for release in 2026.After Birth has been selected for the inaugural Frightfest About Bloody Time project showcase, celebrating women creating, leading, and reshaping genre cinema! After Birth won the UVFF Short Film Fund powered by Genera Films and was longlisted for the BFI Short Film Fund and the Unsolicited Scripts Short Film Fund.

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Maggie's mother told her she was a monster, too disfigured to love. Now she’s dead, and Maggie is going back to where it all started. Trapped between the lure of belonging and the weight of her past, Maggie’s desire to be the pretty girl her mother always wanted may unearth a monster after all.Silver Darling has been selected for the inaugural Sitges WomanInFan Talent Accelerator Lab.Written by Amy Cudden.

When outsider Sorcha's privileged friends steal a Viking ring from a bog body unearthed in the Norfolk fens, they wake stranded on an endless lake, hunted through the mist by a vengeful entity. The only way to appease it demands a sacrifice from Sorcha, and when the price of survival must be paid in blood, she alone will choose whose is spilt.Written by Amy Cudden.

When newly orphaned teenage siblings Gilbert and Ash are left
on the doorstep of Mr Yaxley, caretaker of a sprawling junkyard, they stumble across a hidden magical world that offers them a solution to their grief, but no miracle comes without sacrifice. What would you give to bring back the person you love most?Written by Amy Cudden

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UK Premiere AnnouncementIn a lovely full-circle moment, After Birth is an official selection for the Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival, where it will premiere in the UK. The UVFF Short Film Fund, powered by Genera Films, was one of our early supporters -- so this festival means a lot to us.See you in October!

World Premiere AnnouncementWe're thrilled to announce that After Birth will premiere at the TOHorror Fantastic Film Festival 2026.We can't wait to introduce 'Ma' to our first public audience!See you in October!

After Birth was part of the Official Selection for the inaugural FrightFest About Bloody Time project showcase celebrating women, making, leading and reshaping genre cinema.Huge thanks to Yes She Cannes for selecting us and for the awesome write-up spotlighting all things FrightFest, After Birth, and Childs Road.

• About Bloody Time: After Birth, Motherhood Gets Bloody!

Silver Darling, the debut feature from Childs Road Films, has been selected for the inaugural Sitges WomanInFan Talent Accelerator Lab! 🎬Silver Darling is a psychological horror set in Great Yarmouth, written by Amy Cudden, and will be her directorial feature debut.SITGES - Festival de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya is one of the most respected genre film festivals in the world, and being selected for the Talent Accelerator Lab is a huge vote of confidence in the project — coming hot on the heels of completing our debut short After Birth through Childs Road Films.We're so excited to join the 2026 cohort and can't wait to see where this takes us.
Watch this space. 👀

Childs Road Films is a UK film and TV production company founded by sisters Lucy and Amy Cudden.Named after our childhood home, Childs Road focuses on female-centric genre narratives that get to the core of what makes us human and what lies beneath.

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