7 Minutes, United Kingdom 2025
A woman suddenly finds herself with a thief in the living room. Hidden, she watches on as he starts rifling through her things, but the thief crosses a line when he begins concerning himself with her private life.
Set to a track of chanted affirmations, Thief plays out that human urge to manifest and the unbelievable things that might get in the way.
A kind of screwball comedy at heart, this film grew out of a collaboration with two comedic improvisation-led actors after meeting at a birthday party in London. Their performance became the guiding principle and our focus turned to the live energy and absurdity more often found on stage. Made on a micro budget, with a crew of fewer than five over two short days, Thief was an exercise in fast-paced, instinctual filmmaking.
AWARDS
Winner - Best Debut Film, Absurd Film Festival, Milan, 2026
Finalist, London Director Awards, 2025
Set to a track of chanted affirmations, Thief plays out that human urge to manifest and the unbelievable things that might get in the way.
A kind of screwball comedy at heart, this film grew out of a collaboration with two comedic improvisation-led actors after meeting at a birthday party in London. Their performance became the guiding principle and our focus turned to the live energy and absurdity more often found on stage. Made on a micro budget, with a crew of fewer than five over two short days, Thief was an exercise in fast-paced, instinctual filmmaking.
AWARDS
Winner - Best Debut Film, Absurd Film Festival, Milan, 2026
Finalist, London Director Awards, 2025
CREDITS
Cast
Mathilde Candotto
Ted Allpress, as the thief
Director of Photography Nina Oyens
Edited by Olivier Jones
Production Design by Oscar Mather & Emily Fielding
Flowers by Cynthia Fan
Lighting Assistant Marta Vitola
Music by Matthew Field
Typography by Michael Tymbios
Sound by Alina Ushakova
Colour by Fox Bamber Barron
Story Consultants Ian Grose, Michael Tymbios, Marius Scholtz
Filmed on site at Sinfonia Smith Square, London
Cast
Mathilde Candotto
Ted Allpress, as the thief
Director of Photography Nina Oyens
Edited by Olivier Jones
Production Design by Oscar Mather & Emily Fielding
Flowers by Cynthia Fan
Lighting Assistant Marta Vitola
Music by Matthew Field
Typography by Michael Tymbios
Sound by Alina Ushakova
Colour by Fox Bamber Barron
Story Consultants Ian Grose, Michael Tymbios, Marius Scholtz
Filmed on site at Sinfonia Smith Square, London
Written & Directed by Nicoletta Michaletos