Writer-director Cat Davies is working on her next short film, Rubbers, and there’s a crowdfunding campaign to support it.
Cat Davies and James Moran, after collaborating on Connie, are teaming up for another short film. The pair are busy working on Rubbers, about a neurodivergent woman, played by Rosie Holt, who loves stationery – in particular the erasers of the story’s title. In fact, Davies and Moran already shot the piece, but there’s still plenty to do and they could use a bit of help.
We’d love to be able to say that making short films in the UK is a piece of cake, but unfortunately, it’s still quite a challenge, especially on the financial side of things. Davies and Moran have therefore set up a crowdfunding campaign to help with the expenses of post-production and distribution.
Rubbers has been filmed in regular 2D but also in 360 for watching via a VR headset or as an immersive experience.
“360 offers the opportunity to invite viewers in to experience my protagonist’s stationery-loving world in a fully immersive, impactful way,” Davies says. “It will be available for immersive festivals and exhibitions in parallel with the 2D version of Rubbers for film festivals and then digital platforms, but only once it is beautifully polished with the kind support of Kickstarter pledgers, so we can add the fantastic score by four-times BAFTA-nominated composer Ben Foster, perfect the sound mix and have a colourist work their magic.”
Here’s a short synopsis for the short:
Rubbers is a genre-bending comedy fantasy about a neurodivergent woman who struggles to form relationships and explores her ‘special interest’ of stationery to unlock her fantasy world, with a dark twist…
The crowdfunding campaign is live until 27th March and the production is aiming to raise £2000. There are plenty of rewards if you make a pledge, from getting a confidential viewing link to watch the film, a signed script, or even a private dance lesson.
You can find out more and support the project right now via its Kickstarter page. And please do share the word if you can.
Image credit: Michael Gill Photography (c) Moranic Productions 2025
