The Weight of Silence (2026)
Short Film
Independent Film
Writer • Director • Cinematographer
Focused on restrained storytelling, careful composition, and images that leave space for the audience. The work centres on quiet tension, atmosphere, and collaboration-led filmmaking.
Short Film
Professional
Associated
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Commercial
Upcoming projects
Role: DOP/Cinematographer
Following the lives of those who served on Christmas Island in 1958, during the peak of Britain's Nuclear development programme, and the aftermath it has on them.
Next: Shooting April
Role: Writer / Director / DOP
As a relationship built on youthful promise unravels, a man must decide whether to repeat the past—or finally let it burn out.
Next: Casting
Role: Writer / Director / DOP
In the quiet aftermath of a breakup, a woman reconnects with her estranged mother and rediscovers the version of herself that existed before she became someone else’s refuge.
Next: Casting
Role: Producer / Writer / Director
What does poverty look like through the eyes of a child?
Next: Animating/Voice Over Recording
Role: DOP/Writer
A chilling horror surrounding the myths of rural Ireland, that finds Ryan fighting for his sanity.
Next: second draft in development + seeking funding
Role: Director / DoP
A short film about a long life lived, but poorly remembered. Celebrating the joys of the older generation.
Next: outline beat sheet
Role: DoP
A former rebel turned rat-catcher is pulled back into violence when mutated creatures and old loyalties collide beneath a dying city.
Next: second draft, storyboarding
Role: Writer / Director
A barista haunted by paranoia of a phantom stalker seeks solice in an app-based therapy service, only to realise things have been brewing much darker than she feared.
Next: Pitch + Funding
Selected coverage & reviews
“But visually is where the film is at its strongest. Lalor and Woolmer make a terrific technical duo who keep us struggling under that current of uneasy apprehension. The bleak palette, fabulous lighting and claustrophobic framing effortlessly create and maintain a constant restlessness. This technical prowess is amplified when they let us peer into the dark, desolate night beyond the characters...”
UK Film Review — Sept 26, 2025
Overview
Branded & commercial video
Case studies
Interviews
Social content
Narrative shorts
Headshots
Product shoots
Lloyds Bank
National Energy Action
Flying Tiger
Octopus Energy
Sophy Bar Leicester
Carmel Jane Photography
For commercial or branded projects, email:
contact@antonywoolmer.com

Writer • Director • Cinematographer
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