The Small Hours
"Some nights are for sleeping. Some nights are for everything else."
A film by Stephen Wallis
The pitch
Stephen Wallis is a writer-director whose work explores mortality, art, and the absurd. His upcoming features include The Martini Shot, A Night at the Closerie des Lilas, and The Small Hours.
Why back Stephen?
Investors back people more than projects. Here's the body of work behind The Small Hours.
Stephen Wallis is a writer-director whose work explores mortality, art, and the absurd. His upcoming features include The Martini Shot, A Night at the Closerie des Lilas, and The Small Hours.
Previous work
The Martini Shot
2026Existential comedy starring Matthew Modine, John Cleese, and Derek Jacobi. 99% financed on Indie Planet.
What this film is
A terrifying story about a man investigating a patient of his who believes he's the only real thing in the universe and finds out more than he bargained for.
Why we're raising
A psychological horror that walks the line between clinical procedural and metaphysical nightmare. Backers come in alongside committed equity to close out the final tranche of financing.
Choose how you back this film
- Digital screening pass
- Name in credits
- Behind-the-scenes newsletter
- Everything in Supporter
- Signed digital script
- Monthly producer Q&A
- Early festival tickets
- Set visit (one day)
- 0.05% revenue share
- Associate Producer credit
- Premiere invite (+1)
- Co-Producer credit
- 1% revenue share
- Speaking role consideration
- Lifetime royalty statements
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