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This project successfully funded on 13th August 2025, you can still support them with a donation.
A Thousand Yard Stare
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Aim
To honour the emotional journey of soldiers, showing the moment they accept death and the unseen battles they face within.
Thank You for Supporting A Thousand Yard Stare
To everyone who donated, shared, or supported this campaign, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
While the crowdfunding campaign has now ended, and we didn’t reach the full target, your support has meant the world. It showed me that there is a powerful audience for this story and it’s only strengthened my resolve to make this film.
At present, we do not yet have the full funding required to begin production. The money raised so far will be securely held in a separate account until we reach the point where the film can be brought to life with the quality it deserves.
We’re still waiting to hear back from several grants and sponsors, and I’ll continue doing everything I can behind the scenes to move this project forward.
If you’d like to stay updated or get involved, feel free to reach out or follow along at https://brollproduction.com/atys
This isn’t the end, it’s just the start of a longer journey.
Thank you again for believing in A Thousand Yard Stare.
A Thousand Yard Stare is a short film about a wounded soldier trapped in no man’s land, wrestling with the reality of death. It’s a raw, dialogue-free piece designed to reach a global audience. After speaking to my cousin, a real veteran who was shot in combat, I realised how powerful this story could be for those who’ve fought, and those who’ve never truly understood what it’s like.
In this powerful interview, former Paratrooper George shares the moment that changed his life forever, when he was shot while deployed overseas. Raw, honest, and deeply human, this conversation explores what it truly means to face death, and the silent war many veterans continue to fight once they return home.
This interview was recorded to support A Thousand Yard Stare, a short film inspired by real soldiers experiences of trauma, isolation, and the quiet acceptance of death. George’s story brings truth and weight to the film’s message and serves as a voice for countless others who’ve walked the same path.
A Thousand Yard Stare is a grounded, dialogue-free WWII short film told in a single continuous shot. It follows a wounded British soldier trapped in a muddy crater in no man’s land, left to confront the inevitability of death. As the battle rages overhead, the soldier drifts between panic, reflection, and acceptance.
This is a minimalist, performance-led film driven by visual storytelling and raw emotion. Shot entirely on location with natural light and designed for a festival audience, the project aims to explore the internal cost of war, not through action, but through stillness and intimacy.
A Thousand Yard Stare stands apart for its combination of formal restraint and emotional intensity. While most war films rely on combat, spectacle, or large-scale narrative, this film deliberately avoids any depiction of fighting. Instead, it strips the genre back to a single soldier, a single location, and a single moment.
Told in real time, through one continuous shot and with no dialogue, the film creates a deeply immersive and intimate experience, placing the viewer inside the psychological headspace of a man facing the inevitability of death. With no explosions, no gunfire exchanges, and no enemy in sight, the real conflict becomes internal and universally human.
Its minimalist execution, quiet power, and emotional precision offer a unique contribution to the war film canon. It’s not a film about war. It’s a film about what war leaves behind.
With a committed team and a finished script, we’re ready to shoot. Our target is to film this summer and begin submitting to festivals by autumn. Your support now makes that possible.
Your support helps us cover essential costs including location, gear, cast, insurance, and post-production. Every pound helps elevate the production value and allows us to pay people fairly for their time and skill. We’ve budgeted carefully to make this happen without any waste. Even with a modest budget, we can deliver something cinematic, honest, and unforgettable.
If we raise more, it will allow us to expand the festival run, hire a professional colourist, and reach even more veterans and film lovers around the world.
Thank you for reading, sharing, and supporting this project, it truly means the world.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made