Cass Virdee

THE WASP (Or The Sheer Beauty of Accepting Yourself) & London Film Festival @britishfilminstitute To celebrate - check out the release of the official trailer, edited by @marialuizamunhoz Massive appreciation to our incredible cast and crew for bringing so much to a film we love so much! @lauriekynaston @thehourofthedog @duffmarvel @anne.odeke Max Keeble Ischia Bennison Directed by @cassvirdee Written by @6tommyhurst9 Produced by @dylan_gillah DOP @catharinasz Production Designer @michela.negretto Editor @shepherdessbee Casting @harrygilbertcasting Costume Designer adamdee Sound Designer and Mixer @dromotooo Location Sound Mixer @avadoylesound Boom Operator @camilagsound Composer @neslomusic Colourist @foxbamberbarron VFX Supervisor Martin Sandahl 1st AD @gabriel.lippe 2nd AD @olliepitman 3rd AD @lilysacliche Floor Runner @fallon.parker.3 Set PA@jonas1999 Production Manager @sambuckler123 Production Manager Dani James Stunt Co-Ordinator Christopher Round Hair and Make-Up Designer @elainelo_hmua 1st AC @jim_micrack 2nd AC @james_kennedy00 Loader Tvisha Shah Steadicam Operation @lou_macnamara Gaffer @shaunwaldie Sparks: @tom.homer_ @harry_rollinson @joshhughes_ac @josephhargreaves @el.neagu Script Supervisor Jules Hampton Script Supervisor John Joyce Stills Photographer @katoboels.official Stills Photographer Alex Robertorusu

Fight or Flight Trailer and a shiny award! Thank you so much to @shinyawards the judging panel and to Saatchi and Saatchi for selecting us. Fight or Flight has had a wonderful festival run so far heading to Tampere Film Festival, British Urban Film Festival, Flatpack, Purbeck Film Festival and winning a shiny award making Fight or Flight Bafta qualified. To celebrate please see a lovely trailer cut by the wonderful @marialuizamunhoz ❤️ Endlessly grateful to the cast and crew! X CAST @celineceleesi Osi Virdee Masters @jordannavirdee Max Keeble Sharan Atwal @esme_thompson TEAM Writer-Director @cassvirdee Producer @the_dandyproducer Exec Producer @igor_engler Cinematographer @maxbru_6 Production designer @nenehlucia Costume designer @adam.j.dee Editor @marialuizamunhoz Composer @tess_white_ Sound Designer and Sound Mixer @felix_donovan_ Colourist @peter_oppersdorff_colour Colourist Producer @producedbydan Sound Mixer Tyler Tappin 1st AS @cordanerichardson Steadicam @thomas.barber.steadicam 1st AC @issessi 2nd AC @bartbazaz Casting Director’s Caleb Kuti & Claudia Amoah 1st AD @seanfrostfilm 2nd AD rorymarshfilm Script supervisor leilamurtonpoole Unit Stills @lauren_fletcher_photo Chaperone @jordannavirdee Runner Yong Hongorer Unit Stills @lauren_fletcher_photo Thanks to @6tommyhurst9 , Si and Alfie

London Film Festival 2025 The Wasp or The Sheer Beauty of Accepting Yourself This was such an incredible experience to have a film I care so much about at London Film Festival. Such a brilliant moment celebrating with lovely collaborators. Congrats to the whole team. Frank Forever. @bfilff @britishfilminstitute

The Wasp or The Sheer Beauty of Accepting Yourself in Berlin British Shorts! @britishshorts 🙏🏽 🐝 Congrats to the wonderful cast and crew - can’t wait for this to reach a new audience! The Wasp is about a young man grappling with melancholy, is stunned to learn he is 62% wasp. As he faces confusion, isolation, and rejection, he embarks on a strange journey to understand himself and confront what this diagnosis truly means. Check it out if you’re there, its playing on Fri 23.01.2026 - 10:00 pm / Sputnik Kino Thank you to the wonderful Cast and Crew x @lauriekynaston @thehourofthedog @duffmarvel @anne.odeke Max Keeble Ischia Bennison Directed by @cassvirdee Written by @6tommyhurst9 Produced by @dylan_gillah DOP @catharinasz Production Designer @michela.negretto Editor @shepherdessbee Casting @harrygilbertcasting Costume Designer adamdee Sound Designer and Mixer @dromotooo Location Sound Mixer @avadoylesound Boom Operator @camilagsound Composer @neslomusic Colourist @foxbamberbarron VFX Supervisor Martin Sandahl 1st AD @gabriel.lippe 2nd AD @olliepitman 3rd AD @lilysacliche Floor Runner @fallon.parker.3 Set PA@jonas1999 Production Manager @sambuckler123 Production Manager Dani James Stunt Co-Ordinator Christopher Round Hair and Make-Up Designer @elainelo_hmua 1st AC @jim_micrack 2nd AC @james_kennedy00 Loader Tvisha Shah Steadicam Operation @lou_macnamara Gaffer @shaunwaldie Sparks: @tom.homer_ @harry_rollinson @joshhughes_ac @josephhargreaves @el.neagu Script Supervisor Jules Hampton Script Supervisor John Joyce Stills Photographer @katoboels.official Stills Photographer Alex Robertorusu

Flying in next we have: The Wasp (or the Sheer Beauty of Accepting Yourself) 🐝 A young man grappling with melancholy, is stunned to learn he is 62% wasp. As he faces confusion, isolation, and rejection, he embarks on a strange journey to understand himself and confront what this diagnosis truly means. Shot by @catharinasz [photo description: long blue corridor with shadowy figure at the end. 2. Fractured image with man with red hair looking into camera]

Fight or Flight at the Shiny Awards. Thanks so much to @shinyawards for selecting Fight or Flight to play at the awards, being held at Saatchi and Saatchi today. Incredibly proud of this extremely surreal and meaningful project that we got to create at the @nfts We made this with the most wonderful cast and crew. It felt like a family affair and was incredible to work with the talented @celineceleesi who brought this story to life with her performance, movement and passion. Cast: @celineceleesi Osi Virdee Masters @jordannavirdee Max Keeble Sharan Atwal @esme_thompson Team: Director @cassvirdee Producer @claudcunninghamdandy Exec Producer @igor_engler Cinematographer @maxbru_6 Production designer @nenehlucia Costume designer @adam.j.dee Editor @marialuizamunhoz Composer @tess_white_ Sound Designer and Sound Mixer @felix_donovan_ Colourist @peter_oppersdorff_colour Colourist Producer @ producedbydan Sound Mixer soundtylertappin 1st AS @cordanerichardson Steadicam @thomas.barber.steadicam 1st AC @ issessi 2nd AC @bartbazaz Casting Director’s Caleb Kuti & Claudia Amoah 1st AD @seanfrostfilm 2nd AD @ rorymarshfilm Script supervisor @ leilamurtonpoole Unit Stills @lauren_fletcher_photo Chaperone @ jordannavirdee Runner Yong Hongorer Unit Stills @lauren_fletcher_photo

THE WASP (Or The Sheer Beauty of Accepting Yourself) will be premiering at London Film Festival! Thank you so much to @britishfilminstitute for an incredible UK premiere! THE WASP is about a man who finds out that he is 62% wasp! This film is Silly. Sad. Heartfelt. And we are so completely in awe of the wonderful cast and crew that brought this film to life with us! Congratulations to everyone involved. @lauriekynaston @thehourofthedog @duffmarvel @anne.odeke Max Keeble Ischia Bennison Directed by @cassvirdee Written by @6tommyhurst9 Produced by @dylan_gillah DOP @catharinasz Production Designer @michela.negretto Editor @shepherdessbee Casting @harrygilbertcasting Costume Designer adamdee Sound Designer and Mixer @dromotooo Location Sound Mixer @avadoylesound Boom Operator @camilagsound Composer @neslomusic Colourist @foxbamberbarron VFX Supervisor Martin Sandahl 1st AD @gabriel.lippe 2nd AD @olliepitman 3rd AD @lilysacliche Floor Runner @fallon.parker.3 Set PA@jonas1999 Production Manager @sambuckler123 Production Manager Dani James Stunt Co-Ordinator Christopher Round Hair and Make-Up Designer @elainelo_hmua 1st AC @jim_micrack 2nd AC @james_kennedy00 Loader Tvisha Shah Steadicam Operation @lou_macnamara Gaffer @shaunwaldie Sparks: @tom.homer_ @harry_rollinson @joshhughes_ac @josephhargreaves @el.neagu Script Supervisor Jules Hampton Script Supervisor John Joyce Stills Photographer @katoboels.official Stills Photographer Alex Robertorusu

IT’S OFFICIAL! THE WASP (Or The Sheer Beauty of Accepting Yourself) will be premiering at London Film Festival! Thank you so much to @britishfilminstitute for an incredible UK premiere! THE WASP is about a man who finds out that he is 62% wasp! This film is Silly. Sad. Heartfelt. And we are so completely in awe of the wonderful cast and crew that brought this film to life with us! Congratulations to everyone involved. @lauriekynaston @thehourofthedog @duffmarvel @anne.odeke Max Keeble Ischia Bennison Directed by @cassvirdee Written by @6tommyhurst9 Produced by @dylan_gillah DOP @catharinasz Production Designer @michela.negretto Casting @harrygilbertcasting Costume Designer adamdee Sound Designer and Mixer @dromotoo Location Sound Mixer @avadoylesound Boom Operator @camilagsound agsound Composer @neslomusic Colourist @foxbamberbarron VFX Supervisor Martin Sandahl 1st AD @gabriel.lippe 2nd AD @olliepitman 3rd AD @lilysacliche Floor Runner @fallon.parker.3 Set PA@jonas1999 Production Manager @sambuckler123 Production Manager Dani James Stunt Co-Ordinator Christopher Round Hair and Make-Up Designer @elainelo_hmua 1st AC @jim_micrack 2nd AC @james_kennedy00 Loader Tvisha Shah Steadicam Operation @lou_macnamara Gaffer @shaunwaldie Script Supervisor Jules Hampton Script Supervisor John Joyce Stills Photographer @katoboels.official Stills Photographer Alex Robertorusu

The last year or so has been wild .. shooting 4 shorts in a year and a half at the @nftsfilmtv on the Directing Fiction course. I’m still on the journey with Grad heading into post but am coming up for air. Incredibly grateful for the friends and collaborators I’ve been lucky enough to have on the journey with me ❤️ Incredibly talented actors. Producers and PM’s that pushed the limit. Wonderfully inspiring DOP’s who I feel very lucky to have met. Brilliant writers who made dreaming so so fun. A casting director who went above and beyond. Teams of AD’s that blew me away. Incredibly playful, caring and resilient editors, sound designers and composers . Production designers that slay’ed. Costume designers that pulled off the impossible. Incredible stunt teams and my first time working with motorbikes- so exciting and I’m so grateful for this experience. And two bafta qualified shorts. Really it’s impossible to sum up in a post but thank you so much for everyone that has been with me, supporting, championing and bringing to life these short films that I care so much about lots of love x Slides 1-9 @katoboels.official 📸💕 Slides 10-11 @lauren_fletcher_photo 📸💕

Tampere Film Festival! Thank you so much @tamperefilmfestival for having Fight of Flight screen in the Generation XYZ competition! We’re so excited to be screening at a @bafta and @theacademy qualifying festival. Shot on 16mm with a wonderfully inspiring Cast and Crew. Fight or Flight tells the story of a mother who fights to return back to life for the sake of her child. This is a weird little film - it makes we want to chase the weird a little more than I did the last time 💜🎬 Cast: @celineceleesi Osi Virdee Masters @jordannavirdee Max Keeble Sharan Atwal @esme_thompson Team: Director @cassvirdee Producer @ claudcunninghamdandy Exec Producer @igor_engler Cinematographer @maxbru_6 Production designer @nenehlucia Costume designer @adam.j.dee Editor @marialuizamunhoz Composer @tess_white_ Sound Designer and Sound Mixer @felix_donovan_ Colourist @peter_oppersdorff_colour Colourist Producer @ producedbydan Sound Mixer soundtylertappin 1st AS @cordanerichardson Steadicam @thomas.barber.steadicam 1st AC @ issessi 2nd AC @bartbazaz Casting Director’s Caleb Kuti & Claudia Amoah 1st AD @seanfrostfilm 2nd AD @ rorymarshfilm Script supervisor @ leilamurtonpoole Unit Stills @lauren_fletcher_photo Chaperone @ jordannavirdee Runner Yong Hongorer@ claudcunninghamdandyerer@nenehluciaerorComposererer @ soundtylertappin Unit Stills @lauren_fletcher_photo

Fight or Flight. 16mm. NFTS. Summer 24’. Purbeck Film Festival, best student film. I was lucky enough last summer to work with some wonderful people and bring to life a surreal story about a mother fighting to get back to life for the sake of her child. Thank you so much to the cast and crew for bringing this story to life with me! I loved making this unusual film and am endlessly proud of it. Special shout out to @celineceleesi for always being such an inspiration and for bringing everything to the table as always! Shout out to the fam for coming down for this @jordannavirdee , I loved having my nephew Osi in his first role. Photographs by @lauren_fletcher_photo