“Armadillotown” was written and directed by Andrew Hook, with original music by Tom Jarvis and narrated by Sam Heydon. It won in the Best Experimental Short category in the 2026 Sykehouse Film & Writers’ Festival. The film is currently still on the festival circuit. The trailer can be viewed here
THE HOME OF EXPERIMENTAL FILMMAKING
“Alsiso” is a short noir film to be written and directed by Andrew Hook based on his 2004 short story of the same name.
Maria Doll Films are an independent filmmaking company intent on producing short experimental noir films.
Their debut production, “Armadillotown”, written and directed by Andrew Hook, won in the Experimental Short category at the Sykehouse Film & Writers’ Festival (2026).
Their next film, “Alsiso”, is in production.
Maria Doll Films 