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Short film · 9:22

Together Alone

An apparently perfect family. A film by Ross Syner.

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01 / The story

Created for the screen

Daniel and May Aeter prepare a surprise birthday for their child. Their apparently perfect family life is not quite what it seems.

Format
Short film
Running time
9:22
Filmmaker
Ross Syner
Channel release
14 September 2023
YouTube views · as of October 21, 2026
11,064
02 / Behind the camera

Meet the filmmaker.

03 / More from the film

Around the work.

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04 / Behind the scenes

Photographs from the film’s production team. Open any image for a closer look.

05 / On screen

The cast.

Portrait of Samuel Anderson
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Daniel Aeter

Samuel Anderson

Samuel Anderson’s film, television and theatre work includes Danny Pink in Doctor Who, William in Another Life and Crowther in The History Boys. He plays Daniel in Together Alone.

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Portrait of Olivia Swann
Sam Mackay
May Aeter

Olivia Swann

Olivia Swann plays Special Agent Michelle Mackey in NCIS: Sydney and Astra Logue in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. She appears as May Aeter in Together Alone.

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Portrait of Ryan Walker-Edwards
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Sebastian

Ryan Walker-Edwards

Ryan Walker-Edwards is a Birmingham writer and actor whose screen credits include Nolly, Doctors and Line of Duty. He plays Sebastian in Together Alone.

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06 / Making the film

Behind the story.

Created for the screen

Edward Halstead created the film and co-wrote it with Reis Bruce. Mockingbird Film Co. lists Ben Keen, Reis Bruce and Dominic Thompson as producers, with Lou Murrall as director of photography.

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On set

Mockingbird’s production gallery documents the cast and crew at the house and offers a close look at a helmet-mounted camera rig.

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07 / The people behind the film

Made together.

Directed by
Ross Syner
Written by
Edward Halstead · Reis Bruce
Cinematography
Lou Murrall
Edited by
Ross Syner
Produced by
Ben Keen · Reis Bruce · Dominic Thompson
Executive producer
Edward Halstead
Production design
Samuel Oates
Music & sound design
344 Audio
Casting
Andrea Clark Casting (Andcasting)
Production company
Mocking Bird Film Co
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