by FIlmInk Staff
On 22nd June 2026, Tim Nathan’s BIFA and Bafta qualifying short film Thoughts & Prayers will have its digital premiere with DIRECTORS NOTES. The premiere will be accompanied by a deep dive feature review exploring the themes and technical details.
The digital premiere follows a successful film festival run, premiering at SXSW London, and Official Selection at Bolton International Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival, CinefestOz and Short Com Comedy Festival.
Written & Directed by Tim Nathan
Produced by Lewis Coates
A Spectator Films & Static Flow Production
Starring Jackson Gallagher
Thoughts & Prayers is a satire of modern adulthood and the increasingly absurd systems we are expected to navigate every day. Through the story of T, a man whose life is thrown into chaos by a seemingly minor administrative issue, the film explores what happens when ordinary people are forced to comply with rules they don’t fully understand and have little power to challenge.
At a time when many people feel overwhelmed by bureaucracy, financial pressure and the constant demand to perform a version of themselves online, the film finds dark comedy in the gap between what society expects and what real life actually feels like. While its world is heightened and surreal, the frustrations at its centre are instantly recognisable.
By pushing everyday anxieties to their logical extreme, Thoughts & Prayers invites audiences to laugh at the absurdity of modern life and question why so many things we accept as normal make so little sense.
