About Paranoid Android Films
We are a film production company based in London, UK.
Specialising in provocative, visually stunning genre films, with commercial appeal. Our budgets may be low, but our concepts are high, with a commitment to top-notch production values and storytelling.
Our mission is to become a brand trusted by audiences and the industry alike. We also want to provide opportunities for new talent - especially from under-represented groups - both in front-of and behind the camera.
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Paranoid Android Films is the name our founder, filmmaker Andy Edwards, has worked under for many years. In 2020 he took the next step and set up Paranoid Android Films Ltd as a fully-fledged production company. To date we have produced four feature films, with many more in development.
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Our Founder
Andy Edwards
Andy Edwards is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and occasional editor. His first full feature as writer/director was the zombie-comedy, Ibiza Undead, which was released theatrically in the US under the title Zombie Spring Breakers. The film premiered at Frightfest in the UK and also played at Sitges in Spain.



His second full feature as writer/director, the thriller Graphic Desires, was released in 2022, and his third, Punch, was released early 2024.
As director-for-hire, he's helmed Cinderella's Revenge (starring Natasha Henstridge) for Titan Global, Sobini Films and EMRJ Entertainment. As editor-for-hire, he cut The Unloved Ones (starring Jamie Winstone) for Golden Gate Films, and as a writer, he co-wrote The Ghosts of Monday (starring Julian Sands) for the Altadium Group.


He has also contributed as writer.director, sections of feature horror anthologies Midnight Peepshow (starring Gremlin's Zach Galligan), Three's A Shroud, Blaze of Gory, and Grindsploitation.

Executive Producer
Brad Moore
Brad is an award-winning British actor, writer and film maker, known primarily for his lead roles in Gloves Off, Golden Years, and North vs South.
With a track record both in front of and behind the camera, he has performed in, and Executive Produced, films that have screened in cinemas nationwide, sold internationally to major distributors such as Sony, AMC and Entertainment One, and have topped the charts on Netflix, Sky Amazon Prime, Peacock and Hulu.
He has also starred alongside many of our country’s finest actors such as Bernard Hill, Steven Berkoff, Ricky Tomlinson, and Simon Callow.
He was nominated for the Micheal Powell award at Edinburgh International Film Festival and his films have won two BAFTA’s, three National Film Awards, and have screened in competition at several high profile festivals such as BFI London Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival, Sitges Fantastic Film Festival and Dinard Film Festival.
Executive Producer
Airell Anthony Hayles
Airell is a freelance producer focusing heavily on genre titles. Following a theatre/film degree at Goldsmiths University, he worked as a story analyst for the Fyzz Faculty, and has helped raise finance for various film production companies.
He was invited to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts at the age of 19 following his innovative theatre work which he developed into the area of film production and film finance. As a writer, he wrote Heckle, starring Steve Guttenberg (Police Academy, Three Men and a Baby, Short Circuit)
He has also written and directed the horror features They’re Outside, Werewolf Santa and Midnight Peepshow all of which achieved global distribution, both physical and digital, and played theatrically at major genre festivals around the world.
Part of his approach to production and finance is placing an intense focus on troubleshooting at the script stage and finding creative as well as practical solutions at an early stage. Over the last ten years he has forged together a vast network of film professionals, and is working with key figures on block chain initiatives, as well on evolving new systems for the financing of independent film.
Producer
Olivia Cordell
Olivia Cordell (she/her) is a horror-obsessed writer, producer, and actress from Los Angeles. She has a dedicated following of 130k on TikTok and 30k YouTube subscribers, and her web series DEAD BEST FRIEND garnered over 1 million views and launched a successful merchandise line.
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Olivia’s feature horror film script BETWEEN was a finalist for the prestigious 2024 Sitges WomanInFan residency, while her horror project LIFEBLOOD was selected for the 2024 B3 HessenLab development lab in Germany. Olivia studied the Business of Film at the University of Westminster in association with the British Film Institute.