A Short Film by Ilyas Sheikh · MMXXVI
FORKS
“Order can only come from the ruins of chaos”
Four men. One deal. It goes bad and one of them doesn't walk away. What's left of the gang turns on itself — every glance a question, every silence an accusation. Who tipped off the cops? FORKS is a short crime thriller about paranoia, loyalty, and the quietest weapon in the drawer.
00 — The Story
Four men.
One deal.
No way out.
Harlow runs a tight crew — King, Coleman, and Sheikh — moving quiet jobs through a city that doesn't ask too many questions. Tonight is supposed to be a simple exchange. It isn't. Shots get fired. One of their own hits the floor and doesn't get back up.
Back behind locked doors with the body still warm, the survivors do the math. Someone tipped the cops. Someone in this room. The deal was clean until it wasn't, and the only people who knew the meet were the four of them.
What follows is a long night of accusations, half-truths and worse — a gang turning its forks inward, deciding who eats and who gets eaten before sunrise.
Lines from the film
“This is a stupid conversation.”
Quote · 01“You ever snitch?”
Quote · 02“Sometimes the only way to protect the group is to make a decision nobody else can live with.”
Quote · 03“Think?!”
Quote · 04“Order can only come from the ruins of chaos”
Quote · 05“Any crime they hear about and they'll come after the big Harlow.”
Quote · 06“You liked the plan.”
Quote · 07
01 — The Feature
The Film
A short crime thriller. Roughly eighteen minutes of forkism.
02 — BEHIND THESCENES
The Bloopers
Forks were harmed. So were egos.
03 — The Key Art
Posters
Custom one-sheets for the world of FORKS.
04 — Collectibles
Funko POP!s
The crew, vinyl-ified. Forks sold separately.
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Official One-Sheet · In Cinemas 1 . 7 . 2026
05 — The Word On The Street
Critics are stabbing back.
“Slowmo was out of this world”
— Mr Egan
“peak”
— Ms Bensberg
“Captivating storyline and great effects. A masterpiece which matches films made by multi million dollar studios.”
— Mr Bhalinge
“CRAZY PLOT TWIST INSANE ACTING AMAZING FILTERS BEST MUSIC”
— Ms Medlycott
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Cast & Crew
CAST
CREW
Ilyas Sheikh
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Editor
- Cinematographer
- Costume Designer
- Hair & Makeup
James Blackwell
- Additional Cinematography