Atlanta · Microbudget · Horror / LGBTQ / BIPOC Storytelling

Fair Play
Films

Small Budget. Big Impact.

A microbudget production company rooted in collaboration and community. We champion underrepresented filmmakers, creating space for bold voices with small, dedicated teams.

Why we exist

Limited budgets push the boundaries of creativity and storytelling.

A tight budget means every decision counts, every frame is intentional, and every story has to carry its own weight. Fair Play Films is a microbudget production company rooted in collaboration and community. We focus where passion meets audience: horror, LGBTQ cinema, and stories by and for the BIPOC community. These aren't afterthoughts. They're our whole thing.

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Fair Play Films official selections: festival laurels from Director's Choice, National Black Film Festival, Queer Screen Goes to Cannes, SeriesFest, Perth Queer Film Festival, Seattle Queer Film Festival, Sundance, Out on Film, SFQFF, the Micheaux Film Festival, and more.

In 2023, we produced a full-length thriller feature, Under the Influencer. Here's what happened:

$60K
Budget
17
Shooting Days
15
Festival Acceptances
5
Best Feature Awards
3
Best Feature Noms
1
Best Actress Win
Under the Influencer poster with festival laurels
Producer Jill Bennett, actor Joy Sunday, Actor/Producer/Technical Director Lauren Neal and moderator Nikki Swarn
Producer Jill Bennett, actor Joy Sunday, Actor/Producer/Technical Director Lauren Neal and moderator Nikki Swarn
Milestones

News

Queer Screen: Goes to Cannes 2024 Showcase, official trailer
May 2023

Under the Influencer selected for the Goes to Cannes Initiative at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

Watch the Official Showcase Trailer →
Under the Influencer wins at the LA Micheaux Film Festival
October 2024

Under the Influencer awarded Outstanding Panavision Feature and a $60,000 equipment grant at the LA Micheaux Film Festival.

Bad Habits wins the SeriesFest Pitch-A-Thon Roadshow in Atlanta
October 2025

Bad Habits wins big at the SeriesFest Pitch-A-Thon Roadshow, in partnership with Trilith Institute.

Threshold key art
March 2026

Threshold, a comedy horror feature, begins principal photography in Atlanta.

IndieWire coverage of the SeriesFest win
May 2026

Bad Habits wins the SeriesFest Rural Intersectionality Fund Grant.