Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🎙️ Dive deeper into the making of MEAT with our exclusive interview with director Jacob Hopewell
directorsnotes.com/2026/07/08/jacob-hopewell-meat

You know the story - it’s as old as time: drunk, alone, out late and hungry as hell. She should know better, shouldn’t she?

When a woman stumbles into a men’s support group, the shirtless members turn hostile without explanation. But as she recounts her deadly encounter with a predatory stranger, the familiar horror tropes begin to unravel.

A cautionary tale of justice served cold.

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// Credits //
Directed, Edited & Produced by
Jacob Hopewell

Writer
Abi Zakarian

Producer
Clare Thomson

Director of Photography
Morgan Sinclair

Lead Actress
Elle Piper

Movement Director
Mikey Boats

Composer
Rosie Lowe

Casting Director
Steph Tataryn

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