INNERVERSE
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WHAT IS IT?
A filmmaking framework built around purpose, opportunity and responsibility.
Innerverse connects narrative filmmaking with real-world impact.
Each film brings together socially important stories, charity partnerships, responsible production and opportunities for emerging talent, creating work designed to make a difference on and off screen.
THE VISION
FB Studios is developing a slate of Innerverse films rooted in communities across the UK.
Each begins with a story worth telling and a cause worth supporting, bringing filmmakers, charities, communities, education and emerging talent together around one production.
HOW WE WORK
We develop stories alongside charities, communities and people with lived experience.
Innerverse explores subjects including identity, class, belonging, mental health and regional life in modern Britain.
STORY
The story comes first.
We develop original narratives around real people, communities and issues, creating films designed to connect with audiences while giving important subjects a platform.
CHARITY
Every Innerverse film is connected to a cause, creating awareness, representation and lasting value beyond the screen.
Charities become meaningful partners in the work, helping shape stories and ensuring the impact continues beyond the production itself.
EDUCATION & OPPORTUNITY
Innerverse connects education directly with professional production.
Students and graduates work alongside experienced industry professionals through paid roles, placements, mentoring and hands-on production experience.
University and college partners can connect courses and students directly to live Innerverse productions, creating meaningful industry experience around real work.
Through Story Lab, opportunities extend across multiple disciplines including content creation, graphics, art and design, photography, animation, fashion, music, business enterprise, journalism and more — connecting students with real projects, industry and opportunity.
RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION
Innerverse is built around responsible filmmaking.
Ethical working practices. Regional crews. Reduced waste. Lower-carbon Production. Responsible use of resources.
THE LEGACY
Innerverse leaves more than a film behind.
Stories told. Causes supported. Talent developed. Careers started.
FLAGSHIP FILM
THAT ONE MAN
An Andy’s Man Club Film - A Film Buddy Production is the first film to adopt the Innerverse method.
Directed by Lee D Barnes
Produced by Ben Sweet
It’s okay to talk...
Many men would attest to understanding this, but that doesn’t make speaking openly about your problems any easier.
Danny works in a small pub on the outskirts of the city. Recovering from tragedy and abuse that followed, he’s doing what he can to rebuild his life. When a new Andy’s Man Club (a UK-based mental health charity) opens across the road, Danny is introduced to a different way of thinking—one he sees as invaluable to those around him yet struggles to apply to himself.
In the weeks following the AMC branch’s opening, we see not only Danny’s journey but also the ripple effects of his struggle on those he interacts with his landlord aunt, the pub regulars, workers from a nearby construction site, and students from the city’s dance college. Danny makes it his mission to help the one man who might need a hand—only to realise that man isn’t just out there somewhere, but also within himself and in the places, he least expects...
A heartfelt British drama with elements of dark comedy, That One Man explores the cost of staying silent, allowing problems and anxieties to fester within. It examines how unspoken struggles manifest in everyday life. The film itself—made not for profit and in collaboration with Andy’s Man Club—shares Danny’s mission: to extend a hand to someone out there who might need it.
“This is a truly important film made by my friends at Film Buddy. It’s something that should be watched, should be talked about and should help raise awareness of the issue of male suicide.”
Melanie Brown MBE
