Out There (film)
Welsh comedy drama film
Out There is a 2026 British comedy drama science-fiction film written and directed by Simon Ryninks and starring Nerys Amber Stocks and Tom Moya with Michael Sheen, Aneurin Barnard, and Iwan Rheon.
The film premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on 14 August 2026.
Premise
A 16 year-old girl in a small seaside town in Wales in 1999 becomes convinced her father was abducted by aliens. Alongside her sceptical best friend she enlists a local UFO expert to solve the mystery.
Cast
Nerys Amber Stocks as Maz
Tom Moya as Elis
Michael Sheen as Shifty Gruff
Aneurin Barnard as Bryn
Alice Lowe as Seren
Iwan Rheon as Lew
Remy Beasley as Alwen
Kimberley Nixon as Shelley
Gwydion Rhys as Chris
Daniel Whelan as Barry
Rory Kelleher as Hari
Vee Vimolal as Mai
Lola Waters as Young Maz
Rhys Parry Jones as Fisherman
Matthew Aubrey as Lance Corporal Morgan
Olivia Southgate as Cari
Tesni Kujore
Production
Out There is written and directed by Simon Ryninks in his feature length film debut. The film received support from the British Film Institute and Ffilm Cymru Wales, in association with Calculus Media and Gorilla TV. It is produced by Tibo Travers for Sweetdoh Films and Katie Dolan for Bad Cat. Ryninks said he had "always wanted to set a film on the Ceredigion coast” and had drawn inspiration for the project after learning about UFO sightings in west Wales in the 1970s, saying "I loved the idea that this quiet, unassuming place had this secret extraterrestrial history and suddenly a landscape that felt deeply personal also had this strange cosmic grandeur and an innate sense of people longing for the unknown".
The cast includes Nerys Amber Stocks as Maz with her best friend Little Elis portrayed by Tom Moya. Michael Sheen and Aneurin Barnard play local psychic Shifty Gruff and UFO-obsessed conspiracy theorist Bryn, respectively. The cast also includes Iwan Rheon and Alice Lowe, as well as Remy Beasley and Matthew Aubrey.
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