Independent film practice — Kochi, India

Stories that refuse to leave.

H2N Pictures develops and produces psychological horror, quiet thrillers and character-led shorts — made in Kochi, built for the dark.

Explore the work
Featured film — 001 On the circuit
Duplicem A film by Shijin Melvin Hutton
Malayalam / 15 min
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Trailer views
35K+
Festival selections
03
Latest runtime
15′
Official Selection — Dark Scream Film Festival 2026 Asian Premiere — Mumbai Official Selection — MIFF 2026 Horror Short Film Finalist — Short Way 2026 Duplicem — full film releasing soon
01 — The studio 9.9312° N / 76.2673° E

We make films for the feeling that follows you home

H2N Pictures
Kochi, Kerala
India

An independent film practice working across psychological horror, quiet thrillers and character-led shorts.

We develop in-house, shoot with a close ensemble, and finish in the mix — because atmosphere is built, not added. The work is small on purpose: fewer films, longer afterlives.

Inside the studio
  • 01Development & writing
  • 02Direction & production
  • 03Post-production & sound
  • 04Festival & release
02 — Current release All work
Poster — 2026 H2N / South Side Studios
On the festival circuit

Duplicem.

A film by Shijin Melvin Hutton

Year
2026
Runtime
15 min
Language
Malayalam
Genre
Psychological horror

A weary paranormal investigator retreats into an isolated forest cottage, chasing a case he no longer believes in — while silently running from a fractured past.

Deep in the forest, a paranormal investigator arrives at a cottage to close a case he has stopped believing in. The house is quiet. The woods are not. As night settles, sounds arrive from the wrong direction, time begins to fold back on itself, and a second version of the investigator starts to move through the trees.

Enter the film
Accolades 03 selections
  • Dark Scream Film Festival Official Selection — Asian Premiere 2026 Mumbai, India
  • Melbourne Independent Filmmakers Festival Official Selection 2026 Melbourne, Australia
  • Short Way International Short Film Festival Horror Short Film Finalist 2026 International
03 — Frames

From the dark

04 — Screenings Festival circuit / 2026

Full film releasing soon — join the list for screening notes.

05 — The practice Small crew / long afterlives

From sound
to story.

H2N Pictures is led by writer-director and sound designer Shijin Melvin Hutton, whose credits include Manjummel Boys and Ludo. The studio is built around a close, repeatable ensemble — writers, cinematographers, editors and sound artists who see a film through from first draft to final mix.

About the studio
06 — Next Open for 2026—27

Tell us the story you can't stop thinking about.

Features, shorts, music videos, or something stranger. If it has atmosphere and a point of view, we want to hear it.

@h2n.pictures ↗ Kochi, India — 9.93° N Independent film practice / 2026

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Duplicem — Official Trailer

1:08 · Malayalam · English subtitles Watch on YouTube