SALVATION

2026 • 91’ • USA

A sincere but deluded influencer spends thousands setting up the life coaching business of his dreams, only to find nobody wants his advice. As the debts from his gamble start to spiral out of control, he must resort to ever more extreme solutions to stay afloat. This darkly comic psychological thriller is the debut feature from Tom Nicoll.

Director:
Tom Nicoll

Cast:
Liam Harkins (Salvation, Little Bone Lodge, Lighting Tests, Sea Dragon, Retreat)

Stephen McMillan (Boiling Point, The Lesson, The North Water, Toxic Town)

Kathleen McDermott (Morvern Callar, Dead Set, Wedding Belles, Nina's Heavenly Delights)

Conor McCarron (NEDS, Calibre, Catch Me Daddy, Dog Days)

Producers:
Dom Riley, Tom Nicoll , Scott Trotter & Sophie Chater

Executive Producers:
Catherine Bray, Kieran Hannigan

Festivals:
World Premiere - 2026 Toronto International Film Festival

Filmmaker Bio:
Tom Nicoll is a Scottish writer and director, whose films have screened at festivals including Palm Springs, Tallinn Black Nights, and Edinburgh International Film Festival. His work has received Vimeo Staff Picks, and been shown on film channels such as Alter and Short Of The Week. He has had a short film funded through Creative Scotland’s SFTN Emerging Talent Scheme which screened on the BBC, and has received funded development for a feature film with Screen Scotland. In 2023, Tom won the Outstanding Comedy Award at The Pitch Film Fund and attended the Berlinale Talents campus at the Berlinale. He is a member of the European Film Academy, BAFTA Connect and Directors UK. Tom is a Screen International Rising Star 2026.