Independent film practice — Kochi, India
A small studio
for long shadows.
H2N Pictures develops and produces psychological horror, quiet thrillers and character-led shorts. We are interested in what stays with you after the credits — the sound in the hallway, the version of yourself you thought you left behind.
- Founded
- 2026
- Based
- Kochi, Kerala
India - Formats
- Shorts / features
Music films - Languages
- Malayalam
English
We make films for the feeling that follows you home.
H2N began with a short film and a simple rule: make the kind of work we would want to find at midnight, in a festival sidebar, with no one explaining it to us first.
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Atmosphere is built, not added.
Sound, light and pace are written into the film from the first draft — not layered on in post. We design the feeling before we shoot it.
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The mind is the location.
We are drawn to interior horror: stories where the threat is a memory, a loop, a version of yourself you cannot outrun. The forest is just the room it lives in.
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Small crew, long afterlives.
We keep the ensemble close and the slate deliberate. Fewer films, finished properly, built to keep working on screens long after the premiere.
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Festival first, audience always.
The circuit is where a short film finds its first real audience. We treat every selection as a release — with press, stills and a plan behind it.
The people
in the room.
A core team that stays across projects, surrounded by a regular crew of cinematographers, editors and sound artists. No layers, no hand-offs.
- 01
Shijin Melvin Hutton
Writer / director — sound designer
Writer-director and sound designer. Credits include Manjummel Boys and Ludo. Leads story, direction and the sonic architecture of every H2N film.
Duplicem — story, screenplay, direction, sound design
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Subin Hutton
Producer
Producer at H2N Pictures, overseeing production, finance and the studio’s festival and release strategy.
Duplicem — producer
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Abhishek Nair
Producer / creative director
Producer and creative director. Shapes the visual language of the studio and leads production on set, from design through the final grade.
Duplicem — producer, creative director, sound design
From first draft
to final mix.
One continuous process, run by the same people from the first treatment to the festival screener. Nothing gets lost between stages.
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Development
A treatment, a look, a sound. We stay in development until the film has a reason to exist beyond its premise.
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Production
A close ensemble, practical locations, and a shot plan built around atmosphere rather than coverage.
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Post & mix
Picture, VFX, grade and sound are finished together. The mix is part of the storytelling, not the last box to tick.
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Festival & release
Premieres, press materials, screeners and a public life for the film after the circuit. We stay with it.
The crew
we keep coming back to.
Post-production is where a small film either finds its atmosphere or loses it. These are the studios and artists we trust with that part of the work.
Work with us- South Side Studios Sound design & mix Mumbai
- Silence Audio Post Re-recording mix Kochi
- 4th Man Creations DI, poster & title design Kochi
- Camera Land Camera equipment Kochi
Duplicem is on the road.
Our first film is touring the 2026 festival circuit — an Asian premiere in Mumbai, an official selection in Melbourne, and a horror short finalist nod from Short Way. The next H2N film is in development.
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.