A non-profit organisation in Oldham has screened a film based on a short story by author Stephen King for the first time.
Hack Oldham acquired the rights to produce a short film based on the acclaimed horror author's short story Stationary Bike, and all it cost them was one dollar.
The best-selling author runs a programme called Dollar Baby, where he gives students and aspiring filmmakers the chance to adapt one of his short stories for just a dollar.
Hack secured the opportunity to produce a short film of Stationary Bike last year and has spent recent months filming and editing the film before it was screened for the first time on Saturday, February 24.
The screening at Hack's base on Yorkshire Street home was for crew and cast only, with many of them seeing it for the first time.
Eric Steele, director of Hack, said there was "definitely" a sense of accomplishment for those who put the short film together.
He said: "For some of cast crew, it was the first time they've been in a production and they've not got their first industry credit on IMDB."
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Hack's production of Stationary Bike has been entered into a number of film festivals including the British Horror film festival, Grimfest, the LA International film festival, and Scarefest film festival.
Led by Hack's filmmaking group and supported by actors from its community acting classes, the production was shot in December before being edited over a two-week period in January.
Stationary Bike was published in 2008 and tells the story of a man who begins to ride a stationary bike to improve his health and plots a route to cycle to a town on the US/Canadian border.
However, it takes a turn when he starts to have strange thoughts that someone is following him on his daily rides.
Looking ahead, Mr Steele said Hack is "already planning the next one" it will film.
He said: "We've got a couple under our belts' and it will now be on the festival circuit.
"We're looking forward to the next one, always trying to get as many people involved as we can in any way."
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