Projects in categories: Fiction

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Based on extensive historical research, the film is narrated by an imagined, enigmatic auteur whose fraught position as both a spy and gay man in the mid–20th century is troubled by sex, secrecy, politics and imperialism.

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A psychological thriller that explores the complexity of loss, demonstrated by Tina's battle through the stages of grief in the aftermath of her friend’s suicide.

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In a small provincial Iranian town, the children work hard to support their families. One day nine-year-old Yahya and his friend Leyla find a precious statue. Sharing a passion for cinema, Yahya's boss Nasser Khan (Reza Naji) decides to help them find the owner.

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In a dystopian near future, The Gateway offers the only chance of survival for teenagers, Zero and Serger, and their younger sister, Wake - who they are determined to save from the violence of The City. But, when Zero’s life is threatened, she flees taking her reluctant younger sister with her. Their brother, Serger, is forced to chase them down - and when he does, each is faced with the choice; to save only one.

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Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2022 - Critic's Week Competition - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2022

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A psychological drama set in a rain-swept Irish fishing village, GOD'S CREATURES focuses on a mother who lies to protect her son and the devastating impact that choice has on her community, her family and herself. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2022 - Directors' Fortnight - World premiere

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In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2022 - Directors' Fortnight - World premiere

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A man plagued by his past, and crippling drug addiction, struggles to recall an unbelievable set of events during a police interrogation.

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After the passing of her mother, an unusual encounter with an elderly neighbour helps Hana to put things into perspective.

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In 1988, a closeted teacher is pushed to the brink when a new student threatens to expose her sexuality. Official Competition Venice Film Festival, Venice Days 2022 Industry Selects Toronto Film Festival 2022 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2022 Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023

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A woman's 30th birthday brings up an unspoken spectre from the past and sparks a confrontation with her brother about the defining event which broke their family and their attempts to come to terms with it.

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Esther and Chioma try to connect as Chioma struggles to fully understand the nuances of Esther’s life as a non-binary person. But through a queering of a Ghanaian naming ceremony, the couple are invited to reconnect in a rhythmic celebration of diasporic Black queer joy.