Projects in categories: Fiction

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Three aspiring criminals grab a local troublemaker who owes them money, throw him into the back of a car and speed off into the night. Their journey gradually descends into chaos as the macho facade crumbles, and reality sets in for the long, awkward drive to an unknown, ever-changing destination.

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A woman packs up her father's home while simultaneously unpacking their relationship.

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MODERN LOVE is made up of 11 different tales about love, dating and relationships. From when you first meet someone, the anxiety of telling someone how you feel, internet dating, falling for someone who doesn't feel the same way, going on a first date, cheating on a partner, and divorce. Each story is a realistic look at the different aspects of love, all set in contemporary London.

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Lured by images of ‘glass skin perfection’ a young woman enters the world of a morning makeup routine only to discover it is not as perfect as it first seems.

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Coaxed into playing a racial typecast in a student’s play, drama student Jonathan is faced with a decision: challenge prejudice, or play it safe. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - My Identity, No Crisis

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A performance artist launches a much-anticipated exhibition, the first since spending a decade in prison for killing her long-term collaborator.

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Recollecting her youth during the 'Baby Scoop Era', Edith looks back on Solidago, an all-female rural community she was sent to in order to give birth to a child conceived outside of marriage.

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A family in turmoil, a psychiatrist who refuses to see anything but what he is trained to see, and a priest who fears evil can be more powerful than good. When Tim Baxter's mental health issues begin to spiral out of control, he seems to suffer from a split personality disorder. But is it really all in his mind or something much much worse... "You may see things you're not ready to see..."

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A sobering and powerful imagining of a dystopian near-future. "In collaboration with actor-musician-activist Riz Ahmed, this work transcends the genre confines of a music video to create an incisive conceptual accompaniment to the title track from Ahmed’s personal album of the same name. Set in a speculative future of a risen right-wing and rampant post-Brexit racism, Riz unpacks his feelings towards his country in a powerful, gut-punch monologue of rap and spoken word." (London Short Film Festival)

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Shona's partner doesn't come home one night. Fearing the worst, she sets out to find him. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - Your UK Or Mine?

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Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Special Presentation - World premiere

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When the citizens of the small farming village of Dobre vote for a mythical creature, democracy comes face to face with reality. Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2021 - World premiere