Projects in categories: Fiction

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A troubled teenage girl is coerced into seeing a local shaman in search of spiritual healing. Trapped by ancient beliefs that serve only to pacify her mother, she finds peace in the physical realm by unleashing her repressed, youthful spirit on the unsuspecting shaman when she realises his true identity. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2021

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Chen and Libby are two lonely people trying to connect in a meaningful way. Chen works all hours in a Chinese take-away and most of his interactions with customers are brief and unfriendly. Libby is an art student, new to the city and finding her way.

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A simmering rivalry between two brothers boils over in this dark rumination on artistic obsession. Feuds become fires when these two skilled craftsmen are tempted by an impossible task, promising untold riches. PERFECTIONIST offers an unsettling reflection on the mindsets which can take over the creatively minded, and culminates in a surreal climax with grim metaphorical connotations...

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Mark Smithson, an author widely celebrated for his first novel, is suffering from writer's block. After a desperate episode he and his wife Sarah move to the countryside for a fresh start. Reinvograted, Mark finds a fresh subject for his second book. But when aspects of his story begin to materialise in real life, his newfound creativity soon starts to overwhelm him. Sarah can see the toll the project is taking on her husband, but - despite repeated efforts - can't find a way to connect with him. RIBBLEHEAD asks: how close to the edge will we push ourselves to get what we want? And what would we do if we suddenly found we couldn't get back?

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On a hot summer’s day, mischievous 13-year-old Gal takes a dip in her favourite nearby pool. She unexpectedly encounters a group of ultra-orthodox Hassidic teenagers. Threatened by Gals' femininity, the teens violently try to kick her out. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021

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A man returns from the military in search for his lost sister, who mysteriously went missing around the time of a strange traditional festival called `The Droving'.

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David will do anything to keep his family together, even becoming a completely different man. A darkly comic tale of how far a family will go to stay together, even if it means living a lie. A story of revenge, control, love and shame.

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Raymond and Keith are both homeless, variously living on the streets or bunking in Keith’s occasional temporary accommodation. Raymond is determined to climb out of the hole they are in and obtain some permanent accommodation, but will the system allow it?

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WORDS OF SEDUCTION is a short film looking at how words can be used to seduce people. Be it written or verbal the way words are pronounced can have a variety of effects.

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Zebra Girl is a psychological thriller with a bold streak of pitch-black humour that explores the vicious cycle of abuse and mental illness. Catherine’s seemingly perfect rural life is turned upside down after she discovers her husband is hiding a dark secret that leads her to the unthinkable. Murder. Cue Anita, Catherine’s mysterious best friend who shows up to help dispose of the body. As Catherine and Anita reminisce whilst chopping up and bagging up, their intimately intertwined and tortured past rears its ugly head. Reality blurs as Catherine’s tragic past is slowly revealed along with a secret she’s hiding to fight for the future.

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We all carry secrets. Layers, fragments of experience, small marks that define us. David carries his. They burn at him. Eat away at his soul. City of London, trading floor, 2008. In a world of cut-throat deals, it takes a unique person to succeed. Single-minded to the point of ruthless, David is this person. But beyond the aura of success lies a secret. There are layers to David... once chipped away, what lies behind the facade? As David’s climbs the corporate ladder, the past threatens to rise up and engulf him. As he struggles, a woman comes into his life. There have been many, but Vanessa is different - she matters. David's desperate to hold on to her, while she believes in a future for them. But can David keep the secret of his past at bay? Inspired by the life of city trader and mountaineer David Tait, an inspiring story of courage’s triumph over shame.

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A geographic description of fourteen months of the work and non-work of Tayoko in the mountains of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. A georgic in five books. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2020 - Encounters - World premiere