Projects in categories: Fiction

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A mystical young Hasidic man increasingly doubts his identity, his gender, and the nature of being as conflict between him and his pious young wife escalates with shocking consequences.

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Augusto Alfredo Roggen better known as the lousiest spy ever meets a swimmer on the shore of a sea loch. The work pictures a friendly and musical encounter within an awkward setting where historical past meets fictional present.

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After a night of passion Emily tells Jay that she’d like to use a strap-on. Scared of losing a girl he has a connection with, Jay reluctantly agrees.

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A box made of whale bone, entangled in a fisherman’s net was washed up on a remote beach in the Outer Hebrides. Once touched the box can change lives. The box was given to Iain Sinclair almost thirty years ago by Steve Dilworth, a sculptor based on the Island of Harris. It was always intended to be an active thing, kill or cure. An animal battery. And part of the power of the crafted box comes from its lack of signature. At best this object has the anonymity and moral authority of tribal art, of a fetish, a relic or an accidental survivor. It is dangerous. What is inside might produce good magic or it might produce bad magic but like the box that contained Schrödinger’s Cat it must never to be opened. In 2018 the box was taken on an 800 mile reverse pilgrimage from London back to the Isle of Harris, in the company of the filmmaker Andrew Kötting, the photographer Anonymous Bosch and the writer Iain Sinclair. There was unwellness on the island and they hoped that the box might help, however little did they know the delirium that they would unleash. And all the while Eden Kötting narrates the story, working as both muse and soothsayer. She tries to make sense of the journey as it unfolds, sometimes awake and sometimes in deep sleep. Ultimately the whalebone box is finally buried in the sand on the very beach from which it came all those ever-so-many years ago BUT something happens at the very end of the film after the credits have finished rolling, something extraordinary and miraculous…. Official Selection FID Marseilles 2019 - World premiere

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Taking place over one night in Tokyo, Leo, a down-on-his-luck young boxer meets his 'first love', Monica, a call girl and an addict but who is still an innocent. Monica unwittingly gets caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, and the two are pursued through the night by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, Leo’s nemesis and a female assassin sent by the Chinese Triads. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Directors' Fortnight - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Midnight Madness Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentation Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020

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The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin. Much like the man himself, 'Rocketman' is a larger-than-life movie musical spectacle that tells the story of Elton John - a child prodigy turned music legend. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Out of Competition - World premiere

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Olla has answered to an ad on a dating website for eastern women. She moves in with Pierre, who lives with his old mother. But nothing goes as expected. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Directors Fortnight - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Dare Strand Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - Shorts Programme - Nominated, Short Film Grand Jury Prize

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A tapestry of stories set in L.A. in the summer of 1969, at the height of hippy Hollywood. Rick Dalton, former star of a Western TV series, and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth are both struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don’t recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbour, Sharon Tate. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Competition - World premiere

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Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine Anna is an ageing single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to a party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Short Film Competition - World premiere

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Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a very special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. They christen it ‘Little Joe’ but as it grows, so too does Alice’s suspicion that her new creations may not be as harmless as their nickname suggests. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Competition - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Dare Strand

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Ricky, Abby and their two children live in Newcastle. They are a strong family who care for each other. Ricky has skipped from one labouring job to another while Abby, who loves her work, cares for old people. Despite working longer and harder they realise they will never have independence or their own home. It's now or never; the app revolution offers Ricky a golden opportunity. He and Abby make a bet. She sells her car so Ricky can buy a shiny new van and become a freelance driver, with his own business at last. The modern world impinges on these four souls in the privacy of their kitchen; the future beckons. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Competition - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Masters

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A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life. Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2019 - Out of Competition Shorts - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020 - Deep Focus