Projects in categories: Fiction

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An ambitious young FBI Agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles, California. Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2019 - Out of Competition - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentations

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To be a moffie is to be weak, effeminate, illegal. The year is 1981 and South Africa’s white minority government is embroiled in a conflict on the southern Angolan border. Like all white boys over the age of 16, Nicholas Van der Swart must complete two years of compulsory military service to defend the Apartheid regime. The threat of communism and “die swart gevaar” (the so-called black danger) is at an all-time high. But that’s not the only danger Nicholas faces. He must survive the brutality of the army – something that becomes even more difficult when a connection is sparked between him and a fellow recruit. Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2019 - Orizzonti - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Official Competition

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30-something, self-help addict, Lou Farnt wants nothing more than to escape her overly controlling mother and the dead-end seaside town where she grew up. So when strange and strikingly confident new life coach Val invites Lou on a road trip of alternative therapies, Lou finds the perfect opportunity to leave, and the perfect person to become. Unfortunately for Lou, Val’s a serial killer.

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In the town of Krabi, a popular tourist destination in southern Thailand, the pre-historic, the recent past and the contemporary capitalist world awkwardly collide. The town’s local folklore and histories are promoted as attractions to foreigners, while the town’s traditional labour force is muted and hidden from the tourists’ eyes. A nameless character, whose identity continually changes, takes us around town to explore various sites that capture Krabi in its current state. These sites uniquely illustrate how Krabi’s folklore is propagated and commodified to fill the need of tourism industry. A docu-fiction work from Ben Rivers and Anocha Suwichakornpong developed from ideas explored in their 2018 Thailand Biennale installation piece 'The Ambassadors'. Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2019 - Moving Ahead - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Wavelengths Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentation

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In this dark comedy, a cat burglar's plans to steal from a country mansion, are derailed when he encounters the owner's sobbing ex-wife in one of the bedrooms.

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Barbara adjusts to her new life behind bars, her crimes start to haunt her. Her new cellmate Evelyn is about to start an obsessive and ghostly friendship with her, one that Barbara cannot escape from...

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Jay hides her identity, hides her passport, hides her past. She wants to find out who killed her activist father and journeys to a remote house in Spain. There, she encounters Miguel, a local huntsman. Is he the killer of her father or an innocent man? Bosc is an atmospheric mystery concerning buried secrets and lies.

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Brexit has happened. All foreigners have been deported. A courier run business works to find a way to bring foreign born nationals back in to the country.

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On the eve of her father’s birthday, Dawn and her fun uncle Nate struggle over her bedtime routine. A new dynamic to their relationship is explored as they navigate their way through a family crisis. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Debate Strand

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Sue works in a library. Daniel eats crisps and listens to Metallica. This was the summer Daniel was due to spend with his father and his father’s new wife in Florida. But when they cancel his trip at the last minute, Sue and Daniel suddenly face the prospect of six long weeks together. An epic war of wills ensues in the unassuming battleground of their suburban home as they each reckon with private tragedies – and pursue their personal passions. Adapted from the graphic novel by Joff Winterhart, Days of the Bagnold Summer is a tender, funny coming-of-age story, featuring original songs by the indie darlings Belle & Sebastian. Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2019 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Laugh Strand

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Josie and Carmen are stranded by the roadside on the way to a wedding, reluctantly they hitch a ride with a handsome stranger who is not all that he seems.

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They say freedom's only possible when there's nothing left to lose. But what, in the end, is the real cost of living? In a city framed by capital and loss, ten unruly Londoners navigate their wild and wayward way, travelling on their own terms towards a co-existence far stronger than 'community'. On reclaimed land they find themselves on the right side of history, caught between two train tracks, the present tense and future hopes. They question who has stolen what from whom, and how things might be fixed, in an often contradictory rite of passage. Finding solidarity in resistance, they demand the right to go on. An uncommon story told on common ground, Here for Life dances with a spirited grace and urgency, hovering between fiction and fact, attention and act. Sometimes we simply need to hear our stories told by someone else... Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2019 - Filmmakers of the Present Competition - World premiere