Projects in categories: Fiction

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Alison and Magnus want to forget the world has gone to shit. Will hootch and homespun mantras stop reality gate crashing their little soirée?

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An elderly couple finds an unconventional solution to their dry spell in the bedroom.

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A sci-fi short set in the aftermath of an eco-disaster. An abandoned nuclear reactor under the biblical town of Bethlehem has been converted into an enormous orchard. Using heirloom seeds collected in the final days before the apocalypse, a group of scientists are preparing to replant the soil above. In the hospital wing of the underground compound, the orchard’s ailing founder is on her deathbed, as her young successor, who is born underground, comes to visit her. The talk between the two scientists soon evolves into an intimate dialogue about memory, exile and inherited trauma. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Official Short Film Competition - Experimenta Strand

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Sometimes, survival is about accepting the life you’re given... and sometimes it’s about fighting for the life you deserve.

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A magic realist tale of chance, karma and retribution inspired by the Brothers Grimm fable The Wanderers. On an isolated peninsula, a small band of outsiders and survivalists, led by an enigmatic, but fading and delusional matriarch, are severely tested by the unexpected arrival of two strangers. As the two strangers rivalry runs its course, the leadership of this out-of-the-way community is increasingly called into question and an extraordinary chain of events ensues.

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A woman, tormented to the point of madness by her lust for a man she works with, visits a Shawafa, a Moroccan witch, to find a cure. Has this man cast a spell on her, is she possessed by a bad jinn? Whatever it is, the woman, the Shawafa and her maid find their lives totally transformed by its presence.

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A coming-of-age drama about a teenage carer coming to terms with the responsibility of looking after her family after a distressing incident.

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Detectives Skye Steele and Inspector Miles Davies solve a kidnapping case that draws them into a 3000 year old supernatural mystery. A mystery that threatens to bring a new darkness throughout 1930s Europe. Is the enormity of the challenge too much for our heroes?

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Ex-paratrooper Jack Bishop is adjusting back to civilian family life whilst trying to reconnect with his teenage daughter. Whilst Jack was away fighting he felt guilty for not being around for his little girl whilst she was growing up. SOLDIERS OF EMBERS follows Jack into an exciting dramatic story of brotherhood and vengeance. Through the journey of the film we see how Jack goes from kind caring family man and changes into a dark, vengeful character due to the hell and tragedy that he is put through. By the end of the film we see how one decision that Jack made could have bought a completely different outcome.

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Kiera is being bullied at school. She’s the nerdish captain of the a cappella club and an easy target. Or so it seems. In fact, her a cappella club possess a secret, supernatural power: when they sing 'The Devil’s Harmony’, listeners are sent into a state of never-ending sleep. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - Shorts Programme

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'What are my nipples for?' Ron asks and falls into a personal crisis and finds a drastic solution. Inspired by a Celtic fertility ritual.

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An intimate insight into the relationship between a mother and her son in the midst of the most dangerous journey of their lives. BAFTA Film Awards 2020 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation