Projects in categories: Fiction

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When a young woman moves from Romania to London, she must figure out what is behind the strange happenings in her house share before she becomes a victim of the mysterious presence living upstairs.

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Exploring a family’s dysfunction and their inability to communicate in a climate of hyped-up nationalism and an active distrust of the “other”. Set in Scotland during the summer of the "Brexit" referendum, following a day in the life of Irene, a waning beauty married to a stringent member of the Orange Order, and a mother to a misanthropic teenage son. Official Selection Locarno International Film Festival 2017 - World premiere

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A tense, psychological thriller set in early 90s London where Drey (Winston Ellis), a minicab-driver-turned-moral-crusader collides with Jinks (Darren Kent), a creature of the night on the tale end of a bad deed. An unsettlingly journey unfolds as they attempt to make sense of their own uncertain destinies.

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A psychological thriller about a psychotic woman who invades the life of a young married couple. After a couple rescue a woman from freezing cold in the middle of Scottish mountains, they come to realize that the woman is not who she says she is and that she does not have the best intentions.

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Bonnie, Pinkman's finest student and head girl, takes us on a tour of her school as she tries to round up the school captains in time for the school photo.

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Revisiting the audition process for the character of Kanchi in Powell and Pressburger’s 1947 'Black Narcissus'. The coveted role went to actor Jean Simmons. By auditioning only Indian ex-pat or first-generation British Asian women and non-binary individuals, filmmaker Michelle Williams Gamaker re-casts a Kanchi for the 21st Century, who crucially speaks.

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An estranged woman travels home to her father's funeral in order to get closure with her prejudiced family.

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Resist attack. Resist temptation. Resist everything.

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In 1918, William, a young British soldier, new to the field, finds himself sharing an enclosed space with an enemy German soldier after experiencing the carnage of the battlefield, a situation which will give them the opportunity to look past their differences and rediscover their humanity.

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Manchester 1990. Alice is new in town, alone and trying to kick an addiction. One hot summer’s afternoon she is roped into babysitting for her hysterical neighbour. Meeting the two children, Isaac and Suzanne, she learns about their mysterious uncles and a creature called Bells-a-bus that must be fed when the lights go out. As she struggles with withdrawal and is visited by unwelcome guests, Alice must decide whether to abandon her new wards or stay the night. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2017 - Critics' Week - Short Film Competition - World premiere

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Stuck in a post high-school limbo, Tammy works long days in the family chip-shop. The only relief from the daily slog is her friendship with her colleague Jordan and her love for photography. Through the people around her, Tammy soon realises she can’t avoid her future. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Dare Strand

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Sarah, an impulsive mixed race black turkish bollywood obsessed actress is persuaded to meet her ex Joel at a restaurant. She is engaged to her fiance Dev, a sensitive Indian rapper who mysteriously turns up at the venue.