Projects in categories: Fiction

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A Jamaican mother in London uses a traditional meal to reconnect with her sons before their Caribbean roots are lost to their new English life. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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London, 1931. Abel Lively is broke, alone and terrified of going outside his one-man movie studio, Lively Pictures. A reality-challenged title writer with an imaginary parallel existence as the gun-slinging star of his own action-adventure serial, Abel is fast approaching a crossroads. Penelope Peabody, a former Paramount poster artist and current unemployed portrait painter who shares Abel's distaste for talking pictures, catches his eye and unknowingly sets in motion a collision of worlds. Soon, Abel will be forced to face the perils and possibilities of two worlds: the one in his head, and the one in which he has a chance at real love. What follows is a planet-spanning odyssey replete with mad scientists, barren wastelands, vengeful utility companies, draconian judiciaries, sinister machines, prophetic visions, unbearable heartache, crippling poverty, murderous phantoms, fiendish debt collectors and an interfering Betty Boop. A silent film featuring performances from Louise Brooks, Wallace Beery and Edward G. Robinson alongside a modern cast, with an entirely original solo piano soundtrack.

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Jennifer, a controlling mother, interferes in her nine-year-old daughter's audition in order to live out her own dreams. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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Kemi, a Nigerian mother in London, believes her deaf daughter Sola can be cured through a pastor’s ritual. Torn between her son Yomi’s frustration, family pressures, and her own doubts, Kemi struggles with faith, tradition, and the complexity of a mother’s love. Official Selection Dinard Festival of British & Irish Films 2025

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A rescue dummy gets forgotten at the bottom of a swimming pool. Behind his single expression, a whirlwind of emotions flood his plastic carcass as he fantasies about being picked up and brought to the surface in the strong and reassuring arms of a swimmer. Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2026

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A 1980s popstar receives a surprising invitation to perform, pulling him out of musical retirement and into a moral dilemma. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - Short Film Competition - World premiere Official Selection Belfast Film Festival 2025 Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2026 BAFTA Film Awards 2026 - Nomination - Best British Short Film

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“Just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it’s not real.” Mags summons the powers of the sky in an attempt to seek justice for her late sister. A haunting exploration of grief, revenge and the unseen forces we overlook. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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9 year-old Marla is having her first sleepover with her best friend Lola. Despite her nan's reservations, the sleepover is at her fun-loving dad's house. But when they're playing Marla finds something that changes the course of the sleepover and the dynamics of her relationship with her dad forever.

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A young man, torn between want and needs, allows a phone call to choose his destiny. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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An anxious young man, Ruari, arrives to meet his dad, Liam, in their local pub. They reminisce about the past, as Ruari struggles to share some big news. Conversation turns to Liam’s alcoholism, which resulted in the breakdown of Liam’s marriage to Ruari’s Mum, Bridget. As tensions rise over the strained father-son relationship, Ruari finally tells his dad the reason for their impromptu meeting – he has Motor Neurone Disease. He is going to die. The shock forces them to finally connect and talk properly, as they realise what is ahead of them. Desperate, Ruari asks his dad to help him break the news to his mum. Liam, reluctant at first, downs another pint, and it hits Ruari that his dad is drinking non-alcoholic beer. As Bridget, Ruari’s mum, walks through the door, Liam is caught in the headlights by the family reunion. In tragedy and celebration, and with their differences finally set aside, we know that these two men will navigate their days ahead, together. Official Selection Galway Film Fleadh 2026

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Deen Peels needs sleep, but the world just won't shut up. Over one relentless night, he’s determined to take back control - even if it kills him.

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In a world where blood and memory intertwine, a seasoned sensei discovers an ancient bracelet said to defy death itself. Desperate for vengeance against his wise brother now a leader who has overshadowed him. The Sensei performs a forbidden ritual to revive two fallen warriors: a pair of blood brothers whose bond was once unbreakable. But when they return, their memories are fractured. They don't recognize each other, their loyalty is uncertain, and the sensei finds himself caught in a storm of violence, betrayal, and confusion. As the brothers show threats of clash in combat, the sensei must make the impossible choice: which of the two will stand by his side to bring down his own flesh and blood. Every strike draws him closer to his revenge, yet every drop of blood reminds him of the cost. In the end, vengeance may come not only with the death of his brother but with the death of the very family he tried to control. A bloody, action-packed short film of fractured brotherhood, haunting memories, and the heavy price of revenge.