Projects in categories: Fiction

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A teenager, desperate to gain approval from her religious group, sells all of her belongings at a car boot sale.

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Inside this film’s carefully constructed dollhouse aesthetic lies a sinister moral, directly inspired by Victorian fables designed to scare children into obedience. A wistful, near-elegiac poem of a script, by writer/director duo Laura Hafes and Grace Cassidy, gives lyrical form to a narrated daydream that turns into nightmarish reality. Movement Director Araminta Wraith’s adept puppetry breathes life into a Medusa-like wig that overpowers its master. Each perfectly lit frame of Scarlett Gardner’s cinematography plays to the text’s theatrical nature, from a tracking shot through a hair-curtain opener to a final battle rendered in shadow and silhouette behind frosted glass. Official Selection, Uppsala Short Film Festival 2026

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Set in Birmingham, February 1979, TO FLY OR FLOAT follows 10-year-old Eva, newly living with her estranged uncle after a family tragedy. She befriends a boy named Sam and builds a kite to send a message to her late parents - and through Jewish faith and this small act of hope, she and her uncle find a way through their shared grief.

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A couple affected by the contaminated blood scandal face a difficult decision when an offer of life-saving treatment threatens their dreams for the future. Official Selection Flickers Rhode Island Film Festival 2024 - World Premiere Official Selection HollyShorts Film Festival 2024

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An emotionally charged sports drama following Grazyna "The Tramp" Jarzynowska, a British-Polish MMA fighter whose meteoric rise is abruptly halted by an unexpected pregnancy.

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Mina, a young production assistant on a TV set is ready to take a step up in the world, she is desperate to know what goes on behind The Black Door, the place where senior staff, like Dara, Mina’s friendly rival, are only allowed access to. The Black Door teases her, tempting her with what she desires.

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A poignant, tender drama about a grumpy old man in a Leeds care home and a reluctant Barmitzvah boy - and the unlikely friendship that changes their lives forever. Official Selection UK Jewish Film Festival 2025

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A family already fractured by loss, finds their world shaken by a startling revelation that threatens to unravel everything they thought was true. As reality shifts beneath them, Emily clings to hope but for Ryan, letting go may come at too high a cost. Grief binds them but will the truth divide them.

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In the fading summer light, fourteen-year-old Chris is tested by his friends — a journey that reveals the gap between simplified notions of masculinity and the deeper emotions and diverse voices that shape identity. Official Selection Foyle Film Festival 2025

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Set against the backdrop of a declining fishing industry in Cornwall - Samuel and his grandson Vinnie wrestle with grief, connection and the pressures of survival. On a day like any other, their bond is tested at sea, leading to an unexpected discovery that offers both hope and a way forward. A tender story of resilience, tradition and the ways we carry our loved ones with us, even after loss.

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Through the psychoanalytic and introspective voiceover of a young post-pandemic Chinese migrant in Europe, the film interweaves her private memories of intimacy with public narratives of resistance. As her reflections unfold, she and her community navigate secrecy, repression, survival, looming precarity, and displacement, all while confronting the personal cost of existing in a world that demands their silence.

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Drifting through his post-industrial town scavenging for scrap, isolated teenager Sandy finds unexpected purpose after meeting conspiracy theorist Don, who tasks him with destroying a local wind farm. A subversive retelling of Cervantes' Don Quixote - GIANTS is set against the backdrop of about living in an austerity-ravaged north-eastern town, a community stripped of its purpose and prospects the way ships were broken on it's very doorstep; its about false visions for the future for young men often groomed by radical ideology; and it's about the giants we imagine for ourselves. Official Selection Leeds International Film Festival 2025 Official Selection Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2025