Projects in categories: Fiction

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Tensions arise amidst the heat of a busy Pakistani takeaway. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - Short Film Competition

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Dublin 1985. Teenager Billy is cultivating an obsession: he’s tracking down VHS tapes of films branded 'Video Nasties' – The video nasty ruckus was fuelled in the early days of home video by conservative activist Mary Whitehouse, concerned about the harmful influence of certain horror films deemed 'extreme'. Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) 2025

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A musician is invited to perform at a remote arctic research outpost for the resident scientists, an unwelcoming world which tests her resolve but expands her audience beyond the atmosphere. Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2025 Official Selection Frameline Film Festiva 2025 Official Selection Palm Springs Shortfest 2025

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The fate of a couple unfolds in an unsettling way.

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The story of two full-of-life, lonely and desperate strangers. One has risked his life to come to the UK to seek asylum; the other is a bold, vivacious woman clinging on to life, looking bleakly to her future whilst not quite being able to let go of her chaotic past. Jostling between comedy and heart-breaking moments of vulnerability, our story treads the fine line between pathos and humour, where human nature and tragedy are just a part of everyday life. Cindie is jobless, childless, and her life has been spiralling - addicted to her love of a party, vaping and drink. A working-class woman about to turn 40 and at her lowest ebb, she’s offered a lifeline via a sham marriage by fixer Amel - to a political refugee, Tariq, 27. In 2025, the number of people crossing the Dover Straits to the UK to seek asylum has doubled to around 60,000; this number continues to rise. A story about drag, immigration, class and true friendship. And so much more than that - it’s a love story, a modern fairy tale, and love is something we can all relate to regardless of sex, race, or religion – love is universal.

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Children lie. But when one lie threatens Ms Lawson’s integrity as a teacher, can she keep on defending a student as peculiar as Maria Obasi? Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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A burn survivor dwells on the incident that scarred him, unraveling a tale of malpractice and the devastating cost of putting profit over people. Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) 2025 - World premiere

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Alliances are forged when two opposing forces struggle to establish dominance in a desolate city. As humanity's relationship with the environment is tested, a British ornithologist, battling his own demons, attempts to piece together clues to the origin of a mysterious illness, as wildlife traffickers and pseudo-scientists converge at the crossroads of Europe. In response, a fearless band of Eco-warriors - intent on nature running its course - plot the downfall of an unorthodox gang of misfits who long for humankind's next evolutionary step.

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Vic, a gentle custodian of a beautiful but vacant church, finds her peaceful routine disrupted when a property agent arrives to photograph the building for its impending sale. As she uncovers the unsettling truth about the new owners, Vic must confront the fate of the sacred space she holds dear. Guardian Angel is a drama about faith, loss, and the pain of facing a changing world. A slow-burn, atmospheric piece that allows the audience to breathe in the story in the silent spaces.

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Brandon, a British civil servant and sex addict who is infatuated with prostitution, has been living a hedonistic lifestyle with a group of Southeast Asian prostitutes in his old flat in Cambridge. Yet, ironically, he is also a devout Christian, having attended church with his mother every Sunday as a child. Every night, he repents for his actions, struggling with the intense guilt that arises from this collision of lifestyles.

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Grace and Jas are forced to define their relationship when faced with an uncomfortable situation among their friends.

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Anne attempts to shift her life by taking herself away on holiday alone, but on arrival, she meets with an unexpected and unpleasant situation. A subsequent chance encounter with another solo traveller offers her an unexpected solution, and a chain of surprising events unfold between the two strangers which will either save or destroy them completely.