Projects in categories: Fiction

Synopsis

The right words can oppose even the most destructive hate.

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Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research his debut novel.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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A short film centered around Naira, a young man trying to find his place in the world. Feeling imprisoned by his surroundings he decides to take matters into his own hands, in an attempt to escape his reality. A moment of magic soon turns into a nightmare, when Naira bumps into two people from the world he is trying to break free from.
As people we all move through different space(s) each and every day. SPACE(S) is a film everyone can relate to, highlighting the importance of green spaces, intergenerational connection, role models and not letting anything stop you from being you.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

Synopsis

Two cyclists and a car wait at temporary lights. Will they see red?
Part of "The MUTE Series" of short experimental comedy film made with adherence to three rules:
RULE 1  no dialogue
RULE 2  no camera moves
RULE 3  only one shot

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After meeting a mysterious figure, things start to change. Ordinary things become dangerous and there seems to be no way out.

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Tiptoeing the very fine line between comedy and horror, SYLVIA is a devilish dive into the 90s and the lives of a group of particularly nasty mean girls as they juggle puberty, heartbreak and superstition.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Hardworking mum, Katy, is frustrated with the institution responsible for her future career and is determined to take her formal complaint to the top, to the Complaints Officer. Through a bizarre and archaic turn of events, the world she knows unravels around her, causing her to question her reality.

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When small-time gangsters Lenny and Vincent kidnap Nina, the daughter of a wealthy and influential businessman, things go horribly wrong. Lenny turns against Vincent, questioning the morality of their deeds, and a violent end-game ensues. As a wounded Lenny flees with Nina on his shoulder, the nature of their relationship and reality itself is soon thrown into question. Now lost in a vast wilderness, the horrors of Lenny’s conscience begin to unravel in a fever dream he can’t escape. Can Lenny find redemption or is it too late?

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When a reclusive artist receives a visit from her younger sister, she is confronted by past traumas and must decide whether she is ready to take the next step in her recovery.

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Rona, fresh out of rehab, returns to the wild Orkney Islands after more than a decade away. As she reconnects with the dramatic landscape where she grew up, memories of her childhood merge with the more recent challenging events that have set her on the path to recovery.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Premieres - World premiere
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2024 - Panorama - European premiere
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024

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Aspiring actress Sarah faces a power struggle in an intense audition for 'Dinner With My Family,' directed by the formidable Laura. The film delves into the cutthroat pursuit of perfection in the world of auditions.

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Set against the backdrop of the iconic Manchester skyline, TREADING WATER tells the story of Danny as he is released from prison into the tough reality of supported housing, as he tries to take control of his life whilst dealing with the mental health issues that have shaped him. How a chance encounter with a past love becomes an obsession that leads to tragic consequences. How all choices are limited to what is in front of you, even when that means no choice at all. And how we are all ultimately just trying to get by each day, even if sometimes it feels like we are only treading water.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - World premiere