Projects in categories: Fiction

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A stop-motion sci-fi action thriller about squirrel apartheid. When a lone renegade grey squirrel and a hunted acorn find themselves trapped on a hostile and mysterious red squirrel island, they uncover a horrifying plot that threatens their future…can they survive Squirrel Island?

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In this stylish, action fantasy, a father fights to protect his family against the terror of the Tengu – Birdmen of the mountains.

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Ari, a sophisticated and urbane gay man, moves into a care home and encounters Beau, the beautiful, heterosexual, illiterate former thief who is now his carer. Their unlikely meeting changes the future for both of them.

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A family of Irish Travellers come to England to find work. Joining their uncle in his driveway business they surf soup kitchens to pick up homeless men. Enslaved and forced to work, with little food and no money there's little chance of escape until a young newcomer arrives.

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When a wealthy Oxford businessman is found dead beside a river in Oxfordshire, his daughter suspects he was murdered, The police disagree. She hires a private detective to investigate. The detective, a disgraced ex-police officer, is drawn into a dark world existing in the underbelly of England's most revered city of learning.. a secret dark sexual interior. Little does he realize, each step forward takes him closer to a past which haunts him. A ghost story and a puzzle which slowly reveals itself before exploding into a stunning revelation. Written, produced, and directed by self-funding writer: mol smith (a true Independent Brit, Film maker).

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A film about the women who confounded ideas of what was appropriate or expected, and got involved in science in Victorian England. This is the story of Vanessa Kentworth and the rain. Based on true events and the work of the British Rainfall Organisation.

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Ten year old Anne adopted by a Vampire Slayer (Wraith) kills a ruthless Vampire. 25 years later and now married with two teenage kids, the Vampire comes back to exact vengeance on the family by picking them off one at a time. Controlling Father (Jack) refuses to believe Vampires exist and offers a more likely explanation. The mother (Anne) must now face up to who she really is. So to get her out of the way and safe, Jack tells her to find her guardian and mentor. Meanwhile Jack persuades an old friend of Anne's, an aging once elite special forces captain, and his old unit to rescue their daughter. Soon his ideas that Vampires don't exist are blown away. Together with the slayer Anne and Jack have a final confrontation with the vampires to try and save their family.

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This Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a disco walking tour along with his loser son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman named Janet comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her affections. It also brings about the appearance of an oily, slimy, inhuman maniac who walks the streets at night and strangles the innocent - soon dubbed "The Greasy Strangler".

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Adapated from the novel 'Ali and Nino' first published in 1937 by an author writing under the pseudonym Kurban Said. Set in Azerbaijan in 1914 exploring the dilemmas created by 'European' rule over an 'Oriental' society through the love story of Ali and Nino. Ali, a Muslim with his ancestors’ passion for the desert, and Nino, a Christian Georgian girl with sophisticated European ways - the two, who have loved each other since childhood, face a variety of obstacles preventing them from being together, including their religions and the impending threat of World War I. As the political-military situation intensifies in Russia and Turkey, the two become swept up in Azerbaijan’s fight for independence. Sundance Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies. A fresh twist on Jane Austen's widely celebrated novel. A mysterious plague has fallen upon 19th century England, the land is overrun with the undead. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is a master of martial arts and weaponry. Casting aside personal and social prejudices, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy must unite on the blood-soaked battlefield to rid the country of the zombie menace and discover their true love for one another.

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A boy growing up in Dublin during the ’80s escapes his strained family life and tough new school by starting a band to win the heart of a beautiful and mysterious girl. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2016 - Premieres - World premiere

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Two worlds collide when Nick, a wealthy hedge fund trader returns home to find squatters have occupied his country house. The London City fund manager is thrown into a race against time over one explosive night.