Projects in categories: Fiction

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A wronged brother takes extreme measures against his sibling to earn a place in their family’s criminal empire, only to discover his true motivations are far more personal than he ever realised.

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A kind doctor gets landed with a strange patient, who firmly believes he is on a mission from an underground Paris spy school - The Academy of the Lapin Noir.

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While on their first romantic holiday in the remote countryside with Anwar, Kat wakes up to her worst nightmare - her monster period is coming. Amidst the creeping dread and escalating tension, the couple's bond is tested.

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Dustin, a disheartened barber, discovers a bizarre and troubling secret: the city’s beloved politician, Reuben Stanton, is slowly turning into a donkey. Each visit reveals more signs - elongated ears, coarse hair and strange braying noises. Dustin is rightly horrified, but when he tries to speak out, no one believes him. Each attempt Dustin makes only confirms how adored Reuben is by his constituents who see him as a symbol of hope and progress. As Dustin becomes increasingly obsessed with revealing the truth, he’s met with ridicule, suspicion, and isolation. The more he insists, the more unstable he appears - even to himself. Caught between reality and delusion, Dustin must decide whether to keep fighting for the truth or let the world remain blissfully blind. A surreal, off-beat short exploring power, perception, and the cost of seeing what others refuse to. Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection Fantastic Fest 2025 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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Two young Belfast boys try to catch a giant, mythical pike rumoured to live in their local pond. A coming-of-age drama about the transformative power of friendship and terrible monsters, both real and imagined.

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Hannah, a half-Chinese teenager, meets her newborn, 100% Chinese half-sister for the first time at a traditional Chinese event to celebrate her birth, forcing Hannah to question her cultural identity and where she fits in her family. Official Selection Tribeca Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 Official Selection AFI Fest 2025

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What happens when a high-powered company CEO becomes dependent on the artificial intelligence that runs his office building? Who is actually in control, and does the artificial intelligence have a more developed moral sense than the man it 'serves'? THE BUILDING explores the ethical and personal issues raised by our increased dependence on technology, teasing out the complicated power dynamic between the central character Caleb and the Ai programmed to be his assistant.

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Commitment-phobe Nathan begins to regret his decision after hooking up with drunken stranger Adrian who passes out in his bed. In this anxiety-inducing horror short, Nathan, a sufferer of horrific night terrors must keep this well-hidden secret. Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025

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An illegal immigrant tries to convince the authorities to permit him to stay in the UK.

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As a young black girl falls out of love with her natural hair, a mother - through a poem - works to inspire self love and acceptance in her daughter, against a world that whispers otherwise.

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Local boy, Peter, is trying to find the source of the metallic sound that haunts the village. When he shares his footage with an old woman it sparks memories of a bear that roamed the hills during her childhood. Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025 Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2025

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In a shoebox flat on the seventeenth floor of a tower block, Reuben prepares a birthday party for his partner Harry. However, when Reuben starts hearing violent noises from the couple living next door, his morbid curiosity takes over leading him to discover that often times danger is closer by. Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2025 Official Selection BFI Flare 2025 Official Selection Encounters Film Festival 2025 Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival 2025 - Winner