Projects in categories: Fiction

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An uptight English businessman is troubled by reoccurring dreams of endlessly running for his life. He goes to see a Skandinavian Sleep Specialist who hypnotises him in an attempt to get to the root of his problem. What she discovers takes them both on a journey of unexpected consequence...

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Set in Cornwall in 1855 All in the Valley is a powerful story of desperation and redemption played out against a bleak and unforgiving landscape. Joseph Ballam, a Crimean war veteran, returns home with no money, no job and no prospects. When Mr. Lincoln, a wealthy mine owner, offers him the chance to emigrate to the colony of Van Diemen’s Land it seems his troubles may be at an end, but there is a catch. In exchange for a new life Ballam must go deep into the Cornish countryside to hunt down the Tallack brothers, a dangerous gang of thieves, and return the money they have stolen from Lincoln’s company. Ballam is accompanied by Kneebone, a gruff miner who claims to know where the gang are hiding. The bond between the pair grows as they track the men across the moor. However when they finally come face to face with the brutality of the Tallack brothers Ballam must confront the violence of his past and decide what he is willing to do in exchange for a new life.

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Set in 1980 in the midlands during the much-loved two-tone sub-culture era, in a world of brief, violent encounters and racial tensions. Beverley explores British identity through the perspective of a mixed-race teenager (Laya Lewis) seeking respect within a gang of male skinhead youths on a white suburban estate.

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A new craze is taking over the streets of London. With fights, street deals and territorial warfare growing ever dangerous, it won't be long until underground conker fighting is out of control. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Laugh Strand

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Dániel, a male escort is invited to lunch with a group of friends at which his close friend will introduce her new partner.

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Foxes is the story of a young estate agent and his 10 year old son, as they adjust to living together after years apart. Set against the backdrop of the property market in London, this is a film about a father focused on his own success rather than his son.

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'Heidi Slater' a digital suicide-note or a twisted video Manifesto? I am Heidi Slater (pseudonym) and I present to you my film -'Heidi Slater' which is MY PERSONAL representation of the tragic events of the 18th of March 2013. I have edited together a collection of footage taken while (I thought) I was shooting a low budget Horror movie, in fact, 'The Director' was shooting something entirely different. I now take back control of my life by facing my fears and editing this film together. Heidi Slater. Eleven!

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Chronicles the friendship that ensued when the straight-laced Magnum photographer Dennis Stock embarked on a road trip with James Dean in 1955 for a Life magazine commission.

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A filmmaker/cameraman produces a retrospective of his life's work and begins a journey into the darkest recesses of his mind. Through a combination of interviews with friends and family, film clips, archive footage and a video diary, we find a man in search of the truth - no matter how painful.

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In the wake of the 2004 tsunami, Anni, a young woman of Anglo/Indian descent, returns to Kerala in Southern India for the first time since the death of her mother sixteen years ago. She is there to support the relief effort, but when she goes to stay with her reclusive step father, Charles, she finds herself on a journey to rediscover her mother and uncover the mysterious circumstances surrounding her mother's death.

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The short film is about a young African refugee who moves to Manchester to escape civil unrest in his homeland. He struggles to escape the horrors of his past experiences and to integrate into British society and culture. The protagonist, Sammy, uses performance art to find his voice.

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Against the backdrop of simmering racial tensions within her rural English community, the life of eleven year old Hannah changes forever when she meets a boy from a forbidden part of town. Official Selection Cannes 2015 - Shorts Competition