Projects in categories: Fiction

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Author and actor Charlie Higson appears as himself (or rather, a version of himself) in this short film written by John Panton and David Quantick – a book signing takes an unusual turn as two children question the quality of Charlie's new novel.

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Claudia always imagined she would drive off into the sunset in the beautiful Ford Capri she was promised by her father. When hard times forced the sale of the car Claudia's chances of escape seemed a distance fantasy until an advert in the auto trader ignites her desire.

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When Dylan, a middle aged man, finds an unusual question left for him in a vending machine by a little girl he doesn’t know, his repetitive daily life starts to change.

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A young man with enormous ears tries to disguise them to get a job interview. He fails, but is inspired by a girl with enormous feet to finally be himself.

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Grace is a socially isolated 17-year-old, who momentarily finds solace in a sexual encounter with Darren, an older man having a mid-life crisis. Upon finding Darren’s lost wallet with a home address, Grace decides this would be an opportunity to track Darren down, and see him once again.

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Deserted by her husband after twenty years, perfect wife Kate turns to less-than-perfect Vanessa. Vanessa, mouthy, chaotic & impulsive, has a quick fix - a road trip. It’s a bumpy ride that turns Kate’s life around when she discovers what drives Vanessa’s lust for life.

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Islands is a dialogue-free fable that tells the story of Vaine - a beautiful young woman trapped on an island with Putu, her brutish 'protector'. Each day, she briefly escapes his attentions and goes to the strait that separates their island from Tamatoa’s island; Tamatoa stands on the opposite shore and they share a gentle, word-less love play. This is how her days pass until Putu finds out about her infidelity and imprisons her. It’s then up to Vaine to make a frantic escape to freedom and love. Islands is a film about freedom and the difficulty of breaking away.

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One man’s life unravels in a tension-fuelled ninety minute race against time. Ivan Locke has the perfect family, his dream job, and tomorrow should be the crowning moment of his career. But one phone call will force him to make a decision that will put it all on the line. Once Ivan’s journey has begun, there will be no going back.

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Life in space isn’t easy. And living in orbit, indefinitely, with only your close family for company is even worse. A science fiction romance where two star - crossed lovers overcome all probabilities and sacrifice all they have in order to spend one perfect moment together.

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A conflicted young socialite, uses his French elitist and street level social circles to sell drugs, until he receives some advice from an unlikely soothsayer. English/French language film.

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Powder Room is a comedy which follows Sam (Smith), as her life is turned upside down on a big night out. When reunited with her old college friends, Sam is forced to reevaluate her life and constructs an elaborate façade in order to convince herself and her friends that she has it all. But once her dysfunctional yet devoted trio of best mates intervene, her carefully crafted charade begins to crumble amidst the shots, cigarettes, ciders and toilet transgressions. Faced with some very harsh realities, Sam must struggle to remain true to herself and reassess exactly what she wants from life.

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It’s not 1985 anymore. It’s 1986, and Chuck Steel is ‘the best Goddamn cop on the force’ according to his long suffering boss, Captain Jack Schitt. But even this maverick, renegade, loose cannon, lone wolf, cop on the edge, who doesn’t play by the rules has his work cut out when the city’s most influential banker is kidnapped by a group of escaped convicts armed to the teeth with stolen firearms. With the aid of his sex obsessed robot partner, Chuck must fight a desperate battle against overwhelming odds to save the hostage and stop the commissioner from chewing Jack Schitt a new asshole!