Projects in categories: Fiction

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"When we were young we knew so little but felt so much". Love, life and lunacy tale told via an estranged odyssey through the digital uncanny. Set on, and off, the East Coast of Britain in the latter half of the 20th Century, it might be warmer in the summer.

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Ray has spent his life on the river, an oasis from the chaos of on-shore pains. But gobby workmate Kenny’s arrival pushes him to set off towards the ocean. Fearing the worst, Kenny goes in pursuit, but his lack of planning may mean the end of this unlikely duo.

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in 1979 David's younger brother Simon disappeared without a trace and has never been seen since. 30 years later his brother David is still looking, this is: The Search for Simon.

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In a city it can feel like nothing fits or works as it should and life can be a struggle to find your place. This short animated film follows several people whose daily routines are disrupted by unexpected events causing the world around them to unravel.

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Joseph and Brenda have been married for fifty years and are living out their retirement in Nimes. Their daily routine, of letter writing and dinner at the same restaurant, has somewhat taken the shine off their permanent vacation. When they meet holidaying couple Mark and Suzanne, Joseph can't help the sudden, irrevocable change to his mundane world (EIFF).

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Young ballad singer Ruadhan watches in distress as the traditional fabric of life in his Scottish village is inexorably eroded. With fish dying and no jobs on land, the young people are escaping to the cities. Meanwhile, the old people of the town, to whom Rhuadan feels closest and whose traditions he wants to preserve, are dying off. A rich, delicate and powerful film with superb cinematography and a stirring soundtrack filled with traditional ballad song (EIFF).

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Idealistic Dixie (Jonny Owen) and his girlfriend Shell (Vicky McClure) leave their small Welsh hometown for London, where Dixie intends to let nothing stand between him and his dream of being the manager of a big-time rock band. The realities of the music business — and of London rents — would daunt many a lesser man, but not Dixie. Expanded from a YouTube cult series, this is a smart and winning comedy (EIFF).

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A middle-aged art historian returns to the Irish seaside village where, as a boy, he and his family spent their holidays. His visit triggers a series of memories, some romantic, some disturbing, of a summer that saw the awakening of sexuality and an unexpected tragedy. John Banville adapted his Man Booker Prize-winning novel to provide the script for this haunting and superlatively acted film.

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Stars of This is England, Kill List, Skins and Fresh Meat bring a fresh and talented slant to the coming-of-age genre. England, 1990, and Thatcher has just resigned; meanwhile three friends embark on a night out, and like the characters in all good teen movies, their lives are changed forever. With a hilarious script, a knockout soundtrack and an excellent ensemble cast, this energetic comedy is refreshing, timely and guaranteed to make you laugh out loud (EIFF).

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In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.

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Based on the stage hit of the same name featuring music by pop-folk band The Proclaimers, Sunshine on Leith follows the stories of Davy and Ally, who have to re-learn how to live life in Edinburgh after coming home from serving in Afghanistan.

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A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.