Projects in categories: Fiction

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In 1962, the patients at a psychiatric hospital tell their stories to a nice young couple. But what really happened at the hospital before this young couple arrived? And are this apparently pleasant young couple really who - or what - they seem?

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The true story of Imperial Provisor Frombald, a very composed and efficient administrator. who is asked to travel deep into the Serbian countryside to resolve a spot of eighteenth century vampire hysteria that leaves him feeling nothing less than a little hysterical himself.

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Summer 2013, England and Wales. Jolene (19), an indie folk star, is having trouble convincing her writing partner Benny (20) to become more commercial. Too many Music Industry types become involved leaving Jolene feeling dazed and confused, and Benny - marginalised. They find themselves bundled into a crowded motorhome masquerading as a 'Tour Bus', headed to a beautiful, if rather remote Music Festival in North Wales. As they journey away from the metropolis environments of the City and further, and further into the unknown natural beauty of the Valleys they are able to confront their ambitions and emotions for the first time. Can they both get back to where they once belonged, and move forward together, or will all be lost in the noise and confusion?

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LadyFrotto is a short film which follows a solitary man as he engages in an unconventional relationship with a unique individual. We observe his short time with it... [giggle] 'her' and watch as this surreal story of love unfolds.

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Manufactured Britishness depicts a fictional future where immigrants must undergo physical assessments to demonstrate their worth as prospective British citizens. The narrative is set in post-industrial locations which are turned into training zones where immigrants engage in pre-learned and repetitive tasks in order to pass a bizarre test of citizenship.

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More Cake is the story of Matthew Collins who has a psychotic breakdown, during which he is unable to differentiate between what is real and what is not.

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OLIVIA TWIST is set in contemporary times in Stoke-on-Trent, a city once renowned for industrial splendour. Olivia, an orphan from Afghanistan, is on the run and finds shelter with Bob Fagin and his gang of mercenary metal thieves. She is put to the test and challenged to fight for her freedom and protect her innocence. Against the backdrop of the 2011 UK riots, cross-cultural tension and the pottery tradition, the adaptation stays true to the gritty tone and social commentary underlying the original classic novel by Charles Dickens.

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Four in the morning, crapped out, yawning.

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As Adam's family plan to send him away, he is haunted by surreal memories of his past, which unravel to reveal the tragic beauty of love, loss, grief and death.

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There's only so much crap a young boy is willing to take. But knocked down six times, he'll get back up seven. Picked on by teachers and pupils alike, even a cringeworthy school talent show doesn't phase him. Meet Paddy. He's cooler than you!

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Greta Walsh, has been a sufferer of Agoraphobia - the fear of meeting people for about a year. She has been confined to the boundaries of her flat with her boyfriend, since she was attacked in an alley a year ago - the culprit was never caught. Greta is becoming increasingly sure of who the attacker was. On a Christmas eve, feeling solitary and helpless, she confides in her close friend Harvey T'ang who visits to see her, about the discovery. But a series of visits at her flat soon leave the friends in a spiral that is set to make this quiet Christmas eve more challenging than they had anticipated.

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An unspoken incident unravels the lives of two families into nightmare, fracturing time and memory.