Projects in categories: Fiction

Synopsis

Jack, or J as he’s known to his peers, a seventeen year old teenager on electronic tag for joyriding, wakes up in a derelict pub in the heart of the Bentliee Estate. Last night he missed his curfew but that’s the least of his troubles. Local villain Crazy Barry is after his blood, his daughter Cheryl claiming J got her pregnant, plus the crew he once considered friends have turned on him under Barry’s orders. Peering out of shafts between the boards on the pub windows he has to figure out how he is going to navigate safely through the next few hours, trying to reach his Mum and Sister for the anniversary of his father's death.

His journey is brought to life by intimate scenes with the characters he comes across, from his old leftie uncle, a local junkie, femme fatale on the game to his drunken older sister. There’s only so long J can survive out of the clutches of the Law. Treading Water tells the story of these apprehensive few hours, encapsulating a realistic portrayal of underclass living within an entertaining thriller of day-to-day survival.

Synopsis

Towards the end of her life Susan explores her relationship with her nineteen year old daughter Samantha. Throughout the film Susan is dying of cancer - although this is not expressed definitively to the audience. Although the main concern of the film is the mother-daughter interaction, a third character is imparted through the dialogue in the form of an absent father.

Synopsis

The do's and don'ts of online romancing via social networking and instant-messaging can be a minefield for the uninitiated.

Synopsis

A couple in a long-term relationship realise that they have grown apart. But is their love still too special to give up on altogether?

Synopsis

Four young offenders and their workers spend a weekend in the remote Yorkshire village of Mortlake, which prides on keeping itself to itself. A minor incident with locals rapidly escalates into a blood-soaked, deliriously warped nightmare.

Synopsis

Sisters Hayley and Jasmine don't want to live apart, but Hayley has to get help or they'll never survive.

Synopsis

A single mother in East London finds a novel way to raise money to buy her football-fanatic son a pair of pricey boots.

Synopsis

Lorna is in the final stages of a home birth with no midwife. Has her partner got what it takes when things get messy?

Synopsis

Push the button for THE SOCIAL NETWORK of shock, the Facebook of fear, the Twitter of terror… Four people win a trip of a lifetime to New York, courtesy of their favourite social-networking website, All2gethr.com. Boarding a private jet, they hand in their mobiles ready to take part in the in-flight entertainment – a new online gaming experience. But this is no ordinary game. Trapped at 30,000 feet, they must play for their lives and the lives of their loved ones with their invisible captor, who knows every intimate secret. With no escape and no one to trust, they are about to learn that putting your life on-line can have deadly offline consequences. Touching on today’s hot-button internet issues, such as identity theft, bullying, voyeurism and peer pressure, this inventive twister explores the chilling consequences of posting too much information online. In cyber-space no one can hear you scream.

Synopsis

A young couple communicate through a game of Scrabble. As the game develops, the words descend into darker territory.

Synopsis

Two lives cross in an isolated Bolivian village: a disgruntled American doctor looking to leave, and a Bolivian salt miner who's just been stabbed in the hand.

Synopsis

Two hit men are sent to murder an old associate of their underworld boss. Middle-aged Pinner is the been-there-done-that cynical veteran, while his new inexperienced partner Cully is about as green as they come. Waiting for their mark to return home, and irritated by Cully’s constant nervous chatter, Pinner attempts to pass the time by telling a strange story from his past, involving Valentina, a dancer he was once ordered to kill… But things are not all what they seem in their quarry’s house and the discovery of a make-shift black magic altar - and its shocking sacrifice - sends the uncomprehending duo into the shadowy darkness of their own tortured souls and terrifying confrontations with their worst primal fears.