Projects in categories: Fiction

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Imperium depicts the rise of two friends from small time hustlers to big time heroin smugglers, set against the backdrop of the East End of London; it portrays their relationship as takes on the seedy world of the London underworld.

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Bob, a gentle retiree with a passion for woodworking, finds an outlet from his tired marriage in the form of an unusual character he comes across in his workshop.

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Razor-sharp political comedy from Armando Iannucci.

The US President and UK Prime Minister suddenly fancy a war. But it'll be quick this time. Promise! The US General Miller doesn't think so and the British Secretary of State for International Development, Simon Foster agrees with him. But, after Simon accidentally backs military action on prime-time TV, he suddenly has a lot of friends in Washington, DC.

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Albert Ross is a frustrated dentist who suddenly finds that whatever he dreams comes true.

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Infamy is the tale of one mans innocence, stupidity and dogged determination not to let his lack of discernable skills or talent stand in the way of his calling to be a modern television deity.

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Joe and Charlie are estranged twins. Both brothers are dying: Joe has just been informed of a terminal illness; Charlie is being persecuted by thugs for unpaid gambling debts. The camera follows them through one extraordinary day as the brothers meet up and swap identities and in doing so their lives.

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English student falls in love with Eastern European girl who turns him inside out when she dates two older men for money.

Medical student James Silverdale, from Stafford is in London to study medicine. He is a loner but strikes up a relationship with a beautiful educated girl from the Czech Republic. He has been with her for some months, so he can’t quite believe his luck. She seems smitten with him until she meets a wealthy gambler and entrepreneur David, who invites her to go out with him to the casino. She accepts David’s invitation and happily wins £8,000 at the casino. David also showers her with gifts so that she gets used to a new exciting lifestyle based on money and status. She keeps this from James who discovers the expensive dresses and things David has brought her. Meanwhile she sleeps with David but at the same time tries to keep her relationship going with James, who she really loves.

James Becomes increasingly aware that he can’t provide for her. Kristabel soon gets bored with David and she moves on to a famous music producer, Micky who also frequents the casino. David gets jealous and immediately informs James, who is understandably angry.

During all this, James’ mother dies, so Kristabel puts off breaking up with him. She keeps going out with Micky who is determined to take her to the south of France on a business junket to the music festival in his private jet. But she conspires with James so that he can come to France at the same time - they hatch a plan in which James dresses up a woman to take the identity of their close friend Renatta.

James takes the train down to the south of France, Posing as a woman manages to stay along side Kristabel and Micky. It is not long before he is seized with jealousy and in a fit of rage murders Kristabel. Making his way back to England he discovers that he has committed the perfect crime because the police arrest Renatta instead of him.

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A woman and her uncommunicative neighbours closely monitor a new tenant's movements until they meet up via their intercom to face consequences.

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Peter Kandinsky, a freelance journalist and documentary film maker has decided to invest his own resources in a project - an interview with an openly gay politician and an ex-MP, Jeremy (Gerry) Robertson, to examine his personal life and views.

The viewers are led on a narrative journey - sometimes misleading sometimes mischievous - by ever evolving characters. Although the storyline is entirely fictional, the film is reflective of the youtube and myspace generation, where almost anyone can have access to publishing their own (including partial or deliberately misleading commentary) video films and online web contents.

Interview with a Politician is a fictional and yet racy, seemingly topical exploration of the ups and downs in mainstream politician’s life, as if through a stage-managed docu-drama.

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Invalid Debris is an original and thought provoking new film about love, friendship and revenge by The Young Persons' Theatre Company which examines the chain of events leading to a young man’s death at the hands of a gang and the psychological and emotional consequences for all involved. This gripping and emotionally charged story asks the question is truth simply a matter of perspective.

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On the surface, Invisible is the story of a young girl who can turn invisible, which she uses for mischief, fun, childhood fantasies and ultimately selflessness.

It is really about the maturation of a 17 year old girl called Hannah at a moment of tragedy in her family's life.

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Set in 1980s seaside England, Is Anybody There? tells the story of ten year-old Edward whose parents have turned their house into a retirement home. While his mother struggles to keep the family business afloat and his father copes with the onset of a mid-life crisis, Edward becomes increasingly obsessed with the ghosts and afterlives of the residents when they die. Edward’s is a lonely existence until he meets Clarence, the latest arrival at the home, a retired magician and grieving widower who refuses to give in gracefully to old age. Their relationship begins at odds until Clarence notices that the boy is growing up even more fitfully than he is growing old. As they begin to face life together, Clarence comes to terms with his past, Edward tames his obsession with the unknown and they are both reminded of what magic is possible when life is lived to its fullest.