Projects in categories: Fiction

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An obsession with clothes pegs helps a lonely man overcome heartbreak.

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Madrid 1922. A city wavering on the edge of change as traditional values are challenged by the dangerous new influences of Jazz, Freud and the avant-garde. Salvador Dalí arrives at university: 18 years old and determined to become a great artist. His bizarre blend of shyness and rampant exhibitionism attracts the attention of two of the university’s social elite - Federico García Lorca and Luis Buñuel.

Salvador is absorbed into their decadent group and for a time Salvador, Luis and Federico become a formidable trio, the most ultra-modern group in Madrid. However as time passes, Salvador feels an increasingly strong pull towards the charismatic Federico – who is himself oblivious of the attentions he is getting from his beautiful writer friend, Margarita. Finally, in the face of his friends’ preoccupations – and Federico’s growing renown as a poet – Luis sets off for Paris in search of his own artistic success.

Federico and Salvador spend the holiday in the sea-side town of Cadaques. Both the idyllic surroundings and the warmth of the Dalí family sweep Federico off his feet. Salvador and he draw closer, sharing their deepest beliefs, inspirations and secrets, convinced that they have found a kind of friendship undreamt of by others. It is more than a meeting of the minds; it is a fusion of souls. And then one night, in the phosphorescent water, it becomes something else.

A seemingly innocent kiss throws Federico and Salvador into the realms of the taboo. In the world of Spanish Catholicism, homosexuality is an affront against God and man. On their return to Madrid the two embark on an unspoken, secret affair. When Luis visits, he is appalled to realise that Federico is in love with Salvador. He leaves the city in shock rather than confronting his one-time friend.

Salvador visits Luis in Paris and returns determined to separate himself from both Federico and Madrid – Luis has convinced him that both are proving detrimental to his career. Federico, increasingly fearful of his emotions, now becomes terrified of the thought of losing Salvador. One fateful afternoon the situation escalates as, frustrated and manipulated, Federico has sex with Magdalena whilst Salvador watches. The episode leaves Federico distraught as Salvador becomes colder than ever and leaves for Paris.

Alone in Madrid, Federico struggles against his psyche, tortured by the damning implications of his own religious beliefs and the undeniable voice of his flesh. He is haunted by news of Salvador who is collaborating on a Surrealist film with Luis and has embarked on an affair with a married woman – Gala. Finally Margarita forces Federico to admit to himself his homosexuality and carry on with his life.

He departs for America, never expecting to see Salvador again.

Madrid 1936. Spain is teetering on the precipice of civil war. Federico, now a highly acclaimed and controversial playwright, receives an invitation to dinner from Salvador and Gala. But the hosts have a rather unusual agenda and the evening is a disaster. A week later, Salvador is hosting a party when he discovers that Federico has been assassinated in the outbreak of war. The walls of self-denial that surround the artist come crashing down as he realises, too late, the depth of his love for Federico.
 

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Traumatized as a little boy by a little girl, while watching a zombie film, Jack grows up with terribly uncontrollable Obsessive Compulsive Behavior. He opens and shuts doors, that sort of thing. One day Jack loses his mind and starts imagining Zombies. But Marvin the Hypnotist has the cure. And soon enough Jack is a new man, confident, full of stride and even debonair. However, what Jack doesn't know is that Marvin's cure has a horrible side-effect. And just when Jack is at his lowest, his true heroism comes through, enabling him to rescue the girl of his dreams.

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London Tango captures the excitement of dance and gives a privileged access into its world. The business, the showmanship, the glamour, and the sheer hard work.
 
Meet the stars of the dance world and the tentative beginners; those for whom dance is a calling they'd sacrifice anything for and those unsure of what they are looking for but willing to take a chance, to grow.

Get carried away. Your journey begins with a single step.

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Eric the postman is slipping through his own fingers.
His chaotic family, his wild stepsons, and the cement mixer in the front garden don’t help, but it is Eric’s own secret that drives him to the brink. Can he face Lily, the woman he once loved thirty years ago? Despite outrageous efforts and misplaced goodwill from his football fan mates, Eric continues to sink.
In desperate times it takes a spliff and a special friend from strange parts to challenge a lost postman to make that journey into the most perilous territory of all – the past.
As the Chinese, and one Frenchman, say, 'He who is afraid to throw the dice, will never throw a six'.

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Love Does Grow on Trees is a coming of age comedy about a teenage boy whose life is thrown into chaos when he discovers porn magazines, girls and the embarrassment that goes with both. It's a sweet, nostalgic story of lust, guilt and ultimately - first love.

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Organized through a dating agency, a lonely lady finds herself on a blind date in a weird and unwelcoming underworld.

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What will you do to save the one you love?

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It was just another day until destiny stepped in and changed the fate of Mickey and his family. As a result of an armed robbery Mickey is facing eight years in prison. His wife Gemma and little girl Lucy are left to cope but we know their bond of love will hold them together, but then Mickey's brother Bobby arrives and all of their lives are changed forever.

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In the early hours of morning JP skulks home to find his wife Sally waiting up for him. The ensuing argument wakes Mal and Adam, who live in the flat below. After some brief eavesdropping they become sidetracked discussing the state of their own relationship, via bad habits and issues of taste. Below them, the young lovers Lucy and Harry have had a drunken row about a sensitive subject. Will the couples be able to forgive and forget? Or is a good night’s sleep the least of their worries?

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A young girl asks her father, 'Why do you love Mummy?' As the man considers this question, the memories of his first sighting of his future wife reveal the depth and complexity of his love for her.

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Summer, 1978. London.

Georgia sits in a Geography class covering her exercise book with graffiti. Her classmate Peter watches her with longing. Georgia turns and catches him – but ignores his gaze.

After school Peter goes to the local record shop to buy the new Buzzcocks single, Love You More. It's the day of its release and he's desperate to own it. As he's flicking through the rack of 'New Releases' Georgia comes in. She's after the same record.

But there's only one copy. And Peter's got it. Georgia quizzes him on Buzzcocks. She's quietly impressed that this seeming geek knows his stuff. But there's still only one copy. Georgia slips it into Peter's school bag and they hurry out.

In the street she invites him to listen to the stolen record with her. He hesitates and admits he's supposed to be going straight home. Georgia laughs and leads him to her place - a flat above a pub.

They go to her bedroom and listen to the song. It's loud and quick and it ends suddenly. Georgia throws herself at Peter and they devour each other; a frenzy of skin and limbs, the energy of the music propelling them into losing their virginities.

Georgia walks Peter home. Peter wants to know if she'll continue to ignore him at school. Georgia says, 'Don't be poxy'. They kiss, tenderly.

Peter watches Georgia depart. He's madly in love. Georgia walks away from him. A nervous look in her eyes. Perhaps she will never love him more than she did today.