Projects in categories: Fiction

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Afan (19) grapples with heartbreak as he embarks with close friend Kush (30) on a day's trip to celebrate his upcoming marriage. Tensions rise, forcing them to confront their past and mend their bond, amidst their shared grief and hope for a brighter future. A story of an intimate friendship between two men, offering a fresh take on brown masculinity.

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Grace is a hybrid. At work she’s a diluted, no-worries-if-not girly. At home she’s strong, defiant and empowered, particularly when muttering fantasy comebacks into her pillow at 4am. As Grace prepares to confront her boss, she’ll finally unleash a version of herself. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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A woman’s life has been turned upside down ever since she noticed those strange floating strings in her sight.

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After being evicted by her landlord, Nelle has just 24 hours to find a room to rent in London.

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A group of Black school kids - passionate about their cultures - are torn between the approaches of two teachers. Finding themselves in the midst of a clash between school culture and Black culture, they experience the modern racism that persists in UK education today. Official Selection British Urban Film Festival 2024

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Saskia has just bought her first house, but the dream is tainted by an unexpected arrival.

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A young filmmaker arrives in New York to find finance for an impossible feature. Official Selection Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024 - World premiere

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Having recently lost a close friend, a young woman explores her sexuality as a way of processing trauma, as well as joy. However, disrupting this life is a ghost haunting her home. In an obsessive pursuit to uncover the truth, Becca discovers something far stranger than she could have imagined.

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When fate brings disillusioned music teacher JJ into the orbit of self-confessed ‘low life scum’ Naoise and Liam Og, the sound of Irish music is changed forever. Under the name Kneecap, their band begin moulding the language to fit their tough, anarchic and hedonistic lives. A language encumbered with forty words for stone now has one for stoned. But to get their voices heard the trio must overcome police, paramilitaries and politicians as the future status of the Irish language erupts into the public arena. Yet their worst enemies are often themselves, as their illegal exploits, families and relationship pressures threaten to pull the plug on their dreams. Across the globe a language dies every two weeks. This is a darkly comic story about our intrinsic human urge for identity; whether personal, political or artistic. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - NEXT - World premiere Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2024 Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2024

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A struggling British-Palestinian drag performer catches the attention of a successful white gay man in this semi-autobiographical queer love story. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition - World premiere Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2024 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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A romantic thriller set in the world of competitive body-building, fuelled by ego, desire and the American Dream. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - Premieres - World premiere Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2024 - International premiere

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Kira is an ambitious photographer who wants to exploit her 'exotic' Eastern heritage to gain recognition in the cutthroat art scene in London. Travelling back to her homeland for an art project, she ends up entrapped in the enigmatic heart of her ancestral homeland.