Projects in categories: Fiction

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Karen the penguin is not pleased to see John the polar bear on her doorstep. Their argument last night has put her in a very bad mood and John is on egg shells. John has had time to think however and has put together an apology that he hopes will appease her bad temper; he just needs an opportunity to say it out loud with Karen in ear shot. A cup of tea and a sit down would also be good. Karen reluctantly obliges.

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The police are in a park coordinating the reconstruction of the last known movements of Joy, a girl who has gone missing. Although it is set up like a Crimewatch UK appeal, the vivid wide-screen cinematography, the eeriness of the music and dreamy slow-motion of the action tell us otherwise.

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The story of a single parent father with a teenage daughter and the day she brings home her new boyfriend. The film explores the emotional tensions of a father not wanting his little girl to grow up, and conversely an adult behaving like a child to get his own way.

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The story of 15-year-old Kaylee who lives in a caravan park with her father. Ostracised by the community around her, the motherless Kaylee finds daily solace with the wild horses in the local marshland but the resilient Kaylee’s encounter with an enigmatic stranger compels her to re- evaluate her future.

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Sarah is going through the religious rituals of becoming 'A Kosher Jewish Bride'. The film follows her as she struggles to bridge the cultural requirements of her religion with her feelings, whilst realizing the person she is doing it all for will soon not be there anymore.

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This is Keith Reynolds and today is promotion day. Having worked at the company eight years he is the most senior Junior Business Analyst in the building. He's been waiting for this day for a very long time.

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Nicole and Jasmine are two teenagers who bond over a mutual obsession for Premiership footballer, Lee Cassidy. Fuelled by their fantasy of meeting him, they track him down and before they know it their dream has become a nightmare.    

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Schoolboy Robert is given a diabolical threat by a gang of bullies. Robert must decide.

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Frank’s life in London is uncomplicated. A game of pool, a pint and spending time with his care worker Sally are the extent of his wants. Frank's life takes a dramatic turn though when a phone-call from his estranged sister forces him back home to face a life he had long forgotten. Kin is a film about family, care, and the distance that can grow between those who should be closest. Dealing with issues of family responsibility that are universal to all of us, this directorial debut is a painfully touching experience.

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The moon looks down. A stranger arrives in the city looking for work, love and respect. We travel with him; briefly dipping into other lives, treading a tragically inevitable road that leads us back to the beginning.

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Kino is a surreal seductive thriller set in the worlds of all those people, places and objects you might want to meet, if you had the courage to go for it. The Jewel Thief of the 40s Jonni Monte, the last of a cursed Circus Family Zorro De Rizzo, the Dominatrix Miss Kadie Thunder, the infamous jem stone The Saffron Sapphire and Kino the psychotic master of Cinema. He has lived longer than he should, he has killed to create his work and his work is passed on to the next who proves him/herself worthy of the name. Beatrice, a beautiful bored box ticking office clerk, has the courage to confront all these adventures, along with her sweet shy work colleague, Simon. As the story unfolds and the innocence is darkened by Kino's elaborate plans Beatrice is tested to her limits and Simon shows his true colours.