Projects in categories: Fiction

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Burning Light is a dark poem that takes us into an interior world of terrorism and nihilism. A frantic phone message from a friend has the hero spending the night in jail. His friend has just taken his life in the presence of his hostages.

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A boy rides in a bus on a hot, hazy day. His day dreams, memories and curiosity are triggered by the different sights that he encounters on the journey. He is sensitized into growing up by the mixed flavors of good and bad that entail the day.

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Busker is a lighthearted story of two street performers who tussle to keep the attention of an audience. It was filmed on 35mm with French actor Dominique Pinon in the lead, and runs 6 minutes. The story is told entirely without dialogue.

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Emma and Ian used to be a couple, and if only Emma hadn't been so impulsive and Ian hadn't always come up with crazy-get-rich schemes they may have still been together. In a desperate bid to get Emma back, Ian sinks all their joint savings into a classic car which he claims will be the start of their new business venture. The mystery buyer for the car turns out to be Ian's suave and successful older brother, Stuart, who is now living with his wealthy wife in Lichenstein. Ian has a lot at stake; not only does he have to prove himself to Stuart, he also has to clinch the deal to re-gain Emma's respect - and hopefully love. As usual for Ian, things don't always go to plan. Driving through the mountains, en route to visit Stuart, Ian thinks he sees Harry Hackett, a famous comedian, who has plagued him throughout his childhood and in a panic manages to lose control of the classic Jaguar, which ends up in a tree. With the help of two local Moldavian car mechanics Ian gets the car back on the road but it is a wreck. Ian now has to come up with another idea to rescue his lost investment and save face with Emma. How about kidnapping the corpse of his arch enemy, Harry Hackett, recently deceased, and demanding a ransom? Once again things don't go quite to plan but in the end at least Ian gets his girl.

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Rajesh has had enough, and he's decided; he's going to drive his taxi into the Bombay night. The first place where place where daylight breaks is where he's going to stop. He's not quite sure what he's doing, but with a little help - Rocky and Niramala can make him smile - A deadpan comedy, bringing to screen Bombay's neon mish-mash. Shot on a shoestring with an eclectic cast and tiny international crew - a refreshing alternative to the Bollywood diet.

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Spring 1914. Tom Evans invites fellow Oxford student Edward to holiday on his parents farm in Wales. But his father Josi has left wife Rachel for the local teacher, Miriam who is pregnant with his child. His daughter Catrin feels outraged and betrayed. When she finds her own passion for Edward, family emotions are laid bare and each searches for a way to unlock a captive heart. A brilliant ensemble cast empowers this stylish European film shot in Welsh and English seen through the eyes of the women Josi loves.

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A twisted honeymoon road trip about a young couple on their way to Niagara Falls. Silas Parker (James Franco) is a moody petty-thief. He marries his parole officer's niece, believing that he can use the romantic honeymoon to escape to Canada. Camille Foster (Sienna Miller) is the sweetest girl you can ever hope to meet. She truly believes that Niagara Falls will change Silas for the better and won't let anything stop the honeymoon, not even her death.  

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A quirky black comedy about people who need to be heard. Annie bungles a message on Pete's voice mail and then has to deal with the consequences.

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A 7 year old girl is sent on a mission to post a letter by her controlling mother. Her actions lead the girl to be blown into a surreal landscape, full of foreboding suspended objects. We follow the girl's accidental adventures as she is caught in a dangerous storm.

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A story of love, death, and resurrection... The dead car - discarded, dumped and crushed - is toxic waste manifested in burning tyre mountains and landfill until the European Union takes action. The spirit of the car lives on.

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An anecdotal black comedy with a twist. The famous Casanova has returned from the dead. On a mission, as punishment for a lifetime of womanising and heart breaking, infamous lothario Jacques Casanova de Seingalt is forced to wander the earth in different guises and dissuade those supernaturally influenced by his Memoirs from a life such as the one he once so famously led. Our audience meets Max Zenith an actor who has just given his final performance from the Memoirs of Casanova, Max has left a trail of broken hearts in his wake since the start of the play till it’s end, and cares little for the heartache he has caused, little does he know that a cruel retribution awaits, and that he will be faced with what for him will be the most cruel of choices. In the end our protagonist is forced to decide between having that which has given him the most pleasure in life sex and die, or abstain and live the rest of his life devoid of the pleasures of the flesh. The Casanova Complex is a look at the folly of self-love Casanova draws influence from the classic Greek Myth Echo and Narcissus. A modern day retelling of an ancient myth and a tongue-in-cheek look at narcissistic or one-sided relationships.

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Introducing James Bond before he holds his licence to kill. His first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorist organisations. Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy the organisation. M places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lynd. Bond's interest in Vesper deepens as they brave danger together and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with Mathis, MI6's local field agent, and Felix Leiter, who is representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax.