Projects in categories: Fiction

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Devoutly religious Ruth returns from Israel to care for her dying mother. But when she tries to bring estranged brother David back into the fold, in accordance with her mother's wishes, the result is a forbidden game under the guise of religious law - verging on the darkest realms of sexual obsession. A parable about belief and desire set in the cloistered world of the Orthodox Jewish community, Song of Songs explores the links between faith and violence, denial and longing, and 'the return of religion.'

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A youth of 16 is humiliated by a man for dropping some litter. Unable to get his revenge, he finds a victim closer to home.
 

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Petrulia, an elderly woman lays down across some railroad tracks to kill herself. She doesn't know that that particular stretch of track has been shut down. Sonny, a young man comes along on a pump trolley. He almost runs her over, but manages to stop just in time. This is the beginning of a strange little relationship between the two. They end up pumping away together, headed for the next station.

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A short story about two homeless boys, a girl, a bag of money and a better life.

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Joe Fallow works nights as a street sweeper, hangs out in a café with his one and only friend, and is helplessly in love with waitress Heather. Then one night an ailing Grim Reaper comes to him with an offer - to be trained as his replacement and become the new face of Death. Joe is transformed into the scythe-wielding soul searcher, dispensing supernatural justice in the afterlife. But somewhere in town a force for evil grows - someone is breaking down the walls between Hell and Earth. Under the guidance of his mentor, and with a little help from best friend Gary and a mysterious bounty hunter, Joe must track down the villain and stop him before the Moat of Souls opens and chaos takes hold. But Joe can't let go of the life - and the girl - he left behind.
 

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Jason's outdoor masturbation excursion is interrupted by the crash landing of a spaceship in the woods. He takes the lost astronaut home to use the phone, but the lines are down so his new American friend has to stay for food, a bath, sleep and maybe more.

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Special People is an improvised comedy following a neurotic film-maker's latest project - a pretentious film featuring disabled kids climbing a mountain. Jasper slowly cracks up as he is bombarded with flak by his unco-operative students. In the end, however, we all need to find a way to work together.

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Five teens are caught in a 'spirit trap' when a mysterious clock is set in motion.

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Five people get involved in an extraordinary experiment that allows us to see their innermost secret thoughts.
 

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"This story takes place on a cold winters night, where a shadowy figure is seen taking to flight."

In a stylised Victorian London where one might easily come across Sherlock Holmes, Mary Poppins or even Jack the Ripper we are introduced to Spring Heeled Jack!

A tiny goblin with spring for legs who spends his nights smelling the cold night air for the distinctive odour of a naughty child fast asleep in bed. As soon as he catches the scent he’s away, springing across the frozen city until he arrives outside the right window - he's never seen, at least not by anyone who ever be able to speak again!

This dark fairytale is helped along with classic versed narration as the story bobs and weaves revealing a magical and dark fairytale world.

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Deep in the woods outside London, an ancient evil lies undisturbed for centuries. Until now.  In the middle of nowhere it was to be the perfect Stagknight - strippers, pranks, drugs, booze and paintball!  But for bridegroom Brian and his team of Weekend Warriors, Happy Valley Paintball Farm isn’t all that happy. As the party hots up and tensions in the group simmer, the lads face off for a night game - blissfully unaware that a far greater foe is waiting for them in the dark.
 

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Lonely Bunny has an unusual admirer whose desperate attempts to get her attention intrigue her. In this dark fairytale, emptiness is substituted for desire as Bunny gets closer to meeting her mysterious suitor.