Projects in categories: Fiction

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When working class Zoe meets her best mate’s more privileged friends, she tries to ignore the chip on her shoulder and make a good impression. But when a single-use plastic bag comes to life and hunts down the group one by one, Zoe must face her inner rage head-on. Official Selection Uppsala Short Film Festival 2023 - International premiere

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A paranoid character study of the dark-side of childhood and the vulnerable kids on both sides of a deliberate and unforgivable act of cruelty. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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Seen through the eyes of Sam, we are taken on a journey through the loveliest of days. A glorious family gathering in a perfect English summer garden. There’ll be lunch under the mulberry tree, wine, games and dancing. And then, of course, this being a party, there’ll be a surprise. BAFTA Film Awards 2024 - Nomination - Best British Short Film

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A 16mm comedy following a trio of Dandies who steal a colonial artefact from the Albert Museum and attempt to return it to Pakistan. Their plan soon unravels when they find themselves dealing with the complicated legacy of partition and the reality of 'guerrilla museum repatriation'.

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Early one winter morning in the rural town of Rhuthun in North Wales, three men are called upon once again to carry out a terrible assignment on the Bwlch Pen Barras mountain pass.

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A former filmmaker is haunted by his failed final film, and the ending it lacked. He brings his partner into the film and his life of ten years ago, before they met. There he unearths some home truths that have not been resolved in his relationship as seeks to find his true inner solace within film or family.

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A violent stop motion cabaret for the cynical and depraved. Guilt, alcoholic apathy and the inevitable, looming apocalypse threaten to push a young man "To the Brink". Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023

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Two long-lost lovers in their 80s, Agnes and Eddie, reignite their flame against all odds with hilarious and touching consequences.

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Josephine auditions to play the piano for a prestigious orchestra. Her partner Jasper, a fellow pianist, helps her prepare. But self-defeatist Josephine sets a curse on herself that prevents her from performing, and him from helping her.

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A downtrodden Scottish farmer caring for her mother living with dementia attempts to become an influencer after discovering the popularity of the 'cottagecore' lifestyle. Official Selection Cairo International Film Festival 2023

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Harold Fry was never meant to be a hero. Until, one day, he receives a letter from his dying friend, Queenie Hennessy, addressed from a hospice far away in Northern England. He has not heard from her in 20 years. He has done his best to forget what happened between them. Writing a brief reply, Harold realises a letter is not enough. He will walk the length of England and save his old friend. Leaving his puzzled, frustrated wife Maureen behind, Harold embarks on a walk of redemption that gradually becomes a contemporary pilgrimage through modern Britain. This is a coming-of-age story as Harold (and Maureen) rediscover themselves. It is also a love story. Not a romance, but a universal story about love. The love of partnership, children, and of parents. The love of neighbours, of friends who have made their own sacrifices, of strangers whose stories might be unknown to us, but are as complex as our own. Above all, it is about not forgetting to love oneself.

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A story of forbidden love in a dystopian future where teleportation technology enables two refugees to escape genocide. When they trust the wrong back-alley teleporter, Ekaterina and Anya are separated. In a desperate attempt to be reunited, our heroines are entwined in an insidious human trafficking ring involving corrupt politicians.