Projects in categories: Fiction

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The story of the Irish and Finnish miners of Butte Montana who in opposing US involvement in WW1 found themselves up against not only the war profiting Anaconda Copper Company but the US state. The story, narrated by Martin Sheen, is told through the eyes of a young Pinkerton agent sent to Butte to spy on the radicals and to break their strike, who might just be writer Dashiell Hammett.

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South Africa, 2000. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission has arrived in Smitsrivier, opening a window onto a bloody past, and dragging three people in its wake.

Sarah Barcant, hotshot New York lawyer, has returned to her old hometown to help a torture victim confront his tormentor. Alex Mpondo, now a celebrated politician, has found himself back where he was 18 years ago - reliving his ordeal and hoping to expose the truth.  And Dirk Hendricks, ex-police officer and torturer, has been brought out of jail to confess his crimes before the Commission.

A compelling drama about the secrets of the past and the healing of a wounded country.

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"Good morning Year 11. Today is report day."
 
Laura Smith knew her report would be bad. She just hadn't counted on it being downright crap. For her, school is a nightmare and report day is hell.
 
Weatherhead, Mosslands and Oldershaw schools present a 10 minute film that will be every student's nightmare.

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An outwardly respectable buiness man engaged in shady activities must choose between his job and his family when the latest shipment is intercepted by the Police.

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A Serbian hitman travels to Edinburgh to try and kill a couple of witnesses to a crime. His client has already tried once to have them killed, resulting in the slaughter of nine innocent people. When the hitman succeeds in killing the witnesses, Stan Miller, the detective in charge of their protection, is suspended but vows to hunt down their killer and his client, who as a result of the death of the witnesses is now free on remand. When the client fails to pay the hitman his second payment for the job it becomes a three-way battle leading to a dramatic conclusion.

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Molly's battle with cancer is finally over. Her son, Ricky, promises her a last supper and a morphine cocktail to help her on her way.
 

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A 19th century adventure, River Queen is the story of a young woman's search for identity and love; a woman torn between the two worlds of white colonial New Zealand and native Maori culture.

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A candid look at the loser's bench. Warning! It's got balls.

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A single mother examines her choices in life - with horrifying consequences.

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A yardie gangster, a corrupt politician and an ex-cop battle it out to get their hands on a multi-million dollar haul of cash. Poetically brutal and intriguingly sexual, this is a dark tale of mystery and suspense set against a backdrop of the inner city streets of London. Everybody wants to be a ruler!

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Reality mixes with fantasy in a short film about a young Asian male called Ali. Lonely and isolated, he struggles to integrate into a Western culture while holding down a security job at night. Ali imagines escaping from his mundane life through a fanatsy girlfriend.

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Sometimes having to say sorry  means having to leave yourself behind.