Projects in categories: Fiction

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Yes is the story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. Sam Neill plays the betrayed and betraying politician husband and Shirley Henderson a philosophical cleaner who witnesses the trail of dirt and heartbreak the lovers leave behind them, as they embark on a journey that takes them from London and Belfast to Beirut and Havana.    

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You are a monkey. That's why you pick your nose, that's why you eat fruit and that's why you have those funny dreams about falling out of things.

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A mother tells her son the story of the Great Red Legged Scissor Man who always comes to little boys that suck their thumbs!

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When the stakes are this high, does anyone win? A thrilling and complex drama, Solid Air is set in the twin worlds of litigation and high-stakes gambling. Robert Houston, facing an untimely death from asbestosis, finds the courage to pursue a civil case against his former employers. To the chagrin of Nicola Blyth, his young, ambitious lawyer, Robert rejects an out-of-court settlement offer. As the case becomes ever more protracted, Robert's suspicions are aroused with the sudden arrival of Robert Junior, his only son and a compulsive gambler, who soon takes up his father's quest for justice. Beneath Junior's altruism lies an uncomfortable truth. In debt and on the run from wealthy businessman, John Doran, following a disastrous loss at the poker table, Junior's only hope is to get his hands on his father's settlement. But hope, like luck, is in short supply. As father and son set out to find a witness to testify on Robert's behalf, suspicion turns to torment as Robert learns of his son's true motives. As the story unfolds, the true cost of Junior's betrayal is revealed.

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Faced with writer’s block in London, mystery author Sarah Morton accepts her publisher’s offer to write her next book at his summer house in the south of France. But her peace and quiet is cut short when the publisher’s young adult daughter arrives and settles in to the house. Initially repulsed by Julie’s wild love life, Sarah becomes ever more fascinated, finding in it the inspiration for a new novel. And as a volume consumer of men, Julie delivers plenty of book-worthy material. Then one of the younger woman’s lovers shows a preference for Sarah… Official Selection Berlinale 2019 - Homage to Charlotte Rampling

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A short hard-hitting film which explores the stark and disturbing complex racist mind of a Neo-Nazi. Based on the stabbing to death of a black boy by two Neo-Nazis in Norway and the hanging of another teenager in Britain in a racially motivated killing.

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Based on Richard Jobson's acclaimed semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, Sixteen Years of Alcohol  is a gritty tale of one man's inner journey of self-discovery as he escapes from the tyranny of the past and tries to come to terms with an identity forged in violence and betrayal.

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A short film about love and the diverse relationships a girl encounters before finding herself.

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A Fairy Story is a tale of innocence, experience and a handful of teeth.

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A disturbing study of male identity. Steve's just been made redundant and waits at home for his late-working partner to return. As the drinks mount up, he starts to unravel, moving freely between past, present and fantasy, as the old demons come out to play.

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A Small World is a dark, shocking tale. We meet John on a deserted beach as he strips off his clothes in readiness for a swim, but we soon realise he is stripping off much more than that - he is literally stripping off his horrifying past.

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A Social Call. A drive to the country. A brief bit of business. But it's so easy to forget something, and so difficult to leave - 3 characters, 2 cars, 6 minutes: a wordless black comedy.