Projects in categories: Fiction

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In King Hayle I the camera navigates around a statue of Emperor Haile Sellassie I, acting as a pivotal device to which spectators visually anchor themselves. King Hayle I is an attempt at repairing the umbilical cord between the praxis of art, life and spirituality . . .

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Jerry and Gordy's teenage daydreams turn sour when the test of friendship and the ties that bind transform an innocent quest for freedom into a baptism by fire.

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London 1919, Dolly an aspiring singer, recently bereaved during the war, ventures out for the night to an illicit nightclub. In her quest to sing, Dolly is led into a murky world of drugs and deceit only to find the key to her dream to sing, was right under her nose . . .

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Birmingham is not exactly renowned as a movie location, but after Atom Egoyan recently put it on the map with Felicia's Journey comes another film set in the city. Justin Edgar and his co-writer Mike Dent both hail from the home of Spaghetti Junction, balti curries and the Bullring, so it was a natural choice as the backdrop for their teen comedy Large, which shot for six weeks on location in Birmingham.



The pair had previously collaborated on a short, Larging It, which led to the feature. They teamed up with producer Alex Usborne, whose credits include The Acid House and Tales From A Hard City, and debut director Edgar recruited a young cast of British newcomers as well as studding the film with comic cameos from TV personalities Les Dennis, Morwenna Banks and Phil Cornwell.



The film tells the story of young Jason Mousely, who on his 18th birthday is due to inherit a fortune from his late father, rock legend Barry 'Blaze' Mousely. The catch is that to collect his inheritance Jason must show himself to be the opposite of his departed dad - he has to be a responsible citizen with a steady job, a wholesome girlfriend and a respectful attitude to his stepmother. And he has just one day to prove it before he turns 18.



Large is produced by Sheffield-based Picture Palace North for FilmFour and The Film Consortium. The title is one of the first from FilmFour Lab's 2000 production slate, with the Lab's Robin Gutch describing it as the ideal film to launch the slate. It is, he says, "an evil brew of bawdy wit and adrenaline-powered comedy, with interior design to die for".

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When Karen returns to her home town awaiting a transplant, the town's postmen's lives are changed irrevocably when a hospital pager is sent by registered post.

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A man on the edge meets a stranger who could change his destiny.

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The film is about intolerance, those who perpetuate it and those who suffer from the consequences.

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Friendship and tension between the sexes is the subject of this short comedy. Paula's friend, Terry, mistakes her attempts to build a closer friendship with him for romance, and this misunderstanding has profound effects on their relationship. While Paula is played by an actress, Terry is a 1/6 th scale puppet.

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eo Rook, the most feared man in Europe, escapes unnoticed from the prison ship Hyperion. Guided by the beam of a lighthouse he heads for nearby Gehenna Rocks. Once ashore, Rook kills the keepers and disables the lighthouse itself.





With no beam from the lighthouse to pierce the gathering fog, the Hyperion runs aground. Once safely on the island, the surviving prisoners and crew discover the bodies of the lighthouse keepers. Fear grips them as they realise that Rook is lying in wait for them, somewhere in the dark night.





Lighthouse is a dark, brooding nightmare, a descent into hell, set almost in real time over the course of one terrifying night.

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Get ready for a Revolution in movie arcade gaming. Classic silent movie action goes digital to defeat the enemy.

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When Dad moves in with 'her' from next door son David finds himself enjoying the best of both worlds.

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A bruising 'rites of passage' when a son challenges his father and refuses to be taught a lesson.