Projects in categories: Fiction

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CREATURE is an intense, visceral and disturbing film directed by Academy Award winner Asif Kapadia (AMY) in a ground breaking, genre busting collaboration with Lawrence Olivier Award winning choreographer Akram Khan.
In a dilapidated former Arctic research station, the Creature has been unknowingly enlisted by a military brigade into a bold new experimental programme. He is being tested and experimented on by a zealous Doctor, overseen by the sensitive Captain, for his mental and physical ability to adapt to extreme cold, isolation and homesickness; all vital qualities in mankind’s proposed colonisation of the ‘final frontiers’ on earth and beyond.
When Creature meets and falls in love with Marie, a cleaner who shows him kindness and compassion, he sees a glimmer of hope. Together they dream of escape.
But the remorseless Army is led by the arrogant, violent Major who becomes obsessed with Marie and offers her passage from the doomed planet. As Marie finds herself caught between the two men, Creature begins to lose his grasp on reality with tragic consequences.
CREATURE is a beautiful, tragic tale of an outsider’s search for belonging, the insatiable desires of the powerful and the enduring hope found in human connection and compassion.

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The heart rending true story of wheelchair-user Paul Hodgson.

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An unsettling ghost story about a young girl's journey into her deepest fear - that her mother doesn't love her.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021

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Phil, a middle-aged man, lives in a small Presbyterian community on the Isle of Lewis, in northern Scotland. One night, he is the victim of an attack which causes him to lose his memory. Millie, a Presbyterian who takes care of him, then claims that they secretly loved each other before his accident ....
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2021 - Contemporary World Cinema - World premiere

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Did we ever stop to think how the lockdown would hinder the work of spies in the middle of a pandemic? With government restrictions keeping people off park benches, Fisher (may not be his real name) tries to adapt to the new reality, finding the things he took for granted, like having a secret conversation in a public space with his contact Penny, more difficult than before. A comedy about connection, friendship and community, all de-classified just this once.

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A dramatic tale of the quest for residency in the United Kingdom.
Men and women from Africa came in search of greener pastures but met their nemesis as they go along. In this crazy pursuit of British passports, true love blossomed, and pain gained.

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Zara, a schoolgirl in Karachi, shares a sensual dance video with her virtual boyfriend, who then blackmails her.
Official Selection Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2022

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23-year-old Colombian man Santi has been invited by his girlfriend Violet to a dinner party at her friend's London flat. Santi attempts to navigate the foreign English etiquette and cultural micro aggressions as he searches for a private corner to listen to a voice message from his mother back home.

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Redemption is the long game in THE CARD COUNTER. This revenge thriller tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler haunted by the ghosts of his past.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2021 - In Competition - World premiere

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Lisa, mid forties, has never truly left home. Stuck in an endless routine of cleaning and caring for her sick mother, today is tougher than most; she has missed the deadline on her final Masters assignment. Will she learn to establish necessary boundaries in her life before it’s too late?

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English artist Louis Wain rises to prominence at the end of the 19th century for his surreal cat paintings.
Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2021 - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2021 - Gala Presentations

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A modern twist on an old ghost story. A group of diverse young women resurrect an ancient club to help them change the world, only to find the original members are still alive, and hungry for new blood...