Projects in categories: Fiction

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Joy struggles with PTSD after her boyfriend’s murder and the pressures of a highly competitive dance career. Via interaction with a chatroom confidante, her story is gradually revealed as several paths converge against a backdrop of London’s knife crime epidemic. After accidentally killing a mugger in a street attack, her improved mood inspires her to play vigilante in her fight against depression. But in her industry, mood swings are common. Mid-depression, she strikes again but this leads her into the midst of a power struggle between boss Saul and his associate Floyd and attracts the attention of local boys playing detective. Elsewhere Joy has arch-rival Megan in her sights. But Megan reveals her own assault by an industry Legend and, empathising, Joy spares her. Unfortunately, Megan’s later suicide, and press attention allows Joy’s whereabouts to be discovered and when confronted on her doorstep by Saul, she recognises him as her boyfriend’s killer. In the final moments she comes full circle on her unconscious search for revenge.

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A new mother discovers dark feelings stirring up inside her at night. This docu-fictional essay film takes us on a surrealist journey into a mother’s subconscious. Official selection Bolton International Film Festival 2023 - UK premiere

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In the aftermath of an emotionally abusive relationship, an unstable Joe seeks couples counselling with a sock puppet likeness of his ex-boyfriend, Malcolm.

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A woman stumbles upon a group of people who are transfixed, staring up at a ball on a ledge. They encourage her to fetch the ball for them; the young woman obliges, but in doing so accidentally knocks an old woman over. The crowd's reaction is not what she expected... Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF Shorts 2023

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When Mai sends her drunk friend Sian home in a taxi, she finds herself being pursued by a shadowy assailant who is copying her every move. Unable to outrun her stalker, she confronts them to discover something deeply unsettling. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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On a quest to produce a genuinely original short film, our filmmakers encounter novel artificial intelligence. What will you see? The world's first narrative short produced using generative AI - each frame has been rendered by artificial intelligence, an interesting collision with reality.

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A transcendent tale of love following two separated lovers as they navigate the difficulties of their past and the possibilities of their future. Peter has dependents and wants to hide away in the countryside with Jacob. Jacob is proud of who he is and doesn’t want a dead-end life.

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A couple watching a horror film about a strangely familiar basement realise they're dreaming when they suddenly find themselves in the very same basement. And that's when it sees them... it knows they shouldn't be awake... Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection Slamdance Film Festival 2024 - International premiere

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Shanti bleeds during a Tamil coming-of-age ceremony. In a culture where fertility is celebrated, menstruation is shunned and infertility is silenced, Shanti hides a secret. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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REMEMBERING follows a younger version of Mark, as he relives fleeting memories of a school he attended as a teenager, a blossoming passion for dance, and the final memories he has of his grandmother.

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Jonny Richman is a seventeen year old Jew. He is also a cowboy, much to his parent’s frustration. A darkly comic neo-Western set in Manchester, England. Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand Short Film International Film Festival 2024 - International Competition

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Part film, part an immersive performance, THE LAST FOREVER is a sprawling narrative - about a spouse that’s gone missing - a story that is fanciful, poignant and always entertaining. This film originates in 35mm slides from garage sales, lab castoffs, flea markets, eBay, as well as artists’ own archives.