Projects in genres: Horror

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Struggling with unemployment and lack of purpose in life, thirty-something RYAN impulsively buys a lucky Japanese ‘Daruma’ doll and takes it home to his girlfriend LOUISE, hoping his fortunes might change. Reluctant to entertain his wishful thinking, Louise persuades Ryan to throw his new friend 'Mr Lucky' away. But somehow Mr Lucky reappears and tension in the house grows as circumstances for Ryan go from bad to worse… As Ryan begins to talk with Mr Lucky, take it to bed and even bring it along to a job interview, Louise grows concerned that something is very wrong. But the more she tries to separate him and Mr Lucky, the more horror is unleashed into their home. Will Louise find a way to bring Ryan back from insanity or is it only a matter of time before the BLACK DARUMA gets its terrifying way with her too?

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While waiting for the last train of the night alone at an unstaffed rural station Jessica encounters a mysterious mime artist vying for her attention.

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Rock band Stack of Corpses need a hit song and everyone thinks they know how to get one. Band members Bass and Drums hatch a plan to steal a dead rock star’s song from under his widow’s nose. Lead singer Brian and manager Larry think they have the answer too – turning to a Russian gangster for help. Caught in the middle is Keys, a classical pianist who literally fights off the competition to join the band before realising how lazy and feckless they all are. Through six chapters, interspersed with advice from rock legend Richard O’Keefe, the band go from nobodies to superstars. But can they really hold onto their fame and how far are they willing to go to keep their secrets from coming out?

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Beginning with the idea of self-destruction as an existential question, new psychedelia, and the loss of the self, this immersive artwork asks questions regarding life and how we choose to live. MY TRIP 2023 also explores the abyss of the technological underground, the endless information consumed every day and the feeling of apathy and dullness that this technology consequently produces. Co-commissioned by Outernet Arts and BFI London Film Festival, the work features characters that have recurred in Norwegian artist Bjarne Melgaard’s practice for over 25 years in addition to new mutant personalities created in collaboration with Acute Art. The artwork, presented as a fully immersive multi-screen installation at Outernet Arts, questions how we choose to live and explores the endless information consumed daily through a striking visualisation of a psychedelic experience. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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A live action-stopmotion hybrid horror. Fei is the top violinist in her elite youth orchestra. When another Chinese violinist arrives to challenge her place, Fei’s anxieties and internalized racism grow to take monstrous physical form. They whisper to her, urging her to be the best, no matter the cost. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2024

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After returning alone from a failed space mission, a commander is forced to make a decision that will affect all humanity.

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When death comes calling for terminally ill teenager Tuesday, it sparks a chain of events that leads mother and daughter on a wild, strange adventure. Julia Louis-Dreyfus shines as a parent contemplating the unimaginable. She’s perfectly matched by Lola Petticrew’s sparky, heartfelt performance as Tuesday. Together, they create a unique portrait of familial life that’s entirely fantastical, yet deeply rooted in lived emotions. (LFF Brochure) Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - First Feature Competition

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Adam works nightshifts at a motorway service station and lives a small, restricted and lonely life. Upon hearing that his estranged father, Hassan, has died, Adam finds himself in search of answers. Starting to piece together a complicated image of his father, Adam learns that after leaving the family Hassan had started to believe he had been ‘sent to earth from somewhere far away’. Initially dismissive, Adam’s mind is soon drawn to the strange episodes he has been having, in which he blacks out and can feel something trying to communicate with him. He thinks about his inability to communicate and connect with people. He thinks about how he’s never fit in. Adam begins to ask himself if his father really was a being from another world, then what does that make him? Official Selection Venice Critics’ Week 2023 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - First Feature Competition

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In this modern re-imagining of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novella, Dr. Nina Jekyll’s glittering career in the pharmaceutical industry came to an abrupt end and she now lives in seclusion with her demons. In need of an assistant, Jekyll hires ex-con Rob, straight out of rehab and trying to get back on his feet. It soon becomes clear that there are evil forces at play and Rob’s wits are tested in a game of cat and mouse with the Devil in all its forms. Official Selection FrightFest 2023 - World premiere

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Three brothers return to the remote woodland where they killed their abusive father only to discover his shallow grave is now empty, forcing them to question one another's loyalty with devastating consequences, as fear and paranoia set in. Official Selection Edinburgh International FilmFestival 2023 - World premiere

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In a world where all all animal life has been wiped out, a scientist in full bio-hazard kit and with a life-support machine in tow, discovers a young girl, apparently fit and well. The girl offers hope to the world but inadvertently seals the fate of the scientist.

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After escaping a detention centre for people with superhuman abilities, Reign and Donte two ex-detainees, are forced to survive when they are pursued by government enforcers looking to take them back into custody. With life as they know it hanging in the balance and no other alternatives, they must fight for freedom or lose everything to a much darker world agenda.