Projects in genres: Horror

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After the death of his young daughter, Dr Thomas Dunn is a man who has lost his way in life. Yet, on this day he wakes to discover that Mandy, his loving wife is finally pregnant again. Maybe this is their chance to move away from the tragedy of the past and for him to find his spark again. However, also on this day, a large alien mother-ship appears in the heavens and the people of earth are plagued with horrifying visions. When Tom and his patients are torn away from the world, they are forced to face some harsh truths that will change their lives and the human race forever. And as the mother-ship launches a massive attack on the towns and cities of Earth, Tom must search his past for the answer to save the human race from the destruction that is coming. The battle lines are drawn and the final stance for Earth is about to begin...

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Noah battles to overcome his grief at the death of his mother, a journey that takes him from his flat to beyond the stars. An animation in stop-motion and oil paint. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Cinéfondation - International premiere

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Londoner Ronnie embarks on a journey to India when his mother, Suleka, goes missing and mysteriously ends up in a Kolkata hospital. Before Ronnie can unravel the mystery of what brought his mother back to her homeland, Suleka dies in an apparent cult killing. Further deaths point to a series of past murders that stopped 28 years ago when Suleka left India with her infant son. Until now. As the darkness within Ronnie grows and the murders reach their peak, all roads lead to the feared witch of Kolkata's insane asylum.

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A group of young urban explorers and a private military unit could become the final pieces in a 60-year plan to reopen a door that should have stayed closed. But what they unleashed could almost tear our world apart.

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Dave is at a crossroads in his life. Recently dumped and with his aspirations of heavy metal stardom fading away, the eternal man-child is forced to crash on his sister’s sofa. However, things look up when he meets the effervescent Miss Caroline, his 5-year-old nephew’s favourite teacher. Desperate to spend time with the object of his affection, Dave signs up to chaperone a school trip to the local petting zoo. But when the neighbouring military base accidentally unleashes a hoard of zombies upon the unsuspecting farmyard, Dave, Miss Caroline and their miniature posse must join forces to keep the flesh-eating army at bay... Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2019 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Thrill Strand

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Will is a bartender in New Orleans. He has a great job, great friends, and a girlfriend, Carrie, who loves him. He skates across life’s surface, ignoring complications and concentrating on enjoying the moment. One night at the bar, a violent brawl breaks out, which injures one of his regular customers and causes some college kids to leave behind a cell phone in their haste. Will begins receiving disturbing texts and calls from the stranger’s phone. While Will hopes to not get involved, Carrie gets lost down a rabbit hole investigating this strange malevolence. They’ve discovered something unspeakable, and it’s crawling slowly into the light. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2019 - Midnight - World premiere Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Directors Fortnight - European premiere

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Every year on Midwinter's Eve the sunstone must be returned to the the Yew Tree Goddess and a sacrifice must be made or the darkness will last forever. A one-shot short film all filmed in one take about the magic of midwinter's eve.

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A computer game brought to the screen. An evaluation of life in the universe with augmented reality. The game is played by the viewer being the player and is triggering the four "A" (s), the four avengers of the Apocalypse and lost reality. A voice based in the air is guiding the game: everything defining the rules and what is and nothing is what it seems. The presentation on screen is the train of thought from the four avengers.

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Alone and invisible to the world, a homeless man and the ghost of a little girl discover they are each other's only hope of finding peace in time for Christmas.

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A working class recluse who can control his environment through the power of sound holds the key to a Nazi era sonic weapons programme carried out in 1970s Scotland that has potentially catastrophic consequences for the world at large.

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On a magical night, a woman creates her ideal man, but all is not as straightforward as she hoped. YouTube link to full film

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A stop-motion animated thriller set in a world where deer are the dominant species. An alpha male deer goes for an evening car ride and has an unfortunate accident, triggering a chain of events with dire consequences for the victim. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Cinéfondation - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Cult Strand