Projects in genres: Horror

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Dublin 1985. Teenager Billy is cultivating an obsession: he’s tracking down VHS tapes of films branded 'Video Nasties' – The video nasty ruckus was fuelled in the early days of home video by conservative activist Mary Whitehouse, concerned about the harmful influence of certain horror films deemed 'extreme'. Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) 2025

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Mark Gwynne Jones tells the story of his family's terrifying 1980's encounter with a celestial entity in Matlock, Derbyshire.

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Following Andy, a charismatic but chaotic queer, as he recounts his most recent and outrageous hookup story to his best friend. Tempted by a provocative picture, Andy's encounter with a mysterious and sexy stranger leads to some...out of this world consequences... Official Selection Frameline Film Festival 2025

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Investigators visit the site of a strange disappearance – a solitary birdwatching hut deep in the forest. Situated in Cornwall and drawing upon the county’s natural environment, seafaring tradition, Celtic history, and Cornish language – this film takes its themes from a time when the world seemed much larger, mysterious, and frightening, drawing parallels with the fears and xenophobia of the contemporary moment. 

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In a world where everyone has a partner, a woman from the secluded society of rejected singles, known as the Leftovers, takes a bold leap of faith on a revolutionary new dating app, risking everything for one last chance at love.

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Joe is consumed by a recurring dream that won’t let him go, always threatening to surface in reality.

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Joe is consumed by a recurring dream that won’t let him go, always threatening to surface in reality.

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In an isolated religious community ruled by men the Pastor’s daughter, Magpie, murders her abusive husband. In the process, she unleashes a malevolent force – a Beast with shimmering white eyes and a taste for foul men. Suspicion and paranoia grip the community, and accusations are thrown at Magpie. The Pastor is unable to bring her back into ‘The Truth’, as the Beast’s allure takes its hold over her. When the Beast leaves a trail of gruesome carnage, a brutal witch hunt begins and the community spirals into darkness.

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The film is set in a future where prejudice has forced mixed-species families of AI and humans to flee their homes. It centres around the daughter who tries to reunite with her father by breaking down the barrier that separates them.

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Britain… the near future. Earth is dying and another home needs to be found. The EXO1 launch is the only hope. Trapped in an abusive relationship, a woman makes desperate choices to escape, and claim her place on the launch. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Charting the thrilling unravelling of a Chinese father in his 50s, who feels invisible in British society, as something unknown is manifesting inside of him. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Short Film Competition - European premiere Official Selection SXSW Film & TV Festival 2025 BAFTA Film Awards 2025 - Nomination - Best British Short Film

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A personal essay film centring on a sci-fi B-movie shot in Hemel Hempstead about the arrival of a non-human entity infiltrating the minds of residents with a toxic black slime. Playing a composite character of herself and the movie’s detective protagonist, filmmaker Danielle Dean brings together real and imagined worlds, past and present. Official Selection New York Film Festival 2024 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - European premiere