Projects in genres: Music

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A Young Girl is Washed Overboard by a ship caught in a storm.
She Wakes up on a mysterious Island where She encounters strange creatures. In order to find her way back she must liberate the music trapped in the undertow of the night island

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Over the last five years an independent record shop has closed in the UK every three days. Sound It Out is a documentary portrait of the very last surviving vinyl record shop in Teesside, North East England.

A cultural haven in one of the most deprived areas in the UK, SOUND IT OUT documents a place that is thriving against the odds and the local community that keeps it alive.

Directed by Jeanie Finlay who grew up three miles from the shop. A distinctive, funny and intimate film about men, the North and the irreplaceable role music plays in our lives.

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Stewart has a bittersweet relationship with his brother Elliot. Together they embark with Elliot's girlfriend Toni on a carefree Friday night, which reveals the deeper-rooted problems of their relationship when Elliot discovers that his brother has a fling with his girlfriend.

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SUMMERTIME is a new, modern film musical with a wholly original screen story, songs and musical score that captures the spirit and updates the traditions of folk-operas such as Gershwin's Porgy and Bess fusing it with the grit and substance of contemporary fables such as Dancer in the Dark.
 
Set against the backdrop of a tough estate during a blisteringly hot summer, 'Summertime' tells the story of Janey, a determined young mother who dreams of a bright future for her three young sons. Seen through the eyes of a Narrator, we see Janey enchant and inspire her boys by painting a picture of a world full of hope, possibility and magic.
 
But harsh reality is never far away and Janey finds she must take on an unforgiving, inflexible reality and a violent gang who intimidate the locals and worse, wish to recruit her eldest son into a life of crime and violence. Her struggle to keep her three sons on the right path leads to her increasing isolation until finally, standing alone, Janey is forced to face the gang head on with devastating consequences.

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Documentary film of the British band Mott The Hoople.

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The secrets of Kolkata is revealed by overweight, dance-obsessed, intrepid detective Rajesh Ji. Mixing dance and hit songs with the harsh lives of clients, this originally styled feature documentary provides an entertaining yet poignant look at modern India through the prism of crime.

What happens when a population loses trust in its police and authorities? There is a new phenomenon happening in India today - the boom of the private detective. Poisonings, adultery, fraud and the occasional murder - such are the day to day investigations of Kolkata's Bengali Detective - Rajesh Ji.
 
This film follows the intrepid detective and his motley band of helpers on raids and investigations as they enter the hidden lives of clients, victims and perpetrators. Yet on his off hours, Rajesh indulges his inner dance fanatic as he harbors a dream of becoming an international star - whilst trying to look after his desperately sick wife and small son.

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Peter Edwards is one of Britain's most promising jazz arrangers. His dream is to perform Duke Ellington's Queen's Suite (which was written in 1959 for the current British Monarch) to the Queen at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. We follow Peter as he puts together his band, rehearses them and negotiates with Buckingham Palace. The film provides a unique and intimate insight into the background and career of an exceptional musician.

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Young Christians Beth and Steve, a gospel singer and her cowboy boyfriend, leave Texas to preach door-to-door in Scotland. When, after initial abuse, they are welcomed with joy and elation to Tressock, the border fiefdom of Sir Lachlan Morrison, they assume their hosts simply want to hear more about Jesus. How innocent and wrong they are.

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The film captures a short moment in the life of Morris, a confused and depressed man in his late twenties, as he prowls around his bedroom writing yet another to do list while downstairs his mother worries about him and remembers what a nice boy he used to be.

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Shot on location at the world famous music festival 'T in the Park', American pop star Adam, and minor British rock chick Morello, are playing at the same music festival. The only other thing they have in common is their mastery of sarcastic wisecracks so when they meet backstage, the sparks inevitably fly. As their childish spat escalates, a mischievous preacher, who happens to be passing by, handcuffs them together as punishment, before disappearing in to the crowd with the only key.

All attempts to break free are thwarted as the prospect of performing on stage in handcuffs together becomes a reality, never mind the prospect of having to go to sleep side by side later that night.

Respective band mates and romantic partners are caught in the crossfire but can only look on as Adam and Morello begin to realise there is no escape.

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In 2004, aged UK punk rocker - Johnny Jones of the famed Welsh 80's band 'The Weapons Of Happiness' - hoodwinked top record labels, radio DJ's, and the entire rock music world by releasing his new punk-pop single under a fictitious band name.

After being rejected by his former record label for being too old, Johnny passes off the single to a Radio DJ and says it's by a young, unknown Welsh rock band he is managing. Much to everyone's surprise, it receives immediate air play. Johnny and his old band assemble a rowdy bunch of teenagers to be the face of the song and through the process teach them how to have true punk rock spirit.

The emotional core of the film centers on Johnny's relationship with his wife, Jules - an aged groupie who feels the heavy hands of her biological clock ticking away. The film chronicles this outlandish moment in music history from Johnny's point of view, and recounts his tumultuous journey with his wife.

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Wayne McGregor never looks behind. This British choreographer multiplies experiences that are sources of infinite experimentation and improvement. Illustrated by fantastic and even extreme choreographic clips, this documentary makes us discover this passionate artist and contagious creativity. Since dancers from his company are also his research material, he feeds them: during a workshop led by a doctor in neurology or during his residence in a small British town’shigh school, dancers turn out to be researchers themselves.