A British film crew attempts to boost morale during World War II by making a propaganda film after the Blitzkrieg. A young woman screenwriter experiences the reality of filmmaking under the threat of invasion whilst negotiating her way in matters of life, death and the heart. A screwball and yet moving portrait of the topsy turvy world of wartime London.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2017 - Spotlight programme
Margaret must convince her daughter Louise to take responsibility for the family after the death of her father, whilst the family endures the ritual of a family portrait.
A love story about Catarina who bumps in to her old flame Diogo at the airport. During a very awkward conversation, and constantly interrupted by airport security staff and procedures, Catarina and Diogo unravel a big misunderstanding.
The idea for the film originated from the eight objects that were traditionally given in England to welcome a new child into the world; Egg, Coal, Evergreen, Salt, Candle, Bread, Coin and Silver Ring. Each symbolic gift has been the theme of a public event, created by artist Clare Whistler, in collaboration with leading artists, musicians, poets and documented from 2005-2015 by established filmmakers.
'Gifts' is an interpretation of the eight events, directed by Nichola Bruce. The film brings together English traditions of ritual and landscape.
Financed by the gift economy movement and Arts Council England.
Spending over a year in Lebanon on the borders of Syria, documentary directors Sophia Scott and Georgia Scott tell the story behind the news reports. The film is a reflection of the strange chaotic lives of the people living in the shadow of the Syrian war, giving an intimate look at how four Syrians, whose collective struggles constitute the new frontline of the refugee crisis, are trying to find ways to overcome the torment of their shattered lives. Interwoven through the film are the contributions of a German professor who works with the local Syrian and Lebanese communities in the north trying to build a new model for peace through interfaith dialogue and access to education for the displaced Syrian children. These are the Syrian people who we see in the news drowning in the Mediterranean.
These five protagonists are the people who will bring forward the global debate on the conflicts at hand from a human, rather than figures-based point of view.
One year on from School Friends, a confession finally brings the events of that night to light. With the truth out, more than one relationship might be set to change...
A pregnant woman takes revenge, embarking on a killing spree that is both vicious and funny. For ruthless Ruth, will motherhood lead to redemption, or destruction?
“I wanted to write something which defied that image of the pregnant woman as this safe, sweet, kind person… I felt like motherhood is a crazy, interesting experience and it’s rarely seen on screen." (Alice Lowe)
A dark British comedy from the mind of Alice Lowe, who writes, stars and directs, all whilst genuinely 8 months pregnant.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Laugh Strand
Two close friends, two very different people.
Ava knows who she is, what she wants. Lucille does not. A chance encounter turns an average night into an extraordinary one; as Lucille - confused by her own jealousy - makes a choice that will change the course of their future.
