Projects in genres: Woman Director

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With it's compelling tale of romantic tragedy in nineteenth century Russia, Alexander Pushkin's epic novel 'Eugene Onegin', has moved and intrigued audiences for 150 years.


Captivated by its powerful narrative about love and loss, award winning actor Ralph Fiennes (The English Patient, Schindler's List) and his sister, director Martha Fiennes, have assembled a talented and exciting team to bring Pushkin's story to the screen.


Evgeny Onegin is a jaded and disaffected young man who leaves St Petersburg unexpectedly when he inherits an estate from a wealthy uncle. In the country, he is a city sophisticate out of place, with little affinity for the countryside or its people. Nevertheless he strikes up a warm friendship with a neighbour, Vladimir Lensky and, despite his natural cynicism, he is charmed by Lensky's love for his fiancée Olga. He is also intrigued by Olga's sister, Tatyana, a spirited beauty who surprises him with a passionate declaration of love. Onegin is disturbed by her directness but unable to respond and, coolly and politely, rejects her love.


As if needing to demonstrate the cruelty of his nature, Onegin later insults Olga and is challenged to a duel by Lensky who's code of honour prevails when Onegin attempts to extricate both of them from the confrontation. Onegin's shot is fatal and, grief-stricken, he cradles his best friend's body in his arms. Afterwards he leaves and goes into self-imposed exile.


Six years later, Onegin returns to St Petersburg where he again encounters Tatyana, now married to his cousin Prince Nikitin. In realisation of the bitter mistake he made years ago, Onegin determines to claim her and Tatyana is faced with the most difficult decision of her life.

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The Alcohol Years is Carol Morley's personal odyssey of rediscovery through the people that once populated her alcohol fueled life in Manchester between 1982 and 1987. These years span the opening of the Hacienda night club to the 'tenth summer', a ten year anniversary of punk.

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Confined by his work to a small studio apartment, we follow the progress of The Artist as he tries to follow his dreams in New York City. Working on a large drawing from start to finish, he talks of influences and past work. Stephen's understated sense of humour simmers throughout.

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The Greatest Store in the World is a gripping, entertaining, poignant Christmas special for all the family. Who needs a toy when you can have the whole toy department? Why watch one television when you can watch hundreds? Who needs to write to Santa Claus when he's right there in his Grotto? A cold, homeless, present-less, cracker-less Christmas is transformed into every child's fantasy when a mother takes her two children to live in the greatest store in the world. But what starts as a spirited search for refuge, becomes a nail-biting adventure, as 'away in a manger' turns into a race against time, crime and a wicked Santa Claus and his malicious elfin side-kick

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This is a short film about love at first sight. It happens in the time when love transforms the world from physical to metaphysical; when people, things and places become different. Wildlife combines dramatic action with dance on a journey into dream territory, mixing Celtic mythology, Shanghai pop and modern mysticism.

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A Bunny Girl's Tale is a short documentary investigating the British story of the Playboy Bunny and how 'The Bunny Girl' still persists in the collective imagination.

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All for Eight Pounds Fifty is a light comedy set in Northern Ireland. The Heroes or villains of the piece decide that robbing a small country petrol station will give them enough money to have a good time.


The robbery is a success but the haul is not quite what they expected.

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Follows six adults and five children - we learn how, not only sneezing, eye irritation, eczema and urticaria but digestive problems (IBS) migraine, joint pain, behavioural difficulties, fatigue and even severe depression have all been caused by an allergy or intolerance.

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Anthrakitis tells the story of Dolly, an elderly widow, who has been hoarding coal since the deaths of her husband and son years ago in mining accidents. When Dolly realises that everyone in the village wants a bit of her fifty foot high coal mountain, including her home help, Winny, Dolly is forced to take drastic measures . . .

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A woman makes bread in her kitchen. The bread dough, through the care it is given and vigorous kneading, grows into a huge blob. Somehow, the blob gets into her bed. The film steps from the kitchen and bedroom experiences to make a fast, rhythmic, humorous and poignant film.

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The unexpected gift of a fridge puts the freeze on love.

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How do we know dead people are really dead? Dusty, a young girl, struggles to come to terms with the loss of her parents in this dark fairy tale. She must find the answer to that question herself, but it's hard when no-one believes you, and the walls keep closing in - or do they?