A young single mother leaves her six-year-old daughter in the care of an older woman when she leaves her small town in southern Italy to look for work in the north of the country.
In Toronto in the mid-1960s young Marian McAlpin lives in a safe, carefully built world which includes a promising career, a good circle of friends and marriage with her boyfriend, Peter. When a young, eccentric English student comes to town and challenges her way of living, she is forced to question everything she always thought she wanted.
An adaptation of 'The Edible Woman', the first novel by renowned Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood.
iFeatures 2016/17 Development Project
A sci-fi comedy set in Burnley, about a woman who rebuilds herself as an indestructible cyborg to cope with life as a single mum.
Setting: Burnley
iFeatures 2016/17 Development Project
When a fledgling cult leader finds her position threatened by her most loyal disciple, a deadly gulf emerges between upholding her principles and staying in power.
Setting: Lake District
Lovely widow Megan, lost her soldier husband and childhood sweetheart, to the Iraq conflict eight years ago, and believes she will never find or trust love again. Bitterly divorced, city high flier David, is in the critical stages of the biggest and most ruthless deal of his life, and the last thing he needs is love. However, when the pair meet, sparks unexpectedly fly, and against all the odds, Megan's defences at last begin to wash away... Until David's charged with murder. A murder whose roots go deep into the darker, sordid underbelly of high city finance and abuse, and deep into David's own dark past, and the evidence of his guilt is irrefutable. Now, will her love for a man she's only just begun to trust, be enough to overcome the overwhelming case against him, and will the truth ever, really be known?
An inspirational and educative true story, with guerrilla style filming that makes it more real. The fantasy is what inspires Delia Antal, an actor and the film-maker to document the magic of the Cannes Film Festival.
Delia talks honestly about the struggle of her journey as a new film-maker and the life changing events that occur at this important site of the film business. She shows us the ins and outs of the festival, the front lines and back-end action. We are also introduced to the hard work that takes place behind the scenes, beyond the glamorous Red Carpet.
Set in London's world of high class call girls. The story of Virginie a London-based French escort, and Rupert, a man who rescues trafficked girls. A tale of modern love.
Injured by an IED in Afghanistan, Tesla has returned home to London, but it doesn’t feel like home anymore. Suffering from PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), with no friends or family, he is alone with his regrets and a very bleak horizon. That is, until the universe conspires to help him with an unlikely friendship. The charming and larger than life Sky bounds into Tesla’s world, quickly proving that friendship can be a great healer. Joy, enthusiasm and hope prove infectious and soon Tesla, not only finds meaning but also, job and a girlfriend. However, Sky is hiding a secret and it’s catching up with him fast. Even a metropolis can be a lonely place if you’re hiding from your problems. Tomorrow is a story of how friendship, love and courage can overcome great odds.
Blue Monday, the most stressful night of the year; and four people wrestle with their own life changing decisions.
Chris a taxi driver comes to a shattering decision regarding his lover.
Toni, a police officer, wrestles with her own demons, while attempting to deal with the demons of others. Leanne, a bouncer at a local night club, has to choose between survival and family. Mairead has to revisit a painful family affair, to prepare for a reunion with a daughter she gave away at birth. Everyone offers an opinion, from taxi fares to radio punters.
But the secret of a successful decision is when the head, heart and gut agree. Can any of them achieve this? And what happens if they do?
Through the eyes of people who became convinced of a date for the end of the world, Right Between Your Ears explores how people believe, how we turn beliefs into certainties, and mistake them for the truth.
A stock trader with a young family, a philosophy student about to graduate, a retail manager who became so convinced she quit her job of 18 years. As they face the consequences of their conviction, neuroscience and social psychology offer insight into how we can become convinced we’re right, even when we're wrong.
