Projects in genres: Fantasy

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After being passed over for a big promotion at work, Miranda discovers that she can control the world via her model railway. A bittersweet comedy about a derailed woman, trying to mould herself to the institution but ultimately finding the power within to create her own. Official Selection Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2023

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When Peter, an anxious arcade owner, is prescribed a sleeping app rather than sleeping pills, he reluctantly tries it out. However, far from bringing peace, Erebus’s voice takes Peter into a waking nightmare from which he may never escape.

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An 'afronaut' emerges from the wreckage of a spaceship in the volcanic crater of Mount Nyiragongo. As he descends into the city below, encountering the people of present-day Goma, he begins to understand what he must do to change the future for his people. Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2022 - World premiere Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023

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When Royal Air Force pilot Lt. Kate Sinclair is shot down over Afghanistan, she finds refuge in an abandoned underground bunker where deadly man-made biological weapons - half human, half alien - are awakened. Opening Gala FrightFest UK 2022

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An immersive 360 experience created by Human Studio interpreting three scenes from an original short story by Nick Bax. The Neon Pack is a Protopian Tale which takes place in a very near future where XR technology is seamlessly fused into our everyday lives, enhancing even the most mundane of activities. The project was commissioned by Hope Works and match-funded by XR Stories (University of York) and attempts to provoke thought and discussion regarding the development and proliferation of XR technology and content. To date, ‘The Neon Pack’ has been exhibited at Sónar+D (Barcelona, 2023), the Immersive Futures Lab, SXSW, (Austin, Texas, 2023) and BEYOND, Cardiff City Hall (2022). An augmented reality iteration of the project was also displayed in Sheffield city centre until 2025 as part of the ‘Look Up’ AR artworks project. The Neon Pack features original soundtrack by 96 Back on CPU Records.

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Composed of UFO 'witness' videos from across the globe - brief, ephemeral clips that inhabit the blurry boundary between error, hoax, and genuinely unidentified phenomena - HELLO BIG WEIRD is a playful meditation on the cognitive dissonance that can occur when a once-ridiculed subculture edges into respectability. Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2023

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A young girl, Isobel, is in hiding with her father. She has supernatural abilities that are yet to be revealed. Her father is tricked into coming out of hiding by his step daughter, only to be captured and imprisoned by an unknown organisation trying to use Isobel to their advantage.

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Everyone betrays each other trying to protect or find a young girl with supernatural abilities.

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When a mysterious new router arrives, Tom thinks it's the end of his wifi woes. But the mysterious device has even more mysterious powers - his problems have only just begun... An inclusive film developed with eight learning disabled and/or autistic actors

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When a humanoid sea creature washes up in Terry's bleak life they quickly develop feelings for each other - But can Man love Fish, and will Terry's older criminal brother get his hands on the creature before Terry can decide how he feels?

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A fight for queer identity in the Mountains of Snowdonia - Dion must navigate his sexual awakening, guided by spirits of Welsh past. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2022

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A lone survivor wakes up stranded on a rocky, empty coastline. With a mysterious beacon guiding her, she searches the landscape for food and shelter, looking for signs of civilization, people, anything.