Projects in genres: Fantasy

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DIWATA is a performance for camera, exploring precolonial Philippine mythology from a contemporary, ecotransfeminist lens. Engaging with notions of gender and ecology through a spiritually anitist lens (anito being the locally specific nature spirits), DIWATA introduces three manifestations of the divine: Dalikmata, Magindara and Tara, who appear in three different ecologies of Mindanao.

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Lawrence Lek directs an animated court drama where the defendant is a driverless car accused of kidnapping its own creator. Setting the premise for the artist to address themes like accountability, agency, the (already happening) use of AI in the justice system, and the future of class struggle. Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025

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Max and Ricky find themselves the prey of an angry vampire, they must ditch their plans to hide out at home. When a pizza delivery shows up, can they risk letting the driver in? Can Max find the courage to face the one thing worse than death - coming out?

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Zadie is an independent florist, ready to take her career to the next level, but privately suffering from fibroids. When a dream job arrives, Zadie tries to control her morphing body but the unwanted growths threaten to take over.

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At home in the north of England, an old woman tunes into the radio. As rain drips into the house, dark manifestations appear in her mind. Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2025 - Nomination - Best UK Short Film

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A south London odyssey following Tobias, who struggles to fund his mum's return to Jamaica. The city reveals his community's history and an uncertain future. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - World Premiere Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025 - International Premiere Official Selection Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg 2025 - International Competition Official Selection INTERFILM Berlin 2025 - International Competition Official Selection Third Horizon Film Festival 2025

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In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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A Golden Age-style musical about one of the last families alive on Earth. When the sudden arrival of a young stranger threatens the family’s luxurious compound deep underground, the son of the family begins to question their seemingly perfect existence. Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2024 - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 - Canadian premiere Official Selection San Sebastian Film Festival 2024 - European premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Cam is a techno-hermit, conducting life from his electronically automated smart-home. Work, shopping, entertainment and most notably: socialising. Cam interacts with strangers on the platform Hello Stranger: a randomised video chatting website. Eventually, he encounters a masked stranger with an altered voice. Unnerved, Cam leaves the call only to find the stranger has hacked his smart-home and locked him in. The stranger tells Cam that he must win three rounds of games or it is ‘game over’. Viewers must make decisions and play the 3 games in order for Cam to survive but one wrong choice could lead to a grisly end.

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It happens to someone every Halloween. Just follow the rules and don’t get pinched. Official Selection Fantastic Fest 2024

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STRANGEWAYS floats and flows beyond our own strangled world. It’s where corridors twist into gardens, and fingers scribble sketches of dreams. Creatures, plants, earth, junk (and the stuff in the gaps between them) all converse with different voices, share wild thoughts, and explore strange ways together. Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2024 - Venice Immersive - In Competition - World premiere

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When meteor storms bring a new life form to earth, global authorities implement emergency controls as they move in secret to attack and eliminate the predators. A group of friends defy confinement, risking everything to survive as they come face to face with the monster. Official Selection FrightFest 2024 - World premiere