Jazmín, an Argentinian single mum living in London, is excited: this afternoon she will have her first date in years. Filled with a nervous energy, she wonders what the day will bring - but as the minutes roll by, things do not turn out the way she had hoped… Through a series of carefully composed, unbroken takes, THE DATE presents an intimate, near-silent meditation on loneliness, the need for connection, and the invisible wounds we carry.
Donald, a lonely young man desperate to improve his dating life, hires a manipulative pick-up artist, Charles, to teach him how to meet and attract women. Over the course of one night in London, Donald is pulled into a world of performance, pressure and control, where confidence becomes coercion and desire begins to blur with power. What began as a harmless lesson on love transforms into a night where the methods he is instructed to use to achieve his goal are far darker than he could have ever imagined.
As the Cosgrove family gather for a traditional Irish Christmas, and their financial problems come to the fore, a solution presents itself in the form of a robbery of local reclusive farmer Charlie Bann. But the Cosgrove’s have bitten off more than they can chew, as Charlie Bann is not who he seems to be…
A renowned author and his wife seek refuge in the countryside after a devastating tragedy - the loss of their child in a brutal home invasion. As their grief consumes them, they soon realise memories are far from the only things haunting them. Struggling to heal, a malevolent entity emerges, twisting their reality and pulling them into an insidious plot that threatens to consume them entirely.
A gifted but troubled programmer, on the verge of creating breakthrough technology to restore lost memories, must race to save his Alzheimer's-afflicted father and repair a problematic home life before he loses everything at the hands of his ruthless CEO.
After leaving behind a troubled life to raise his two daughters, a changed father finally finds his hope in love until, the past he spent years escaping returns to threaten everything he dedicated to build.
Will Fisher, a battle-scarred former special forces operative with tragic memories trying to live off-grid, witnesses a shocking execution in the Oregon wilderness: a young man is murdered by local cops under orders from Chief Greaves.
The intended next victim, a terrified teenage girl named Tee, escapes into the forest — and straight into Will’s path. Reluctantly drawn into the chaos, Will protects Tee and is forced to confront not only the town’s deeply corrupt police force, but also the dark network they serve — led by Ellery Lacroix, a theatrical and unnervingly composed mayor with a sinister agenda. As Will and Tee flee through rugged terrain, hunted by men with guns and secrets, he must summon his old instincts to survive — and fight back.
Nearing the end of a failed exploratory mining mission in Antarctica, geologist Sammie Bailey drills into an ice cave and discovers a valuable new mineral. The young crew are ecstatic to be going home in two days and with their full bonuses, at the behest of off-base commander Harrison Schultz. Even the cook Leo, who’s not on a share, is pleased to be leaving after months on the isolated base.
When Sammie wakes the day after the party, however, she’s facing more than just a hangover. The latest drill has woken a malevolent Creature, which begins attacking the crew. As they fall one by one, Sammie leads the charge to get the communications back on line. With the rescuers finally on their way, Sammie and Leo realise that science officer Mia has been conspiring with Harrison to use the mineral for military purposes. As a white out descends, Sammie gets the mineral back from Mia and kills the Creature, using the power of the mineral itself. She and Leo destroy the whole base, and fly back to civilisation.
Long-distance lorry driver Kieran has built his life around control. He keeps emotional risk at arm's length, seeking anonymous hook ups in laybys where connection is never part of the deal. Until Aidan emerges from the treeline, volatile and unnervingly intense. Kieran, convinced he's in control, ignores every warning sign until the police arrive and the carefully constructed boundaries of his life begin to collapse.
LAYBY is a queer psychosexual thriller about collision between control and connection. Set over one night in a remote Scottish layby, it is a story about the need for intimacy and how far we'll go into the dark to find it.
When a notorious criminal moves in next door, a stay-at-home dad must weigh the benefits of their new friendship against the deadly threat it poses to his family.
Kate, a former US soldier, is leading a humanitarian mission into war-torn Chechnya. Alongside her is Magomed, her trusted Chechen friend. But unbeknownst to both, young rebel Larissa is stowed away amongst their cargo with a mysterious package. The pair reluctantly takes cynical US war photographer Walter on board, a teacher and her injured student. Faced with roadblocks, the group must cross the Caucasus Mountains, risking the dual threats of Russian soldiers and embittered guerrilla fighters. In a land where friends and foes are one and the same, the journey takes a dramatic turn, pushing the small group to the limits, in order to survive.
