Projects in genres: Drama

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The tragic story of an American music virtuoso who found in 1970s Iran the love and acceptance he never received back home, and who was punished by his country upon his return after the Iranian revolution. Over images of a young boy playing the accordion in a home movie from 1940’s America, a radio host comments on the trial that was to ruin Lloyd Miller´s life decades later in the Eighties – for charges he was innocent of. The images of the young boy are quickly replaced with images of an Iranian TV show from the 1970’s, where a sharply dressed man named Kurosh Ali Khan is being interviewed in Farsi about his musical creation, Oriental Jazz. Music kicks in, and now we see the man presented in a video, much younger, playing the santur, a Persian instrument, accompanied by jazz. A voice begins to narrate, in the third person, the story of Kurosh, an American man who is forced by political circumstances to leave the country he’s considered his only real home for seven years. He is on his way back to America, leaving his life as a famous TV host behind him.

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Kiera is being bullied at school. She’s the nerdish captain of the a cappella club and an easy target. Or so it seems. In fact, her a cappella club possess a secret, supernatural power: when they sing 'The Devil’s Harmony’, listeners are sent into a state of never-ending sleep. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - Shorts Programme

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'What are my nipples for?' Ron asks and falls into a personal crisis and finds a drastic solution. Inspired by a Celtic fertility ritual.

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An intimate insight into the relationship between a mother and her son in the midst of the most dangerous journey of their lives. BAFTA Film Awards 2020 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation

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Beginning the morning after a family wedding, Charlotte and Dan Edmunds embark on their long drive home. Hungover and arguing, they narrowly avoid hitting a broken down motorist. Discovering it to be Dan’s colleague, Samuel, they offer him a lift home. But little do they realise the danger they have invited in to their world. Righteous and determined, Samuel is there to force Charlotte into admitting a secret and it soon becomes clear that a confession will not be enough.

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A dissatisfied and alienated young woman finds momentary purpose when a strange self-help guide comes into her life. Although her life improves, when she unwittingly encounters the author in a pub she is faced with an unsettling realisation.

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In Lagos, Nigeria, Ebele Njoko has been running all his life. A search for acceptance and love from his family, has led him to recreate himself as Adrian Njoko, respected father, husband, and brother. Suddenly, Adrian’s past and secrets have caught up with him and his world soon begins to crumble as he frantically tries to control the growing ripple effect of a revelation. Adapted from Jude Dibia’s Natur och Kultur award-winning 2005 book 'Walking With Shadows'. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Love Strand - World premiere

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Eve has lost her husband in Afghanistan. She takes her young son to a remote Suffolk beach house to grieve, but there's someone else in the house grieving her loss from another war.

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Set in current day Brooklyn, the story of Lilian, a lazy but charming and beautiful young woman who, having broken up with her boyfriend, has been placed into the care of family friend and famed reclusive author, Julia Price. To impress her ex-boyfriend, and the other cynics around her, Lilian suddenly decides to make a documentary on Julia - albeit an unauthorized one - with surprisingly amusing results. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Spotlight Narrative - World premiere

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The Northern Scottish town of Fraserburgh; where boys become men through late-night drag racing as they dream of escapism. Like many, Finnie, a 36-year old former street racer, now works at the local fish factory with his teenage son, who is slowly following in his footsteps. One night, struggling to deal with his inner turmoil, and no longer able to ignore the fact that he’s going nowhere, he decides to go for one final joyride and risks losing his family forever. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - International Narrative Competition - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Journey Strand - European premiere

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Kaden is a world-class ski jumper in Whistler, Canada, unexpectedly presented with the chance of reconnecting with his teenage sweetheart. Khai is a corporate executive in Shanghai, China, faced with the fact that the girl he fantasizes about on the internet has just started working in his office. The two men go about their lives, without knowing that they are connected. When one is awake, the other is asleep. They dream each other. They are, in some strange way, the same person. The question is what happens if they were ever to meet…. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Viewpoints - World premiere

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When a fun-loving, middle-aged single mum accidentally gets pregnant from a one-night-stand, her prim teenage daughter is scandalized. But mother and daughter slowly reverse roles as the pregnancy progresses. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Discovery - International premiere