A young jazz pianist and a double bass player are living a harmonious idyll until one of their flautist friends moves in with them in their small Parisian apartment.
Official Selection Kigali Cine-Junction 2024 - International premiere
A dark comedy giving a glimpse into the eccentric world of megastar actor Otto Fonk.
Otto awakes bandaged in hospital and unrecognised by his fellow patients, he then undergoes a journey of self discovery climaxing in mischief.
A young woman is confronted by her inability to access her own anger as she makes a final attempt to acknowledge it through the act of hugging her father.
Two women, one from the African Diaspora, the other from the East Asian Diaspora, recall the risk, and fearless endeavour made on their behalf. A story of self-sacrifice, self-awakening, and self-expression. They embarked on treacherous journeys across precarious seas, unified in a desire to be all that they can dream.
LET’S DANCE AGAIN is a short film which revolves around William, an Alzheimer’s patient, and Esme, his carer. It occurs over one day - the day they first meet. William is a very charming, caring and funny character, but due to his Alzheimer’s, he can become very anxious. When he has an anxiety attack, William becomes the complete opposite person, he becomes lost in his own home and doesn’t recognise anyone, even family.
Esme is new to caring and due to being William’s niece she wants to care for him as best she can. But due to her naivety she doesn’t always do the best for William and sometimes makes situations worse. Esme learns that William isn’t as capable as she thought and creates a bond with him when they discuss his past in his jazz band.
When the pair talk about William’s musical past, he becomes his usual self, and they bond more than ever. Esme decides that playing jazz music will increase William’s memory of his past and they end up dancing together, having a nice time and agree they need each other.
Will humanity ever be accepting of the outsider? Or are they destined to suffer as the Merman did hundreds of years ago? Madeleine Wynn's film uses the medieval myth of the Merman to weave around issues of present day prejudice.
Haunted by what she has seen while carrying out humanitarian work with refugees in the Mediterranean and traumatised by her experiences, Mari returns to her parents coastal home in rural England. There, through an unlikely acquaintance, she discovers the medieval legend of the Merman. The truth behind this seemingly innocent myth is darker than Mari could imagine. The message it bears across the centuries restores her resolve.
For as long as Jack can remember he and Danny have been friends, Danny has always got Jack into trouble. Young Jack has a few brushes with the law and blows up half a high street before turning to acting. All is going well until Jack lands his first feature film role in a gangster movie and Danny allows Jack to shadow his South London criminal family. Jack is soon in it way over his head with hilarious and deadly consequences.
A captivating story of a young boy's transformative journey inspired by iconic characters like Shaft and James Bond.
Munidi, a young boy from a village somewhere in Africa, isn't happy with his image and so he sets about transforming his life. Who can help him realise his Life Ambitions? James Bond?
An anxious young man struggles to accept his vulnerabilities whilst on holiday in an upper-class summer residence in Sardinia with his overtly masculine family.
In spring 2020, five art students and two lecturers went missing in a remote forest in Ireland. What happened to them has remained unknown - until now.
Their last movements are pieced together from footage recovered from a police operation almost two years later, where it becomes clear that what started out as an innocent prank became a horrific fight for survival in the cold darkness of Glenarma Forest.
Presented as a true crime/found footage film, THE GLENARMA TAPES is the latest film to be produced through Northern Ireland Screen's New Talent Focus.
Official Selection FrightFest London 2023
The short film uses subtle fairy tale motifs to explore the problems that many woman face in today's society which is shown through the perspective of a teenage girl named Ophelia.
Amy, a sexual surrogate, is employed to help a high-security psychiatric patient overcome his intimacy issues in order to make parole. Incarcerated for 18 years, Dan must confront his dark past if he is to have any chance of freedom.
Official Selection Raindance Film Festival 2023