Projects in genres: Action

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Let Joey Frisk tell you about the worst week of his life.   Things are looking up for stand up comedian Joey Frisk - his foul mouthed act has drawn interest from people in high places.  Then he tells one little gag about an old school friend, who just happens to be in the audience, and things begin to unravel - suddenly Frank is everywhere Joey goes, wanting to talk about the old days.   A bold, low budget thriller from Scotland, with a powerhouse performace from Stephen McCole (Rushmore, Last Orders).

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When the recession is hitting the criminal world as hard as it is hitting Wall Street, New York gangster and loan shark, Mr Thigo (Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson) arrives in London to make an example out of one of his late payers. Already struggling financially, reformed ex- con Nick (Tamer Hassan) is given exactly 24 hours to come up with the £100,000 left on his bill or he is a DEAD MAN RUNNING. As a guarantee, Thigo’s men hold Nick’s wheelchair-bound mum (Brenda Blethyn) hostage, leaving him no choice but to comply. Enlisting the help of his best mate, Bing (Danny Dyer), the boys embark on a frantic race against the clock. Their mission takes them from the dog tracks of East London to the underground drug scene of Manchester as they try every trick and scam in the book to get the cash before it’s too late.

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Diego's Story follows a single event, a terrifying ordeal that, while over in a matter of minutes, leaves lasting repercussions. Diego, a thirty year-old living in London, becomes victim to a brutal crime when returning home from work.

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A story about a young girl’s own doubt in what to do to help her and her sister after unfortunate events with prostitution and kidnap, and her lack of acceptance of her own past.

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A Mother dead in the kitchen. A Father with blood on his hands. Not all is what it seems!

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A tragic tale told through the language of movement.

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David Bond lives in one of the most intrusive surveillance states in the world. He decides to find out how much private companies and the government know about him by putting himself under surveillance and attempting to disappear – a decision that changes his life forever. Leaving his pregnant wife and young child behind, he is tracked across the database state on a chilling journey that forces him to contemplate the meaning of privacy - and the loss of it.

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In a world where all social drugs have been replaced by the government funded, Exente; Ex Cathedra is a tale of three lost souls, Alexis, Kevin and Corban all fighting to find their place in this new world. Kevin lives a stagnant life with an adulturous wife and a mundane career. This is until he is lured into the double-dealing underground world of the Exente trade where his life takes a sharp left turn which is destined to change him forever. It is here that he meets the aluring Alexis and the strangely astute Corban. What happens when these worlds collide has consequences both perilous and liberating. Powerless to stop it, these three characters can only struggle through in hope of salvation and eventual redemption. Depicting drugs and violence with religion, love and salvation, Ex Cathedra hits on themes that rarely mix on the big screen. It is an original take on the premise of the last prophet on earth and how he would interact and handle today's world.

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A man finds himself trapped in a labyrinth of alleyways and must navigate his way to freedom. He is accosted by strange and terrifying figures. A young heroine steps in and saves him from a Cyclops, and a large ball like object chases them along a post apocalyptic tale of being lost in time and space.  

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'Let us say that a fly has fallen into a spiderweb and the spider has sucked her dry. This is a fact of the universe and such a fact cannot be forgotten. If such a fact should be forgotten, it would create a blemish in the universe. Do you understand me or not?' - I B Singer. For the last 800 years many monks, nuns and prisoners dreamed of escaping the Abbey.

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Women are violently ripped from a container. Their shocked, Moldavian, ex-special forces, husbands are told they must win six fights. Six fights to secure their freedom and earn their wives back.   Their wives are ferried to sex clubs. Their children, taken to be sold.   The same gang has stolen one of Gabe’s luxury trailers with Zaf inside. Zaf is due to marry Gabe’s daughter in just three days. Gabe runs a boxing gym, and within minutes, 15 boxers are on the warpath.   Gabe’s trailer is recovered, but Cristi, the Mafia Boss, soon takes revenge.   Gabe’s daughter is kidnapped, his son murdered and his world turned upside down. He is told in no uncertain terms ‘it is not his country anymore’. Gabe fights to save his family and his national pride. A bloody battle ensues.   In this turf war, there are no rules and no winners.   Wins Silver Palm at Mexico Wins Best Direct at Breckenridge Wins Best Actor (Danny Midwinter) at Breckenridge    Nominated Best Special Effects and Best Foreign Film in LA this week at the Action On Film Festival

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Glorious 39 is a British thriller, set in London and the idyllic Norfolk countryside when Britain stands on the brink of war. Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, is at the forefront of the movement to appease Hitler whilst others, with Winston Churchill as their powerful figurehead, believe that war is essential to combat the Nazi threat. The story is centred around the formidable Keyes family, who are determined to preserve their very traditional, English way of life in the midst of this political uncertainty. The adopted, eldest sibling Anne is a budding young actress in love with Foreign Office official Lawrence. Anne's seemingly perfect, carefree life surrounded by friends and family, begins to dramatically unravel when she stumbles across secret recordings hidden by outside forces in the out-buildings of the family home. Whilst trying to uncover the origin of these recordings, a tangled web of dark secrets begins to unfurl, along with a growing sense of menace and betrayal. As war breaks out Anne flees to London in an attempt to confirm her growing suspicions of evil at work. Only then does she begin to discover the true extent to which she has been betrayed.