Projects in genres: Woman Director

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A love story and escape movie set in an immigration removal centre. A woman named Isio is caught working without papers. Relocated and trapped inside Hatchworth Removal Centre, she learns that finding love, friendship and freedom sometimes means doing the wrong things. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 - First Feature Competition

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With a strange illness, a mother and her daughter embark on a journey to the Spanish coast to find a cure, and along the way the daughter discovers another reality far from her controlling mother. An exploration of the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship, set against the backdrop of Almería, Spain, based on the novel by Deborah Levy. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Competition - World premiere

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Stunted and frustrated by cowboy life in Saskatchewan, Charlotte flees her controlling husband in a 1978 Bronco. Landing uninvited and unannounced at her mother's apartment, 960 Park Avenue, a disgruntled Kit has just three words for her daughter: ”Am I dying?”   Set in New York’s Upper East side and its culture of eccentrics, PARK AVENUE explores the bond between mother – “A great liar” – and daughter – “A terrible one”. Through shared history, unshared truths, and loves lost,  Kit and Charlotte find each other.  Official Selection Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2025 Official Selection Dublin International Film Festival 2025

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ALSO RESISTERS considers solidarity across generations and geography. Adapted from a 1968 essay by the gay American socialist David E. McReynolds, the short archival film takes the images and sounds of the American war in Vietnam to reflect on the feedback loop between militarism abroad and at home - and the people who resisted it. Official Selection DOC NYC 2025 - Shorts Competition

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Amidst the glitz and glamour of 1940s Paris burlesque, a fast-paced romantic thriller unfolds. Based on a true story.

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An experimental short about love, set from the point of view of Jelena Djokovic.

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While on their first romantic holiday in the remote countryside with Anwar, Kat wakes up to her worst nightmare - her monster period is coming. Amidst the creeping dread and escalating tension, the couple's bond is tested.

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Two young Belfast boys try to catch a giant, mythical pike rumoured to live in their local pond. A coming-of-age drama about the transformative power of friendship and terrible monsters, both real and imagined.

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Didi moves into an unkempt house in the British city of Stoke-on-Trent. Whilst feeling ill at ease in this unfamiliar environment, she comes across a curious statue in the garden. This enchanting object helps Didi to appreciate the heritage of her new neighbourhood through an unexpected journey back in time.

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A 16mm film responding to legacies of Scottish colonialism and slavery in Guyana through archival research, matrilineal lines and sewing. Official Selection Third Horizon Film Festival 2025

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Distortions and deconstructions of Y2K pop stars' seductive images and iconic hits. Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) 2025 - World premiere

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Two teenage girls have to confront what they've left behind, before they can come to terms with where they're going. 15-year-olds Doe and Muna are going on a trip. Two girls from a dead-end seaside town, they board the train to the airport excitedly. Quiet, watchful Doe hasn’t gone anywhere since arriving in the UK the age of 3 as a refugee at from Somalia. Badass Muna, of Pakistani heritage, is the dominant force... These girls are not going on holiday, but to Istanbul, to be met by a chaperone who will take them to the Syrian border to start a new life. Disaster strikes in Istanbul when their chaperone doesn’t show. Out of their depth, they formulate a new plan to continue their journey alone. Experiencing different slices of life in the city, their resolve, faith and friendship are tested. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025