After a violent storm, Ali Abdul Hussein awakens on a deserted Cuban beach, sick and disoriented. Taken to Havana, he meets Manuela, a beautiful and sensual dancer. She is reluctant to take in this tormented stranger, suspecting he’s a prisoner from Guantanamo Bay. However, she relents, drawn to this troubled foreigner. Plunged into the music and romance of Havana, Ali struggles to separate fantasy from reality. He is haunted by nightmares, taken back to the interrogation room’s pain and humiliation, and by startling visions linking his past and his present life. But are these nightmares flash backs to his experiences in the prison or just dreams of a tortured soul?
Dr Deepa is in the UK for a short term fellowship with Dr Gareth Williams at an NHS Hospital. Here she is exposed to the attractions of working in the NHS, the life style that the West offers. She also meets and falls in love with a fellow doctor. When her fellowship comes to an end, they have to face issues that must balance their personal and professional aspirations. This has implications for many in the UK and so many that await her return to India.
Inspired by the sassy female vocalists from the 30s and 40s, live action sequences of alternative girl group The Puppini Sisters, are inter cut with Laurie J. Proud's classic cartoon style animation. The promo features the heroic GI Bugle Boy, who along with his band creates a rhythmic whirlwind of fun that sweeps through London.
'Poor People are allowed to have the same dreams as anyone else.'
Boot Polish is a magical short film about a shoe shine boy Babar who becomes emotionally involved with a courtesan.
The surreal adventures of a damaged ray-gun hero questing through a B-Movie universe.
Square chinned Captain Eager, arrives in his wobbly Bakelite rocket, brought out of mothballs by the sprawling, hi-tech corporation Macro Space. The brief is to investigate a maverick ‘client’ – The villainous Colonel Regamun who has taken over the Veritan Sector using the ‘Mark of Voth’.
Aided by old pals Professor Moon, Scrutty and the love lorn Jenny, Eager rockets into B-Movie adventure unaware that it is all a set up. For Colonel Regamun is an enemy from the past craving revenge - and he is luring the brave yet clunky Captain to a final B-Movie showdown. But along the journey Eager learns to confront his monsters from the past and he triumphs by understanding that his enemy is human too.
The remarkable story of a children’s party given by notorious punk group the Sex Pistols on Christmas Day 1977. The testimonies of those who were there, together with previously unseen footage of the Sex Pistols, reveals a largely unknown episode in the band’s history.
An office worker discovers how easy it is to break free from his dull job, start a band and get the girl - realising his passion for music. Music video for the song by Common Rotation.
Clubbing to Death is set in the murky world of club culture, where Dench, a low life gangster runs the five biggest clubs in London, and supplies drugs to all of them. Everything seems to be going well until he gets greedy and decides to rip off his supplier by hijacking the next consignment before it reaches the UK. Trouble is the guy he's been dealing with forgot to mention that they belong to a psychotic American holed up in Morocco. Will Dench and his loyal right-hand man Chris be able to stop the mad Yank's plans to destroy his clubs and family before it's too late?
A journey around the block of an animated landscape.
A composition made of audiovisual life extracts and mixed realities that will walk your imagination all the way. Diverse as daily life, this short explores several animation and editing techniques, bringing together experiences from all visual arts.
Seat and enjoy the view.
Ellie (Sasha Jackson) struggles to become a dancer, despite the misgivings of her mother (Sally Reeve). She fantasises about Dance God (Brendan Cole) before meeting the down to earth Mark (Travis Oliver). With success as a belly dancer in her grasp, she must choose between her dreams and the people she loves.
A truly beautiful movie for dancers and dreamers alike.
Sex, Drugs, Music. That's life.
This film is a mixture of genres; thriller, horror, comedy, romance, drama, musical, surreal, fantasy, sci-fi, noir and everything else.
The film is essentially about reality, the perception of reality and repression. It's about a young man, John, trying to stave off the feelings of belonging and notions of madness. This narrative runs through the heart of the film whilst others intertwine with it. A serial killer, a futuristic agent, a psychologist, a lover, a friend and a transvestite all add to the confusion and mayhem that create this onslaught on the senses. Is his girlfriend real? Is his best friend real? What is real? And as John finds out:'You can't keep running!'
The habitual dreamer can't seem to discipher his dreams. Is the mysterious transvestite the key? All this and more awaits the viewer in this original and confused film.
But the final revelation might be too much for some. Or does it all fit? It's up to you.
Or is it?
