Projects in genres: Crime

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Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2025 Official Selection San Sebastián International Film Festival 2025 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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In the world of London's drug war, there is no place for weakness. Mickey O'Brien a common working man is sick of struggling to survive. He wants, he feels, he deserves more - more money, more respect, and more power. On a chance night out he meets a drug dealer and his climb through the ranks of the drug world begins. Driven by ambition and an unholy thirst for power. The more he rises, the more heartless he becomes. Kiera, who once loved him, was there by his side. She always believed in his dreams, made excuses for the warning signs, and told herself there still existed good in him. However, as Mickey's fascination with control distorts into paranoia, and his hands get covered in blood, Kiera sees the monster he has turned into. Now, pursued by his foes, tormented by his own mind, and having no one to turn to, Mickey has his final reckoning. In a world where loyalty is a commodity and power is ephemeral, the question really is when you fall to the top, who will be watching you hit the ground?

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Set on the Aran Islands, Ireland, the film follows Nora, a retired forensic ecologist, whose fading memory may hold the key to solving a forgotten environmental crime responsible for climate change. As the island's landscape erodes, so too does Nora's recollection of the past, including crucial details about an ecological disaster linked to the island's demise. A determined detective arrives, hoping to extract vital information from Nora and stop future disasters. However, he quickly finds that it’s too late. Translated and narrated by Inis Oírr novelist Máire Uí Dhufaigh, SEA MONSTER (OLLPHÉIST MHARA) explores the erosion of memory, language, and landscape. Nora’s struggle to remember becomes a powerful metaphor for the larger global environmental crisis - and how the world around her, like her mind, is slipping away. In this evocative film, the fading of Nora's memories mirrors the irreversible effects of climate change, a poignant reminder that some losses, once they occur, cannot be undone.

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The series follows Johnny, a magnetic figure drawn to wild women and fast living. Haunted by his past, he spirals into turmoil, battling demons that blur memory and madness. As he unravels, Johnny's charm becomes both weapon and curse.

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After a young woman disappears, a corrupt detective and his volatile partner stumble through London’s starless underbelly, only to discover their prime suspect is entangled in a vast conspiracy - one that reveals the missing woman’s secret double life.

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Immerse yourself as a dark-web hacker in LILI, a neo-noir interactive adaptation of Macbeth set in contemporary Iran. As Lili plots a murder to secure her husband's rise in the militia, your covert actions expose the machinery of surveillance, power, and violence in a regime where nothing stays hidden. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Immersive Competition Official Selection Venice International Film Festival - Venice Immersive

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In a world where humans live alongside sock-monsters, a maverick human detective must battle lies, deception, and every movie cliché, in his hunt for the truth when a sock monster is murdered. Official Selection Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2025 Official Selection Carmarthen Bay Film Festival 2025

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Exploring the reports of a spectral mansion on the outskirts of Rougham, a village in the Eastern county of Suffolk. The film delves into local folklore surrounding these sightings as villagers recount their haunting experiences against the desolate backdrop of rural Britain. It reflects on themes of memory, place, and the fading tradition of oral storytelling, evoking the eerie atmosphere of a fractured England and our growing disconnect from the natural environment.

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Documenting the January 6 assault on the US Capitol - Filmmaker Nick Quested was embedded with the Proud Boys, and other far-right groups during the months leading up to the insurrection, capturing exclusive footage of figures including Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes that was used as evidence in hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, and as part of their larger investigation.

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A Hypnotherapist tries to get revenge for his daughter's death at the hands of a domestic abuser. One of his patients presents as in an abusive relationship and seeks his help. But nothing is as it seems and the Hypnotherapist finds himself in a tangled web of lies and deceit.

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A visually-arresting, psychologically layered journey through shifting states of consciousness. The film follows Pandemonia, a London-based conceptual artist who exists as a living artwork - an anonymous avatar navigating both real and constructed worlds. Against the stark backdrop of London’s high-rises, Pandemonia enters a mysterious castle whose corridors, stairways, and chambers form a labyrinth of the mind. Reality and the subconscious intertwine as each ascent reveals dreamlike spaces, elusive memories, and fragmented versions of self. The castle becomes a metaphor for identity - unstable, multifaceted, and shaped by the interplay of perception and projection. The work emerged from a unique collaboration with Chinese film maker Tim Yip, who provided a unseen film footage from the Love Infinity project. Using William Burroughs’ cut-up technique, these discarded fragments were deconstructed and reassembled into a new narrative through editing, animation, and digital manipulation. The film’s atmosphere is further enriched by an original score from Taiwanese musicians Code Wu and April Red, whose soundscapes heighten its hypnotic pull. Blurring the lines between found footage, conceptual performance, and cinematic dream, THE CASTLE invites viewers to explore the unstable architectures of selfhood in our image-saturated, digital age.

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Three men drive into the desert at night to wrestle with an unspeakable evil. Official Selection PÖFF Shorts Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025