Projects in genres: History

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Britain’s first Muslim war heroine in Europe is tested to the limit as she faces her brutal Nazi captors for the last time. Can she hold on to London’s secret plans as the Allied forces finally start advancing through France? Inspired by the true story of WW2 spy Noor Inayat Khan.

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Virtual reality project by Human Studio seeking to demonstrate the ‘personality of a place’, via a combination of original 360° filming, archive imagery and audio interviews. Official Selection Immersive Futures Lab, BEYOND 2022 (Cardiff)

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Our generational story begins in 1969, with our protagonist Caleb, in the heyday of his early 30's throwing a 'Blues' (a house party). We immerse our viewer into a world that was vibrant, in every sense of the word, paying homage to the exciting era of when Britain was introduced to something that changed it forever. In our story the night unfolds and we are introduced to our antagonist Sean, whose curious nature leads him into prohibited spaces. The plot thickens as we continue our story into 2016 with Caleb, now a grandfather, navigating his way through his sound system legacy and guiding his 21 year old grandson, Trojan. Memories of Sean and an illness Caleb bats away lurk underneath his routine catch up with his grandson. With the aim to shoot a feature film that encapsulates the communal aspect of the Sound System Culture in today’s society, we made this short to tease the viewer into our world. We explore social dynamics, history and a music scene that made an indelible imprint on bass culture in England. Official Selection, New York Indie Shorts Awards 2026

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Belgium - France border, May 1940 During the British retreat to Dunkirk, two soldiers take cover in a church cellar. Trapped behind enemy lines, they must try to survive without any resources.

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'Fib' is the Pictish name for the contemporary Scottish region known as The Kingdom of 'Fife'. It also means a trivial or white lie. Filmed at locations in Fife, the film focuses on two census takers and considers the resulting information and actions as ‘factish’. The filmmaker and writer Alex Hertherington wrote of 'Fib' in his essay, 'A Poetic Measurement' , "Karen Cunningham stages her work in the temporal and the travelogue, 'indexes of time' on aspects of landscape -its images, objects, scale and extremes." Commissioned by LUX and Collective Gallery.

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Late 18th-century England. A nightmarish teenager and a rookie Reverend lock horns over Sunday school attendance. 'The Devil Is In Me' is a period comedy filmed on location in Somerset, England. Starring Brad Morrison (OUTLANDER, FANTASTIC BEASTS) and Bella Salisbury (UNDER SALT MARSH) with an original score by Ivor Novello winning composer, Ben Salisbury (EX MACHINA, STEVE, DEVS). Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026

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A dramatized historical account of the rise and fall of Urbain Grandier, a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest accused of witchcraft following the supposed possessions in Loudun, France; it also focuses on Sister Jeanne des Anges, a sexually repressed nun who inadvertently incites the accusations. An enduring masterpiece of cinema, KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is a prescient epic of obsession and corruption – and a defining work of art from seminal filmmaker Ken Russell. Assembled from the original camera negative, this new 4K restoration presents Ken Russell’s definitive vision of THE DEVILS by referencing the edit he privately constructed in 2004. KEN RUSSELL’S THE DEVILS is the uncut and unfiltered theatrical experience that Russell always envisioned. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2026 - Cannes Classics - 4K Restoration - World premiere