Projects in genres: Comedy

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Contrasting artistic visions, misplaced confidence and blatant ignorance collide on the backdrop of an increasingly fragile and divided world.

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Seventeen year old, music obsessed school girl Kat Malone tricks her way into managing struggling band Dollar Days, pretending to be a band manager her twenties. Set in London, 'Kat and the Band' tells of one young girl’s headstrong determination to follow her own path when confronted by tough life lessons, her mother’s unwavering exasperation and the weight of expectation, in this entertaining and touching coming-of-age comedy-drama. Persuading disillusioned bassist Alex to give her a trial as manager and with the support of her free-minded gran, Kat takes the band on tour. Kat’s entrepreneurial spirit generates band buzz and begins to re-energize Alex but success is short lived. As gigs get cancelled, band members lose faith, and exam time looms, Kat realizes pretending to be someone you’re not isn’t easy. Kat must courageously navigate the challenges of growing up, whilst understanding the power of following your heart and dreams, and the surprise effect it can have on others...

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An ex bodybuilding champion now personal trainer finds secret excitement in his life when he agrees to train a young man for championships; an overweight beauty clinic secretary who lacks confidence in her physical appearance uses her sexy voice to create a persona for seducing men she feels she could never have; and a dispirited religious singer tries his luck at becoming a wedding singer to increase the chances of finding the love of his life. This is the bittersweet tale of three middle-aged disenchanted characters yearning for love and connection in a city that does not embrace them. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Love Strand - World premiere Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019 - Voices - International premiere

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Jake is an introvert, illiterate, and unable to hold down a basic job. Unbeknown to those around him, however, he is intelligent and ingenious - strengths he uses to secretly observe his neighbour, Alice, the woman he loves. But Alice lives with her boyfriend, Guy, a small-time criminal and drug pusher. Events escalate when Jake crosses the line from Alice's voyeur to direct manipulation of Guy's illicit dealings. Things come to a head when Alice is assaulted by Guy and his accomplice. After an unconvincing appeal to the Police, Jake decides to rescue Alice in his own ingenious, yet ultimately dangerous, way.

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An east-end drug dealer has to take his son to work and spends the day struggling to connect with him. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - World premiere

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California ‘77: playground of the rich and famous, sun-soaked, sex-crazed and powered by shitloads of Colombian cocaine. Leading the parade is maverick auto-designer John DeLorean, a high-risk gambler and corporate vampire. Blinded by ambition, even if that means selling his soul, DeLorean will stop at nothing to design the ultimate car of the future, a sports car with wings. On the outside looking in is DeLorean’s neighbour Jim Hoffman, barely supporting his family while living high-end on the pay of a low-end bullshit artist. When busted by the feds with a planeload of drugs, Jim is forced to turn snitch by Special Agent Benedict Tisa. His ultimatum: deliver the head of John DeLorean. A turbo-charged tale of ambition, entrapment and betrayal based on a true story of sting operations and lurid celebrity scandals. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - Special Presentations

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A mother daughter relationship in crisis, one hitting the menopause, and no use to anyone! And an 18-year-old leaving home bursting with independence. What's the point in having a kid!!

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A Black Comedy about Sex, Lies and Gaffer Tape. Ben and Charlie have it all - killer careers, great flat on the river, a tantalising sex life - but they're stuck in a rut. Their efforts to keep the spark alive take them from swinging to dogging, but nothing is quite as expected! Ben has one last roll of the dice and books a 'Luxury Kidnap Experience' for Charlie's birthday. Finally, all seems to be going to plan; but, who are these amateurs in balaclavas? Is that pee? And is Ben definitely sure he booked the spanking?

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Acting a fool convinced you're a queen. LIVE A LITTLE taps into the pressures and the amounts of self-control that go into being a ”good woman” in a patriarchal society by celebrating women who decide to not care. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 - Short Film Competition

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11-year-old Joanna tries to understand grief for the first time when she witnesses her mother's manic reaction to the death of Princess Diana, whilst trying to use the incident to get out of Sunday School. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Laugh Strand

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Having dreamed of the perfect wedding, Laney wakes up with the world's most unwelcome wedding guest in her bed - NeckFace. In this dark body-horror comedy, will Laney still go through with it? After all they have spent £950 on taffeta chair ties and £200 on her mother's hat alone?.

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Barry attempts to elicit the help of his former lover after a terrible incident involving his Nan. Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2019 - International Competition