Projects in genres: Drama

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Herb’s life is a mess. He can’t hold down a job, can’t talk to his son, has a neighbour who won’t shut up and a diet that consists mainly of cheap beer and mushy peas. It’s no way to live and he knows it.
Then he learns from a TV news report that Danish prisoners have it way better than he does: a job, easily accessible healthcare, the quiet of the countryside, even an HDTV. They’re practically living in hotels.
He says goodbye (and good riddance) to his dingy flat and smuggles himself to Denmark aboard a cargo ship, landing in a quaint town with everything he needs - including a bank to rob. But when he meets a friendly local barmaid and a lovable stray dog that won’t leave his side, he begins to wonder if prison really is his only chance of finding a fulfilling life.

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A mystical young Hasidic man increasingly doubts his identity, his gender, and the nature of being as conflict between him and his pious young wife escalates with shocking consequences.

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Unable to show his true identity, Michael, a grieving tailor mouse, recounts and reckons with the memories of a past lover.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019 - World premiere

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Taking place over one night in Tokyo, Leo, a down-on-his-luck young boxer meets his 'first love', Monica, a call girl and an addict but who is still an innocent. Monica unwittingly gets caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, and the two are pursued through the night by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, Leo’s nemesis and a female assassin sent by the Chinese Triads.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Directors' Fortnight - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Midnight Madness
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentation
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020

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The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
Much like the man himself, 'Rocketman' is a larger-than-life movie musical spectacle that tells the story of Elton John - a child prodigy turned music legend.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Out of Competition - World premiere

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Olla has answered to an ad on a dating website for eastern women. She moves in with Pierre, who lives with his old mother. But nothing goes as expected.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Directors Fortnight - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Dare Strand
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - Shorts Programme - Nominated, Short Film Grand Jury Prize

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A tapestry of stories set in L.A. in the summer of 1969, at the height of hippy Hollywood.
Rick Dalton, former star of a Western TV series, and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth are both struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don’t recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbour, Sharon Tate.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Competition - World premiere

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Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine Anna is an ageing single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to a party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Short Film Competition - World premiere

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Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. She has engineered a very special crimson flower, remarkable not only for its beauty but also for its therapeutic value: if kept at the ideal temperature, fed properly and spoken to regularly, this plant makes its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one home as a gift for her teenage son, Joe. They christen it ‘Little Joe’ but as it grows, so too does Alice’s suspicion that her new creations may not be as harmless as their nickname suggests.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Competition - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Dare Strand

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Ricky, Abby and their two children live in Newcastle. They are a strong family who care for each other. Ricky has skipped from one labouring job to another while Abby, who loves her work, cares for old people. Despite working longer and harder they realise they will never have independence or their own home. It's now or never; the app revolution offers Ricky a golden opportunity. He and Abby make a bet. She sells her car so Ricky can buy a shiny new van and become a freelance driver, with his own business at last. The modern world impinges on these four souls in the privacy of their kitchen; the future beckons.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Competition - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Masters

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A professional cellist has an encounter with a stranger on the subway which has unexpected and far-reaching ramifications on his life.
Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2019 - Out of Competition Shorts - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020 - Deep Focus

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Exploring the formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a fellow group of outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the “fellowship” apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-earth novels.