Projects in genres: Drama

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When flat earth activist Fawn takes her alternative beliefs offline and onto the streets, frustration and rejection lead her to wrestle with her newfound ideology.

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Marnie's journey home takes an unusual turn.

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A once loving and vibrant family is left devastated when a shocking incident causes a ripple in the family. While time moves on for the rest of the world, including the perpetrator. For the family, it does not.

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Lola, a young girl with depression is forced by her mother to re-form a friendship with Zack, a childhood friend. Each of the teens has a genetic condition which affects their lives in different ways, and as they spend more time together, their friendship grows.

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A desperate girl times her first break-up to coincide with Christmas Dinner at her boyfriend's parents.

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After saving a queer homeless teen from a far-right gang, a misanthropic nightclub bouncer reluctantly offers the boy a place to stay for the night. However, in the dark, the walls they built to lock away their pasts start to crack, threatening their uneasy truce. Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021

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Kim has found the perfect new home, except for one detail: the basement - and the psychotic realter who wants to keep her locked in it. Her husband is blissfully unaware of the evils that lurk in that house, and he's due to arrive at any minute now.

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MA’AM is Queen Victoria as you’ve never seen her before – the original ‘Instamum’, struggling with post-natal depression while facing a photo shoot to show off her perfect family to the world. The dark, funny and moving story of a woman spiralling under the pressure of expectations.

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The fragile relationship between the withdrawn and solitary June, and Ghita, an extroverted young woman with a long history of depression is tested when Ghita has a revelation and makes the decision to kill herself. In an attempt to cling onto her lover, June will become an accomplice in Ghita’s departure from life.

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1860s Sheffield, England. The famous Shakespearian actor Samuel Morgan Smith has just finished rehearsals and takes his daily walk through the City Centre and out into the Yorkshire countryside. As always he encounters many fans on his walk but suddenly something changes. An accusation. Samuel is about to play a role that is all too familiar for a Black Man, whether then or today. This film is inspired by true stories.

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Florist Clara relies on touch, sound and smell. She has recently been chatting with Art student Simon on a dating app. Clara and Simon look forward to meeting in person. However, Clara hasn't told him about her limited sight leading to an unexpected situation during their first date.

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Effeminate, depraved and looking for love. 1965, the eve of decriminalisation for acts of male homosexuality. Matthews, a young gay man at odds with the world discovers love, sex and a family in the backstreets and underground bars of Soho. Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021