Projects in genres: Drama

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An emotional detective story spread over two continents and a half century. Beneath the film's stunning and pulsing musical revelations burn the horror of a war and the lost souls extinguished from history. As Europe erupts into World War II, 9-year-old Martin comes to love his new brother Dovidl, a recent Polish-Jewish refugee to London of the same age who is a highly gifted violin prodigy. But hours before Dovidl’s debut concert performance at the age of 21 he vanishes without a trace, causing shame and ruin for their family. A lifetime later, a young violinist shows a 56-year-old Martin a stylistic flourish that could only have been taught by Dovidl. This triggers Martin’s odyssey overseas in search of his lost brother, one that will lead to surprising revelations for both men and for Helen, the woman who stood between them. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Gala Presentations - World premiere

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At 46, Dubliner Colm has a comfortable life: a managerial job in the city’s docks, two healthy teenage children, and a kind, loyal wife in Claire. After the death of his father, a destructive figure, Colm’s emotional life cracks open, and his downward spiral continues when he is made redundant. Drinking heavily and unable to confide in Claire, Colm finds himself drawn to Jay, a 19 year-old who dabbles in prostitution. Their sexual encounters and tentative friendship become Colm’s only solace from the pressures he feels - but this recklessness puts his family-life at risk. Masculinity, familial dysfunction and the very nature of love come under the microscope in this nuanced and powerfully affecting drama from the director of DAPHNE and the writer of ADAM AND PAUL and GARAGE, centred upon a stunning lead performance by Tom Vaughan-Lawlor. Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2019 - Orizzonti - World premiere

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Christmas in Dickensian London. Curmudgeon Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by three ghostly spectres. Their mission: his redemption.

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Bernard is annoyed and flabbergasted at being called the black sheep of the family for nothing more than his lifestyle choices and drinking habits. Not happy with being labelled a boozer and a liability he is seizing this moment to unload his outrage on anyone who will listen, if it takes him all day.

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An animator tries to make sense of a failed relationship.

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Two couples from East London travel to the seaside to enjoy a day out at the beach. They reflect on their memories whilst observing that Brighton has changed and that society is also changing too.

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The story takes place over one weekend in London. Cordelia lives with her twin sister, Caroline in a basement flat in Central London. Once a promising actress, an event in Cordelia’s past changed her outlook and emotional state. Her gradual move towards independence is placed into jeopardy, however, when her sister leaves with Matt, her boyfriend, for a weekend away. Seemingly able to cope at first, the weekend becomes overwhelming for Cordelia and she begins to unravel, regressing back to the state of confusion she has tried so hard to repress ever since surviving that terrible event many years ago.

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Nicola, a successful actor, agrees to play Lucio Fulci in a biopic dedicated to the director. The actor begins a journey to discover Fulci man, so that he can interpret it in the best way. He will meet his daughters, friends, collaborators of the director, and the most profound scholars of Fulci's work. He will have access to new and unseen materials. Nicola, divided between the preparation of the film and the study of the character, will deeply question the true nature of a man who, already in life, had rewritten his biography. A biography in which myth, creation and legend have rewritten an exhilarating and dramatic life.

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GO MAKE MEMORIES is a short film which hopes to raise awareness of the ultra-rare and devastating group of genetic conditions, Niemann-Pick Disease (NPD). The experiences of the individuals and families affected by NPD takes centre stage in this production, which uses a mixture of live action and animation to explore the impact this rare condition has on those affected by it. The film follows the deterioration of the child and the subsequent emotional turmoil that comes hand in hand with such a diagnosis...especially when this is followed up with the suggestion by the family's doctor to simply, "Go Make Memories"...

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Compelled to buy an old writing case, and finding faint traces of a poem within, a young Cornish poet unknowingly calls back the previous owner from beyond the grave. Haunted into completing the poem she becomes broken and succumbs to the endless cycle of creation and death... Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020

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When a worker falls to his death at a care home, it appears to be a terrible accident. But when a detective questions a young man with Down's syndrome spotted at the scene, they uncover a crime more shocking than anyone imagined.

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Black comedy thriller set in the crime genre on the North Essex coast. Two ageing hit men are put together by the mysterious crime boss Mr Mac, on what could be their final job.....A double act with gonads.