Projects in genres: Drama

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Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman. Adaptation of the crime novel 'The Snowman' by Jo Nesbø.

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Experimental artist and auteur Andrew Kotting creates a groundbreaking crossover between narrative film and contemporary art piece, based on the award-winning play by Hattie Naylor. The film is inspired by the true story of Ivan Mishukov, who walked out of his Moscow apartment at the age of four and spent two years living on the city streets where he was adopted by a pack of wild dogs. In the recession-ravaged city, Ivan’s human world was dominated by deprivation and violence; his only hope was to turn to feral dogs for company, protection and warmth. Kotting’s spellbinding and utterly original story of survival conjures the streets of Moscow in the 1990s through the eyes of a child, drawing on a range of innovative modes and techniques to produce a montage essay on the state of the world. Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018 - International premiere

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After three years Aaron returns to his old estate upon hearing about the death of his younger brother Tom. Aaron's path soon crosses with old circles and he learns his cousin Ryan owes a debt to Shane Waldron for losing a large stash of drugs. Aaron knows ruthless Shane only too well having worked for him in the past, he takes on Ryan's debt in order to stop Shane from taking their Grandmothers house. Aaron finds himself back in a life of crime in order to raise the money. In his race against the clock and with obstacles in his way he seeks help from his ex girlfriend Danielle and cousin Ryan. Aaron pulls out all the stops, however in doing so he uncovers some dark secrets about his past.

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An intimate portrayal of a family's last day together, set against the backdrop of North London. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - International premiere

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Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi's father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a connection and spend a few days discovering one another during the Finnish midsummer. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Love Strand - World premiere

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The story of A. A. Milne, the celebrated children’s creator of Winnie the Pooh, and his relationship with his young son, Christopher Robin, who, alongside his toys was the unwitting inspiration for one of the most successful children stories ever created. Set in England between the World Wars, the story focuses on the young Christopher Robin. A painfully lonely little boy, an only child with little to no relationship with his successful socialite parents, who becomes an overnight international star due to the immense success of his father’s books. Christopher possesses great vulnerability and deep pain masked by a wonderful and wild imagination. A touching account of a young boy growing up in the shadow of his own fame.

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A haunting metaphorical take on the physical and mental isolation of the migrant experience. Inspired by the director’s father’s experience of being trapped in Greece’s Ellinikon Airport without a passport in 1977, the film follows a week in the life of a man who has been living in limbo at an airport for a decade. All promises of movement are ultimately met with stasis in this profound evocation of our epoch of desperate migration. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival - Experimenta Strand - World premiere

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Charting the rise to stardom of a stand-up comedienne (Maxine Peake) in an all male world during the 1970s and 80s in industrial Northern England. From her violent childhood to her turbulent adult relationships, she uses the raw material of her life experiences to bring comedy to the stage. A stand-up comedienne in an all-male world, the film delivers tragedy and comedy in equal measure. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Laugh Strand - World premiere

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Phillip Goodman, professor of psychology and arch sceptic has his rationality tested to the hilt when he receives a letter apparently from beyond the grave. His mentor Charles Cameron, the ‘original’ TV parapsychologist went missing fifteen years before, presumed dead and yet now he writes to Goodman saying that the pair must meet. Cameron, it seems, is still very much alive. And he needs Goodman to find a rational explanation for three unsolved cases that have shaken Cameron to his core. As Goodman investigates, he meets three haunted people, each with a tale more frightening, uncanny and inexplicable than the last. Gradually, Goodman unearths a hidden truth more terrifying still, that will pull his life apart. An adaptation of the critically acclaimed stage play 'Ghost Stories'. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Cult Strand - World premiere

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Matty Burton is a middleweight boxing world champion, now coming towards the end of his career, who knows that he must make his money and get out of the game. His aim is to secure a home with his wife Emma, and a future for their baby daughter Mia. His opponent is the brash and controversial Andre Bryte. A big puncher who courts controversy with his outlandish statements. Andre’s intent is to rip the title from Matty, a task that Andre feels is going to be easy. After a titanic battle, Matty returns home to Emma, but moments later collapses on the living room floor from a delayed reaction to a devastating punch. When Matty awakes from the coma, the real fight begins. Suffering from memory loss and with his personality altered, Matty must begin to piece his life back together as his world disintegrates. A powerful and beautiful story about loss and, ultimately, triumph. About identity, and how in life you sometimes have to dig deep into your soul to discover who you really are. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Love Strand - World premiere

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An abstract portrait of a recently redundant contractor in the declining Scottish oil industry. 'Not Required Back' presents a personal, fragmented relationship set to the crumbling and obtuse oil industry in North East Scotland. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Dare Strand - World premiere

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Only two kinds of people step off a cliff. Those that want to die and those that want to live. JC is a B.A.S.E. jumper, a global playboy who lives his life quite literally on the edge, pursuing man's greatest dream - to fly. When a jump goes wrong, that dream is violently shattered. Faced with the death of his best friend, JC must confront a haunting secret from his past. Drawn towards his friend's grieving lover, Ash, he pushes himself harder than ever before - flying lower, closer, faster and recording every moment. JC's dark descent threatens not only his life but the lives of all those around him. 'BASE' follows a man over the edge and watches him fall. This is his legacy.