Projects in genres: Drama

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Football is Charlie’s joy. When he has the ball at his feet, he can make magic happen - a gift that many teenage boys only dream of. Now the opportunity for Charlie to play professionally has come along. It looks like Charlie will be able to succeed where his father could not. But Charlie has a secret, a secret locked in his heart. Now, with his future seemingly mapped out, the secret cannot stay hidden any longer. Charlie’s decision to reveal the truth tears his once united family apart and puts his friends in turmoil. No-one is quite sure of themselves or each other anymore and the road back to harmony is paved with obstacles, prejudices and confusion.

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First brought together by their shared love of music, ten years later Liam and Natalie have reached a breaking point. Opposites attract, but aren’t necessarily working long-term. Liam, a struggling musician, cannot let go of his vinyl collection and refuses to adapt to a world of smartphones and instant downloads. Natalie has let go of her dream of designing album covers and has become a rising star at her advertising firm. As they make the difficult decision to separate, they start by splitting their prized music library, but the soundtrack that defined their relationship keeps pulling them back together. Adapted by Philip Gawthorne from his award-winning play. Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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In rural Pakistan, a mother and her two daughters are forced to defend their family home from their uncle and his men. As the women fight to keep the men at bay, the film alternates through different timelines and we watch the events that have led to the siege unfold. When the women’s resistance leaves two of his men dead, their enraged uncle calls in a local ragtag militia - two hundred armed bandits. With only a handful of bullets left, eldest daughter Nazo refuses to give in. The film is based on an extraordinary true story. Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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Ralph, a once famous writer is in his seventies and terminally ill. He has things to do before he dies: to be reconciled with his long-abandoned son, Michael, and secretly, to ensure he is not a burden to his devoted young wife, Anna, as he goes ‘into that good night.’ But Ralph ruins all hope of reconciliation when he picks a fight with Michael’s girlfriend, Cassie. Later, alone, Ralph receives the sinister and mysterious “Visitor” whose services he has hired to provide a painless ending to his life. But the Visitor plays a devastating trick. Ralph ‘wakes up’ to face the damaged potential that life still holds for him and with his second chance he has a short window of opportunity to right some wrongs. Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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Animated feature film about the life and mysterious death of Vincent Van Gogh, recounted through the Post-Impressionist’s paintings and the characters that inhabit them. Featuring over 120 of Van Gogh’s greatest paintings, the plot, drawn from the 800 letters written by the painter himself, leads to the significant people and events in the time leading up to his unexpected death. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Create Strand

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Philip, a young orphan, believes his mysterious, beautiful cousin Rachel may have been responsible for the murder of his beloved guardian Ambrose, also a cousin of theirs. As Philip plots his revenge, he finds his feelings complicated as he falls under Rachel’s beguiling spell. Adaptation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier novel.

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A short dark comedy that explores how a hard Brexit could affect relationships in the not too distant future.

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Real and imaginary worlds collide when a lonely date entry clerk reaches through his computer screen, in search of a genuine connection...

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An emotionally hardened young woman wrestles with difficult memories when her estranged father returns from time in prison. As he teaches her how to box, reconciliation seems possible, but their traumatic past will not be easily washed away.

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Dylan has sacrificed everything to be with the woman he loves: his home, his family, his very nature. Dawn breaks, Gwen dies. Dylan returns to the seashore where they first met but his homecoming is bittersweet, for what is eternal life without love? A love story with a magical twist.

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A polish political prisoner cuts the hair of Rudolph Höss in Auschwitz.

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The story of one week in the lives of Kim and Bex. They undertake a series of bizarre challenges which leave their friends and teachers bewildered. The girls have always kept themselves to their very different friendship groups, and their new-found friendship is raising eyebrows around the school.