Projects in genres: Drama

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Set in the world of illegal bike-racing, the film charts the journey of a young woman whose brother is killed on the streets of London in a hit-and-run, and who then must push herself to her mental and physical limits to find justice.

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When a strange sound wipes out the hearing population, a small group of Deaf people must band together to survive.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2017 - International Narrative Short Film Selection

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India 1947. A British detective is sent on a secret mission to intercept the killer who will alter history by assassinating the man of peace - Mahatma Gandhi. In a race against time, he overcomes local police, intense heat and his own inner fears until he reaches Gandhi and shoots.

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Jimmy, an orphan teenager confined to a wheelchair, and Sophie, an elderly, homeless woman, are resigned to separate lives of loneliness, until they discover a shared passion: chess. When they play out the game of their lives, checkmate reveals their true identities and feelings. Two lives, one destiny. Earth.

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Lydia, a young Berber Algerian bride joins her husband in France, but is it the place of her dreams...

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A tale of strife and self discovery between Dai Pritchard, a middle-aged alcoholic of self imposed isolation and Gwyn Thomas, a naive council official trapped in a life of purposeless comfort.

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MY FERAL HEART is an award-winning, understated character study bolstered by critically acclaimed performances, distinctive cinematography and a deeply evocative score. A warm-hearted yet hard-hitting drama about new beginnings, the power of unforeseen friendships, and the remarkable effect of one young man on the people he meets.
A sudden bereavement forces Luke, a fiercely independent young man with Down syndrome, into a daunting new environment where he finds unexpected support from Eve a feisty, streetwise carer, and Pete, a complex local lad dealing with his own demons. Luke’s search for solace leads to an encounter with a desperate young girl in need of help. While friendships bloom, long-buried secrets are revealed, and Luke verges dangerously close to disaster.
(Emma Boa, Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 brochure)

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A hard-hitting drama based on the true story of a young woman who must deal with the devastating effects of having a murderer for a brother.
Anne Marie O’Donnell pieces together the harrowing events that lead to the murders by her brother Brendan in the forest of East Clare, Ireland, of a young mother, her son and the curate, Father Joe Walsh. Piece by piece, as her story unfolds Anne Marie reveals the neglect by the state, the brutal physical beatings that her brother suffered as a child at home and the sexual abuse and rape inflicted by his nightmarish parish Priest whilst in his care. Ultimately, mistakes and lost opportunities all lead to tragic consequences.

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Roxanne, a young homeless woman, crosses unexpectedly with an ex-boyfriend on the streets of London.

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In a post-apocalyptic industrial town, a father and his daughter embark on an adventure in search of a better world. Searching for Sunnyvale is a mixed-media animated short film developed and funded through Creative England's scheme iShorts, an extraordinary tale of paternal love, hope, imagination and... tinned pineapple.

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It's after her Skin...
As Leela's eighteenth birthday approaches the very power that grows wild and strong inside of her is exactly what attracts the most malevolent of creatures...the Cicada. With only her grandparents to guide her, can Leela survive an evil that has already killed both her parents?

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One Saturday morning, a middle aged couple decides to make love in their car in the driveway to put a spark back in their marriage - only to find it has rather the opposite effect..