Projects in genres: Drama

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South London. Four in the morning.
A desperate man tries to save the ones he loves.
But you can't save everyone.

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Jamie, a shy and quiet loner, spends the afternoon with Ben after meeting him on a dating app. As they chat, Jamie finds himself opening up and letting loose his hopes and fears in an unexpected awakening.

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Parveen will always see her daughter Khadejah as a little girl. However, on Khadejah's 18th birthday, the tender bond between mother and daughter is strained as Parveen is left to face one of her biggest fears.

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A young man meets the worn voice of a fading city under the lights of a London sex shop.

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The story of a lonely but upbeat girl called Shelby who rides the local buses in an attempt to keep warm and find meaningful connections with her fellow passengers - in a world that all too often looks the other way.
A sensitive look at those in the community who are vulnerable and marginalised. Highlighting that their lives, like those of all of us, are essentially the result of many factors beyond our control rather than any personal action.

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Two Feet Tall is a modern-day fairy-tale of empowerment - at ground-level. We follow a week-in-the-life of a downtrodden office worker - entirely from the perspective of her feet - and discover that sometimes confidence is a little lift in the sole...

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Cosmo, a South African pianist falls in love with Sakeena, a British Muslim ballerina, who is being forced into an arranged marriage by her abusive radicalised Uncle Jehandar.
Through their struggle, Cosmo tries to show that the power of love is far more important than the love for power. Cosmo seems like the perfect choice for Sakeena, but he is running away from a dark past which catches up with him as he tries to prove his love for Sakeena. Only ever wanting true happiness, the pair begin to fight for their freedom to love each other, but this leads to her family discovering the truth about their relationship.
Feeling betrayed, her Uncle Jehandar arranges an honour killing and promises her family that she will never step a foot out line once he's finished with her.

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Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime.
Refusing to take the loss of their pensions lying down and to fade away into their declining years, Arthur and Marta decide to fight back. They decide to take back what was theirs in the first place. They decide to start robbing banks.

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Based on the true story of the eponymous New York heiress who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer. The film celebrates the human spirit, the power of music and the passion of amateurs everywhere.
The voice Florence Foster Jenkins heard in her head was divine, but to the rest of the world it was hilariously awful. At private recitals, her devoted 'husband' and manager, St Clair Bayfield, managed to protect Florence from the truth. But when Florence decided to give her first public concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall, St Clair realised he had perhaps bitten off more than he could chew.
Belfast Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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The story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
A rare and poignant love story, this is an uplifting biopic of Nina Simone during a turbulent period in the iconic artist's life. Set in France during the 1990s with frequent flashbacks to defining moments in her life and her remarkable and unique music, this film tells the story of a tormented genius who eventually finds love and peace.
The legacy of a legend who continues to engage, enthral and inspire audiences around the globe.

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A French police unit tries to stop a group of criminals

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Two mercenaries ride a wave of pitch black camaraderie as they travel through the desert night on their way to carry out a kidnapping in Iraq.
As the raid progresses, their frenzied world turns in on itself, as past misdeeds come to the surface violently tearing their world apart.
Tribeca Film Festival 2016 - World premiere