Projects in genres: Drama

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A gorgeous woman ruins a neurotic man's youth, leading him to reminisce about his life of chaos and desolation.

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In the marital bed the surreal sensuality enveloping Othello and Desdemona is disturbed by a dangling telephone. As the phone pours poison into Othello’s mind he transforms into a different entity with detrimental consequences for Desdemona. Digitally drawn animation with juxtaposed shots of live action.

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Out of the imagination of acclaimed artist-filmmaker Henry Coombes comes Albert, an eccentric, aging painter doubling as an unconventional, Jung-inspired psychotherapist. When Albert’s friend asks him to counsel her lethargic grandson Ben, whose ongoing boyfriend problems are rapidly fueling an already deep depression, their subsequent therapy sessions reveal as much about Albert as they do about the troubled young man. After a visit to his studio by his chain-smoking tea swilling mate Marcella, Albert agrees to just one therapy session with the troubled Ben unsure as he is as to how he can help him... this quickly becomes extended however as Ben begins to see the benefits of his engagement with the older man. Things take a turn howvere when Ben starts to question Alberts won behaviour, and consequently the methods by which Albert is driving him. Meanwhile Alberts own behaviour becomes more outrageous as he behaves with more excess and immaturity than the boy he is trying to help! Coombes’ debut feature is a witty, perceptive study of social mores, sexual excess and the bizarre, symbiotic relationship between doctor and patient; teacher and pupil; artist and muse.

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Finding her feet on day one of her job as a life model, the young muse draws courage from years of girl guide training. Promising ‘to do her best’, standing nude in front of strangers, a most untimely event occurs that undermines her conscientious sense of duty.

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An innocent girl’s world is upturned when an ancient evil stalks her family. An attempt by a religious sect to rid the evil, ends in catastrophe, having far reaching consequences for her and other lives. THE ATTACHMENT is a story which draws the audience into a mystery that intertwines five lives across 30 years. Initially focusing on the life of two characters and their fate, the story begins in the fall of 1989, within the leafy suburbs of London, United Kingdom. A young girl Abigail Morozov becomes the focus of paranormal entities which she calls "night people" . These entities continue their intrusions, causing her great distress. The film picks up the story, as Abigail's parents in desperation , call on the aid of a peculiar religious sect known as the "Keppers De Masura" to help rid Abigail of the intrusions. Things end horribly of course, and an orphaned Abigail is left to deal with the ramifications of that fateful decision. At its core, the attachment presents a theme of fear, tragedy, guilt, love and redemption.

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Alex, a hapless and hopeless romantic, who has worked the graveyard shift of an isolated petrol station for longer than he cares to remember. In the early hours, as Alex readies himself to embark on another flight of fancy, a customer appears who might just change his world forever.

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Given an extraordinary gift by his wife, Michael struggles to come to terms with the situation he finds himself in.

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A woman struggles with her grey hound. Her partner struggles to understand.

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The stories of a lonely widower and a precocious young girl unexpectedly converge with the help of a chicken suit.

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The Waves is a short animated film inspired by an artist, who after returning home from hospital having suffered a mental breakdown, attempts to describe the thoughts that wash over him as he returns to work.

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A polite and mysterious spiritual missionary becomes mistaken for a serial killer in a sleepy British seaside town.

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Visionary award-winning filmmaker Andrea Arnold makes her first US-set film with the story of a teenager who falls into a life on the road. Star (Sasha Lane), a teenage girl from a troubled home, runs away with a travelling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling magazine subscriptions door to door. Finding her feet in this gang, one of whom is Jake (Shia LaBeouf), she soon gets into the group's lifestyle of hard-partying nights, law-bending days and young love. Official Selection Cannes 2016 - In Competition - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2016 - Special Presentations Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Special Presentations