Projects in genres: Drama

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A random act of theft that has put Tom Hammond's life in a tailspin. His most treasured possession, a photograph of him with his son Luke... their last moment of shared happiness, has been stolen from his bookshop. “The story is a simple one, made up of fragmented memories, the present and the past, told out of chronology. Love, loss, terror… and the hopeful promise of change.” (Danny Huston) Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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Tasha, 16, is a strong-willed young girl who learns that her mother’s partner, Charlie, is not her real father. When her older sister, Jenny, tells Tasha of a man only referred to as ‘The Viking’ who appeared when Tasha was a baby, she becomes convinced this mysterious ‘Viking’ is her long-lost father and resolves to track him down. As Tasha begins her quest to find her father on the ferry to Norway, life takes unexpected turns back home. Jenny has moved into her own flat, and the only son in the family, Danny, struggles with the prospect of becoming a father. Landing in Norway Tasha befriends Marta, a local girl who agrees to help her find her father. But will she find him and what will happen to her family while she is away? Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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This is the story of Joseph and Ria, two kindred spirits who forge an unlikely friendship. Both are looking for a way out until they find each other and their friendship gives them both a glimpse of something more. But it is destined to end in the most extreme of circumstances if either is to escape the confines of their lives and get away for good. A story of love, of loss and of hope played out against the magical backdrop of the northern English seaside town of Blackpool. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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"If you knew where it would end, would you ever begin?" A raw, dark comedy about endings and beginnings. A failed relationship is rarely predicted but always reviewed, and the film adopts this reverse narrative. Split into two halves, the film follows the tumultuous stories of nine couples. It plunges straight into the brutal and absurd endings of their relationships, and travels back in time to the moment when the spark of love between them first emerged. Using London as their match maker, each of their stories is unique, yet familiar to us all. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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Michael (19) lives with his step brother and music genius Thor (19) in Shetland, a small island far north of Scotland. Thrust together by their parents’ marriage they barely talk– but when Thor ruins Michael’s chances of going to university with his girlfriend Suzy they embark on a chaotic road trip that will push their tenuous relationship to the brink. En route they encounter Caitlín (20) a wild, Irish free spirit who dreams of being a singer. The boys fall in love with her as they adventure towards Glasgow. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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Adapted from the acclaimed novel 'Neither Wolf Nor Dog' by Kent Nerburn, the story follows a white author who gets sucked into the heart of contemporary Native American life in the sparse lands of the Dakotas. The cast includes 96-year-old Lakota elder, Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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Set against the darkly atmospheric Icelandic landscape, a female tourist Molly escapes her abusive husband, Kurt and is helped by local Icelandic dweller, Solveig. Meanwhile Molly's husband Kurt wakes to find he is stranded in their locked caravan. He breaks out and is picked up by Ari (close friend/ lover to Solveig) on the side of the road. Ari takes Kurt to Solveig's house... In true Icelandic Noir thriller-style dark secrets will soon be revealed. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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When Tom puts his small daughter to bed one chilly December evening, he has everything a man could want – a beautiful wife and a second baby on the way to complete their perfect family. By the next morning, all is in jeopardy as Tom succumbs to a devastating illness. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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Djata is a carefree 12-year-old growing up in the dystopian Homeland. When he finds out that his father Peter has been imprisoned by the authorities and he and his mother are labeled traitors, Djata vows he will not rest until he sees his father again. Based on György Dragomán's multiple award winning novel that has been published in 28 languages. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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"In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of 'Tommy's Honour'. The intimate, powerfully moving tale of Tom Morris and his son Tommy, the real-life nineteenth century founders of the modern game of golf. Set in St. Andrews, Scotland, during the hidebound Victorian era, the story opens in 1866 as 15-year-old Tommy Morris (Jack Lowden) heads to the links with his father Tom Morris (Peter Mullan). In this era golf was markedly different from today’s game, unruly crowds drinking and fighting, on course betting and an undercurrent of class tension- personified in this story by the aristocratic Boothby (Sam Neill). Already a legend, Tom Morris has secured his place in the history of the ancient game. Tommy, blessed with talent and fuelled by ambition, chafes at his father’s commands as he hurtles toward adulthood. He will soon outshine him. Father and son clash over the unwritten rules of social class, culminating in Tommy’s marriage to a woman of lower standing with a shameful secret in her past. Tommy’s beloved wife Meg (Ophelia Lovibond) becomes the most important thing in his life. Leading to a tragic climax where Tom makes a fatal misjudgement stripping Tommy of everything he holds dear. Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

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When fifteen-year-old Shay hears the music of The Clash for the first time, it’s a revelation, opening up a new world of social consciousness and anti-establishment defiance beyond anything he’s known in his dead-end London suburb. Drawn into the heart of the city’s burgeoning punk scene, he forges two relationships that will change his life, falling in love with rebellious cool girl Vivian and finding an unexpected connection with none other than The Clash’s electrifying frontman, Joe Strummer. Propelled by a blistering soundtrack that bounces from The Clash to The Ramones to Buzzcocks, this film captures the sound and spirit of a scene that shook the world. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Sonic Strand

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Inspired by the streets of contemporary London. The wife of an ex-Rugby superstar, a small time drug dealer, a rich playboy and a cab driver all all live within a hundred London streets. Their lives cross, intersect and entwine.