Projects in genres: Drama

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Eva, a 19th-century widow faces a difficult decision when a ship sinks off the coast of her isolated Icelandic fishing post in the middle of an especially cruel winter. Eva and her crew must decide whether to rescue the shipwrecked or survive the winter with their last remaining food. As they face the consequences of their decision and are tormented by guilt, the inhabitants begin to believe they are being punished for their choices. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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Present Day. An 11th-Century manor house, originally a haven for royals and their revelries, now serves as the backdrop for a weekend steeped in obsession, paranoia, and intrigue. Thomas Alexander, a reclusive artist once brimming with passion, finds himself on the brink of a transformative moment. As he reunites with an ex-lover, an obsessive fan, a suspected muse, and the very essence of beauty and mortality, the weekend takes on a life of its own. With his enigmatic accomplice by his side, Thomas engages in a psychological game, hoping to spark a new wave of artistic brilliance and break free from his self-imposed constraints. What unfolds is a tumultuous few days filled with chaos and revelation, ultimately capturing the essence of everything he fears and desires.

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When love comes knocking Greta’s world is turned upside down. As her passion grows complications follow, but change is coming in the shape of water. Official Selection Animafest Zagreb 2024 Official Selection Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 2024 Official Selection PÖFF Shorts - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024

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The film centres around a small remote island off the coast of Greece, which is owned by Mr Goodwin. He has hired three young British people in their late 20s, Kai, Rosie and her brother, Daniel, to refurbish the only habitable house on the island, and its gardens, as part of preparations to let the island and the house out to city guests seeking a spiritual retreat and sanctuary. Daniel, Kai and Rosie have never met Mr Goodwin and are supervised by Mr Goodwin’s assistants who visit the island regularly. A surprise unsolicited visit to the island by a young Greek couple, Loukas and Themis, who seem driven by ideological social justice ambitions, creates a rift between Daniel, Kai and Rosie. Daniel finds himself caught between conflicting loyalties, as those around him gradually descend into a resentful ideological rebellion against the elusive Mr Goodwin and the classical and imperial history his heritage restoration project appears to celebrate. The resulting developments ultimately lead to a fateful confrontation with Mr Goodwin’s only son, when he unexpectedly visits the island in an attempt to rescue the wayward restoration project. No-one saw this coming and the consequences will be far reaching.

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Mayaw's indigenous Taiwanese roots and his daughter's biracial identity are at the heart of their transcendent dreams. As Mayaw's mind fades, the call of his homeland grows stronger, leading to a magical reconnection with the help of lullabies and mystical guardians.

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Paul, an Italian executive in London jumps into marriage with Alicia, the pretty new girl in the office. But looks can be deceiving. She's trouble. Serious, deadly trouble.

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John (Jared Harris) and Mary (Juliet Stevenson) have lived in an agonizing limbo of grief and guilt for the past ten years. Their only child, Clare, ran away from home when she was fourteen and no trace of her whereabouts has ever been found. When Clare returns, now a young woman of twenty-four, Mary is overjoyed. But John comes to believe that Clare is not who she claims to be. As old tensions resurface, a gripping search for the truth unfolds. REAWAKENING is the powerful, psychologically piercing and searingly emotional second feature from BAFTA-nominated writer/director Virginia Gilbert.

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A drug dealer begins to question his life choices when his violent partner-in-crime is released from prison.

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Erica hugs pandas for a living and is absolutely miserable. And when hidden-camera TV star Jacques Burton tries to chat her up in the bar of the Hotel Samos, there’s a few other things he might be surprised to find out. Official Selection Galway Film Fleadh 2024 Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2024

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In 1938 Peter Lucas keeps a journal of British inaction against fascism. His wife Prudie designs ‘Lovers of Gudrun’, for Stockport Garrick Theatre. As Czechoslovakia is occupied, with Peter consumed by politics and Prudie obsessed by Gudrun, fault-lines in their personalities and marriage crack under pressure of impending war.

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A full-time carer plots a daring heist from the Houses of Parliament, in a bid to thwart devastating welfare reforms known as Independence Credit.

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An aging dentist kidnaps a young man with intentions of killing him because he’s had an affair with his wife, but an unlikely connection starts to form between them.