Projects in genres: Drama

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Kerry is a train driver, she is on sick leave due to a trauma at work. While roaming the train network to make sense of her tragedy she meets a man who understands her and knows what she needs.

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Quintessential Northern family, the Clements lead an ordinary life... with one small snag. In a quiet street in leafy suburbia, Rose Clements - loving mother to Emma and Patrick and wife to Dave - is quietly stacking up a body count of accidental murders... through no motivation other than her own clumsiness. Dave finds himself burdened with the task of dutifully covering up Rose's deadly path of destruction; quite the quandary due to his inherent family values. Through ingenious body disposal methods and cover ups, Dave and Rose attempt to maintain an air of normality in the home... But gradually and inevitably, the police are closing in... How far would you go to protect your family?

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A young Viking warrior is sent by his father the King on a quest to find his estranged brother.

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A mysterious woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. Events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.

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Tony Grisoni's powerful drama tells the story of a fictional English market town devastated by a spate of shootings that take place over a single day. Originally shown as a four part TV mini series.

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There is a long night when Hugo, a civil servant, is sitting on the stairs of the Ministry where he works. He can’t face going home. The images of the mysterious 8 mm films he found in António’s house after he passed away keep coming back to his mind. Hugo remembers the day when Antonio, his superior at the Ministry, told him that he was going to die. Indirectly, Antonio seemed to want to tell him something about Hugo himself. Hugo’s desire to understand what had remained unsaid between the two of them, triggers other memories from the past. Hugo unexpectedly thinks back on the last time he saw the woman he loved, Adriana, and relives once more what he feels has been his unlived life.

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The final shift between a pregnant carer and one of her patients.

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Claudia always imagined she would drive off into the sunset in the beautiful Ford Capri she was promised by her father. When hard times forced the sale of the car Claudia's chances of escape seemed a distance fantasy until an advert in the auto trader ignites her desire.

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When Dylan, a middle aged man, finds an unusual question left for him in a vending machine by a little girl he doesn’t know, his repetitive daily life starts to change.

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Grace is a socially isolated 17-year-old, who momentarily finds solace in a sexual encounter with Darren, an older man having a mid-life crisis. Upon finding Darren’s lost wallet with a home address, Grace decides this would be an opportunity to track Darren down, and see him once again.

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Deserted by her husband after twenty years, perfect wife Kate turns to less-than-perfect Vanessa. Vanessa, mouthy, chaotic & impulsive, has a quick fix - a road trip. It’s a bumpy ride that turns Kate’s life around when she discovers what drives Vanessa’s lust for life.

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Islands is a dialogue-free fable that tells the story of Vaine - a beautiful young woman trapped on an island with Putu, her brutish 'protector'. Each day, she briefly escapes his attentions and goes to the strait that separates their island from Tamatoa’s island; Tamatoa stands on the opposite shore and they share a gentle, word-less love play. This is how her days pass until Putu finds out about her infidelity and imprisons her. It’s then up to Vaine to make a frantic escape to freedom and love. Islands is a film about freedom and the difficulty of breaking away.