Projects in genres: Drama

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A man's love of nature and the sea is threatened by the work of a famous artist. The conflict unfolds on the shifting sands of a Lancashire beach.

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It is a glimpse into the lives of this extraordinary group of people as they embark upon a weekend break. We also follow the emotional journey of a carer, Katie, who is new to the care industry and struggling to find her feet.

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On the afternoon of her birthday an art student is attacked. She immediately succumbs to amnesia forgetting all about the incident, until slowly the realisation of what has happened to her creeps through the cracks of reality.

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When two urban teenagers are trapped in the wilds of the Peak District, they are forced to put aside their rivalry in order to survive and find mutual respect and the start of friendship.

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When 30 year-old Hayley is diagnosed with a brain tumour she insists that her husband, Phil, starts going on blind dates. He only pretends to go, but love will find a way.

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Mike finishes a letter to his family and seals it in a waterproof bag, he tapes it to his midriff and leaves the house.  Mike’s next act will change the Rivers family forever.  This three-screen drama captures an irretrievable moment in the life of a middle–class family, revealing a story of infidelity, jealousy and extortion.

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Yoof Projekt is a black comedy about the inner workings of youth work, the kids and the council. Shot as a mockumentary, the film centres around a youth project being filmed for the council and follows it as it becomes a pawn in a power game. Hapless Council, Hopeless Management, Hopeful teenagers and Haphazard Youth work at it's best and worst working with disenfranchised young people to help them better. Yoof Projekt is a satire looking at adults' attitudes towards teenagers and young people. the film follows the exploits of Middle-brook city council employee’s as the they attempt to engage the hardest to reach teenagers in their fantastic new youth project specifically designed to curb the excesses of the modern teenager. An arrogant film director is employed to capture and document every moment of the process. Hapless management have already written off the aims objectives and shockingly the outcomes. It is then left to a few disgruntled youth workers to make a success of managements wishes and work with the disenfranchised young people and help them better.

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Youth comprises of three observational vignettes. Filmed in a naturalistic style, this short focuses on the minutiae of adolescence.

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127 Hours is the new film from Danny Boyle, the Academy Award® winning director of last year’s Best Picture, 'Slumdog Millionaire'.   127 Hours is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days, Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued.   Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, and the two hikers he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet? A visceral thrilling story that will take an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life.

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An afternoon football game unexpectedly turns into a gruesome bloodbath in this revenge tale based on an actual 2007 crime. Militants gun down a group of children playing in an otherwise quiet Baghdad suburb, causing the entire community to turn on itself. Akram, the brother of one young victim, seeks vengeance.

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A family portrait goes horribly wrong as jealousy and suspicion bubble to the surface under the photographer's relentless gaze. As the session reaches a disturbing conclusion, it's clear that this truly will be a day to remember.

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During the 17th of August 1992 two ordinary men, Garry and Colin, had an extraordinary encounter that propelled them into the unfamiliar realm of the paranormal. A70 is the disturbing yet compelling true story of what happened to Garry and Colin that fateful night and the terrifying events that unfolded over the following months. Based on the reported facts, A70 recounts what at first appears to be a brief encounter with a strange object on a Scottish road, but nightmares and strange visions slowly reveal that something far more sinister occurred during what to them seemed only a few seconds. As the men search for answers their world is ultimately torn apart by what they discovered.