Projects in genres: Drama

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Set in the luxurious demi-monde of pre First World War Paris, Chéri is the story of the love affair between the beautiful retired courtesan Léa (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Chéri (Rupert Friend) the son of her old colleague and rival, Madame Peloux (Kathy Bates). Léa has educated the spoilt and callow boy in the ways of love, but after six years Madame Peloux has secretly arranged a marriage between Chéri and Edmée (Felicity Jones), daughter of another rich courtesan. As the inevitable moment of parting approaches, Léa and Chéri try to come to terms with their imminent separation, but the roots of their life of ease and pleasure reach deeper than even they imagine and they begin to understand, too late, how much they mean to one another.

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With their exams over, best friends Malachy and Luke are out to have one hell of a summer. However, the arrival of Michelle, a captivating but troubled beauty, tests their friendship to the limit as she encourages the two boys to carry out increasingly dangerous and illegal deeds in the battle for her affections, with fatal consequences.

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Lucy is young sweet and innocent and desperate to fit in with the It girls of her local town, Mike and Azzar are unemployed drop outs with a history of crime. When their paths cross abruptly they will all be forced to make choices that will affect all their lives forever . It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies but a great deal more to stand up to your friends.

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A visual and poetic insight into crane drivers' lives, the film is a must-see for anybody who has ever wondered what it is like to work hundreds of feet above the ground, only surrounded by a small metal cage.

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A woman heads out on a journey to find the only man who can help her.

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A woman wanders across London streets, terrified, hoping that when she gets to her destination her prayers will be answered.

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It's nearing 3am. Rob and Eric arrive home with a clatter. Before long the residents of four flats are disturbed from their sleep.

As sounds travel, so do we, dipping into the worlds of these neighbours. As we leave, the unassuming actions of one may threaten them all.

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What would life be like if women weren’t judged primarily on their looks?

Wistful and lyrical, this is a journey through the eyes of Shabana, a passionate 25-year-old British Muslim woman in Scotland who always longed for freedom from bodily scrutiny, and found it by wearing the controversial hijab.

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Bruce and Sandra have been living together for almost a year. A week before their anniversary, Bruce receives an email with a CCTV video of Sandra being assaulted sexually in an unidentified car park. She has never told him about this and he feels curious, enraged and jealous. He is not bold enough to ask her about it, and his curiosity increases as the clues continue to arrive in more emails some of them with dangerous implications. As he delves deeper into the mystery he finally finds the car park and all the answers he had been looking for.

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A last lunch before moving on - Five teenagers inhabit the Zone.

A trip into the physical and mental landscape of five young survivors of apocalypse, on their last day of consciousness in this world. They believe they are alive and dream of rescue. But as the strangeness of their reality unfolds, we suspect they are not living but haunting.

A mysterious, eloquent film and first screenplay by award-winning teenage poet Emily Middleton.

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Cocoon is a contemporary short dark drama that focuses on the need to stay human in a concrete world.
Sophia is a toddler trapped at home with her dead mother. As days go by, none of the neighbours in the building become aware of the situation. Only Nick, the local postman, gets increasingly suspicious when he finds the letters he delivered laying outside on the flat's doorstep again.

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It is the anniversary of John’s wife’s death, a lung cancer victim. Still a smoker himself, John’s grief drives him to quit. He launches himself into the task with passion in an attempt to honour his wife’s memory. After a successful run, the addiction comes creeping back to him in the lonely night.