Projects in genres: Drama

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London, 2040 - rising house prices, computerized labour and eradication of the Welfare State has turned the city into a billionaire's playground, pushing the lower classes to provincial empty slum-like high rises like The Kitchen. Ex-Smash-and-Grabber Izi is desperate to go straight but when his young son contracts a devastating illness, he is forced to take part in a heist that will change the lives of everyone in The Kitchen forever. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Closing Night Gala - World premiere

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A classical violinist and a drug dealer connect in a queer love story set on the streets of Bradford. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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Sequel to the 2000 Aardman Animation hit film CHICKEN RUN. Sequel to the 2000 Aardman Animation hit film CHICKEN RUN - Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream – a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team, even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk – this time, they’re breaking in! Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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Set in the quaint borough of High Wycombe, England, the story of a grieving cop who loses her child to murder and moves to another town where she’s tasked with investigating the disappearance of a missing child. Exploring themes of trauma, grief, the immigrant experience and our very innate need for closure, the film illustrates the polarised nature of our times and the human cost of that divide. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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ROCKS screenwriter Theresa Ikoko's exuberant drama series set during the early years of the East London grime scene - It’s 2001 and school’s out for the summer. Energised by the DIY spirit around them, Dane and his friends are eager to form a crew and get their music on pirate station Rinse FM. Ikoko’s fictional drama, loosely inspired by a book by DJ Target, perfectly captures a sense of time and place, and the moment when a local subculture was about to explode. (LFF Brochure) Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Episodes 1 and 2 - World premiere

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1970s, rural England. Richard and Juliette’s seemingly idyllic family life is thrown into turmoil when their son Ewan starts acting out of character, creating an insurmountable wedge between the once happy couple. At Starve Acre, their remote family home, archaeologist Richard buries himself in exploring a folkloric myth that the ancient oak tree on their land is imbued with phenomenal powers. While Juliette turns to the local community to find some kind of peace, Richard obsessively digs deeper. An unexpected discovery soon occupies the couple’s attention and dark and sinister forces, unwittingly allowed into the home, offer a disturbing possibility of reconnection between them. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Official Competition - World premiere

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Set at the peak of a crime wave sweeping across London, teenage Ash is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab when he’s caught up with an organised crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant. As the crimes escalate from stealing mobile phones on the street to jewellery store robberies, Ash must choose between his lavish new lifestyle or the people he loves before his whole world comes crashing down around him. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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Whilst walking her dog, Clare is approached by a strange man with a disturbing story to tell. With her fear growing and the tension rising, she must question whether he is telling the truth. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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A vivid evocation of nature, humanity and life itself, set in a 1980s rural community in Ireland, based on internationally acclaimed Irish author John McGahern's award-winning novel. After many years in London, Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned to the small rural lakeside hamlet where Joe grew up. Centring on their lives and the ones of the characters around them, director Pat Collins (SONG OF GRANITE) has crafted a meditative and delicate exploration of rituals and human bonds, where the landscape plays its own unique and arresting role. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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CULPRITS kicks off where most crime stories end: after a high-stakes heist, when the crew of elite criminals have gone their separate ways and have tried to leave their old lives behind. Past and present collide when a ruthless assassin starts targeting them one by one. Why are they being stalked, who is behind the mayhem, and will they be able to find one another in time to protect themselves and the people they love? Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Episodes 1 and 2 - World premiere

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Jef, a 32 year old Unit Production Manager, has given a decade of her young life to the film industry when devastating events force her to confront her past and reevaluate her future. Shot on Super-8 with sync sound, HAAR is a gripping, intense and emotional drama that explores themes of trust and love and asks questions about the real cost of the choices we make and their impact on our future. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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Ella Blake is a stop motion animator who is struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother. Suddenly alone in the world, she embarks upon the creation of a macabre new puppet film, which soon becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her animated film take on a terrifying life of their own, and the unleashed power of her imagination threatens to destroy her. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere