Projects in genres: Drama

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Tom is locked in his conflict between his wife, Elizabeth and new daughter, and his older sister Patricia. Patricia always calls her little brother when the going gets rough. To avoid unpleasant rows Tom "sneaks" out on nightly missions to help his troublesome sister. On one of those nights Tom has no choice but to bring Patricia home with him and the family tension reaches crescendo.

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Night People takes us on a journey across the city of Edinburgh, introducing a cast of characters for whom there will be no sleep. Each of them is faced with a dilemma that ranges from the hilarious to the heartbreaking and they have until morning to make a decision that will change their lives forever.

Night People is a powerful and thought-provoking film. It exploits the beauty and grandeur of the city of Edinburgh as a backdrop for tales of extraordinary moments in ordinary lives.

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Nina Shah is a feisty young Indo-Scottish woman with an identity crisis. Nina previously left home under a cloud after a row with her father. When her father dies suddenly, Nina is forced to return and run the family owned Curry House. This reunites her with her childhood friend Bobbi, a Bollywood drag queen and brings her face to face with Lisa, a charismatic young woman to whom Nina's father sold 50 percent of the restaurant.

Nina embarks on a personal mission to win the 'Best of the West' curry competition, a highly coveted prize in the world of Indian cuisine. But Nina's feelings are thrown into turmoil when she realises that she is falling in love, with Lisa! Can she win both prizes?

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'These girls are gorgeous and they’re sisters.  I’ll be damned if Al Qaeda is going to ruin my sex life!' 

Dinner ingredients: two lonely guys, two Naked-Volleyball playing sisters. All that stands between the guys and girlie paradise are the ginger-haired terrorists tied up in the living room.
 

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Maryam enters the UK illegally and claims asylum. She seeks things that we take for granted, such as food, shelter and safety, basic needs and human rights.

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Middle-aged history teacher Barbara discovers that the beguiling Sheba, a new teacher at St George's, is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old pupils. Barbara quickly positions herself as Sheba's chief defender. However, all is not what it seems and, as Sheba soon discovers, a friend can be just as treacherous as any lover.

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A homeless man on the streets of Nottingham takes desperate measures to prove he's alive!

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In this neo-noir thriller, police arrest a man for questioning over his neighbour's murder. Investigating cop Beatrice Kenosha enters a period of dark fascination with the mysterious stranger and his entangled, suppressed past - but only after he escapes her custody. It emerges, when he's on the run, that her suspect had been living as a recluse, shutting out the world and his tortured memories of a lost love.

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A fish in a block of ice. A scientific discovery?

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An exploration of the relationship between a father and nine year old son. The father is soon to be imprisoned and he finds himself competing with a football star in an absurd challenge to gain his son's respect.

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Loosely based around Romeo and Juliet, and the lyrics of the inimitable Bob Marley's famous song, this engaging film (that stars Marley’s son) takes full advantage of Jamaica's rich musical and religious diversity to produce a delicious inspiring love story. Entering a local music competition, Kassa (Ky-mani Marley), a young Rasta reggae musician is transfixed by the angelic voice and looks of Serena (Cherine Anderson) a devout gospel-singing daughter of a Pentecostal pastor (Winston Stona). Set in steamy Jamaican locations and throbbing with an incredible soundtrack, religious and cultural prejudices, a jealous fiancé (Idris Elba), insecure band members and the nefarious dealings of the competition’s promoter (Winston Bello), all conspire to keep Kassa and Serena from their musical and romantic destiny.

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In 2058, two apathetic friends run the night shift in a 24-hour convenience store. Robert likes the Japanese girl who works the day shift, but in spite of encouraging signs from her, he won't - or can't - act. Instead, Robert and Steve discuss their views on life.

Winner of Gold Hugo for best short film at the 2005 Chicago International Film Festival.