Projects in genres: Drama

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Stick Guns looks at the instinct boys had for war deep within the local wood. Narrated from the viewpoint of a thirty-something dad, expressing memories of a world where adventure was limited only by imagination. A world where a good stick became a great gun.

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Struggling writer Kurt has just lost another book pitch. After vividly reliving the experience he visits his local Aquatic Pet shop to buy a new fish. Here he runs into a pretty young teacher Lucy and after a lively argument with a resident Stingray decides to ask her out on a date. However Kurt's not as good with words as he thinks.

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When an old woman tries to seduce him in a remote pub Milton thinks he's got away with just a hangover until he discovers he's attracted the attention of a witch.

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Estonia. Fifteen year old Axel borrows his father's BMW and sells alcohol to a group of English kids new in Tallinn on an exchange visit. His best mate, Tanel, is in for the ride but has to get rid of a French kid, nicknamed 'Pretty boy'. An English boy, 'Onion', has fallen for an Estonian beauty but how to seduce her? Meanwhile on the edge of the city, Jenny and her friends get hopelessly lost in a wood and accept a lift from a stranger. Stranger Than Kindness is a feature about trust and friendship, risk-taking and growing. Both comic and unsettling in turn, the film boasts some outstanding performances. A small gem of a film. 'A breath of fresh air' Teressa Cavina, Rome Film Festival.

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Sub Zero is a 'right here, right now' British thriller, set against the back drop of a contemporary Middlesbrough. Where the all too real lives of the people of Grangetown clash with corrupt politics and 'big business'. Inspired by the ever present subjects of crime, anti-social behaviour and 'Big Brother', it's a thriller, a love story and a document of life for young people in the urban North East of the 21st Century.

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Bored by her neglectful father, young Emma goes in search of a friend and finds the perfect one in Lewis, her new mysterious neighbour. An entertainer, Lewis shows her a world of magic, music and milkshakes. However, her brief moment of happiness is brought to a dramatic end.

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A 16 year old boy, Leung, has a chance to win a wish; it's a wish he has to fight for. It is said that if one succeeds in catching a falling leaf in mid flight, then a wish will be granted. Two best friends, Leung and Will, both 16 years old, go to the woods to catch themselves a wish. Through this we see Leung's affection for his friend. We see his anxiety, confusion and excitement hanging out with his friend and wanting to kiss him, but not knowing how to approach it. It's a kiss he has to fight for.

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A love story of obsession and sharp teeth between a woman left behind in a fairy tale gone wrong and a merman trapped in a reality that drowns him. She, the hunter; She, the trembling little fish.

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As a hard-pressed family struggles to get home after a days shopping, a young girl discovers that mum doesn't always know best. Sweetie follows seven year-old Tash and her family - mum Lynn, dad Kevin and little brother Ewan - as they attempt to catch a bus home after a day out at the local shopping centre. Life is sweet, until they discover that they don't have the correct change for the bus and are subsequently 'thrown off'. Watched by a voyeuristic crowd both on the bus and at the bus stop, small actions and reactions cause more problems and humiliation for the family.

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In this urban ghost story set in a supermarket, we find our heroine Isabel resigning her self to a life of shelf stacking and shop displays at Cheapi Cheapi Cutz, where Stanley the manager bosses her around and memory of her mother undermining her, grinds her down. She is forced into action, however, when she is visited by a very unusual ghost and given an ultimatum she cannot refuse!

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A young girl witnesses her parents' slaughter by an outlaw who thinks she's an angel. Years later he is a Bible-bashing Sheriff about to hang Sarah, a whore. But Jude, a lone cowboy, saves her. Through their journey, Sarah's feelings for Jude grow. But Jude is the 'angel' in disguise and has to kill the Sheriff before she is ready to love the whore.

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'Eddie' Ahmed is waiting to be interviewed for a new job. The interview is for a job he never even applied for but Human Resources seem to know what they're doing.