Projects in genres: Drama

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The story of the Gospels re-told as a tale of corruption and redemption in contemporary Africa. The narrative unveils a portrait of a man of our time whose currency is the politics of compassion. It is a gripping journey of love, deception and betrayal in a conflicted society.

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Devoutly religious Ruth returns from Israel to care for her dying mother. But when she tries to bring estranged brother David back into the fold, in accordance with her mother's wishes, the result is a forbidden game under the guise of religious law - verging on the darkest realms of sexual obsession. A parable about belief and desire set in the cloistered world of the Orthodox Jewish community, Song of Songs explores the links between faith and violence, denial and longing, and 'the return of religion.'

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A youth of 16 is humiliated by a man for dropping some litter. Unable to get his revenge, he finds a victim closer to home.  

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Petrulia, an elderly woman lays down across some railroad tracks to kill herself. She doesn't know that that particular stretch of track has been shut down. Sonny, a young man comes along on a pump trolley. He almost runs her over, but manages to stop just in time. This is the beginning of a strange little relationship between the two. They end up pumping away together, headed for the next station.

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A short story about two homeless boys, a girl, a bag of money and a better life.

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Jason's outdoor masturbation excursion is interrupted by the crash landing of a spaceship in the woods. He takes the lost astronaut home to use the phone, but the lines are down so his new American friend has to stay for food, a bath, sleep and maybe more.

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Special People is an improvised comedy following a neurotic film-maker's latest project - a pretentious film featuring disabled kids climbing a mountain. Jasper slowly cracks up as he is bombarded with flak by his unco-operative students. In the end, however, we all need to find a way to work together.

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Five people get involved in an extraordinary experiment that allows us to see their innermost secret thoughts.  

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After participating in the brutal killing of rioting blacks while in the line of duty, South African homicide/robbery captain, Andre Stander (Tom Jane) decided to defy the very system he was a part of and set off on an audacious crime spree: robbing banks during his lunch hour then returning to the scene of the crime to lead the investigation. Finally caught by the same police force he worked with, Stander was jailed and, subsequently, befriended Allan Heyl (David Patrick O'Hara) and Lee McCall (Dexter Fletcher). Following a daring jailbreak, the 'Stander Gang' committed a large number of bank heists which grew increasingly bolder over time. In the eyes of the public, their blatant disregard for authority made them South Africa's most popular anti-heroes. To the police, however, Stander and his gang were the most wanted men in the country.

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Brian Jones was the consummate artist, pop star, fashion icon and womaniser. During the seven short years of his glittering rise to stardom and fateful plummet between 1962 and 1969, he became a music legend by creating The Rolling Stones, one of the greatest rock and roll bands ever seen.   Described as one of the most decadent men of the 20th century, he rebelled against everything and when he wasn't hating the world, he adored it. However, his copious consumption of drugs and alcohol was legendary and fuelled a vicious temper.   This is not the story of The Rolling Stones. This is a murder mystery about the death of one of the most talented musicians of the 1960s. He died at the hands of someone he barely knew, on a friendless summer night, having cried wolf for the very last time.

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Did he commit suicide or did reality kill itself? Guy meditates on the meaning of his decision, the memories of existence still fresh on his skin. The lasting sensations of the world’s all-consuming consumption burned in his mind. Guy wants no part of it, and the world no part of him.

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This is the feature debut of award-winning conflict documentary maker Dan Reed. With Straightheads, a product of his own post-traumatic stress after experiences in Kosovo and South Africa, Reed has created a dark and twisted tale which rips two ordinary people from their comfort zone and propels them on a mission of violence and revenge.   Returning from a night of partying in a lavish country house, a fateful encounter catapults Alice and Adam into the path of a brutal and unprovoked attack which leaves them both emotionally and physically scarred. Unable to overcome the trauma, and with the police incapable of bringing their attackers to justice, the couple decide the only possible path to recovery is revenge, of the purest variety: an eye for an eye. But when closing in on their victim, they discover an unexpected motive behind their own attack.