Projects in genres: Drama

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Danny is a victim of circumstances, embroiled in a decade-long feud between a ruthless businessman and an ex-greyhound trainer. He and his two pals are trapped by both sides, and thoughts of escape are futile. They can die tomorrow or chance a few more months, the latter being the best option. Northern comedy at its best.

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It's the summer of 66, and England is about to be consumed by World Cup Fever. For 12-year-old Bernie, the biggest day of his life is looming: his Bar Mitzvah, and the day he becomes a man. However, Bernie's family are increasingly distracted by the threat of losing their business and their wayward older son, and the scale of Bernie's Bar Mitzvah diminishes daily. Worst of all the Cup Final is scheduled to take place on the same day and when England makes it through the qualifying rounds, Bernie's longed-for Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a complete disaster.

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This taut and gripping thriller follows the journey of a young man, Max, suffering from memory loss, stalked by a cunning and relentless serial killer, who frames him for a string of murders. Even with a blank memory, Max is positive that he is innocent. He knows that someone has set him up, but what he doesn’t know is that someone is playing a game with him. Someone who knows every move Max makes.

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When Alex begrudgingly decides to pick up Vivienne, a young and feisty hitchhiker, little does he know that his world is about to be turned upside down. During the journey a logging truck hits them and Vivienne is killed. Devastated by the accident, Alex visits Vivienne's mother Linda, only to discover that she is autistic with little understanding of what has happened. Alex feels compelled to stay with Linda and help with the funeral arrangements. He tries his best to be understanding of Linda's obsessive-compulsive nature, but can't help but find her behaviour frustrating. While staying with Linda he begins an affair with her neighbour Maggie, much to the unhappiness of Clyde, a local policeman who has a crush on her. Clyde discovers that Alex recently left prison after being convicted for killing a man and immediately tells Maggie, but this doesn't dissuade her from her new and passionate liaison. Alex slowly begins to understand and care for Linda, but as the funeral approaches the dark secrets of Alex's past emerge. With the help of Maggie's understanding and Linda's unique window into the world he manages to open his eyes to his past, enabling him to confront both the sadness and anger that have built up within him. Snowcake is an emotionally powerful drama about learning to deal with the past, taking hold of the present and looking to the future.

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Soldier is a gritty war drama that centres around an Irish mercenary who is torn between his mission and the morality of war, when a child stumbles across his position while playing in an abondoned house.

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Out in space stars serenely watch the city through a cloudy sky. Underneath lives Charlotte, a little girl. Tonight is a sad one and something prevents Charlotte from expressing her feelings through her talent: to play the clarinet. Paralysed by fear Charlotte travels deep inside herself and learns how to shine even in the darkness - like stars.

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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.