Projects in genres: Drama

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The story of one man's quest to change the past, even if it means sacrificing his future.

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When Dad has an accident on the grand opening night of his new restuarant, it's down to the kids - Sid, Leanne and Clare to step in and save the day. What could be a recipe for disaster turns into an inspired night of cooking when memories of childhood come flooding back - 'Junior Masterchef' meets 'Home Alone'.

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Carlos Rueda is the director of a children's theatre in Buenos Aires, a city haunted by the ongoing disappearance of individuals who dare to take a stand against the dictatorship government. He returns one day to find his home empty; his wife, Cecelia, a journalist, has been taken away for writing a controversial article in local paper 'La Opinion'. Carlos meets with others whose loved ones have disappeared and discovers, that in the extreme desperation of people, he can look into their faces and see the fate of those they love. Somehow, he has no idea how, he can see into the past and the future. People flock to him for news of those disappeared. But no matter how hard he tries, he cannot see where Cecelia is, though he can sense where she has been. He tracks her, but wherever he goes, he is always one step behind. Meanwhile Cecelia is planning her own dangerous escape.

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When teenage dreams and nail varnish provide only a thin veneer of protection for Kerry, from the harsh realities of life, it's the memories of her lost sister that truly help her survive.

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The story of Michael (Steven Robertson), a 24-year-old with cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O' Shea (James McAvoy) moves in. Michael is stunned to discover that fast talking Rory, who can move only his right hand, can understand his almost unintelligible speech. Rory's dynamic and rebellious nature soon sparks a flame in Michael, introducing him to a whole new world outside Carrigmore. Together the two men outwit the system and set themselves up in a flat employing the beautiful Siobhan (Romola Garai) as their personal assistant, to cook, clean and take care of their needs. She soon becomes integral to the boys efforts at successful independent living and begins to realise that this responsibility brings as many complications as it does rewards.

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Interloper (in-ter-lop-er) -  noun: 1. an intruder. 2. a person who interferes in others' affairs, especially for profit.

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A young girl walks to the sea's edge, railing and crying against the elements, throwing herself into the sea only to be expelled onto the cold harsh shore.   Invisible looks at living with anexoria from a personal point of view.

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It's a Casual Life tells the story of Jimmy and his lifelong membership of the Saturday scene.   Through a brutally honest monologue and series of dramatic and violent events, the film challenges the myths surrounding football hooliganism and explores Jimmy's past, passion and above all, motivation.   Central to the story is Jimmy's love affair with the culture of football. We discover his resentment at the evolution of The Casual scene and the demise of everything it once stood for.   Changes that ultimately arrive for Jimmy have long-lasting consequences.

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Another day in the office. Encounters with an angel. A film of hidden hopes and dreams.

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A single refugee woman from former Yugoslavia works as a cleaner in a small football club. When she is given an old washing machine by the clubhouse manager she learns the price of dependance on other people.

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Audrey is troubled. Everything should be great - she and Henry love each other, they live in a nice flat, they're a happy young couple - except now she can hardly stand the sight of him let alone allow him to touch her. What went wrong? It wasn't meant to be like this.   Audrey knows she's changed. Deep inside she knows she should make a clean break but that would mean turning her life upside down - being alone. So she carries on as ever hoping her feelings will change. Her mind is plagued by dark dreams - weird sex with her best friend's new boyfriend, taunted by a lunatic farmhand called Crevice. As Audrey struggles to keep her nighttime horrors at bay they start to creep into her reality and invade her waking hours. A small, orange, plastic ring grows at her navel, attached to a piece of string which disappears into her stomach.  What involuntary words will she utter when the cord is pulled? Will her own body betray her?  Audrey must take control of her life before she is consumed by the nightmarish world that runs parallel to her reality and she is forced to do something unspeakable.   Or maybe she's just having a breakdown.   It's a story for anyone who has ever ended a relationship or gone a little crazy.

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Set in 1936, Ladies in Lavender is the charming and sweetly melancholic story about two ageing spinster sisters whose peaceable Cornwall existence is disrupted when they take a young man into their care - and their hearts.