Projects in genres: Drama

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A sobering and powerful imagining of a dystopian near-future.
"In collaboration with actor-musician-activist Riz Ahmed, this work transcends the genre confines of a music video to create an incisive conceptual accompaniment to the title track from Ahmed’s personal album of the same name. Set in a speculative future of a risen right-wing and rampant post-Brexit racism, Riz unpacks his feelings towards his country in a powerful, gut-punch monologue of rap and spoken word." (London Short Film Festival)

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Shona's partner doesn't come home one night. Fearing the worst, she sets out to find him.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - Your UK Or Mine?

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Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Special Presentation - World premiere

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The story of the tribulations behind best-selling children's novelist Roald Dahl's marriage to Academy Award winning actress Patricia Neal. The somewhat unlikely pair - an in-demand Hollywood actress and a burgeoning children's author - find their relationship put to the test, and ultimately strengthened, by tragic events. Set between New York, England and Los Angeles in the early 60s, it tells the tale of Dahl's struggles while writing some of his most famous works and Neal's return to acting.

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Very much a film for our times, TRUE CALLING finds ambitious young UK government minister Josh (David Smith) in a moral crisis on the eve of a critical pre-election debate.

Poised for success, Josh presses pause on his political campaigning and spirits himself to the Yorkshire hometown he hasn’t seen in years. Once there, he strolls the streets and countryside, reflecting on the man he was and contemplating the man he wants to be. Meeting up with his former love Maddy (Eliza Marsland), who herself is facing a crossroads in the form of her imminent wedding, the pair discuss their past, what could have been and how they each now fit into a changing world.

Taking a graceful detour through UK politics, spirituality and purpose, Erik Knudsen’s film tells a timeless story of love, longing and regret, infused with a wry religious flavour reminiscent of landmark cinema classics such as Denys Arcand’s JESUS OF MONTREAL and the warmth and engagement of Richard Linklater’s BEFORE SUNRISE.

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Before embarking on his first tour of duty, a young soldier and his father must face up to the painful realities that have long gone unspoken between them.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - It's Not That Easy

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Across three Uber journeys, a woman of colour explains who she is to people who have already made their mind up. A poignant exploration of cultural lines and the desire for connection.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - My Identity, No Crisis

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Wealthy YouTuber Leah chooses shy youth Benji as the subject of her Brixton documentary. They fall for each other, but the desire for edgy footage leads them down a violent path.
Official Selection Glasgow Film Festival - European Premiere

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ANOTHER HAPPY AFTER EVER is a short film about how Jane, a young mother who takes refuge in stories, realizes that she must get rid of her Prince Charming to create her own happy ever after. It is a timeless story that uses fairytale to explore modern issues.

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A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2021 - Berlinale Special - World premiere

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In a rural Irish village, a strange calf is born. And it won’t stop screaming.
Officia Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - Weird and Wonderful World

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Would you risk your life for your child if they might already be dead? A father must make the ultimate decision when he wakes up to find himself and his son in a burning car.