Projects

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A Parisian grandfather searches for the granddaughter he has never seen, against a background of family trauma, and seeking to understand how his son became a notorious Islamic State terrorist. Official selection DocEdge Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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When the harmony in a village is threatened by outside elements, two sisters must fight to save their people and restore the glory of a mermaid goddess to the land. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition - World premiere Sundance Film Festival 2023 - World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Cinematography - Winner Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2023

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A young Liberian refugee named Jacqueline who has barely escaped her war-torn country to a Greek island. She offers massages to tourists in exchange for one or two euros to battle her hunger, while her daily struggle for survival keeps the memories that haunt her at bay. She meets an unmoored tour guide and the two become close as they each find hope in the other. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Premieres - World premiere

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In frigid 1960s Boston, Eileen shuffles between her father’s dingy, emotionally haunted home and the prison where she works alongside colleagues who have ostracised her. When an intoxicating woman joins the prison staff, Eileen is taken. Just when the possibility of a salvational friendship (or maybe more) takes hold and forms a singular glimmer in Eileen’s darkness, her newfound confidant entangles her in a shocking crime that alters everything. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Premieres - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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A champion and an expert safety diver seemed destined for one another despite the different paths they took to meet at pinnacle of the freediving world. The thrilling rewards and inescapable risks of chasing dreams through the depths of the ocean. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Premieres - World premiere Official Selection Hot Docs 2023 - Special Presentation Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023

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A pregnant single mother with two children in foster care embraces her Bay Area community as she fights to reclaim her family. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Premieres - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - First Feature Competition

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A New York couple and their wild ride to parenthood in this brave new world by using a new tool developed by a tech giant, Pegasus. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - Premieres - World premiere

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An identity fraudster posing as a casting director for a major Hollywood production, preys on actors desperate to win their big break.

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SILVER SERVERS tells the story of four ’Super Senior’ tennis players in their 80s and 90s - one of them the oldest living player in the world - as they prepare for the International Tennis Federation Senior World Championships; on their remarkable journey, they show us what drives them to keep on playing and competing, helping us realise what is possible in our own lives, whatever our age... and the joy in keeping on going. Tennis is the sport, but the game is life.

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For the Welsh national Cheer squad, nothing means more than representing their country at the highest level. They’re willing to give it everything, but how will they fare in a final showdown for gold against cheerleading superstars Team USA? This empowering film follows the disabled and non-disabled athletes of Team Wales Adaptive Abilities on and off the mat as they prepare for the World Cheerleading Championships in Florida. After years of hard training, their chance to be named the best in the world comes down to a two-minute, 15-second routine for the judges. Grierson Awards 2023 - Nomination - Best Sports Documentary

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This award-winning short film features Dean Sills as Joe Wade, an outlaw who teams up with Jess Clay, played by Keiron Goodwin, for one last bank robbery before they put down their guns. The robbery takes place while the town of Deadwood is empty due to everyone being at Judge Morgan's funeral but Wade feels their time is finally running out waiting for the Sheriff and his posse to track them down.

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An adventure through the Scottish Highlands, with open platforming and dynamic storytelling, interactive maps and an exhilarating musical score. Moira McKinnon has never seen the sea. For fifteen years she’s lived with her mum in a small house on the edge of the Scottish Highlands—then one day she receives a letter from her Uncle Hamish urging her to come to the coast. If she can reach his lighthouse in time, a wonderful surprise will be waiting... And so, Moira runs away. The hills are full of secrets and stories, but what you find will depend on where you go. The narrative is not branching but weaving; a mesh of history, mythology and family secrets. What truths will you discover? Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Games Lounge