Projects

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The year is 1977 and the passing months of this formative year are seen through the eyes of a young boy, Matthew. It's a year of discovery. Against a background of 'Dr Who' and 'the Incredible Hulk' come the revelations that Santa Claus doesn't exist and that family relationships are more fragile than they used to be.

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Inspired by one of the oldest of songs in the Gaelic tradition, and set in an indeterminate time, this nearly wordless piece from Scotland is a symbolist tale of two sisters and a man, and the brutal callousness of desire.

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A Kind Of Hush is about six teenage boys who take the law into their own hands as they attempt to come to terms with the abuse they suffered as children, and how - through their wild and chaotic struggle - some of them discover the possibility of real love and trust for the first time in their lives.

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This wonderfully enchanting Royal Shakespeare Company version of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed on stage and screen by Adrian Noble, leaves no one in any doubt as to the foolishness exhibited by human beings in their falling in and out of love. Using minimalist, fantastic sets and wild, vivid colours, the creative and effective use of simple technical effects and extraordinary performances from all the cast, Noble has ensured a highly imaginative and wholly delightful cinematic rendering of Shakespeare's endearing commentary on the trials of love.

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From 'hot summer sex' in Majorca, to 'moral economics' in Scotland. To celebrate his 70th birthday, the acclaimed Scots-born writer and poet Alastair Reid reflects on life at the prestigious New Yorker Magazine and his unique friendship with Robert Graves, Jorge Luis Borges and Pablo Neruda.

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The life cycle of a car. A one shot film from its factory inception to its crushing demise. Dumped, sold, abused, stolen, raced, drowned, bought, crashed, burned, crushed.

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A Twist In The Tale tells the bizarre story of an 8 year old girl plotting revenge on the family mutt, which constantly upstages her by winning top prizes in dog shows, while she consistently loses the dance festivals she is forced to enter by her stagestruck mother.

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Amy Harding's past is eating away at her as she returns to the house of her parents. Two miles away Marshall Clarke, a field researcher, is making an alarming discovery in the marshes. Soon Amy and Marshall are locked in a deadly battle, not with their pasts, but their futures, as they fight to stay alive and outwit the seemingly indestructible, ever-mutating predators.

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This quirky take on the story of Adam and Eve attempts to give an answer to the meaning of life. Under the ever present watch of God we see Adam and Eve tempted by the devil and eventually cast out of the Garden of Eden which is protected by a flaming sword. The use of modelmaking mixed with live action helps to heighten the sense of worlds turning within worlds.

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A humorous tale involving a fisherman on a Hebridean Island who ropes his friend into searching for romance using the Internet.

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Somewhere in the affluent suburbs of London, young Bobby is a prisoner in his own home - a silent mansion ruled with a rod of iron by his sinister stepfather, Bernard DeWinter. Still suffering from the effects of a car accident when he was young, Bobby will, it seems always be a child in a man's body. But when Bobby's mother dies his life changes forever. Immediately after the funeral, DeWinter reveals his plans to take over the family business, home and the helpless boy's life. But when Bobby is pushed to sign the papers that would make it possible, he refuses forcing DeWinter to deliver a damning ultimatum. Faced with being institutionalised, Bobby escapes from the darkened house and begins a journey of enlightenment through the English countryside. A chance lift with a lorry driver who deliberately runs down a fox brings Bobby in contact with a country nomad, Mr Summers. Summers sees himself as a guardian of wildlife, caring for animals in danger and burying animals killed by humans. Bobby happily joins in The Work, finding warmth and quiet words; light and hope, with his strange new friend and tutor. Bobby's past soon begins to catch up with him and he tells all to Mr Summers who in turn confesses his own dark secrets. The man and boy return to London to confront DeWinter but their plan goes disastrously wrong. After an ugly and violent climax Bobby is once again left to fend for himself. However strengthened by his experiences and finally free of DeWinter, Bobby confidently embraces his new life.

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London's Soho on a typically noisy and frenetic night. A young man from Belfast arrives, evidently fearful of something he is leaving behind but also uncertain of where he's going. A chance connection with Grace, a prostitute from his home town, pulls him back from the edge of desperation and offers him a lifeline - for the moment, at least.