Projects

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Tube Tales follows a series of meaningful, mysterious and downright funny encounters, based on the true-life experiences of London Underground passengers. The nine stories, unfold against a background of trains, corridors and escalators creating an unusual and enigmatic journey into the heart of London. Filmed entirely on the London Underground each story is brought to the screen by a different director. A melting pot of the hottest British talent, both in front of and behind the camera, Tube Tales brings together, the work of directors such as Stephen Hopkins, Charles McDougall and Bob Hoskins with the directorial debuts of Ewan McGregor and Jude Law. These directing talents combine with a cast list from the forefront of British film, including Ray Winstone, Jason Flemyng, Denise Van Outen, Rachel Weisz and Hans Matheson.

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A short film about an encounter beween Aurora, a Latin American ex-soap actress, and Frank, an obessive British software developer. Over margaritas, Aurora tells Frank how Marlon Brando lost his virginity with a Colombian girl in the 1950s. Over a few drinks, this casual encounter reveals the fascination and impossibility of a Latino and Anglo-Saxon romance.

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A short film about cinema rage that should embarrass noise junkies into silence before the main feaure begins - or else...

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Elliot and Oz are two normal guys with nothing better to do. Dallas and Popeye are two streetwise girls without a care in the world. They're opposites - they were never meant to meet - they were never meant to get on. Now all it takes is one drunken night and they're all going on a blind date.

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Young American antiques dealer, Charles, is captivated by the enigmatic Mrs Hoogstraten when he finds her giving him the once-over at a London flea market. She is married to the brilliant but stifling Hoogstraten, a wealthy collector of unfathomable objects. But her look tells Charles that she's ready for a change. Charles's shiftless existence takes on a new purpose as he searches for increasingly bizarre contraptions to satisfy Hoogstraten's peculiar appetite and so to get nearer to Mrs Hoogstraten. The trail leads to a mysterious young woman, a narrow-boat laden with Egyptian antiquities, and the sinister Dr MacGregor. When Charles returns to London, he finds that Mrs Hoogstraten is about to leave . . . and wants him to join her on a night train to Venice. Charles sees his dreams about to come true - but what is he getting himself into? Is he just another 'thing' to be used in the Hoogstraten game of manipulation, obsession and desire? What do the Hoogstratens really want? A night of passion unleashes uncontrollable forces in this extraordinary tale of mystery, romance, antique mechanical objects, and murder. Set in a contemporary London of crumbling Gothic Victoriana, with music from the 1920's through to the present, and masterful lighting by Ken Westbury (Dennis Potter's director of photography), Unknown Things is an incisive, sardonic exploration of sex, death, and the darkest corners of the mind . . . a chilling, sinister love story strongly played by a young and sexy British cast.

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Based on a short story by the late Reginald Bretnor, Unknown Things is described as a tale of mystery, romance, antique mechanical objects and murder. Set in London, it stars Paul Rhys as an antique dealer whose obsessive infatuation with a married woman leads him on a quest for increasingly bizarre contraptions to satisfy her collector husband and thus remain close by her side. "It's a fascinating and densely written piece with no violence or gunplay yet it is absolutely terrifying," claims first-time director Bruno Coppola. "It explores fear and a hidden power which means it doesn't conform to any formulas you often find in modern film-making." Coppola had worked with co-producer Sarah Bradshaw for the BBC World Service and acquired the rights to Bretnor's work, thinking it might make an excellent low-budget feature. But the screenplay by Matthew Jansky attracted such interest that the project soon mushroomed. "It caught the imagination of photographer Ken Westbury, who worked on some of the classic Dennis Potter pieces. I had never made a feature but once he came on board with his crew, people trusted him and we were able to secure an amazing cast. The initial rushes also created a wave of interest that brought in further financing." Unknown Things has attracted the attention of a number of major distributors and is expected to make its debut on the festival circuit this autumn.

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At a mysterious family gathering, a child is left to find out why his family has gathered in such suspicious circumstances and what is going on upstairs.

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Us Boys is the story of Ernie Morrow an 80 year old bachelor farmer from the Glens of Antrim in Northern Ireland. Without electricity, modern comforts and chemical fertilisers from the farm 'Old Church' stands still in time, representing an era of people and a country way that will soon be gone forever. It is a Spartan harsh life. Indeed the lifestyle of Ernie is one that this forefathers would easily connect to, only a tractor replacing the horse . . .

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Seventeen year old Justine (Laura Fraser) is fed up with the lack of success she has with guys. It seems as though the boys have it easier. She's ready to take that big step, but with whom? To ensure she chooses the right candidate - her 'Mr Barcode' - Justine enlists the help of her worldly-wise best friend Fran (Marcelle Duprey). Alex (Kieran O'Brien), the school stud is the obvious choice. So together, Justine, Fran and their geeky friend Chas (Luke De Lacey) hatch a plot to get Alex to a computer show where he is bound to fall for Justine's charms. Only things don't go according to plan! At the last moment, Alex abandons the plotting trio in order to go out with the man-eating Hoover (Natasha Bell). A deflated Justine wanders through the great halls while Chas is in his perfect world. None of the excitement of the show can soothe the rejection she feels until she is enticed into the make-over machine, the Narcissus. Their machine can give you the face you've dreamt of; in fact the 'you' of your fantasies can be yours with the help of the Narcissus! Having created the perfect Justine on screen, she then sets about creating her ideal man.

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A down-and-out and a film critic engage in conversation in a London cafe, sparking stormy exchanges in which the bum is forced to remember his past.

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On Valentine's Day in Poland, a waitress changes her plans when she is asked to work, and old Polish love songs, belly-dancing and roses seduce her into pursuing a night with her boss.

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In a pizza shop in north London, two pizza-makers argue about women and films. One is obsessed with Carry Ons, the other with a mysterious woman across the road. They are trapped in their own hell, but tonight one will escape.