Projects with status: Complete

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After the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Documentary Competition - World premiere

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In TRUST ME, a short documentary blending animation and live-action recreations, a young woman uses humour and compassion to reclaim the story of her bipolar diagnosis and a traumatic betrayal by family and friends, using film to pave her journey towards self acceptance and challenge everyday stigma.

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Maria is a successful Swedish TV presenter whose life is turned upside down by shocking accusations made against her husband. To avoid the media attention, they head south on sabbatical. However, an unexpected confrontation triggers a desperate chain of events. Alone, Maria flees to the solitude of the English Moors, but her new idyll soon turns to paranoia. As her guilt grows, she is forced to examine the depths of her own self-deception in this psychological suspense drama about identity and perception. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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A love story set in Scotland and London that follows the romance between Kira and Ian, who met too briefly over a winter weekend while on the run from themselves. Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2023 - First Feature Competition - International premiere

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While dealing with the loss of his father, fifteen-year-old Andrew struggles to support his grieving mother through her emotional turmoil - and as his world slowly begins to fracture, he searches for guidance and connection through his late father’s record collection.

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In Alexandra, South Africa, where two thirds of the women are survivors of abuse, a group of mothers are on a mission to change the fate of their neighbourhood, right from the beginning. Through a series of intimate, and at times uncomfortable, conversations, 1001 DAYS takes the audience on a journey. Through the chaotic and narrow streets of Alexandra, we follow the fearless and charismatic health-workers Zanele, Thandiwe and Khosi. They are three mothers from the heart of the community, who doggedly support hundreds of new mothers, during some of their happiest–and lowest–moments. Their aim: to help new mothers during the first 1001 days of their babies' lives, which are the most critical in any human’s life. Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023 - World premiere Official Selection IDFA 2023 - Luminous - International premiere

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The incredible true story behind the 1983 World Rally Championship. In a real-life David vs Goliath story, we see how the plucky underdogs of Team Lancia, led by the charismatic Cesare Fiorio (Scamarcio), took on the mighty Team Audi in one of the greatest rivalries in sporting history. Up against formidable rival Roland Gumpert (Brühl) and his superior Audi team (including the Queen of Speed herself, Michèle Mouton), Lancia Team Manager Cesare Fiorio (Scamarcio) faces certain defeat in the 1983 Rally World Championship. But Fiorio’s ingenuity and cunning rise to the challenge and he sets about trying to steal victory. Like any good heist, Fiorio puts together an unusual team, including Jane McCoy, the team doctor and nutritionist who becomes a necessary foil against Cesare’s bravado. Cesare’s stroke of luck comes when he coaxes the zen-like Walter Röhrl (Bruch) to drive for Lancia, but the catch is Röhrl will only compete in the races he likes! Using every trick at his disposal and bending the rules as he goes, Fiorio steers into dangerous territory on and off the track, all in his reckless desire to win.

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Inside the Oval Office the President has a moment of lucidity. Part of THE MUTE Series, a collection of deadpan micro-films made with adherence to three rules: RULE 1 no dialogue; RULE 2  no camera moves; RULE 3  only one shot

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A teenager struggles to come to terms with his mental health while trying to cope with his studies, his peers and his family around him. A short film about a teenager's struggle with mental health.

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Calum Storrie is an artist, writer and designer. He has designed exhibitions for, among others, the Royal Academy, Wellcome Collection and the Museum of London (most recently ‘London Calling’). His book the 'Delirious Museum' is published by Bloomsbury. This documentary captures Storrie making art, collaborating with musicians and artists of different creative disciplines, from soundscapes, music scores, painting and walking the city. Filmed over six months in and around Hackney London, with a visit to Dundee, Scotland in the middle.

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Comfort posits frustrated workers in an anxious landscape, partnering conventions of period dramas with the voice of a shifting protagonist: a cleaner.

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Conversations, experiences and freedom dreams of a group of women affected by the carceral state, as encountered through the UK government’s hostile environment policy and prison system. This work is drawn from an extensive five-year collaboration between director Rehana Zaman with a group of Black and Global Majority women. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023