Projects

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Mother and Father lay the child in his cot at the same time every night. However, come morning, only a shallow crater remains - a baby-shaped depression. The boy was destined to be a wanderer. Official Selection Tampere Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023 Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024

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In 1900, a modern family from Boston moves into their recently purchased, stately country home, Canterville Chase in England, only to find it is haunted by a ghost. The ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville, who has been haunting the place successfully for over three hundred years, meets his match when he tries to scare out the American family. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023

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In December 2018, a young pansexual man from the slums of Jamaica became the first non British and black man to win the UK X-Factor and a million-pound album deal that promised to change his life forever. Filmed over two years, this documentary follows 24-year-old Dalton Harris as he searches for fame, love and acceptance and tries to capitalise on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to achieve his dream. Charting an extraordinary rise, the film follows Dalton winning the world’s most famous talent competition, starting a lavish life in London, falling in love with his new boyfriend and launching his first single on national UK television to1.7 million viewers... Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023 - World premiere

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BAFTA-winning filmmakers Bruce Fletcher and Peter Beard follow their close friend Otto Baxter, a man with Down Syndrome, through a year of change as he writes and directs his first film; an allegorical horror biopic set in Victorian London charting the life of a monster baby on the rocky path to escape incarceration and become his own master. Otto has recently experienced bereavement and family health scares that have forced him to think about mortality for the first time – his own and those closest to him. Otto has always turned to films to make sense of the world, and this moment is no exception. Through the writing and directing process, he finds the vocabulary to process his past and imagine his uncertain future. He tackles his demons head on, but always with a riotous sense of humour. Otto’s extraordinary upbringing has meant his life has always played out on camera to some extent. This rich archive will be blended with drama and present day footage in this intimate documentary, to tell the compelling story of Otto and his family, placing it firmly in the context of the UK’s evolving attitudes to disability over his lifetime. Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023 - World premiere

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The extraordinary untold story of how a pioneering group of American women, from very different walks of life, fought to break into the most macho sport of all: boxing. In their day, Marian 'Lady Tyger' Trimiar, Cathy 'Cat' Davis and 'Pretty' Pat Pineda were famous, earning headlines as they battled against sexist 1970s society for the right to fight. But today, they live anonymously, and in many cases, in poverty - their groundbreaking contributions to sport ignored by the men who've written boxing history. RIGHT TO FIGHT uncovers the hidden origins of women's boxing, and the remarkable story of the pioneering women who put their lives of the line to earn the right to fight each other in the ring. This is an inspirational story, but it is not a hagiography - the narrative takes dark and surprising twists and turns as the women's stories unfold in unexpected ways. Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023 - World premiere

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Ste Giddings grew up with addictions in himself and those around him. At 26 he was giving up on life. STEPHEN is a film-within-a-film that combines narrative fiction with real-life observation and archive material. It takes us on intimate journeys into two characters as Ste auditions for and takes on a role in a fiction film. Produced with a mixed cast of people in addiction/recovery alongside four professional actors, the film presents alternative perspectives on urgent social questions including alcohol/drug misuse, gambling and mental health. As fiction merges with reality the separation between person, actor and character at times dissolves. Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023 - World premiere

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Exploring an untold part of UK history when over 70,000 children from West African families, principally Nigerian, were unofficially fostered without regulation into white British families between the 1950s and 1990s, to help combat the issue of childcare for economic migrants. Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023 - UK premiere BAFTA TV Awards 2024 - Winner - Specialist Factual

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Ozi is an orphaned Orangutan who uses her skills as an influencer to save her world from deforestation. Setting out to find of her parents, she sees her rainforest home is being destroyed. The film encourages a new generation to use their voice to protect our world. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023

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Jenny and Paul meet at a pub. Quickly, they fall in love. The beginnings of their relationship blossom against a world that's falling apart - Jenny becomes radicalised; Europe moves further to the Right; martial law is in place. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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A young boy, shipwrecked on a remote island, discovers he’s not alone when he encounters a hostile old Japanese soldier who retreated there after World War II. But as dangerous invaders appear on the horizon, it becomes clear they must join forces to save their fragile island paradise. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2023 - Official Competition - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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An inspirational, intimate story of resilience and freedom, following athletes on their journey to become part of the refugee Olympic team in Tokyo 2020. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - Spotlight Documentary - World premiere

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A young choreographer's life of motion is turned into one of stillness after a colossal diagnosis hits her family.