Projects with status: Complete

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A coming of age drama about the cracks that form in childhood friendships, the vulnerability of youth and the frailty of parental figures. Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 - International Competition

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In religious city of Qom-Iran, there are restrictions imposed on women in the name of “sexual-safety.” Hossein grew-up in this context, but as a young boy he found himself victimized, left to carry this secret into adulthood. Now, with the help of his wife Elahe, he is confronting his trauma.

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A silent man is lifted out of a life of exploitation through an unexpected bond with guard dog, Sabre, and the healing power of nature.

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Two CIA agents are sent to a disco bar on a mission to kill terrorists and retrieve a suitcase nuke, but not all as it seems.

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Two fellas in the 1990s take a trip from the North East of England down to Hull. It doesn't quite go as planned... or does it... to be honest we're not sure. Hull? I suppose.

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A meditation on the continuing history and emancipatory potential of the Black church as a space of diasporic belonging, affirmation and community organising. The film examines churches as spaces of 'infrapolitics' by exploring the sonic, political, spiritual and existential connections between specific communities. Official Selection Black Star Film Festival 2023 Official Selection Hot Docs Festival 2023 Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024

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A young woman, overwhelmed with feelings of isolation, encourages her boss to reconnect with his family.

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A story of loss, love and daring escapes across the borders of Europe in WW2. Join Marion Deichmann as she recounts her story of survival during the Holocaust. Official Selection Venice Biennale 2023 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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An immersive VR story following Maya, an ordinary British Asian girl, as she transforms into a uniquely female superhero whose powers derive from menstruation. With the arrival of her period, Maya’s world is transformed as she is confronted by her family's restrictive traditions, and a world of hidden of stigma and taboo. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2024 Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - Immersive Competition - International premiere (English language version)

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Minevissam maps the journeys of various characters, whose pasts continue to echo through other times and places. As they search for better words and worlds, a poet, a painter and an owl attempt to translate their tales for and with each other. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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A film about teenage dreams, dislocated grief and unexpected connection, following a British-Somali teen navigating a confusing mourning period for a family member she never met. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2024 - Generation 14plus - International premiere

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Following a practical joke gone wrong, Carl prematurely announces the death of his cantankerous bed-ridden uncle Derek. But when family arrive to pay their 'respects', Carl must decide whether to reveal the truth or make Derek dead again.