Projects with status: Complete

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The perfect life of an upper-middle-class woman begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town.

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Jules’s life and career as a drag queen is destroyed in a humiliating homophobic attack. When he re-encounters one of his attackers, the deeply-closeted Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge. Unrecognisable in his boy form, Jules insinuates himself into Preston’s life, but in so doing discovers power in a new kind of drag. What unfolds is a dangerous seduction that risks discovery and backlash at every moment. Official Selection Berlin Film Festival 2023 - Panorama - World premiere

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Granny is the best. While Mary’s home life is ruled by two older brothers, football and ready meals, she shares her grandmother’s rebellious spirit and love of home cooking. But the happy, carefree days in the kitchen with Granny are drawing to a close. At the same time, a mysterious woman appears in Mary’s life, ready to accompany her, her mother and her grandmother on a journey through the family’s history, bringing them all closer together for one last time as they dust off Granny’s past and straighten memories gone askew. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2023 - Generation Kplus - World premiere

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Ralphie is young and healthy and his girlfriend is pregnant. Yet things do not feel quite right. His job as an Uber driver is neither gratifying nor financially secure. His relationship with his body may also be built on shaky foundations. When he is inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult, the tensions that have been growing inside him surface. Ralphie begins to lose his grip on reality. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2023 - Competition - World premiere

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A sci-fi city symphony inspired by London’s Great Smog of 1952. Created from archive footage, the film unfolds through fictional letters from a post-apocalyptic future. The film invites us to understand the smog in the context of the present-day climate emergency and our global destiny. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2023 - Short Film Competition - World premiere Official Selection Uppsala Short Film Festival 2023

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Luke Fowler’s portrait of Scottish poet and filmmaker Margaret Tait takes its inspiration from her unrealised project about her home region of Orkney, drawing and riffing on her notes and footage to produce a blissful union of two artistic sensibilities. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2023 - Forum - International premiere Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2023

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After the alleged suicide of her priest brother, Grace travels to the remote Scottish convent where he fell to his death. Distrusting the Church's account, she uncovers murder, sacrilege and a disturbing truth about herself. Official Selection Glasgow Film Festival 2023

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A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, tries to find Memory in the streets, but the city can be a hostile place. Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2023 Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 - International Competition

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Set in 1837, we bear witness to a gentleman's duel on the outskirts of London... A case of mistaken identity, poor timekeeping, injured pride masquerading as honour, a set of old duelling pistols, and what we have is a whirlwind journey of oddity and both intentional and unintentional death-doing…

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The year is 2041, and the next step in the future of humankind is imminent. After decades of training and research, the mission to create the first lunar colony is about to launch with Anderson as lead astronaut. Jay, an AI purpose-built for the mission, has simulated every possible outcome for the expedition. Tensions arise when the chilling motives of Jay become apparent, sewing the seeds of distrust between Anderson and the group that had gathered to quietly celebrate the launch. As the night descends into chaos, the group’s faith in one another and their mission begins to crack, with the knowledge that the decisions they make before sunrise will change humanity forever

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Mel, a young Black lesbian, enraged at being wrongfully jailed, casts a spell during her overnight stay in a cell-block to tip the power balance between herself and the Police. A disturbing look at racialised misogyny and its violent counterpart through a black, female gaze.

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Exploring the life of Boris Becker, who became a tennis sensation when he won the first of his six majors at the age of just 17 and went on to have a glittering career, including 49 major career titles and an Olympic Gold. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2023 - Berlinale Special Gala - World premiere