Projects

Synopsis

In 1943 Poland, six Jewish children murdered by a German housewife.
In 2017 Manchester, twenty three concert goers murdered by a student.
A terrible echo seventy five years apart, connected by extremism. ARENA follows two intercutting stories of outsider characters whose lives have been poisoned through conditioning to carry out extreme acts of hate.
Will society ever learn the lessons of the past?

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In the mid-'80s, Swedish mining company Boliden exported hazardous waste to the town of Arica in northern Chile, turning a blind eye towards its mismanagement. This has devastating consequences for the health of the local community, heavily affecting young children as well as adults. Arica by Lars Edman and William Johansson Kalén plunges us into the lawsuit against the mining giant, as the underprivileged demand justice and petition the company to take responsibility for the case.

Official Selection IDFA 2020 - Frontlight - World premiere

Synopsis

Through a series of vignettes, we see fragments of a couple’s relationship; in sync together, yet out of time with the world around them.
As the story unfolds, we slowly start to see their relationship deteriorate. She becomes out of sync with him and thus in sync with the world.

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A story of independence, about a hot water bottle who gets left out in the cold. Directed and animated by Jenny Wright, it is a silent animation, exploring the nature and values of relationships, comfort, support and abandonment, told through an evocative line drawing and watercolour style.

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Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year.
Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Crystal Globe Competition - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Thrill

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Michael, a young hustler with a resentment towards God, experiences the ultimate test of faith when he finds his girlfriend unconscious.

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With the help of their family, friends, and faith, three fathers unravel the incomparable partnership of forgiveness and community in North Philadelphia.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2021 - International premiere

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Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbours to chip in their meagre earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.

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Progressive muscle relaxation, Lycra, spoken word. As Michael seeks novel ways to halt his spiralling depression, a moment of hope arrives via an unexpected source.

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In a tense late-night journey, Jordan encounters a drug-dealer in a dangerous den populated by a gang of men and stifling with toxic masculinity.
This film contains scenes of drug use and strong violence.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Shorts - Your UK Or Mine?

Synopsis

From Arthur Rimbaud’s enigmatic poems 'War and Fragments' of Folio 12, comes a stark warning to an age where time – fragmented, decontextualised and stored as optical or auditory data – accumulates, while memory fades.
Official Selection Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen - World premiere

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A story of a young girl abused by her stepfather. Caroline was a loving girl until one day her life came crashing down. Her stepfather took advantage of her and Caroline became mixed up with the wrong set of people.