Projects with status: Post-production, Pre-production

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A non-fiction adaptation of the fairy tale book 'The Little Mermaid' (Hans Christian Andersen, 1837). Fed up with the polluted environment Little Mermaid is forced to live in, she decides to leave home for a better place, embarking on an adventure brimming with new findings. This is the third and final film of Liliana Colombo's 'Climate Trilogy' which started with ICEMELT PARK (2020) and EARTH THE NEW MARS (2022).

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Raymond’s life is on pause - stuck in a job he hates and living with a bunch of middle class students he has nothing in common with. He’s a man adrift, until a chance encounter on a night out reunites him with his charismatic but volatile former foster brother Jerdy. Charming his housemates, Jerdy worms his way back into Raymond’s life, feeding his dissatisfaction with his current circumstances and pulling him back to a world he was trying to escape. Jerdy brings fun, excitement and much missed brotherly love, but when he allows himself to be dragged into thuggery and criminality Raymond has to grapple with breaking the bonds of loyalty from his past. But Jerdy isn’t going to make it easy for him. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Belfast, this comedy drama with a uniquely Northern Irish perspective delivers exceptional performances, unstoppable swagger and a laugh-out-loud exploration of the relationships and experiences that make us who we are.

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The film uses dance to focus on women ageing. A cinematic journey celebrating the enduring power of femininity and resilience embodied by the Argentinian dance choreographer Florencia Guerberof. Guerberof's work creatively explores life's profundity and the timeless legacy of womanhood through the language of Japanese Butoh dance.

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One of the most famous people on the planet, Karl Lagerfeld’s unforgettable career spanned an extraordinary seven decades. An unrivalled force of nature, known for his acute mind and equally sharp tongue, Lagerfeld reversed and reinvented the fortunes of Chanel, Fendi and Chloe, whilst building his own eponymous brand, establishing himself as a world-renown photographer, and founding his own publishing house, as he pushed the boundaries of fashion, culture and business like no other before, or since.

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Eight-year-old Leo is an orphan. Though mute, making her wants known is no issue; The real problem is that she doesn’t seem to fit in, anywhere. Equipped with a preternatural determination and her old fishing rod, Leo escapes the orphanage with the aim of entering a fishing competition in a nearby village. For his part, Lou is a surly man who has trouble connecting with other people. When fate makes his path cross with Leo’s, she tricks him into believing she needs his help to get back to her family. And so, Lou agrees to take Leo to Cobas, the coastal town where the fishing tournament is being held. With the authorities in full pursuit of a missing child and an unidentified adult, what at first seemed like a simple trip turns into a real adventure in which Leo & Lou become inseparable. The two misfits find acceptance and understanding with each other and their place in the world, rediscovering the true meaning of the word family.

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A city couple arrive at a cottage deep in the Welsh forest, where a misplaced wedding ring sparks mistrust and mystery between them. When a native psychic woman shares the 250-year old story of the local woodlands, Tom and Jenna are forced to confront the true reason they have come to Longbarn.

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A woman kills her fears and past to be reborn as her true self. "I am a coward. I look in the mirror and I see the person who is afraid. I look her in the eyes, I say nothing. Just look. She says nothing back. Her eyes have the colour of fear. My fear has almost consumed her eyes. I feel all rotten with a big hole inside of me and this hole is filled to the top with old heavy fears. They are soaking there."

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A tribute to British-French-Polish avant-garde artists Franciszka Themerson and Stefan Themerson. The director revisits the work of the Themersons, some 15 years after TRACES, her previous film about the couple - collecting new memories and featuring contributions from Michael Horowitz, Barbara Right, Nick Wadley.

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Charting the epic journey of one of the most influential luminaries of our time from 1960s feminist pioneer to the present day - Dr Warren Farrell is a rare breed - he is the only man in history elected three times to the board of The National Organisation for Women in New York City. The past decades have seen him go from being the world's most celebrated male-feminist, to shunning men's and women's "rigid roles of the past". From authoring 'The Liberated Man' and speaking on women’s rights the world over, to highlighting the global boy crisis and the impact of dad deprivation on girls, boys, women, men and society. Enthralling both ends of the political spectrum he has appeared on over 1000 TV shows - from CNN, Oprah Winfrey, Good Morning America, Donahue, Barbara Walters, Vaush and the BBC, to FOX, Jordan Peterson, Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson. Chosen by the Financial Times as one of the world's top 100 thought leaders, lifelong feminist Farrell has changed the course of history with his groundbreaking books. The documentary charts Farrell's trailblazing journey and features original interviews, including John Gray ('Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus') and Professor Nicola Graham Kevan, and a reading made specially for the film by the legendary Thomas Sowell about the destruction of the black family. An epic journey into the maverick trailblazer's evolution, reflecting society's profound transformation over the past six decades. A brave and deeply thought-out insight into society today with Farrell's very personal take on what Gloria Steinem was really like, why Robert Redford and his wife came to his house for dinner, and why John Lennon thanked Farrell for helping him make "the best decision of his life" and "discovering the true meaning of love?" "You have to be pro-female and pro-male if you want to be pro-human" argues dialogue-advocating Farrell, "we are all in the same family boat - when one sex wins, both sexes lose."

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In the 1830s, Winnifred ‘Freddie’ Sheridan finds herself convicted to serve a sentence at the ‘Cascades Female Factory’ in Tasmania. There she meets the charismatic Ellen Scott, a female convict who has created a joyful counter-culture within the misery of 'The Cascades' - a rebel faction known as the ‘Flash Mob’. Together, the two women will grow the ‘Flash Mob’ from an underground movement into a prison-wide feminist phenomenon that could threaten the very existence of ‘The Cascades’.

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Former airline Captain Tristan Loraine has spent over 20 years investigating an issue few airline passengers know anything about - Where does the air you breathe on a plane come from? What does the aerospace industry know about the breathing air supply being contaminated with hazardous chemicals, the impact on public health and flight safety. What some call aviation's darkest secret.

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Two women ahead of their time, caught in the war that changed the world. Artists, surrealists, lovers, resistance fighters. Based on a true story. Jersey, World War II. Vehemently opposed to any form of oppression, Surrealist artists and lovers Lucy Schwob and Suzanne Malherbe (aka Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore) decide to mount their own resistance movement when the Germans invade. They compose notes encouraging soldiers to rise up against Nazism, then disguise themselves and disseminate the notes throughout the island. They continue their operation for 4 years, while the German Command hunt for members of a large, organised movement.