Projects

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After saving a queer homeless teen from a far-right gang, a misanthropic nightclub bouncer reluctantly offers the boy a place to stay for the night. However, in the dark, the walls they built to lock away their pasts start to crack, threatening their uneasy truce. Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021

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Haunted by the ghost of war, a stoic Syrian Barber is trying to build a home for himself and his family on a remote Scottish island. He must find a way to survive this new unfamiliar life and protect the memory of Syria for his young children. Official Selection Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021 - World premiere

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Kim has found the perfect new home, except for one detail: the basement - and the psychotic realter who wants to keep her locked in it. Her husband is blissfully unaware of the evils that lurk in that house, and he's due to arrive at any minute now.

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LOLA is about the break up of a family from the perspective of their beloved pet dog, an English Pointer named Lola. As the family teeter towards a breaking point, we’ll draw perspective on the modern domestic, the actuality of a failed marriage and the implications for the familial unit.

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MA’AM is Queen Victoria as you’ve never seen her before – the original ‘Instamum’, struggling with post-natal depression while facing a photo shoot to show off her perfect family to the world. The dark, funny and moving story of a woman spiralling under the pressure of expectations.

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In a madcap musical, a catstronaut travels around the galaxy in search of the meaning of life. On one planet, she meets a space pup who'd like to help her, but instead gets her involved in a chain of catastrophes that include smelling 'catnip-bis' and meeting a tribe of marshmallows!

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A Ugandan mother tries to navigate her past traumas through participating in the country's first beauty pageant for plus-size women. Grierson British Documentary Awards 2020 - Winner - Best Student Documentary BAFTA Film Awards 2021 - Nomination - Best British Short Film

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Upon the release of a new female AI, an older AI is faced with the pressure of becoming obsolete. Her eyes open to the troubled world around her resulting in a destructive breakdown. Official Selection Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021

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In a suburb of London sits Britain’s answer to Dogtown, the hallowed birthplace of skateboarding in the US. “Rom Town” as it is affectionately named by the locals was one of the first skateparks in the UK to be built and with its unique architectural features was granted historical status by English Heritage in 2014. So it is one of the world's oldest and most unique skateparks, but following a devastating fire, it is financially on its knees. Meet the park’s middle age skaters, BMXers and street artists, who against all the odds, are fighting to keep it alive for the next generation. Shot in stunning full 4K this is the first time a feature length documentary has looked at the early British skateboarding scene and the first generation of skaters and BMX riders from the late seventies and eighties who are still going strong. Rom Boys features archive footage from the past 40 years and over thirty interviews with some of the worlds biggest names in skate and BMX from the UK and US.

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The fragile relationship between the withdrawn and solitary June, and Ghita, an extroverted young woman with a long history of depression is tested when Ghita has a revelation and makes the decision to kill herself. In an attempt to cling onto her lover, June will become an accomplice in Ghita’s departure from life.

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1860s Sheffield, England. The famous Shakespearian actor Samuel Morgan Smith has just finished rehearsals and takes his daily walk through the City Centre and out into the Yorkshire countryside. As always he encounters many fans on his walk but suddenly something changes. An accusation. Samuel is about to play a role that is all too familiar for a Black Man, whether then or today. This film is inspired by true stories.

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Florist Clara relies on touch, sound and smell. She has recently been chatting with Art student Simon on a dating app. Clara and Simon look forward to meeting in person. However, Clara hasn't told him about her limited sight leading to an unexpected situation during their first date.