When we started this journey several years ago, there was no expectation at all that Shirley would ever sing again. What initially attracted us to making the movie was Shirley’s deep commitment to English folk tradition, and her little-known involvement in arguably the most important field-recording trip of all time; back in 1959 with her then-lover, the iconic ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax. The film was going to be about the past, and about the 30 years she had spent living without the thing she loved most. It’s been an absolute privilege to be with Shirley on this long journey back to her singing again, and along the way, the film has evolved into something we never expected.
Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018 - International premiere
A funny yet touching coming of age football memoir played out to the sights and sounds of Britain in 1970. Adapted from the comic novel by Dave Roberts, it recounts the author’s highs and the lows supporting his beloved team Bromley FC through their worst ever season.
Bumping along at the bottom of the bottom non-league division, and effectively the worst football team in Britain, Bromley had reached breaking point. Desperate for a change of fortune, and deluded by his own overactive imagination, Dave hatches a plan that will not only see Bromley grabbing the headlines on national TV, but also have a number of top flight clubs descending upon Hayes Lane to scout Bromley’s dubiously overrated centre forward. Throw into the mix the Bromley Chairman’s daughter Ruby King – who actually hates football, but has taken quite a shine to Dave - and you have a recipe for disaster which has Dave’s football fandom tested to the core.
It just goes to show you can't choose who you fall in love with.
As our planet is in deep shit (sheeeeeeeee-it) this animated video reflects that shit - quite literally, in fact, as again-again-again (we eat the world and the world eats us) takes the viewer on a ride on an intestinal highway, passing lakes of glossy dung, as if Charlie’s chocolate factory has just turned into shit. The video is a roller coaster ride through different scenes of social decay, violence and riots, set over the rolling hills of a post-Brexit catastrophe, a crisis which has turned this part of the world into a big load of shit. Sheeeeeeeee-it! Heavy shit which goes down lightly, as layers of destruction pour into a well-crafted narrative of post-millennia-anxiety with sweetly sick humor.
A bold and colourful comedy set in both a courtroom and the imagination of a delightfully oddball hero, Anne. Anne appears as an introverted courtroom illustrator whose difficulty in expressing herself stems from her imaginary mother’s constant criticism. However, when a dashing convict named Simon walks into the room we get a glimpse into Anne’s imagination and sanctum; a world of sexually infused 70’s disco. Anne’s attempts at trying to seduce Simon in the regular world seem to fall of deaf ears until she’s able to escape into her mind with him and indulge in a dance off that just might culminate in Anne’s happy ever after.
One year ago, Honey’s dear husband was murdered at her annual Halloween Costume Party. Honey has vowed she will not rest until she can seek vengeance upon the murderer, but a year has passed since the horrible event and she’s no nearer to solving the crime. Covertly, Honey hires a Police Inspector to attend this year’s party - to which all the potential suspects are invited - and unmask his killer. But in an evening of anarchic fun and extravagance, the Police Inspector learns that the crime is just the tip of a treacherous political iceberg, and no one – not even Honey – is above suspicion.
For six years, Europe was plagued by a devastating virus that transformed humans into zombie-like monsters. As mankind struggled to control the pandemic, the great hope of a cure was found.
Senan has been through hell. When the plague swept across Ireland he was among the thousands afflicted and rendered into rabid ghouls. Senan did horrible things he cannot forget — and neither can the public, nor the authorities charged with policing those released from captivity. Senan's sister-in-law Abbie, however, is willing to give him a second chance. She lets him live with her and her young son, believing that Senan's actions while infected were beyond his control. But as an angry anti-cured movement burgeons in tandem with an increasingly radicalized pro-cured movement, Abbie is forced to question just how far her trust should be pushed.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Cult Strand
Life is not easy for our young Barbara Thorson. Defiant, precocious, outspoken, and a loner, Barbara relates more to the make-believe world of Dungeons & Dragons. At home, she makes life difficult for her older sister, Karen, who is responsible for taking care of her and her brother. At school, psychologist Mrs. Mollé takes an interest in Barbara's increasingly worrisome behaviour. As she deals with loss and bullying, Barbara's imagined life begins spilling into her real one and she becomes obsessed with what she sees as her quest: killing giants. It's only when she's forced to face the truth and overcome her fears that Barbara is able to confront her demons.
Based on the Man of Action Graphic Novel 'I Kill Giants' created by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - Discovery and TIFF Kids - World premiere
The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the Empress of India herself. Within a year, he was established as a powerful figure at court, becoming the queen's teacher or Munshi, and instructing her in Urdu and Indian affairs. Devastated by the death of John Brown, her Scottish ghillie, the queen had at last found a replacement. But her intense and controversial relationship with the Munshi led to a near revolt in the royal household.
A tender love story between an ordinary Indian and his elderly queen, a relationship that survived the best attempts to destroy it.
Based on the book 'Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen’s Closet Confidant' by Shrabani Basu.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - Special Presentations
Carter is a Graphic Design student in London who would describe himself as a bit of a loner. After a drunken night Carter takes himself off to bed and slips into a deep sleep. He's has the most wonderful dream about his perfect woman. He knows the person is just part of a dream and doesn't exist. But does she?
A short essay film by artist animator, Jessica Ashman. Using animation and recorded interviews of eight other women of colour artists, the film explores navigating the visual art and animation world as a black face in a white space.
A young woman struggles to recover from an ex-lover's attack. Escaping through books and imagination, she wanders around her favorite park to seek solace.
