Projects

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A provocation against dominant power structures, augmenting feelings of chronic unease, protest and dissent by intertwining spoken word, over-groomed toupees and advancing super-moons, pizzas and drones. Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018

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An Irish filmmaker grapples with the legacy of his estranged father, the late documentarian Arthur MacCaig, through MacCaig's decades- spanning archive of the conflict in Northern Ireland. Drawing on over 30 years of unique and never-seen-before imagery, The Image You Missed is a documentary essay film that weaves together a history of the Northern Irish ‘Troubles’ with the story of a son's search for his father. In the process, the film creates a candid encounter between two filmmakers born into different political moments, revealing their contrasting experiences of Irish nationalism, the role of images in social struggle, and the competing claims of personal and political responsibility. Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018 - World premiere

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Set at the dawn of time, when dinosaurs and woolly mammoths roamed the earth, 'Early Man' tells the story of how one plucky caveman unites his tribe against a mighty enemy and saves the day (while also inadvertently inventing the game of football!). Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Open-air Screenings

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In the Highlands of Scotland, a girl suffers the suicide of her best friend. In a town renowned for it’s growing suicide rate, she spirals into a mid-twenties crisis. Witty and sarcastic, her manner is rapid and quick fire. If only someone could hear her hilarity. She can’t seem to connect with anyone and her awareness of mortality consumes her. She forms relationships with various men in attempts to find herself again. She meets a man simultaneously enduring a mid-life crisis and she develops an anonymous connection with an old man over the phone who is at the end of his own life. None of them give her the answers she needs and ultimately, she is left to confront herself, and what's truly haunting her. Written and directed by Karen Gillan, this surreal coming of age tale is her love letter to her hometown.

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A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a very violent outcome. Oslo, 1987. 17-year-old Euronymous is determined to escape his traditional upbringing and becomes fixated on creating ‘true Norwegian black metal’ with his band Mayhem. He mounts shocking publicity stunts to put the band’s name on the map, but the lines between show and reality start to blur. Arson, violence and a vicious murder shock the nation that is under siege by these Lords of Chaos. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Midnight Section - World premiere

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Ophelia is the Queen of Denmark’s most trusted lady-in-waiting. She soon captures the attention of the handsome Prince Hamlet and a forbidden love blossoms. As war brews, lust and betrayal are tearing Elsinore Castle apart from within and Ophelia must decide between her true love or her own life in order to protect a very dangerous secret. A reimagining of Shakespeare’s famed tragedy 'Hamlet'. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Premieres - World premiere

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Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism--a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Doc Premieres - World premiere

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Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worse when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn; For One Magical Night Only." Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - NEXT - World premiere

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Keira Knightley leads this timely film about the struggles of the avant-garde French novelist, Colette; a story that resonates in the era of female empowerment. Colette’s marriage to Henry ‘Willy’ Gauthier-Villars (Dominic West) thrusts her from a simple country life into the raucous creative demi-monde of Paris. Swiftly developing her talent as a writer, Colette’s first novels are published under Willy’s name. An author in his own right, Willy mentors Colette and later betrays her as her stories gain them fame and notoriety. Whip-smart, precocious and unapologetic, not only is Colette a talented author, actor and journalist, but also a trailblazer, fighting for the survival of her voice and identity in a male-dominated world, who shines a light for future generations of female artists. Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - Special Presentations

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Dame Vivienne Westwood: punk, icon, provocateur and one of the most influential originators in recent history. This is the first film to encompass the remarkable story of her life, her fashion, her activism and her cultural importance, as she fights to maintain her brand‘s integrity, her principles – and her legacy. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - World Cinema Documentary Competition - World premiere

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Jamaica, 1973. When a young boy witnesses his brother’s assassination, a powerful don gives him a home. Ten years later he is sent on a mission to London. He reunites with his girlfriend and their daughter, but then the past catches up with them. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition - World premiere

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The unbelievable but mostly true story of four young men who mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious art heists in US history. Taking the thrill of the heist genre and turning it inside out, this film blurs the line between truth and fiction in a wild story of money, movies and the search for meaning. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - US Dramatic Competition - World premiere