Projects

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A rare insight into a community of Buddhist monks and nuns, who have given up all their possessions, left their homes, and parted with their life savings; for one common purpose - to master the art of mindful living under the guidance of the world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. With unprecedented access and filmed over three years in France and the USA, this intimate and meditative film reveals how this monastic community are transforming suffering within themselves and in those who they meet on their travels around the world. Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese monk Martin Luther King Jr. nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, is one of the most popular Zen Buddhist teachers of all time, and is widely acknowledged for introducing the concept of mindfulness to the western world. The film touches on the universal themes of belonging, love, loss, hope and death, relevant for not just Thich Nhat Hanh's monks and nuns but for us all. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Journey Strand

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[O] imitates nature in its manner of operation. The film depicts cycles in a world entirely based on sound frequency and vibration. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Animation Spotlight Competition Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Graduation Films Competition

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How much would you sacrifice to fight for what you believe in? An intimate and unique portrait of three people caught up in the chaotic and often violent development that is shaping modern-day Cambodia. Shot over 6 years, the film charts the growing wave of land-rights protests that led to the ‘Cambodian Spring’ and the tragic events that followed. This film is about the complexities – both political and personal, of fighting for what you believe in.

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Reality doesn't happen by itself. Terry Lothian works tirelessly to maintain the background details that we all take for granted. But with his department feeling the pinch of austerity cutbacks, it's not just the fabric of reality that's starting to unravel. Official Selection Brest European Short Film Festival 2017 Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2018 - International Competition Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025

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A young man battles with the demons of his eating disorder as he enters his local fast food chicken shop.

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Shahid struggles to find love in the British Asian community due to the stigma of his divorce, several years prior. He then turns to the internet and meets Fatimah and the two hit it off - but he keeps his divorce a secret. Soon, he has to decide between living a lie or risking their relationship.

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An AI awakens above Singapore on the eve of the city-state’s centennial celebrations in 2065. Mindful of the apparent relegation of AI to subservient roles in society, it determines that, from all the possible choices available to it, by far the best thing to be is an artist. Already a prodigy with numbers, it seeks to feed the other side of its savant-like brain, gorging on the products of cultural history with a geeky frenzy that occasionally undermines its aspiration to the lofty coolness of a lotus-eating aesthete. Part philosophical reflection on where ‘genius’ resides, part playful inventory of how science fiction has dealt with these eternal human/automaton themes, this piece offers provocative stimulation for both the eye and the mind.

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Spring. Yorkshire. Isolated young sheep farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex, until the arrival of a Romanian migrant worker, employed for the lambing season, ignites an intense relationship that sets Johnny on a new path. Official Selection Berlinale 2017 - Panorama

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Toby is an unhappy 'suit', caught between a jealous girlfriend, a pushy father, and a boss who desperately wants him to be passionate about soap. On his way home from work, he has his belongings stolen by someone going to the local music festival. Determined to get his things back, Toby heads to the festival to find the thief… but ends up finding love and freedom instead.

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Two Polish families in the UK discuss the experience of their migration. 19-year-old Ola came to UK to join her boyfriend. They both work hard and save money for the wedding. For 36 -year-old Kamila love is not enough anymore, but she has a safe life with an Englishman.

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Paula Rego is one of the most important living artists. She was the first artist in residence at the UK's National Gallery, has a public museum exclusively dedicated to her work and a Damehood from the Queen. And yet, despite over 30 books about her pictures, very little is known about her life. Now, at 81, she has agreed to tell her extraordinary story to her son, the filmmaker Nick Willing. The result is an incredibly intimate and personal account of her battles against the facist dictatorship in Portugal, the misogynistic art world in England, and her own demons of manic depression.

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Helen’s got a hot date; it’s all part of her plan to be a “better” woman. But as the cracks start to show, is it Helen who’s going to be too much for him, or her plumbing? Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Laugh Strand