Projects with status: Complete

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1985. Tehran. Iran-Iraq war. For Marmar it is another ordinary afternoon at the grandparents'. The echo of "Death to America" chants from the morning school assembly mixes with 'The voice of America'; grandad's favourite radio programme. Marmar is waiting for granny to make her a dress exactly the same as the glamorous American popstar; Bright red. No straps.

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A day at the beach takes a gruesome turn when triplets Lily, Milly and Billy attempt a prank on their grumpy ol' dad.

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Fisher returns home to East Belfast to reconnect with his daughter through the medium of karaoke, but is it too little too late?

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A surrealistic action/comedy where a brave heart takes a wild journey inside the body to try to sort out the problems of a hungover morning.

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A mixed-race child, Marvin Rees grew up in Bristol's ghettos in the UK with prostitution, violence and poverty on a daily basis. Ever since, Marvin had the desire to go against the injustices he experienced and decides to run for mayor. As a complete amateur, he steps into the world of politics. Despite his charisma and intellect, his biggest battle is believing anyone will take this black guy from the ghetto serious. In a tight race, he must accept his loss in front of rolling cameras. Though feeling personally ashamed, losing has even a greater significance as the city carries a history of exclusion and racism. Bristol was part of the slave trade, was struck by a civil rights movement in the 1960's inspired by Martin Luther King and had the black youth revolting in the 1980's, which caused a nationwide riot. Today it is the increasing fear of muslims that shatters the city. Despite his doubts, Marvin decides to run again. More professional, stronger and with the vital support of the muslim community. Will he manage to break the circle of history and become the first mayor of African decent of a city in Europe?

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THE SEPARATION SYSTEM (2017/18) is a collaborative commission facilitated by FACT’s Veterans in Practice programme, produced by veterans through workshops at HMP Liverpool and HMP Altcourse with artist Katie Davies. Taking the form of both a single channel cinematic film and a two-screen immersive installation, the piece explores the distinct, yet interconnected, spaces of the military, custody and ‘civilian’ life. Exploring these spaces and the experiences within them through the notion of work, an everyday activity that unites these worlds and is familiar to us all, the film communicates what we, as a civilian audience, do not understand about the unique set of relations, actions and responsibilities held by the individuals within these spaces.

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A reflection on the nature of time and memory based on the true story of the director’s family escaping the build up to what became known as "The Slansky Trials": the first explicitly anti-Semitic show trial in Eastern Europe.

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An architect and filmmaker from Europe visit a town in the highlands of Liberia, once a thriving mining community, now decaying and desolate. These researchers discover through its buildings a story of the promise of prosperity and forgotten injustices. A film about architecture, and the spiritual cost of industrial mining. Official Selection Cinéma du réel 2018 - World premiere

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A girl’s fractured memories distort the truth of a sexual assault in this multi-layered thriller.

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What, in the matter of sexploitation, if the boot was on the other foot and more men were affected than women?

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When 38-year-old Amy suffers a bang to the head, she wakes up thinking that she is 16 and the year is 1999. She now is forced to face her life 'in the future' and confront what happened in her past.

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Tentative gestures of hands and body become symbolic of opposing emotions involved in closeness to one person, trust – the need to escape. (LUX) Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival 2018