Projects with status: Complete

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Antigone, the ancient Greek heroine, ignites the spirits of four Syrian women living in Beirut’s refugee camps. Feminine wisdom, passed through the ages, connects the inner lives of these women and gives them a sense of belonging and rootedness. Through animation and intimate verite footage, this documentary illustrates that which is invisible to the eye: the thoughts, memories, and dreams of these mothers, sisters, and wives as they grapple daily with past traumas and future uncertainty.

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A series of animations seeking to defy gender stereotypes in West Africa. Following the story of Nya, a young woman from West Africa who dreams of a better life. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 - Commissioned Films Competition

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Porky is cooking in his kitchen when he hears a strange whispering. He soon realizes it is coming from the onion! He is then transported to Onion world, where he discovers the source of the whispering. Official Selection Animafest Zagreb World Festival of Animated Film 2019 - Student Film Competition

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Telling the tale of a poker night that doesn't go quite to Santa's plan. We meet three seemingly hapless reindeer who, when Santa overplays his hand, win the best Christmas present of all. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 - Commissioned Films Competition

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Zahida is the first female taxi driver in Pakistan and a local legend. A widower at 56, she is continually juggling her home life with behind the wheel. A fascinating insight into the trials faced by a determined woman carving her own path within a patriarchal society.

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A story of a keen young dragon who wants to learn how to fly, roar, and breathe fire in his first years at Dragon School. He’s desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he’s accident prone and each year he has to be helped by a kind young girl who patches up his bumps and bruises. Then in Year Four, he has to capture a princess - can the young girl help him with his trickiest challenge yet? A film for all of the family based on the much-loved picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2019 - TV Films Competition

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In the shadow of the largest Native American political occupation since Wounded Knee, thousands of water protectors from around the world have descended on Standing Rock, North Dakota to resist the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Haunted by the memories of his childhood in Baghdad, Abdullah has dementia and struggles to communicate with his daughter. As his mind slips and slides between his past and present, his daughter Leilah searches for one last moment of connection with her father before she also fades from his memory.

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The rituals of Persian warrior training are seen in combination with the recitations of a young girl coming to terms with her impending womanhood. Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2018 - International premiere

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Drawn exclusively from the BFI National Archive, 'Around India' features some of the earliest surviving film from India as well as gorgeous travelogues, intimate home movies and newsreels from British, French and Indian filmmakers. Director Sandhya Suri weaves together archive footage to create an emotionally resonant story about life across India from 1899 to 1947. Taking in Maharajas and Viceroys, fakirs and farmhands and personalities such as Sabu and Gandhi, the film explores not only the people and places of over 70 years ago, but asks us to engage with broader themes of a shared history, shifting perspectives in the lead up to Indian independence and the ghosts of the past. The film also features a superb new score that fuses western and Indian music from composer and sarod player Soumik Datta.

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When a tormented naval officer returns home to Liverpool, the city becomes a landscape for atonement as he is forced to confront his past.

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A cowardly deserter is captured during WWII and awakens in a strange underground cell, alongside a mysterious female prisoner. The pair are forced to take part in a cruel psycological experiment to earn their freedom, where all is not what it seems.