Projects

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Paul, an Italian executive in London jumps into marriage with Alicia, the pretty new girl in the office. But looks can be deceiving. She's trouble. Serious, deadly trouble.

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In the early hours of 6 February 2023, a Mw 7.8 earthquake hit a large area of Turkey and Syria. It’s destructiveness was exacerbated by the instability that had torn the region apart. Waad Al-Kateab’s film is powerful record of the disaster, drawing images from TV news reports, social media, CCTV and drone footage, alongside archive material of the region. The shock of the earthquake soon gives way to a damning record of human failure, with Al-Kateab focusing on two Syrian families over the course of ten days, sensitively recording their desperate efforts to find their loved ones. Highlighting official incompetence and a paltry level of humanitarian aid, Death Without Mercy is, above all else, a moving testament to human dignity. (Sheffield DocFest 2024 Programme) Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2024

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An experimental short: a dark comedy satire combined with a music video: In 2044, humanity subsists on ‘Manna-Moolah’ extracted from an asteroid which is now hurtling towards Earth. With hours before impact, Victor tries to get his mentor, Professor Pokus onboard a ship and leave Earth before it’s too late.

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When an employee’s boss pays him a visit and offers him a chance at a promotion, he will do whatever it takes to ascend the corporate ladder.

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Super8 comedy following the British team and their trusty Land Rover as they prepare for the 'Race Around The World'.

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John (Jared Harris) and Mary (Juliet Stevenson) have lived in an agonizing limbo of grief and guilt for the past ten years. Their only child, Clare, ran away from home when she was fourteen and no trace of her whereabouts has ever been found. When Clare returns, now a young woman of twenty-four, Mary is overjoyed. But John comes to believe that Clare is not who she claims to be. As old tensions resurface, a gripping search for the truth unfolds. REAWAKENING is the powerful, psychologically piercing and searingly emotional second feature from BAFTA-nominated writer/director Virginia Gilbert.

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A drug dealer begins to question his life choices when his violent partner-in-crime is released from prison.

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An exploration of the time and labour involved in the creation of any animated film, no matter how long or short. In a tongue-in-cheek interpretation of the ‘Long Shorts’ title, the knitted frames of animation create a physical manifestation of the length of the filmmaking process.

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Part road trip, part coming-of-middle-age tale, director Duncan Cowles’ laconic humour and frank approach to his subject proves effective in exploring aspects of masculinity that all too often are little discussed. Admitting that he is not always open and intimate in his conversations with loved ones, the BAFTA-winning Scottish filmmaker sets out to define masculinity in the modern age – what makes men tick and, more importantly, coming to terms with all aspects of health, both physical and mental. The questions asked in Silent Men may seem simple, but their answers betray underlying tensions, as Cowles’ subjects make all too clear. The film grapples with being able to express oneself as a man – to become someone at peace with themselves, their life and the ones they love. (Sheffield DocFest Programme) Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2024 - Special Mention Grand Jury Award for the International First Feature Competition - World premiere

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Following a young man who, after inhaling a potent psychedelic vape, is plunged into a surreal journey through his own fragmented memories. Transported to the eerie depths of an abandoned subway, he must confront dark and disturbing truths buried deep in his subconscious.

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Existing between the domains of architectural, technological and spiritual mediums, ‘spaces as traces’ features found footage, director Teo Shi Yun’s body of archival material concerns with Singapore’s architecture and Taoist religious rituals, as well as three-dimensional rendered animation of deities in an imagined science fiction of Chinese mythology. Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 - World premiere

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In an authoritarian world where breathing the air can be a deadly, a frustrated artist is determined to escape despite the risks and those trying to stop her.