Ari, a sophisticated and urbane gay man, moves into a care home and encounters Beau, the beautiful, heterosexual, illiterate former thief who is now his carer. Their unlikely meeting changes the future for both of them.
A family of Irish Travellers come to England to find work. Joining their uncle in his driveway business they surf soup kitchens to pick up homeless men. Enslaved and forced to work, with little food and no money there's little chance of escape until a young newcomer arrives.
When a wealthy Oxford businessman is found dead beside a river in Oxfordshire, his daughter suspects he was murdered, The police disagree. She hires a private detective to investigate.
The detective, a disgraced ex-police officer, is drawn into a dark world existing in the underbelly of England's most revered city of learning.. a secret dark sexual interior. Little does he realize, each step forward takes him closer to a past which haunts him.
A ghost story and a puzzle which slowly reveals itself before exploding into a stunning revelation. Written, produced, and directed by self-funding writer: mol smith (a true Independent Brit, Film maker).
A film about the women who confounded ideas of what was appropriate or expected, and got involved in science in Victorian England. This is the story of Vanessa Kentworth and the rain.
Based on true events and the work of the British Rainfall Organisation.
Ten year old Anne adopted by a Vampire Slayer (Wraith) kills a ruthless Vampire. 25 years later and now married with two teenage kids, the Vampire comes back to exact vengeance on the family by picking them off one at a time. Controlling Father (Jack) refuses to believe Vampires exist and offers a more likely explanation. The mother (Anne) must now face up to who she really is. So to get her out of the way and safe, Jack tells her to find her guardian and mentor. Meanwhile Jack persuades an old friend of Anne's, an aging once elite special forces captain, and his old unit to rescue their daughter. Soon his ideas that Vampires don't exist are blown away. Together with the slayer Anne and Jack have a final confrontation with the vampires to try and save their family.
Reda’s dreams of escaping the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain El-Helweh ended after being deported from Greece. He returned with a heroin addiction. The camp was being torn apart by internal strife. Against all odds he decides to marry his childhood sweetheart.
A love story, as bittersweet as the camp itself.
Official Selection Berlinale 2016 - Berlinale Shorts
When Howard Brookner lost his life to AIDS in 1989, the 35-year-old director had completed two feature documentaries and was in post-production on his narrative debut, 'Bloodhounds of Broadway'. Twenty-five years later, his nephew, Aaron, sets out on a quest to find the lost negative of 'Burroughs: The Movie', his uncle's critically-acclaimed portrait of legendary author William S. Burroughs. When Aaron uncovers Howard's extensive archive in Burroughs’ bunker, it not only revives the film for a new generation, but also opens a vibrant window on New York City’s creative culture from the 1970s and ‘80s, and inspires a wide-ranging exploration of his beloved uncle's legacy.
Sundance Film Festival 2016 - World premiere
Many of us know the freedom of our twenties—unfettered by responsibilities or mortality, inventing ourselves in the rush of the moment. 'All These Sleepless Nights' viscerally summons that feeling, chronicling life across two Warsaw summers when students Kris and Michal resolve to experience life to the limit.
After Kris, our sensitive yet perpetually inquisitive hero, breaks up with his long-time girlfriend, anything seems possible. He and Michal, handsome and wide-eyed, roam the metropolis at night, floating from encounter to encounter, with only instinct and desire as their captain. As they chain-smoke, drink, and party with abandon, big ideas are as palpable as the romance and sex in the air.
In a profound and compelling celebration of cinema, filmmaker Michal Marczak captures the very heart and soul of a generation awake enough to dance to their dreams.
Official Selection Sundance 2016 - World premiere
The music never had to be explained. For childhood friends Yoshiki and Toshl, forming their band X in 1982 was a way of living through music. Soon they were selling out international stadiums by perfecting their own style of amps-to-11 glam rock dubbed “psychedelic violence crime of visual shock” (imagine Iron Maiden with a David Bowie spirit animal) and connecting with millions of fans.
Their journey to play Madison Square Garden amidst a Beatlemania-shaped maelstrom is expertly captured by director Stephen Kijak and editors Mako Kamitsuna and John Maringouin, who dismantle the kitsch and dig into the cult of personality to reveal a story of misfortune and tragedy that has shadowed the band time and again. Just as it is for their fans, music becomes a lifeblood for X Japan, as they are forced to reinvent and regroup in order to survive. Cameos by artistic giants including Marilyn Manson and David Lynch mark some memorable moments in this roller-coaster musical experience. (Sundance Film Festival brochure)
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Sonic Strand
This Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a disco walking tour along with his loser son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman named Janet comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her affections. It also brings about the appearance of an oily, slimy, inhuman maniac who walks the streets at night and strangles the innocent - soon dubbed "The Greasy Strangler".
