Projects with status: Complete

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The true story of the relationship between renowned writer Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

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A true story of friendship that forever changed mathematics. In 1913, Ramanujan (Dev Patel), a self-taught Indian mathematics genius traveled to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he forged a bond with his mentor, the eccentric professor GH Hardy (Jeremy Irons), and fought to reveal his mathematic genius to the world.
Official Selection Toronto 2015 - Gala Presentations

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During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Official Selection Toronto 2015 - Gala Presentations

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Kate is pregnant. Theresa is pregnant and moving in to the apartment below, with her partner. When the two women meet one spring morning, a special bond forms, developing into an intimate friendship as they move closer to the births of their babies. Until tragedy strikes. And changes everything. In the most violent and shocking way.
With echoes of Hitchcock and Polanski, a terrifying psychological thriller of love, betrayal and revenge, bringing one woman’s personal nightmares vividly to life, amidst the affluent loneliness of the modern city.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

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A fascinating insight into the making of Arcade Fire's international number one album 'Reflektor'. Award-winning filmmaker Kahlil Joseph recontextualizes the album experience and the band's creative journey, transporting viewers into a kaleidoscopic sonic and visual landscape. The film includes breathtaking performances, never before seen personal interviews and intimate moments captured by the band.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

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A redemptive coming-of-age story that follows a neglected and wayward teen, Jamie, whose incredible singing voice offers her an escape to a better life, until she finds her loyalties torn between her inspiring, unconventional care worker and her possessive and volatile best friend.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

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The story of a five-year-old called Jack, who lives in one room with his Ma and has never been outside. When he turns five, he starts to ask questions, and his mother reveals to him that there is a world beyond the walls. Told entirely in Jack’s voice, 'Room' is a celebration of resilience and the love between parent and child.
Based on the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue

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Love, Revenge… and Haute Couture.
A glamorous woman returns to her small home town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.

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The true story of the meteoric rise and fall of one of the most celebrated and controversial sportsmen, Lance Armstrong.
Following a gruelling battle with cancer, he returned to his cycling career in 1999 with his sights set firmly on winning the Tour de France. With the help of the infamous Italian physician Michele Ferrari and team director Johan Bruyneel, he developed the most sophisticated doping program in the history of the sport allowing Armstrong and his American teammates to dominate the world of cycling, winning the Tour an unprecedented seven times. However, not everyone believed the fairytale... Sunday Times journalist David Walsh soon began to question whether the ‘world’s greatest athlete’ was ‘clean’.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

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Benjamin, a man persecuted for his commitment to the Orthodox Jewish faith, is pushed towards the fringe of the religious community. Taking up boxing as a means of self-defence, he quickly finds himself out of his depth in a criminal underworld.

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Based upon Orhan Pamuk’s 'The Museum of Innocence'. A film about Istanbul, love, memory and loss.
Venice Film Festival 2015 - World premiere

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A young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles witnesses a chilling rise of authoritarianism. His experiences mould his beliefs - and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
An ominous portrait of emerging evil loosely inspired by the early childhood experiences of many of the great dictators of the 20th Century.