Projects

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This film piece samples the title sequences, trailers, theme songs and publicity shots for some twenty adaptations of Jin Yong's mid-century wuxia classic, 'The Condor Trilogy', produced over nearly four decades, along with contemporary Google street views of suburban Britain, interweaving mundane and mythical landscapes with fantasies of fight and flight.

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I get up and have breakfast. Don't get old. Im so Unhappy Happy.

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In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to go into space. Fifty years later, she gave the interview which forms the basis of this film.

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In a hair-salon in Haifa, the director installs a mini film-set over the washing-basin. As she washes their hair, she converses with the salon’s clients - Arabs and Jews, on topics ranging from politics to love. What emerges from these conversations is an honest and nuanced portrayal of contemporary Israel.

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There are 15 million children out of school in the middle east and north africa. In this short animation some of them show us some of the reasons.

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Olivier and James' romantic break in the South of France is interrupted by the sudden arrival of Caroline. Friendships are questioned; sexuality tested.

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Who killed Laura Kitchens? Today was meant to be all about building bridges with her sister, but after a late night flirtation and an early morning work call, Laura Kitchens' life is about to change in ways she could never imagine. As the ticking clock counts down the hours till her death can she solve the mystery of who is stalking her, help her sister not repeat the same mistakes she made and assist her boss in saving the mysterious SaturnEye deal that hangs in the balance? Shot in real time using found footage of Laura’s final day, this is an immersive murder mystery that merges social media and film. Viewers are able to access Laura and the other characters via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn. A ground-breaking film. A drama and immersive digital experience all in one. Placing the audience at the heart of the story. Using 24 hours of footage from the fictional surveillance programme SATURNEYE, the film is a disconcertingly intimate, unfiltered and impartial look into Laura's last hours before her death.

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Filmmaker Colin Rothbart pulls off the wigs, wipes off the mascara to unveil the real people behind the much hyped and talked about East London's alternative drag scene. Overeating, gender dysphoria, egos, excess. Following in the tradition of Paris Is Burning and The Cockettes, and DRESSED AS A GIRL is so much more than show-stopping performances. Filmed over five years, the film covers not only the rise and fall of this hugely popular gay club scene but also offers some personal, emotionally honest portraits of six individuals at the heart it. Fundamentally it's about the nature of friendship, life and even survival against the odds, universal themes that everyone can relate to.

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An inspirational story of a Scotsman attempting to leave an alcoholic and violent past behind, daring to follow his dreams. Filmmaker Stephen Mulhearn takes us on a personal journey of discovery following his dramatic near death experience. A gritty, true-life story about a quest to find understanding to human suffering.

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Recording of Maxine Peake's lauded performance as the Dane in Sarah Frankcom's Hamlet.

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Set in 1980, Jake, a college student , after fighting with his absentee father, decides to hitch hike across the country. He is picked up by an older man, a con artist, Smitty, recently broken out of jail. As they travel through the back roads of Texas, they slowly bond.

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Trevor's life has become a void, following the passing of his wife Doris. Days blur as Trevor slowly finds himself isolated and alone, unconcernedly slipping towards death. A chance encounter in the park with a mysterious stranger jarringly reawakens him, and forces both men to once again start to live.