Projects

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Routes Jukebox: The Documentary’, tells the story of the ever-evolving Liverpool music scene since the 1940s and its influences and connection with other music cities such as New York, Detroit, Nashville and Kingston. From the influx of Gaelic sounds and rhythms that came to the city with the mass Irish migration to the importing of Rock N Roll records from the United States via the historic Cunard line to the rise of Merseybeat, Punk and House Music, ’Routes Jukebox’ touches on the various social and cultural factors that led to the creation of such an prolific and enduring music scene. Additionally, the documentary touches on the stories of the oft-forgotten links between Liverpool music and Motown and Reggae.

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Short experimental film in black & white. A young girl learns to appreciate her beauty through the help of a mysterious stranger... Will this be the key to her happiness?

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Continuing the story of the infamous 'Firm' as run by infamous criminals Ronnie and Reggie Kray. The sanity of the two brothers bring uncertainties to the their business plans. Now with their empire in place, the brothers must fight to keep hold of it.

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After 15 years Sean (Andrew Scott) reconnects with his estranged father Eamonn (Ciaran Hinds) in a London café to heal old wounds.

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This piece exposes the parallels of computer coding and genetic coding in humans and animals. Voiced by an anonymous group of ‘hybrid’ machines, from some point in the near future, these ‘narrators’ look at these creatures as inefficient machines and consider ways of editing and improving their code. The film draws upon the research and tools used by Dr Darren Logan in his investigation of genetically influenced behaviour.

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An aspiring actress invites us to share a glimpse of her life working as an usher in a West End theatre, exposing the wasted talent and questioning what it takes to be an artist.

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This video by MATLAKAS is a journey through the cycle of life and death in relation to objects and daily routine. The second life of objects, and the memory they witness and carry with them. Highlighting our transient existence. An inner monologue leads us through a journey of life, death, and resurrection, in a day in the second-hand market...

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Andy is in debt and mourning. Pressure goes up when a loan shark wants in to his vintage shop. Andy is pushed to get out of his grief and confront him. The moment he decides to take vigilante action, things get ridiculously out of hand.

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Harry Webster has decided to end his life. A chance meeting on a ferry gives him the opportunity for a new life working on vineyard in Tuscany. Whilst all starts well and he is captivated by the beauty and tranquillity of Italy, his past begins to catch up with him and he knows that one day he will have to face up to it.

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The Second World War is experienced through the journey of Private Cole, a dramatic study of the contrasting nature between the innocence of childhood and the reality of war, and the emotional struggle that accompanies it. An odyssey of friendship, innocence and adventure set against a canvas of war-torn France.

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A man must fight to regain his place in the criminal underworld.

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Tom Haddon is a genius. A formidable man who found a way to reverse Dyslexia in young children. His research into mind manipulation saved a generation from many forms of learning difficulties. But like most things in life the gain comes with a price. Thirty years on and technology has evolved. Cars can drive themselves, PCs don’t exist and laptops are a rarity. Nobody has a mobile phone anymore; instead they wear a Virtual User Interface, sophisticated glasses known as VUI’s. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, the hands free VUI’s augment your reality into whatever you desire. Pippa Sutton lives her life in conflict. The Haddon family represent everything that she stands against. Yet Tom took her in and loved her as his own daughter after her mother died when she was just six years old. The Haddon’s are implicated in the suicide of a Politician. Murder and violence dominate the headlines and Pippa’s own life is in danger. Her loyalties are torn apart, does she fight for what’s right or does she stand firm with the family she owes so much to?