Projects with status: Complete

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A speculative narrative that takes place in a future of the past, in a present ruptured now. An intimate exploration of grief and resistance across diasporic distance in shifting landscapes of loss, from the streets to the bed; in sites of displacement, nuclear contamination, and military occupation from Scotland to Puerto Rico; from the bottom of the ocean to the planet Uranus.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2024 - Forum Expanded - World premiere

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Huiju learned of her biopsy results, but lied to her mom about them. Feeling guilty about the lie, she embarks on her journey to find cancer patients who have the same diagnosis and learns about their experiences. After hearing their stories, she finds the courage to tell the truth.

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Set in the Southwest of England, BLUE delves into the story of two fishermen, John Winter and his son, Charlie, as they grapple with the hardships of sustaining their livelihood on a small commercial fishing boat. Their relationship undergoes profound challenges, and both must navigate obstacles in their own distinct ways.

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"Mum would never lie to me, would she?" Innocent Bobby discovers the answer to this question when she is surprised by a last minute trip to the hospital.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - La Cinef - World premiere
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025

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A thought-provoking short film that artistically examines the negative impact of drinking and smoking.
This film is audio described using the multi-award winning Rationale Method of Audio Description.

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Two lovers meet for the first time since their breakup. Both have different perspectives on the relationship and they each come to the meeting with a different intention.

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A mother struggling to make ends meet, details the incremental sacrifices she will make in exchange for her daughter's future.

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Over a game of cards three crime lords exchange stories about how an unknown assassin is killing gang leaders in their area. The problem is these stories seem too far fetched to be true. Who of the three is telling the truth and who is exaggerating?

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A bored gay couple go cruising for the first time, but when they get lost in the woods, the cracks of their relationship become chasms.
Official Selection Frameline the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2024 - International premiere

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Haunted by the memories of his traumatic childhood, Dylan sets out on a hunt for the man responsible for the scars etched into his mind.

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In the face of the global economic and technological forces reshaping the city of Tangier, the profession of the bleach vendors seems to be on the verge of disappearance, yet this filmic portrait of their supply chain - and notably their insistent chanting - conveys acoustic and visual images of endurance. The film speaks to the accelerated urbanisation and industrialisation of Tangier, but also attests to how locally situated choreographies of Slowness articulate modes of resistance to the speed of capitalism.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2024 - Forum Expanded - European premiere

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Striving to build a successful life in London, Reza places an ad in a peculiar newspaper and discovers the Iranian community hidden in plain sight.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024