Projects

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Transfeminine 'freak-show' performer Mona Guyard has built a cult audience in Europe. We follow Mona from a rural childhood, through her discovery of drag and freakshow, to the development and premiere of an astonishing new performance.
A visceral and beautiful exploration of pain, healing and transformation in the queer community.

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Aspiring actress Sarah faces a power struggle in an intense audition for 'Dinner With My Family,' directed by the formidable Laura. The film delves into the cutthroat pursuit of perfection in the world of auditions.

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Co-created by the a group autistic directors, the Neurocultures Collective, (Sam Chown-Ahern, Georgia Bradburn, Benjamin Brown, Robin Elliott-Knowles, Lucy Walker) and artist-filmmaker Steven Eastwood, THE STIMMING POOL is a hybrid film that enters the possibilities of a world informed by neurodiverse perspectives. The film reflects a spectrum of autistic experience, and it’s drifting form is built around the concept of an autistic camera, whose curiosity discovers a relay of subjects who stray through the world, revealing environments often hostile to autistic experience - such as a hectic workplace and a crowded pub - and quiet spaces that offer respite from them. Each character exists in an apparently separate world. Some are concealing being autistic and dealing with feelings of isolation, others thrive in the communities around them. But gradually we come to realise they have a shared objective: to find a place uninhibited by the tests and restrictions of normative society: this is the Stimming Pool.
Official selection CPH:DOX 2024 Special Premieres - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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An experimental short documentary film, which was shot during the filmmaker's early days of motherhood. This film is not a typical video diary but a deeper conversation about what does it mean to be a mother and the expectations that come with it.

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Set against the backdrop of the iconic Manchester skyline, TREADING WATER tells the story of Danny as he is released from prison into the tough reality of supported housing, as he tries to take control of his life whilst dealing with the mental health issues that have shaped him. How a chance encounter with a past love becomes an obsession that leads to tragic consequences. How all choices are limited to what is in front of you, even when that means no choice at all. And how we are all ultimately just trying to get by each day, even if sometimes it feels like we are only treading water.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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Exploring the intricate dynamics between two brothers in their early twenties as they attempt to navigate their divorced parents’ shortcomings, when Mum shows up uninvited to Dad’s birthday barbecue.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Two brothers rob a corner shop only to be interrupted by their Nan.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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A powerful and emotional documentary short film that follows the lives of three courageous women who were forced to leave their home country of Ukraine due to ongoing conflict and war. Through this film, the director wanted to shed light on the experiences of Ukrainian incredibly strong and resilient women. They were forced to leave their homes, their families, and their country in search of a safe place for their children. It wasn't an easy decision, but it was one that they had to make for the survival.
Through these stories, we see the struggles they faced in a new country, language barriers, and cultural differences. But we also see the beauty of women's spirit, as they find the strength to rebuild their lives no matter what. Their stories are not just about the war, but also about hope and resilience.

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Kevin is haunted by grief and questions that only the recently deceased can answer. He is introduced to Baghead, a shape-shifting witch who can channel the dead in a most unusual manner and maybe provide Kevin with the answers he seeks.

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Mog the cat feels a little ignored during the Thomas family's Christmas preparations. When she spots the huge Christmas tree, she freaks out and climbs up onto the roof, where she refuses to move no matter how hard the family tries.
BAFTA Film Awards 2025 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation

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An old farmer works his land like he always has, though his powers are waning. He loves his flock and his farm, even though the work is gruelling, and the seasons are getting harder to weather. He’s tied to the land that his forefathers farmed before him. But who will he leave it to in turn, when the time finally does come, for him to let go? His son and his daughter are both unfit, in their own ways, to take over. His daughter knows farming, but she doesn’t know sacrifice. His son’s only interest in the farm is as a property to sell, not as a repository of a family’s history, a lineage of their connection to the land. His children bicker over this inheritance, while he quietly, stoically, phlegmatically, with what is left of his powers, continues his long indentureship to the land.
Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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A therapist from Berlin University of the Arts navigates delicate emotional terrain as she provides solace to a bereft student grappling with a peer's suicide on campus.