Projects

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After a catastrophic accident, Martin is immobilised in a neck brace. He's put next to Harold in hospital. Harold chats, conjuring images of the seascapes which initially annoys Martin but brings him out of his pain. When the old man dies, Martin discovers how Harold helped him to heal.

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Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) is a young lawyer who is depressed by the loss of his beautiful wife after giving birth to a son. His son, now grown to a toddler, draws pictures of him with a sad face. He is assigned to prepare a large house for sale on a marsh and travels to an obscure village where he is shunned by most of the townspeople. He visits the Eel Marsh House, the estate of the late Alice Drabow, to look it over, but finds his job has grown more perilous as it is haunted by the ghost of a woman scorned. He learns from the villagers that the ghost of the woman in black seeks revenge against their children because her child was taken away from her. Kipps is befriended by Sam (Ciaran Hinds) and his wife Elizabeth (Janet McTeer). They, too, have lost a son, and they help the lawyer to investigate the background of the estate and what happened.

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One tower block. Fifteen tenants. One sniper. Someone is picking off the last remaining occupants of a tower block, using a high powered, silenced rifle. Nobody else has heard the shots, and no help is coming. If the terrified victims can't figure out how to escape, they're all going to be killed, one by one.

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Town of Runners is a feature documentary made by award winning director Jerry Rothwell about young people from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, home to the current Olympic and World champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele. The film follows three children keen to follow in their heroes’ footsteps, as they move from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood. Set against the background of the seasonal rhythms of this farming region, and the impact of increased urbanization, climate change and globalization on agriculture, the film shows rural young Africans striving to make their own future.

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Following a nuclear fallout, a scientist and a broken spirited soldier discover that plant life has begun to grow again after spending years living in an underground settlement dying of radiation poisoning.

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Nicky Hamlyn's celestial overtures The Transit of Venus I & II form a diptych document of this astronomical phenomenon, one shot in black in white in the United Kingdom, the other capturing a stunning Italian blush sunset (TIFF 2012).

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Nicky Hamlyn's celestial overtures The Transit of Venus I & II form a diptych document of this astronomical phenomenon, one shot in black in white in the United Kingdom, the other capturing a stunning Italian blush sunset (TIFF 2012).

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A charming and surprising film about a boy on a quest to take a tree seed to the ocean. During his adventure he is helped by animals who show him the way.

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When a teenage boy is accused of a fatal night-club shooting, his fashion executive sister attempts to clear his name. She is soon caught up in a hidden world of absolute corruption, media manipulation and a terrifying gang, the Twenty8k

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Seventeen year-old twins Kristen and Owen are so wrapped up in their own world that they’re misfits in the real one. Viciously witty, they spend their days caring for their mum Maureen and taking the piss out of their rough estate. They love Maureen but dream of murder and escape. Along comes Liam – twenties, tough, handsome, full velocity in a cobalt blue Subaru. Kristen fancies him with fairytale intensity.Then Liam takes Owen out drinking. Owen knows as much about pubs as Kristen does about men. Liam invites Owen back to his apartment. “Just for a laugh”, Liam suggests that Owen try on some women’s clothes he happens to have. It’s a Cinderella moment. Owen transforms into a beautiful, sexy woman and finds the world – and Liam - attracted to him. Liam is a romantic, offering unconditional love. So what if he has to dress as a girl?

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In a deep forest, the statue of Venus stands alone. The winter snows end and the ice melts into the river. As the spring arrives, David and Eros, are installed besides her. Venus instantly falls in love with David. While dreaming Venus becomes human and realizes David also loves her. Eros' jealousy alters the love triangle dramatically into a tragedy.

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Reflecting on colour, the anthropology of noise, our perception of listening, Vivarta alludes to early optical film experiments with sound and visuals, sometimes called 'colour music' and plays with the experience of a persistence of vision.