Projects

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Stories from the North Sea. From the fjords to the lochs. From brown to blue. Surfing's sepia dipped North Sea tales foretold. Uncommon Ideals is part of a project to document the experience and culture of surfing in and around the North Sea.

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As darkness falls across the city, a blonde with a gun investigates a noise - but all is not what it seems...

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A short drama/dance piece about a tempestuous relationship played out on an urban rooftop.

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The UK is known as ‘Billet’ in Bangladesh, a desired place where millions of people want to go. This film reflects my personal journey to Billet, or Blighty, and explores what it is like to make a home to a foreign country.

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Wounded tells the story of former soldier John Woods. When he returns from Afghanistan with horrific injuries he settles into a new life haunted by the accident that caused his injuries. On a chance moment John witnesses a neighbor abusing his young son. Without taking long to make a decision John finds himself on the run with the young lad. With the police and the boys family pursuing them they speed across the country with John trying to find a way out of this mess. The film concludes with a showdown on Clacton Pier and a concluding twist that helps John escape the nightmare.

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A short documentary about three bohemian characters in a small village Japan: A Junk Collector, an Organic Farmer, and a Circus Trainer. Through their gentle portrayal, the viewer learns more about the positive and negative aspects to rural life in Japan.

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This cross-media documentary (film, installation and website) explores the life and writings of Daniel Paul Schreber. Now famous as an Outsider Artist, Schreber was a successful lawyer, who in 1893, started to receive messages from God via a ‘Writing Down Machine’ that spanned the cosmos. He spent the next nine years confined to an asylum: this is his story.

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The film documents the solitary existence of Jake, a man who lives in isolation in the middle of the forest in remote Scotland. It follows the character's unconventional life, capturing moments of profound beauty. Jack is seen in all seasons, surviving frugally, passing the time with strange projects, living the radical dream he had as a younger man, a dream he spent two years working at sea to realise.

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A once in a life time wildlife story from the West of Scotland. A solitary, wild otter becomes bold enough to takes up residence in Tobermory on the picturesque isle of Mull. Artist, Angus Stewart's film, made over the course of 2 years, follows this wild otter as it transformed from a naturally timid and reclusive nocturnal animal into a remarkable, bold and much loved creature. The film has  stunning otter footage mixed with otter stories told by island residents. It is carefully crafted and grows into an intensely personal, lyrical, poetic portrait of the otters life. Its informative, funny and surprising wildlife documentary that builds into a poignant celebration of life in a small town Scottish island community.

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A group of British teenagers compete in the international mathematical Olympics

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Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy) is a long-serving M15 officer. His boss and best friend Benedict Baron (Michael Gambon) dies suddenly, leaving behind him an inexplicable file, threatening the stability of the organization. Meanwhile, a seemingly chance encounter with Johnny's striking next-door neighbour and political activist Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz) seems too good to be true. Johnny is forced to walk out of his job, and then out of his identity to find out the truth. Set in London and Cambridge, Page Eight is a contemporary spy film for the BBC, which addresses intelligence issues and moral dilemmas peculiar to the new century.

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Ewan McGregor stars as a fisheries scientist who finds himself saddled with the task of introducing salmon fishing to the Highlands of Yemen. Director Lasse Hallström adapts this charming British comedy from Paul Torday’s acclaimed novel.