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Quint is pre-linguistically deaf. The film follows a day in the life of Quint after the death of his soul-mate June. Little do those around him know it is to be his last as he works his way through his painful existence to send a tragic message of guilt.

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The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on Thompson's book of the same name, the project stars James D'Arcy (Master & Commander), Noel Clarke (Kidulthood), Frank Harper (The Football Factory), Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake), Andrew Shim (This Is England) and Kate Magowan (Stardust). The story revolves around former soldier Sam Norwood who takes a job as a prison officer when he returns from Iraq and becomes exposed to the underworld of prison culture - including corrupt guards and drug trafficking.

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In this evocative and unique experimental documentary, award winning filmmaker Jill Daniels explores her memories of violence 30 years ago hitchhiking through the Basque country. She searches for the places she hopes will jolt her fading memory. Merging past and present, documentary and fiction she recreates her journey. Diving further into this world she discovers other women, Maria and Aitziber, also changed by violence. Maria is a photographer who lives alone and has survived a car crash but her niece was killed. Her dead father was sentenced to death in the civil war in Spain and she holds close his prison diary. Aitziber is a young Basque nationalist who spent five years in prison and for five days after her arrest was tortured by the Spanish police. Together these stories, build a mosaic of impressions of the past and present. As Daniels comes to the end of her journey she realizes she can't be free of the past. She has come full circle.

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Clownism is a genetic disorder that causes the sufferer to exhibit the physical characteristics of a clown.

Alan has clownism but wants to lead a normal life by getting a job and getting a date. Unfortunately he is quickly reminded that being a clown every day just isn't very funny.

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Grandma is a short film about children's misunderstandings surrounding the subject of death, with a delightfully uplifting ending.

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A Cleaner works for clients she never sees in houses that don't need to be cleaned.
A dark poetic film which deals with the isolation and monotony of domestic work. Hearing and feeling things that may not exist, her thoughts are concealed from her employers and the world.

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A classic 1940's heist in which the audience follows a gangster's comedic escape from a bank robbery. It sees a ridiculous chase through an American city while the gangster tries to deal with his severe sleeping disorder which threatens to thwart his escape.

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William Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy transposed to the contemporary high school setting of chavs, goths, emos and geeks.

A kindly old headmaster is forcefully usurped by his ambitious deputy, who promptly suspends the old headmaster's daughter, Rosalind, the most popular girl in the school. Orlando, the school nerd, unexpectedly wins a wrestling match and becomes the object of Rosalind's affections. When the school is sent on a field trip Rosalind, with her friends Celia and Touchstone, decides to gate crash the trip disguising herself as a boy 'chav' which results in one of the most captivating and amusing love stories in Shakespearian literature.

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To escape the stress of everyday life, Chris and his two friends Jay and Simon annually go camping deep into the Yorkshire countryside leaving their everyday lives behind. This year Chris invites Paul, his younger and troubled brother along for the trip hoping to form a stronger bond with his wayward sibling. But soon they begin to notice an aggressive change in their usually mild mannered friend Simon only to discover that his wife has had an affair. Shocked, the group try to console their friend, but Simon demands they enjoy their time away inviting them to drink a bottle of champagne in order to celebrate his new found freedom, but as darkness sets all is revealed and that Simon has spiked the bottle with a concentrated dosage of lysergic acid, commonly known as L.S.D.

From here they begin a terrifying game playing on each mans’ fears and soon every one of them are fighting to stay alive. The group are left hallucinating and in the middle of nowhere with no grip on reality, no way of communication and no way out! The truth comes crashing down rapidly which reveals a dark secret that will end in a vicious revenge…

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A woman escapes from a sinister hospital like facility but is forced by her confused memories to return.

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The Cowboy Court is about a family who decide to take the law into their own hands. Steve Brody, a hard working loyal husband who is dedicated to trying to earn an honest day's living, ends up accused of a crime he did not commit. Sent to prison Steve and his family end up in few difficult situations that lead to some serious consequences.

On his release Steve meets up with a mysterious character called John Abbott who talks him into starting up a kangaroo court...eventually becoming...The Cowboy Court....

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A moving and beautiful documentary on the first UK tour of the relics of St Therese of Lisieux, filmed by Michael Whyte (No Greater Love) and including exclusive interviews with the Archbishop of Westminster and the Dean of Yorkas well as many others.

Observing the veneration from such disparate venues as the great cathedrals of Liverpool and Westminster, York Minster, a Hospice and Wormwood Scrubs Prison, the role of faith in the 21st century is brought into focus.