Projects with status: Complete

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This is a film about family: a young Chinese couple strive to live a free life in the face of the harsh reality of life filled with restrictions. Jun and Long are two lovers, who decide to get married after Jun becomes pregnant in order to avoid any stigma in a traditional Chinese society. Struggling to take care of the newborn baby on their own, Jun's parents arrive to help, which strains the relationship between the couple. As lecturers while studying for their PHD diplomas, Long is particularly torn between his dream of freedom and the reality of a powerful traditional culture and Jun is torn between the bond she eventually forms with her child and her need to excel in her career and possibly take an extended work trip to Australia. This is the incredible story of a simple tale; the battle between love, life and tradition in modern China.

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Dare you enter the realm of the witch when she has yet to exact her revenge on those who sought to destroy her.

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A man's love of nature and the sea is threatened by the work of a famous artist. The conflict unfolds on the shifting sands of a Lancashire beach.

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Where is my friend? is a film exploring the issues faced by our vulnerable youth who are targeted by fundamentalists for recruitment; for the purposes of committing atrocities in the name of Islam.

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Three workmates invent a series of unlikely stories to explain the whereabouts of a missing colleague, but the truth is more bizarre than they imagine.

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It is a glimpse into the lives of this extraordinary group of people as they embark upon a weekend break. We also follow the emotional journey of a carer, Katie, who is new to the care industry and struggling to find her feet.

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On the afternoon of her birthday an art student is attacked. She immediately succumbs to amnesia forgetting all about the incident, until slowly the realisation of what has happened to her creeps through the cracks of reality.

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When two urban teenagers are trapped in the wilds of the Peak District, they are forced to put aside their rivalry in order to survive and find mutual respect and the start of friendship.

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When 30 year-old Hayley is diagnosed with a brain tumour she insists that her husband, Phil, starts going on blind dates. He only pretends to go, but love will find a way.

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Mike finishes a letter to his family and seals it in a waterproof bag, he tapes it to his midriff and leaves the house.  Mike’s next act will change the Rivers family forever.  This three-screen drama captures an irretrievable moment in the life of a middle–class family, revealing a story of infidelity, jealousy and extortion.

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Yoof Projekt is a black comedy about the inner workings of youth work, the kids and the council. Shot as a mockumentary, the film centres around a youth project being filmed for the council and follows it as it becomes a pawn in a power game. Hapless Council, Hopeless Management, Hopeful teenagers and Haphazard Youth work at it's best and worst working with disenfranchised young people to help them better. Yoof Projekt is a satire looking at adults' attitudes towards teenagers and young people. the film follows the exploits of Middle-brook city council employee’s as the they attempt to engage the hardest to reach teenagers in their fantastic new youth project specifically designed to curb the excesses of the modern teenager. An arrogant film director is employed to capture and document every moment of the process. Hapless management have already written off the aims objectives and shockingly the outcomes. It is then left to a few disgruntled youth workers to make a success of managements wishes and work with the disenfranchised young people and help them better.

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Youth comprises of three observational vignettes. Filmed in a naturalistic style, this short focuses on the minutiae of adolescence.