Projects with status: Complete

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Victor is an African immigrant who, as a child, witnessed the slaughter of his family. He has now vanished into London, working as an anonymous street sweeper. But violence seeks him out once more and he realises that to regain his humanity he must become ‘visible’ again.

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A daydream to remind me of the joy of the New York skyline. A kind note: Manhattan 4.33pm is made with three photographic stills which I brought to life and is part of my "Daydreams" ongoing series of short films. Please feel free to view the rest too. Many thanks.

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A group of people with learning disabilities make documentary and animation pieces inspired the British Dental Association Museum,

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Laura is missing and journalist Sam Stagg falls in love with her through her photographs. His search leads him into dark waters. Beaten up, electrocuted and sacked, his troubles only make him more determined to find her, but when he finally tracks her down how she feel?

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A man's journey to a dark place where he no longer controls his own life.

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A campaign for healthy school dinners arouses suspicion with the introduction of a healthy, but great tasting, hamburger. A group of students set out to uncover the secret of the burgers’ taste; a quest that leads them to a shocking discovery and a fight for their lives. A high school enforces a healthy eating regime in an attempt to stop the children eating junk. The old dinner lady is fired and the school introduces Mr. Goodwin whose catering company has the secret recipe to a Burger the children will love, yet is good for them too. A group of disparate students grow suspicious and band together to uncover the secret ingredient and the answer to why so many students have started to disappear.

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This feature documentary is about the life & work of Poet Laureate Eintou Springer, about the Black Power events of 1970 in which her cousin Theodore Guerra, SC, was a prosecutor and she an activist, about moving away from the influence of the Euro-Christian church and the gravitation to and meaning of African religion in her life, about her racial experiences in her childhood, about literature becoming the source of her interest... Eintou recalls her childhood in Santa Cruz, the cultural milieu that shaped her, the role of the extended family and that of her grandfather: the stickfighting, the mas, the cuisine, the fauna and flora; memories of a personal nature... Eintou addressing a public audience, interspersed with her play, Kamboulay, performed in the street, brief extract of her play, Hyarima, and her reading poetry. The critical voices of Profs. Carole Boyce-Davies, Funso Aiyejina, Shango Womi discuss the relevance of her work to the region. Prof. Aiyejina, Mavis John and Wendell Manwarren of 3 Canal all speak of their musical & cultural interaction with Eintou. The final sequence speaks of her working life, class and shade prejudices and her mother’s domestic work to educate her brother and her.

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Two fanatical Eastern European girls come to the fashionable East London to prepare for Jesus' return, by performing a 'homemade' exorcism on a tortoise that listens to death metal.

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A wife is convinced her husband is having an affair and one night decides to follow him when he sneaks out of the house. To her shock horror she soon learns that whilst he is not cheating on her, his unusual drinking habit aids his peculiar desire.

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A story of romance inspired by monsters and meat cleavers. On a search for a birthday gift, Malcolm finds himself in a little toy store with an attractive shop assistant, Charlotte, who seems susceptible to his flirtations. After a few dates he finds himself back at her place. This is when things get interesting... Trust is the foundation of all good relationships but have they rushed into things a little too quickly? If you go looking for trouble, you just might find it.

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A surprise birthday party becomes a living nightmare for city-dwelling couple Sadie and Rick and their friend Jonny. They are invited to visit the remote tidal island of Amen by Corinne – an enigmatic local who hopefully holds the answers to long-buried family secrets. Amen is populated by a historically close-knit community who discourage strangers from visiting. So why have these three outsiders really been allowed on to the island? Despite the bucolic nature of the island the trio have a growing sense of unease, but they find themselves trapped by the tide and at the mercy of the islanders. As the horror of their situation unfolds, these visitors will wish they'd never been born.

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After a glamorous career as a successful model, Gaby must start a new life, away from the catwalk and the limelight. But she cannot bring herself to accept that the peak of her career is now behind her. In an effort to lift her spirits, Dan, her manager, lets her spend a week in his country house. Very quickly, Gaby starts to feel a strange presence in the house. She has the eerie sensation of being watched. Dan suspects that her fear of becoming invisible to the world may be driving her mad.