A man recounts the most terrifying experience of his childhood to his young wife. Raised in post-World War II poverty, the only beautiful object in the boy’s home is his mother's vase. Left home alone, the boy falls victim to a demonic presence which tempts him to commit his first sin.
The Sound Of The Bell is the story of one boy's dream that happens to be the nightmare of another one. Their frustrations lead them to retreat to an enchanting tree in the middle of nowhere. Only there, can they meditate and hope for a better world.
Each year, an estimated 200,000 people are reported missing in the UK alone.
But when a loved one goes missing, the space left behind in their families can mean a future trapped in a tortured present, one obsessed by the past.
A young girl, Jenny, finds herself unwanted by either of her separated parents during the formative years of her life and leaves home at the earliest opportunity. However, live-in boyfriend Rick’s associations with witchcraft and black magic soon take her down a path which leads to the most horrific experience of her young life. She seeks help from friends, doctors, psychiatrists and religious leaders but finds only scepticism and disbelief. Finally, from within the confines of a mental hospital, she finds the help she needs.
The Starfish Principle was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. It is an independently funded documentary that focuses on vision, hope and building bridges. We filmed individuals and groups who are creating positive change. Our focus is on community, youth and the Aids situation.
Seeing beyond the despair and hopelessness, and reaching out to make a change and a difference. Seeing the possibility in everyone and in every situation.
So often there is huge overwhelm that blocks the will and people’s ability to find solutions. People often feel broken down by isolation, betrayals, loss of trust, hunger and poverty. In this film we interviewed people, groups and organisations, listened to their stories, bearing witness to their hopes, dreams, despair and struggles. We hope to build bridges in communication, healing, forgiveness and to nurture community. We hope to inspire, demonstrate solidarity and also empower the projects and people we came into contact with.
The Time That Remains is a semi-autobiographical film, in four episodes, about a family, my family, from 1948 until recent times.
The film is inspired by my father’s private diaries, starting from when he was a resistance fighter in 1948, and by my mother’s letters to family members who were forced to leave the country.
Combined with my intimate memories of them and with them, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained and were labelled 'Israeli-Arabs', living as a minority in their own homeland. (Elia Suleiman)
The Trip is an improvised tour of the North of England that reunites comedy favourites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. In the style of 'Curb your Enthusiasm', the story is fictional but based around their real personas.
When Steve is commissioned by a Sunday newspaper to review half a dozen restaurants, he decides to mix work with pleasure and plans a trip around the North of England with his food-loving American girlfriend. But when his girlfriend leaves him and returns to the States, Steve is faced with a week of meals for one. Reluctantly, he calls Rob, the only person he can think of who will be available. Rob, never one to turn down a free lunch, agrees and together they set off for a culinary adventure.
Over the course of six meals at six different restaurants in and around the Lake District, Lancashire and The Yorkshire Dales, the unlikely couple find themselves debating the big questions in life over a series of culinary delights.
This six-part comedy series is directed by Michael Winterbottom, and builds on the success of previous collaborations with Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, 'A Cock and Bull Story' and '24 Hour Party People'.
Lucy is eleven years old. Neglected by her estranged mother and father, she ends up being placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow Lucy's struggle to cope with the system. Her saving is her self-belief and her certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit; hers is a heroic quest for love, beauty and transcendence.
Kate was a dancer, a good one. The future was hers, the excitement, the competitions, the awards. At just 16 she had it all. But then the accident happened.
Not only was she scarred for life, but her injuries took away her voice. Now a reclusive mute, she lives a secluded life, hidden from the world.
But when she meets Danny in an Internet chat room he is determined to break her out of her shell. Smooth talking and not afraid to bend a few rules, Danny makes it his personal mission to get Kate back on the stage. However as their friendship grows, Kate begins to suspect that Danny is not everything he claims to be.
Another murder and another burial, but Jeff's mistake is visiting the same burial grounds. All is not as it seems and as events progress more and more of this dark, gothic tale is unravelled, until it's final shocking twist.
Chronicling Queen Victoria's rise to power, focusing on the early turbulent years of her reign and her legendary romance and marriage to Prince Albert.
