At the Dawn of Heavy Metal, the sun rose to the beat of Lee Kerslake's drums. Through his halcyon days with Uriah Heep, his controversial times with Ozzy Osbourne and his potentially career ending illnesses, this film follows Lee as he attempts to overcome his greatest obstacles. It celebrates his immortal music, but also his courageous confrontation with his own mortality.
The film features rock icons from bands like Uriah Heep, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, KISS, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. This is Lee's tribe, and they come together for him in his final triumphant years. Lee was a founding member, songwriter, singer and drummer for Uriah Heep. It tells the magnificent story of Lee through his time as the drummer who propelled the first two classic Ozzy Osbourne albums and was inducted in the Hall of Heavy Metal History!
Lee Kerslake has sold 60 million albums worldwide with multiple silver, gold and platinum albums. He was inducted into the ‘Metal Hall of Fame’ in 2019.
Special appearances in the film by: Ian Paice (Deep Purple), Joe Elliott (Def Leppard), Gene Simmons (Kiss), Mick Box (Uriah Heep), Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep), Bob Daisley (Uriah Heep, Gary Moore, Ozzy Osbourne)
Amateur boxer Liam tells his story of discovering true love at the height of the pandemic, of how he found colour in a previously colourless world.
Official Selection Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 2023
After the loss of a friend, 12-year-old Jerome attends his first nine night.
Set in 1970s London, the film explores the duality of grief and celebration within the mourning period of Jamaican culture. Whilst paying homage to the generations before us who have been intentional about preserving tradition.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023
A 30-minute opera film featuring the creative talents of 85 people living with Parkinson's. With a narrative inspired by the extraordinary exploits of historical English heroine, Margaret Catchpole (1762-1819), the original score by Amy Mallett incorporates music, libretto, choreography and art co-created with members of the Parkinson’s community.
Joy struggles with PTSD after her boyfriend’s murder and the pressures of a highly competitive dance career. Via interaction with a chatroom confidante, her story is gradually revealed as several paths converge against a backdrop of London’s knife crime epidemic.
After accidentally killing a mugger in a street attack, her improved mood inspires her to play vigilante in her fight against depression. But in her industry, mood swings are common. Mid-depression, she strikes again but this leads her into the midst of a power struggle between boss Saul and his associate Floyd and attracts the attention of local boys playing detective.
Elsewhere Joy has arch-rival Megan in her sights. But Megan reveals her own assault by an industry Legend and, empathising, Joy spares her.
Unfortunately, Megan’s later suicide, and press attention allows Joy’s whereabouts to be discovered and when confronted on her doorstep by Saul, she recognises him as her boyfriend’s killer. In the final moments she comes full circle on her unconscious search for revenge.
A nightmare in reverie: five young queer people are admitted into a clinic to undergo conversion therapy. Enduring several different and harrowing methods to change their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, the sterile space of abject trauma struggles to suppress the abundance and beauty of queer love.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection Frameline 2023
A new mother discovers dark feelings stirring up inside her at night. This docu-fictional essay film takes us on a surrealist journey into a mother’s subconscious.
Official selection Bolton International Film Festival 2023 - UK premiere
In the aftermath of an emotionally abusive relationship, an unstable Joe seeks couples counselling with a sock puppet likeness of his ex-boyfriend, Malcolm.
A woman stumbles upon a group of people who are transfixed, staring up at a ball on a ledge. They encourage her to fetch the ball for them; the young woman obliges, but in doing so accidentally knocks an old woman over. The crowd's reaction is not what she expected...
Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF Shorts 2023
When Mai sends her drunk friend Sian home in a taxi, she finds herself being pursued by a shadowy assailant who is copying her every move. Unable to outrun her stalker, she confronts them to discover something deeply unsettling.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023
On a quest to produce a genuinely original short film, our filmmakers encounter novel artificial intelligence. What will you see?
The world's first narrative short produced using generative AI - each frame has been rendered by artificial intelligence, an interesting collision with reality.
