Projects with status: Complete

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While in Rotterdam trying to salvage his failing business, former SBS undercover agent Brett Gunner receives information that his wife and children have been abducted. In order to free his family he is forced back into the world of espionage and sleaze. All is not as it seems, as his friend and former boss Calhoun lies dying after being shot. Before he dies he divulges to Brett the sinister truth. It soon becomes apparent that he is being used and manipulated by former Q5 operatives in their plot to flush out the drug syndicate run by femme fatale Jo Moran. She in turn is aided by her henchman, sexual deviant Fyodor Savic, who ends up entrapping Brett in a compromise between right and wrong. With the final explosive climax on the cliffs overlooking the sea, all the pieces fall into place.

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Slim O'Rafferty, the tired old cowboy, needs to pass his compulsory annual eye-test in order to continue riding his horse. The chief optician's deputy has other ideas.

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Satan visits his psychoanalyst for advice on marketing Hell as the 'place to be'. His analyst is initially reluctant to comply but eventually realises that he is has been having a bad dream and when he finally awakes the devil has become a Bishop.

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Lanny Morris and Vince Collins are the country's hottest entertainment duo. They're knee deep in all the wealth and power that comes with such fame. That is, until a beautiful girl turns up naked and dead in the pair's hotel suite after a night of wild partying. Journalist Karen O'Connor's quest to uncover the facts leads her into an emotional and sexual relationship that proves impossible to break, even when the horrible truth of past actions is revealed.

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More than 3,000 insects appear in this film each for a single frame. As the colours glow and change across their bodies and wings it is as if the genetic programme of millions of years is taking place in a few minutes. It is a rampant creation that seems to defy the explanations of evolutionists and fundamentalists. It is like a mescalin dream of Charles Darwin's.

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Based on true events, Why Me? is a poetic short film that delves into the emotional world of an 11-year-old, known only as Boy, who goes through a painful awakening when he discovers that there is no such thing as the 'perfect' family.

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Stéphanie is a transsexual prostitute who plies her trade in Parisian discos, parks and hotel rooms. She lives with Jamel, a 30-year-old North African who also turns tricks. Together they manage to enjoy brief moments of happiness here and there when they go out dancing or spend time with her friends, many of whom are also transsexual. One night Stéphanie meets Mikhail, a down-on-his-luck Russian immigrant living illegally in France. Soon, Mikhail falls in love with Stéphanie, and she ultimately makes a surprising decision to include both partners in her life. Summoned to her childhood home in the north of France by her dying mother Liliane, Stéphanie (whose birth name was Pierre) tries to provide comfort to a woman who never really accepted her son's unconventional sexuality. She is joined by Mikhail and Jamel, who together with Stéphanie form a nurturing web of comfort and support. Liliane finally dies in her sleep. En route to Paris, the three lovers are shown entwined in the same train compartment, an alternative family of sorts. But they are headed for an uncertain future, living on the margins of a society that is still not comfortable with outcasts, others and those living in-between.

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In a suburb, still and quiet, a boy is listening to his father's old records and a housewife faints when she tries to leave her house. Willow Drive is a bittersweet romance and a dream of somewhere else.

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Witch's Spring is a cautionary tale for anyone who's ever wondered how internet dating works but was afraid to ask.  

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Brad, Christina, T.K. and Kelly are on a post-graduation trip to Europe. Unfortunately, what starts out as a dream quickly spirals into a nightmare. Upon entering a 14th-century castle, the friends find themselves trapped in a horrifying alternative realm where violent hallucinations overtake them. A stranger emerges, shocking them with the reality of their terrifying fate; one must stay behind - alone forever within the torturous stone walls - in order for the rest of the group to escape. As time runs out, hope and reason disappear, anarchy takes over and extreme violence erupts. Will it be male strength or female guile that will ultimately determine who will bear the terrible fate?

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Made by young Bangladeshi and Pakistani filmmakers from Nottingham, Wo Ishq Jo Hum Se Rooth Gaya tells the story of a girl who loses her sight in a tragic accident which also claims the life of her mother. A few years later, she finds love after mistakenly phoning a stranger who is entranced by the sound of her voice. They decide to get married, but a friend thinks he is just marrying out of charity. Despite a tragic finale, touches of light comedy and a positive outlook ensure that the film ends on an upbeat note.

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Wonder is a humorous rendition of Wonder Woman, which syncs together the transformative moments of the acuminating drama as our be- speckled assistant turns to super-heroine. The narrative is emptied of significance while the surface imagery turns into a gloss of texture and action. The layers intermingle as the music and sound drive each episode forward, emphasising the crush of cliché and drama.