Projects with status: Complete

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When Reuben buys a black-market cure for his unusual chest complaint, Jenny is forced to make a terrible sacrifice. Chasm is a black comedy, set in a time when trading body parts has become commonplace and blinding light and torrential rain overpower the land.

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Toyshop owner Harry Sankey (David Thewlis) leads a simple life in the quiet Northern town of Gigglewaite, but the sudden and tragic death of Nancy, his beloved wife and the idolised mother of his estranged son, Sam (Sean Ward) soon turns it all upside down. He then finds himself trying to cope, just as unsuccessfully, with the unusual role of quiz show contestant, believing it to be Nancy's last wish for him to participate in the popular but bizarre TV show 'Cheeky', hosted by the brilliant cheesy Alf Price (Johnny Vegas). Once persuaded, Harry reluctantly joins the crazy show and coincidentally meets another Nancy (Trudi Styler), his charming fellow contestant, who attempts to draw him out of his misery.

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Spencer (Robert Perkins) meets Paula (Lindsay Carr) in a hair salon where he is getting his hair cut. He has never seen or met her before, but the moment they meet there is an instant chemistry between them. As they proceed to find out more about each other we are privy to their inner most thoughts by means of voice-over. Who will make the first move?

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Sandy Kenyon (played by Steve Varden in his first feature role) is an aircraft enthusiast who dreams that one day he will be able to fly. But he has one problem, following his mother's dramatic death in a flying accident, he suffers from cerebral palsy, leaving him with serious mobility problems.

Most people Sandy meets find it hard to believe he will ever achieve his dream.

Sandy and his grandfather Victor (Sir Derek Jacobi) spend their spare time searching for aircraft wrecks. When Sandy learns that a mystery wreck is still missing in the Lake District, he decides that he will leave the safety of his care home and set out alone to try to find it.

Sandy's quest for independence is not a smooth ride. He faces suspicion and hostility as he begins his new life. But as his true potential is revealed, magical things happen. Lucy (Boo Pearce) breaks down her prejudices to become his lover, and a strange group of travellers help him in his quest.

Ultimately, Sandy achieves his dream, though not in the way he had planned!

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Non-conformist writer-director Chris Steele’s debut short, a ‘music film’, accompanies Comfort Blanket by The Honourable Whores.

'The song means whatever you personally want it to mean. The film means whatever you personally want it to mean. With Love from Chris'.

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The story of Luke Woo, a spin painter and cycle courier who delivers human body parts and is drawn into a dark underworld of crime.

His art and life merge in a final crescendo of Paint and Blood.

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When Ajay introduces his black girlfriend to Uncle Vikram the shock kills him instantly! A strange Will, a few white lies and a video tape later, lead to uproar in the Asian community. But will Ajay get to keep everything he so desperately wants?

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D7 is a nine minute drama about self harm and mental ill health. D7 follows the journey an emotionally damaged young woman makes in coping with motherhood and the trauma of her childhood. The film follows Sophia on her voyage of self discovery and recovery

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Ola spends her nights in one of London's most exclusive clubs.

She's not a model, DJ or celebrity. This uplifting tale comes from someone who never sees the Dance Floor.

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Danny's doing time in a mental hospital, he's found a way to play the system. Can we really define madness? How far can we go before it is deemed socially unacceptable? These rules become blurred as Danny switches from one world to another.

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A serial killer decides to go out in a blaze of terror attempting to kill as many people as he can in a large city before he is stopped. Around which are four inter-linking stories, also taking place in the City on the same summer's day.

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Set inside Tihar Central Jail in Dehli and shot over a period of a year, this film looks at life inside the jail focusing on a handful of characters. Raymond from London is on remand and is accused of smuggling 70 kgs of heroin. If convicted he would face the next 10 years in Tihar.

Lakshmi is in the women's part of the prison, serving life for the murder of her husband's mistress. She thinks about him all the time, even though he has not visited her for six years.

Bhabhuti, his wife, Prempatta and their son, Rama Shankar are all serving a life sentence for a death in the family. Prempatta's youngest daughter, Pushpa, also lives with her mother in the prison. But Puspha's future is uncertain as she is at an age when she must leave jail. There is a choice of either sending her to the village or to a boarding school where a charity has found a place for her. The film charts the conflicts that arise in the family as Pushpa's time of departure approaches.

The pressures of life in Tihar are movingly captured in this engaging documentary.