Projects

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On January 28th 1985, the stage was set for the annual American Music Awards. Some of the biggest names in pop – Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Lionel Richie and Tina Turner - were gathered in Hollywood for the most prestigious night in the music calendar. When the awards show ended, the artists reconvened at a top-secret recording studio, to sing what would become the legendary global pop song ‘We Are The World,’ in aid of poverty relief in Africa. Over the next twelve hours, egos were tested, tempers frayed, and pressure mounted, as 46 superstars raced against the clock to pull off the most audacious feat in recording history. Told through incredible behind-the-scenes archive and interviews with music royalty, this is the extraordinary story of the greatest night in pop… Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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From Academy Award nominated directors Jaimie D’Cruz (EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP) and Ed Perkins (TELL ME WHO I AM, THE PRINCESS), and executive produced by double Academy Award winner Simon Chinn (MAN ON WIRE, SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN), and double Emmy Award winner Jonathan Chinn (LA 92, WHITNEY) THE TROUBLE WITH MR DOODLE is the story of Sam Cox, an extraordinary boy born into an ordinary family in an unremarkable English town and how a childhood passion for drawing threatened to take over his life, his home and his mind. Official selection SXSW Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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[S] is an artwork that exposes the lifespan of infinity. The film delves into an immersive loop of organic forms, reflecting on the entangled nature of life and art. Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024

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A pampered cat takes for granted the lucky hand he has been dealt after he is rescued and loved by Rose, a kind-hearted and passionate student. When he loses his ninth life, fate steps in to set him on a transformative journey. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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Inspired by true events. Rural England, early 2013. Ruth and Juliet are waiting for the British Parliament to legalise same-sex marriage so they can get married. But Juliet suffers from a terminal illness and doesn't have long to live. They are racing against time.

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DARKFIELD presents ARCADE: but this isn’t an ordinary arcade and these are not ordinary arcade machines. Every machine offers you the chance to enter the world of the game and choose your own unique journey. As you guide your avatar through a world ravaged by endless war, there are many routes you can take and there are many different outcomes. You can choose a side, win or lose the war, search out a more peaceful route, or join a cult promising a better version of reality. Where will your decisions lead you? Using the nostalgic 8-bit aesthetic of 1980s video games, ARCADE’s interactive narrative explores the evolving relationship between players and avatars. This choose-your-own-path experience will fully immerse players in alternate environments in a completely dark shipping container, using 360 degree binaural sound and sensory effects. Players will be asked to address deep existential questions about free will and consciousness in a world where some may win and some may lose… Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Retired scientist Arthur has been working on a youth reviving elixir for decades. One night he finally manages to perfect his creation, partly by accident - but before he can share the news with his wife Joan, Arthur is struck down by lightning and his secret formula dies with him. During the sad process of going through Arthur's things, Joan, and her friends, Linda and Susan, come across a small stock of the elixir in the garden shed. They try it out and start to enjoy being young again... which of course also comes with its own complications.

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Living as a precarious property guardian and facing eviction, a grieving widow is forced to live with a younger woman. Little does she know, the new tenant holds the key for her to move on.

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Young journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s outdated judicial and societal systems. Official selection Sundance Film Festival 2024 World Cinema Documentary Competition - World premiere Official Selection CPH:DOX 2024 - European premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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After serving two decades for drug charges, Craig Sweat launches Uncle Budd, New York's first black-owned cannabis brand in the legal market, but faces obstacles raised by his past.

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Archive footage, music and voice combine to explore the choreography of childhood and the possibility of childish autonomy. In a world ruled by adults, how does the child in film resist oppression and control? The childish imagination escapes in flights of fantasy, both brief and absorbing. Energy is directed and contained. "I'm live as a battery. Who am I to you?"

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After the death of her Naani Ji, Mira arrives back in her hometown and is confronted by the fact that she knows very little about the woman who passed away. She must learn more about her grandmother's life and the only way she knows is through a cup of tea. Official Selection International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2024 - Children's and Youth Film Competition