Projects in categories: Fiction

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After returning alone from a failed space mission, a commander is forced to make a decision that will affect all humanity.

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When death comes calling for terminally ill teenager Tuesday, it sparks a chain of events that leads mother and daughter on a wild, strange adventure. Julia Louis-Dreyfus shines as a parent contemplating the unimaginable. She’s perfectly matched by Lola Petticrew’s sparky, heartfelt performance as Tuesday. Together, they create a unique portrait of familial life that’s entirely fantastical, yet deeply rooted in lived emotions. (LFF Brochure) Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - First Feature Competition

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As grief and regret pass through Elliott he imagines moving back to simpler times. Official Selection Cork International Film Festival 2023

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From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the tale of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation. Official Selection Venice International Film Festival - In Competition - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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In the mid-2000s student Oliver Quick is struggling to find his place at Oxford University and finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton, who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Opening Night Gala - International premiere

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Adam works nightshifts at a motorway service station and lives a small, restricted and lonely life. Upon hearing that his estranged father, Hassan, has died, Adam finds himself in search of answers. Starting to piece together a complicated image of his father, Adam learns that after leaving the family Hassan had started to believe he had been ‘sent to earth from somewhere far away’. Initially dismissive, Adam’s mind is soon drawn to the strange episodes he has been having, in which he blacks out and can feel something trying to communicate with him. He thinks about his inability to communicate and connect with people. He thinks about how he’s never fit in. Adam begins to ask himself if his father really was a being from another world, then what does that make him? Official Selection Venice Critics’ Week 2023 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - First Feature Competition

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In this modern re-imagining of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson novella, Dr. Nina Jekyll’s glittering career in the pharmaceutical industry came to an abrupt end and she now lives in seclusion with her demons. In need of an assistant, Jekyll hires ex-con Rob, straight out of rehab and trying to get back on his feet. It soon becomes clear that there are evil forces at play and Rob’s wits are tested in a game of cat and mouse with the Devil in all its forms. Official Selection FrightFest 2023 - World premiere

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A grieving rideshare driver picks up a passenger who helps him confront the past. Official Selection HollyShorts Film Festival 2023 - World premiere - Winner Best Live Action Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 Academy Awards 2024 - Oscar Nomination - Live Action Short Film

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A film of love, loss and music set amongst the falling feathers of a chicken factory. It’s present day in industrial North Wales. Helen, in her late 30s, spends her nights packing chickens and her days caring for a dying mother-figure Gwen. She lives in a small room in the house her clingy ex-husband shares with his dim-witted girlfriend and their new baby. Helen’s humdrum world takes an unexpected turn with the return of Joanne. They were the objects of the other’s unspoken teenage passions. Encouraged by Helen, Joanne starts a playful wooing game that re-awakens their youthful feelings. As they fall in love and lust, Helen’s zest for life returns but Joanne feels the walls closing in as she faces something much darker from her past. Helen’s world is shattered when Gwen dies and Joanne’s painful memories cause her to flee. Separated and alone, both women reflect on their unfulfilled chance. Eventually, they find the courage to let go of the past and allow their love to win. Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2023

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Three brothers return to the remote woodland where they killed their abusive father only to discover his shallow grave is now empty, forcing them to question one another's loyalty with devastating consequences, as fear and paranoia set in. Official Selection Edinburgh International FilmFestival 2023 - World premiere

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A young surfer grieves the loss of his father A contemporary adolescent tale of surfing, sex and hellfire set on an island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides. Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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Adapted from the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson the film has been developed as a film/theatre hybrid with certain elements filmed in front of a live audience. The film follows lawyer Utterson as he tries to find out who the illusive Mr Hyde is and what power he wields over his friend Dr Jekyll. Official Selection Edinburgh International FilmFestival 2023 - World premiere