One Mile Away

Director: Penny Woolcock

Year: 2010

1 Day is a high octane caper through a day in the life of an inner city hustler. The film follows Flash whose day gets steadily worse when he finds out he suddenly has to repay a debt to his big head, Angel, and he has to find the money fast. As more and more people get on his case and the clock starts ticking, Flash is pursued by everyone from a rival gang, the police, three irate babymothers and his granny. <br /> <br /> Entirely street cast film, the film was shot on location in Birmingham. It features original hip hop and grime tracks - as well as gospel, reggae and spirituals -making it the first ever British hip hop film. While Flash gets robbed, harassed and shot at, the film explores life for many young men in the Afro-Caribbean community which originated the urban music at its heart.

Director: Penny Woolcock

Year: 2008

Exodus re-imagines the second book of the Old Testament set in the near future. <br /> <br /> Shot in the English seaside town of Margate, Exodus involved the participation of local people in key roles both on and off screen and as the many hundreds of extras. The film tells a compelling story of identity and migration and great movements of peoples in search of a Promised Land.

Director: Penny Woolcock

Year: 2004

The Principles of Lust is an emotionally charged drama about a man who must choose between the love of his life and the extreme temptations offered by his renegade friend.<br />  <br /> Paul (Alec Newman) falls in love with Juliette (Sienna Guillory) and begins a passionate affair. At the same time, he befriends a charismatic and dangerous risk-taker, Billy (Marc Warren), who exposes Paul to a different side of life. When the initial fire in Juliette and Paul's relationship begins to wane, Paul is torn between settling down with her or following Billy on his quest for an endless high.