The Boys Are Back

Director: Scott Hicks

Year: 2010

When sports writer Joe Warr is suddenly widowed, he is determined to create a happy atmosphere at home for his six-year-old son Artie. But despite his best efforts, he can’t fill the emotional vacuum left by the loss of the boy's mother. Then Joe’s 14-year-old son Harry, from a previous marriage, descends. Having never visited his father before, Harry soon finds himself testing the limits of Joe's patience. Events spiral out of control when Joe has to leave the boys for a few days on business. The older beach kids move in with a riotous party at his home, and by the time Joe hears his elder son's desperate phone messages it's too late: the police have intervened, Artie has been rescued by his grandmother, and Harry has gone back home. Separated once again, Harry refuses to speak to his father. But Joe cannot accept their bond has been broken. To see his sons together again, he knows he must take dramatic action.

Director: Shane Meadows

Year: 2026

Set and shot along the East coast of England, from Kent through Lincolnshire, to Scotland, CHORK follows fifteen-year-old Kit and eleven-year-old Ani as they leave their foster home and trek across the coastline in hopes of a brighter future. With the police in pursuit and a national search underway, Kit must use all her determination and wits to protect Ani and fulfil their mission.

Director: Rhys Marc Jones

Year: 2026

In a remote Welsh coastal village, the disappearance of an openly-gay sixth form student disrupts the delicate balance of local life for one deputy head teacher, exposing long-buried secrets and threatening to tear the community apart.