Projects in categories: Fiction

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During a sleepover, four space obsessed 9-year-old girls embark on a secret mission in their cardboard rocket. When dad returns home, what will become of their mission?

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A woman confronts a painful time in her life after she discovers the truth about a mysterious old man living across the road from her.

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Forced to live in seclusion with her reclusive father, a young girl is tempted when a stranger knocks at her door.

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Qi’an, a Chinese student begins work as a film translator at a secluded English mansion. Working with her best friend, she discovers gruesome family secrets and uncovers the truth behind the tragic life of Kunqu opera star, Susu.

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A sixteen year old vampire begins to reconsider her past relationships.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - World premiere

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A tense study on internet activism and social media, as we watch a social activist begin a live video feed and discover a dark secret.

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White Man arrives to the Transition Centre Plus after dying of food poisoning on a cruise. There he is informed that he cannot be white in his next life. This triggers a ridiculous but insightful conversation about what it is to be white and its undeserved privileges.

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In the early months of the Second World War Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated by sea across the English Channel during a fierce battle in World War II.
Director Christopher Nolan weaves a three-stranded tale together over the course of one week on land, one day at sea and one hour in the air.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - Special Event - IMAX 50th Anniversary Screening

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Pili lives in rural Tanzania, working in the fields for less than $1 a day to feed her two children and struggling to manage her HIV-positive status in secret.
When she is offered the chance to rent a sought-after market-stall, Pili is desperate to have it. But with only two days to get the deposit together, Pili is forced to make increasingly difficult decisions with ever-deepening consequences. How much will she risk to change her life?
This film is a unique collaboration between the film-makers and women in the film. The story is based on their stories, the cast features only one trained actor, 70% of the cast are HIV+, and all locations such as the AIDS clinics are real.

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Steven, better known as Morrissey, frontman of iconic band The Smiths, is a restless young man struggling to escape his working class roots. He dreams of being in a band, writing music and flying clear of the daily grind.
One evening lurking in the shadows at a gig he meets Linder: artistic, literate, intelligent, she is all he sees in himself They fast become confidants, his courage and sense of purpose increasing day by day. Suddenly a chance encounter with guitarist Billy leads to a first gig. But Billy and Linder cannot support Steven forever, each making their own escape to the bright lights of London. Can Steven find his own path?
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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13 year old Aamir has fled his home and been separated from his family only to be stranded alone in the largest unofficial refugee camp in Europe. When he is befriended by Katlyn, a well meaning but thinly stretched British volunteer, she becomes Aamir's last hope for salvation.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Debate Strand

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Based on the Welsh legend, Beddgelert tells the story of Llewelyn, a prince grieving for his dead wife. He seeks solitude in a remote hunting lodge, taking with him his newborn son and his most trusted hound, Gelert, but danger still threatens his family.