Projects in categories: Fiction

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Football is Charlie’s joy. When he has the ball at his feet, he can make magic happen - a gift that many teenage boys only dream of. Now the opportunity for Charlie to play professionally has come along. It looks like Charlie will be able to succeed where his father could not.
But Charlie has a secret, a secret locked in his heart. Now, with his future seemingly mapped out, the secret cannot stay hidden any longer. Charlie’s decision to reveal the truth tears his once united family apart and puts his friends in turmoil. No-one is quite sure of themselves or each other anymore and the road back to harmony is paved with obstacles, prejudices and confusion.

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First brought together by their shared love of music, ten years later Liam and Natalie have reached a breaking point. Opposites attract, but aren’t necessarily working long-term. Liam, a struggling musician, cannot let go of his vinyl collection and refuses to adapt to a world of smartphones and instant downloads. Natalie has let go of her dream of designing album covers and has become a rising star at her advertising firm. As they make the difficult decision to separate, they start by splitting their prized music library, but the soundtrack that defined their relationship keeps pulling them back together.
Adapted by Philip Gawthorne from his award-winning play.
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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In rural Pakistan, a mother and her two daughters are forced to defend their family home from their uncle and his men. As the women fight to keep the men at bay, the film alternates through different timelines and we watch the events that have led to the siege unfold.
When the women’s resistance leaves two of his men dead, their enraged uncle calls in a local ragtag militia - two hundred armed bandits. With only a handful of bullets left, eldest daughter Nazo refuses to give in.
The film is based on an extraordinary true story.
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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Ralph, a once famous writer is in his seventies and terminally ill. He has things to do before he dies: to be reconciled with his long-abandoned son, Michael, and secretly, to ensure he is not a burden to his devoted young wife, Anna, as he goes ‘into that good night.’ But Ralph ruins all hope of reconciliation when he picks a fight with Michael’s girlfriend, Cassie.
Later, alone, Ralph receives the sinister and mysterious “Visitor” whose services he has hired to provide a painless ending to his life. But the Visitor plays a devastating trick. Ralph ‘wakes up’ to face the damaged potential that life still holds for him and with his second chance he has a short window of opportunity to right some wrongs.
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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Picking up where 'Kingsman: Secret Service' left off, 'The Golden Circle' sees Chav-turned-superspy Gary “Eggsy” Unwin and his supervisor Merlin heading to the U.S. to join forces with the “Statesman”, the Kingsman agency’s American counterparts, after the destruction of Kingsman HQ at the hands of evil mastermind Poppy. The two spy agencies must band together to defeat their shared enemy.
Sequel to Matthew Vaughn's 'Kingsman'.

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Animated feature film about the life and mysterious death of Vincent Van Gogh, recounted through the Post-Impressionist’s paintings and the characters that inhabit them. Featuring over 120 of Van Gogh’s greatest paintings, the plot, drawn from the 800 letters written by the painter himself, leads to the significant people and events in the time leading up to his unexpected death.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Create Strand

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Philip, a young orphan, believes his mysterious, beautiful cousin Rachel may have been responsible for the murder of his beloved guardian Ambrose, also a cousin of theirs. As Philip plots his revenge, he finds his feelings complicated as he falls under Rachel’s beguiling spell.
Adaptation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier novel.

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A ticking clock thriller set against the 24 hours before D-Day. A bruising portrait that delves into the dark side of one of Britian's most celebrated leaders, Winston Churchill.
The Allied forces stand on the brink of the greatest invasion in history: the landing on the beaches of Normandy, France – the first step in the campaign to free Europe from the tyranny of Nazi Germany. But at the centre is Churchill, the UK prime minister who fears that if the invasion fails, history will remember him chiefly as an architect of carnage, and the conflicted leader must confront his destiny.

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A short dark comedy that explores how a hard Brexit could affect relationships in the not too distant future.

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What would it be like to realise you're only a figment in someone else's imagination? 'Body World' brushes up against philosophical existentialist horror, smudges the boundaries between the dream world and real life, and inhabits the space where body meets mind.
Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Graduation Films Competition

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A group of carpet fitters are sent on a job to an old Country house in the middle of nowhere. However they soon discover it's a trap set up by the savage, cannibalistic family, The Hannings. The carpet fitters are forced to fight for their lives or risk ending up being the evenings dinner. Unfortunately they are not quite your typical heroes!

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Real and imaginary worlds collide when a lonely date entry clerk reaches through his computer screen, in search of a genuine connection...