Projects in categories: Fiction

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On a journey back to her roots, Mia must face her fears.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Journey Strand - World premiere

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A feature length film exploring themes of identity, culture and the construction of history. Shot on 35mm film in various Californian deserts that provide a stage in which to re-enact the negotiations of an archaeologist from Cairo with a members of tribe who guard ancient culture hidden in tombs lost in the desert.
The scenario for the film was adapted from the 1969 Egyptian film 'A Night of Counting the Years' directed by Shadi Abdel Salam, creating a layered story that echoes from ancient Egypt to the diversity of desert ecology and recent archaeological digs for lost Hollywood film sets. Working in collaboration with the musician and composer Tom Challenger a new choral composition was created and recorded for the film, drawing on traditional and modern acoustic techniques to reflect the shifting sands of the desert landscapes.

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Stuck in a bubble, a girl dreams of a sunset.

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Escorting the fiery young Annie Blake and her gang to the sheriff in Blood Gulch, bounty hunter Dalton discovers the remains of a horrific massacre and rescues its sole survivor, a preacher. Before long the group are fighting for their lives against a zombie horde that walks the desert plains eating all flesh in their path. And as the preacher’s secret unravels, Dalton realizes what he’ll have to do to prevent his wife being resurrected as one of the living dead.

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Three estranged siblings reunite after the death of their father. Amidst secrets and recriminations, is there a hope for reconciliation? Starring Lia Williams, Marianne Oldham and Justin Salinger.

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An ageing recluse rock star gives a rare interview with an inexperienced, anxious young journalist. But what connects them?

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Emma a teenage girl with anxiety disorder tries to succeed in her exams and live up to her late mother’s expectations. Alongside her caring best friend, Rob, and loud-mouthed little sister, Mia, Emma must do her best to hold it together.

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Naomi, a young homeless girl with mental issues discovers something supernatural and strange in the woods of a cemetery. She gets the local priest to help her investigate. What they discover is surprisingly dangerous.

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The journey of an applicant through the immigration system of an unspecified country.

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When Karen develops a crush on the postman delivering to her road it becomes clear she has to come up with a plan to get his attention. Spurred on by his daily visits she slips into a vivid fantasy world, Sticky is a tale of sexual awakening set in early 80s Britain against a backdrop of obsession, awkwardness and teenage angst.

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Twins Max and Jordan drive to the seaside town of Hastings where Max has arranged to meet a stranger.  Set in the pre-online world of 1994, the brothers fall back on mutual ground (football and conflicting music tastes) as they navigate untested waters.

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Inspired by a heart-breaking true story, 'The Climb' quietly explores the concept of feeling connected to someone you have lost by immersing yourself in something they love. The painful act of remembering by doing.