Projects in categories: Fiction

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Bodney Brooks, a twelve year old master of computer controlled puppetry, decides to arrange a surprise birthday party for his Gran in an attempt to get back into his family's good books. But, as ever in Bodney's world, things don't quite go to plan.

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There Are Social Rules for Everything, Including Walking.

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A free-spirited group of young animal rights activists break into an animal research facility in order to get video footage of grisly experiments for their 'LD-50' website. When cocky group leader, Gary, wanders into a booby-trapped office, his leg gets caught in a hidden steel trap. Unable to free himself, the group panic as they hear the sound of approaching police sirens. Believing that the survival of the group is the most important thing, they flee the building, leaving Gary behind. Gary is taken away in handcuffs as the group's van drives away under the cover of darkness. Troubled by an unspoken, collective guilt, the group disbands. One year later, Gary sends a mysterious, encoded message to his brother, Danny, the group's videographer and all round 'tech-head'. Danny is sure that Gary is in trouble, and appeals to the group to reconvene. Reluctantly, they agree to go on one more mission to find out what happened to Gary and to investigate the mysterious MultiTech lab that Gary mentions in his e-mail. But, it is only a fact-finding mission - they will sneak in, find Gary, and get out quickly.

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Julie has a bad dream. Is it an omen of something that is rapidly approaching to destroy her waking life?

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Jason Flemyng (From Hell, Rock Star, Snatch, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) stars with rising star Kirsty Mitchell (Butterfly Man, A Shot At Glory) in Lighthouse Hill a funny and thought-provoking story of the conflict between love and the realisation of a dream, the power of money and position and what happens when we turn our backs on everything familiar. Charlie Davidson (Jason Flemyng) is thirty-something, single and seems to have it all: a successful London publishing company, a beautiful and intelligent girlfriend, everything money can buy. But something is missing - Suddenly his best friend and business partner Peter suddenly dies, and he finds himself running away from three really determined loan sharks. Driving off into the heart of the countryside, with the loan sharks in pursuit, he stumbles across a surreal and lonely hotel, with a landlocked lighthouse. This place is inhabited by some strange and fascinating characters including Grace (Kirsty Mitchell), an attractive waif who he meets in a junkyard in the village who will change his life forever. Here in this strange hamlet Charlie tries to find a real purpose in his life.

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This is the story of Darren, a young man in his mid-20s and his best friend Alex a girl of his own age. Darren is in love with the idea of being in love.

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Seven year old Lilly lives in an old windmill with her mother and big sister. One day, while the mother is out, the two girls fight and Lilly's sister goes off, leaving her alone. As Lilly plays, something comes to haunt her.

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Michelle is young, bright and attractive, leaving prison with a spring in her step and determined to steer clear of the heroin that led her here. Shaun is getting out after a year, his mother Angela there to greet him and take him home to start anew. In improvised scenes drawn from their past and present experience, Michelle is tempted by a junkie friend and succumbs to an overdose, while Shaun tries hard with his friend Carl to stay straight. It's only a matter of time before Angela's suspicions are confirmed as they return to drugs and thieving. Michelle continues her fighting descent back into addiction, revealing the defining moments of her life: the death of her mother and her father's effective abandonment of her. Angela discusses with Carl's mother the impact of heroin on their lives and her relationships with other men, recalling the despair that led to her attempted suicide. But it's her love which keeps Shaun going, the love Michelle has lost. In this powerful, often emotional film, Hollywood-bound film director Paul McGuigan achieves a vibrant modern approach to the kind of creative documentary originated by Robert Flaherty and developed by Humphrey Jennings.

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Posh is a fresher at Cabot University and on the same corridor in Hope Hall as Liam, Harry, Animal and Footsie. Liam is Irish, in love with Reena and wants to go home. Footsie is the quiet northerner who's at university to work. Harry's a cockney who wishes he wasn't. Animal's a sports fanatic proving himself to an over-competitive dad. And Posh is a public schoolboy who loves life but can't seem to love anyone. It's fresher's week and Posh wants to chase girls and hang out with chinless public school wasters. Until he knocks down Animal while driving Footsie to a party. At the hospital he meets Liam and Harry and an unexpected friendship begins. Posh lusts after Michaela, who fancies Liam, who hardly notices. Ginny is in love with Posh who definitely doesn't notice. Posh invites the lads to his aunt's house on the moor. Animal turns it down to fulfil his dream of playing in the universtiy rugby team. But he isn't picked so he comes too, setting in motion events that force the lads, and Posh especially, to re-evaluate life and love. And of course, there's a very tall bridge to jump off.

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Love Actually is not a new romantic comedy - it is ten new romantic comedies in one. Set in contemporary London in the two months before Christmas, it weaves together a series of touching and hilarious stories that end in not one, but really quite a lot of climaxes on Christmas Eve.

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Shayne Worcester was shot dead in a random mugging in May 1999. Sophie Paul, his on/off girlfriend for 10 years is trying to make sense of what happened. Starting at the street where he died, she takes an emotional and physical journey across America, visiting those touched by the murder.

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Never Interfere with another man's animals. Two grown men come to blows over a flock of miniature sheep. Can Kevin keep his extraordinary breed safe from public exposure or will Tony successfully abduct and exploit them? Dark humour and special effects collide in this skewed suburban tale.