Projects in genres: Action

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A young novelist eager to make a name for himself begins tutoring the son of one of the most influential writers in the world. Good intentions soon give way to suspicion as darker motivations surface and the lines of master and protégé are blurred.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - Spotlight Narrative - World premiere

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Mo is a hopeful Arab actor in his struggle-filled youth, residing in London with his wife Dounya. Dounya believes Mo should pursue stable work rather than taping for leading acting roles, unattainable for actors of colour. Unexpectedly, Mo's agent Steven rings, offering a sudden audition that carries life-altering potential. During his journey to the audition, a misunderstanding arises when a biased woman onboard misconstrues Mo's actions as prayer and suspects a forgotten bag. In a swift turn, Mo's world descends into a Kafkaesque nightmare of terror.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2024 - Narrative Short Competition - International premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Short Film Competition

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Four different hitmen find themselves viewing for a job without knowing the others are involved. Crime, money and violence in London are at the centre of this tale of modern Babylon.
Official Selection Brooklyn Film Festival 2023

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When Terry's wife Val succumbs to a strange disease which turns her into a chicken, the retiree goes on a road trip to save her and avoid the same mysterious fate.

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An immersive VR story following Maya, an ordinary British Asian girl, as she transforms into a uniquely female superhero whose powers derive from menstruation.
With the arrival of her period, Maya’s world is transformed as she is confronted by her family's restrictive traditions, and a world of hidden of stigma and taboo.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2024
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2024 - Immersive Competition - International premiere (English language version)

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Joy struggles with PTSD after her boyfriend’s murder and the pressures of a highly competitive dance career. Via interaction with a chatroom confidante, her story is gradually revealed as several paths converge against a backdrop of London’s knife crime epidemic.
After accidentally killing a mugger in a street attack, her improved mood inspires her to play vigilante in her fight against depression. But in her industry, mood swings are common. Mid-depression, she strikes again but this leads her into the midst of a power struggle between boss Saul and his associate Floyd and attracts the attention of local boys playing detective.
Elsewhere Joy has arch-rival Megan in her sights. But Megan reveals her own assault by an industry Legend and, empathising, Joy spares her.
Unfortunately, Megan’s later suicide, and press attention allows Joy’s whereabouts to be discovered and when confronted on her doorstep by Saul, she recognises him as her boyfriend’s killer. In the final moments she comes full circle on her unconscious search for revenge.

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Part film, part an immersive performance, THE LAST FOREVER is a sprawling narrative - about a spouse that’s gone missing - a story that is fanciful, poignant and always entertaining. This film originates in 35mm slides from garage sales, lab castoffs, flea markets, eBay, as well as artists’ own archives.

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We follow young married couple, Cassie and Ade, as they try their best to right a wrong. Cassie is focused and driven, Ade is laidback but apprehensive. They have their daughter’s best interests at heart, but their opinions clash. Can they agree to achieve their goal, and are their actions a little...extreme?

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Paul and his family are going for a fun rickshaw ride when a sudden encounter stops them on their way home.

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After murdering a man, the unlikely killer finds that his shadow moves freely and without his control, depicting his past and future actions, upon the walls. And the moments that led up to the fateful act.

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After witnessing his wife's illicit affair, a humiliated businessman flees deep into the countryside where he encounters a reclusive war veteran. Together, they strike a maniacal pact to take revenge on the man who cucked him.

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Jules’s life and career as a drag queen is destroyed in a humiliating homophobic attack. When he re-encounters one of his attackers, the deeply-closeted Preston, in a gay sauna, he is presented with a chance to exact revenge. Unrecognisable in his boy form, Jules insinuates himself into Preston’s life, but in so doing discovers power in a new kind of drag. What unfolds is a dangerous seduction that risks discovery and backlash at every moment.
Official Selection Berlin Film Festival 2023 - Panorama - World premiere