"Dreams of a Life" is an imaginative and multilayered quest to go beyond the newspaper reports and solve the mystery of who thirty-eight year old Joyce Vincent was and why she lay undiscovered for three years after her death in one of the busiest parts of London.
Joyce Vincent died in her bedsit above Shopping City in Wood Green. Nobody noticed. Nearly three years later, her flat was forced into by authorities due to lack of rent payment. Her skeleton was found surrounded by Christmas presents that she was in the process of wrapping. Her television was still on.
In Lotus Eaters we follow the story of two young people. Alice, a former model and struggling actress, finds herself unable to keep up with the extravagant living that her so-called friends furiously pursue. She spends her time dodging bailiffs and sliding from one bed to the next. Struggling to make sense of a life that she has become indifferent to she begins to feel that Felix, an old friend, is her chance at redemption and finding something real. Drifting through this alluring and hedonistic scene, consumed by a manic, clingy girlfriend and an abundance of fairweather friends, Felix also searches for something more.
A transformation occurs through which, using elements of clothing, pattern and architecture, a woman hides and reveals herself. A narrative interplay unfolds between her body and these elements, until she chooses to abandon her identity by absorption into the fabric of her surroundings.
What would you do if you were denied your soulmate?
The passionate tale of Heathcliff and Cathy, two teenagers whose elemental love for each other creates a storm of vengeance.
The film follows Alice and Jerusha, two young, beautiful, spirited Kenyan girls preparing to leave the children’s centre they have grown up in. An exploration of femininity, adolescence and a portrait of young women 'coming of age' in Africa.
When you change where you are do you change who you are? Set in modern day Tehran, and the UK, I Am Nasrine follows the paths of Nasrine and Ali, sister and brother in a comfortable, middle class Iranian home. When Nasrine has a run-in with the police, the punishment is more than she bargained for. Nasrine and Ali set out for the UK, torn about leaving behind their home and all that they know, embarking on a reluctant exile. Still, for Nasrine, there is undeniable excitement about the prospect of starting a new life in the West.
Nasrine is quick to settle into her new life, making friends, forming bonds, including Nichole from the gypsy/travelers community. All the while her brother Ali struggles with the realities of life in the UK and his awakening sexuality. Then comes 9/11. Things spiral further out of control when an unimaginable tragedy occurs. Nasrine must discover incredible courage within her to accept what fate has dealt her; discovering that the end of her journey is really just the beginning.
Can hope, simple untainted hope, overcome the darkest of tragedies? I Am Nasrine explores these questions and more, and offers answers that are sure to surprise.
Mali is a six year old girl who wants nothing more than to please her mum. Single mum Cath, however, barely notices Mali in her struggle to pay the bills and keep it together and when a debt collector comes knocking at the door, the day takes a tragic turn.
SCARS YOU CAN'T SEE is a cinematic portrait of Berta, an inspirational Chilean woman, who was born with a unilateral complete cleft palate and lip. In this film, Berta reflects on both her life with the condition, and as a mother of a child with the same illness.
SOUTHBANK UNSEEN will blow our minds and get us thinking through four, visually dynamic and aurally arresting, documentary dramas that delve into the unseen.
These short documentary dramas give us an alternative view of London’s South Bank from the eyes and ears of four extraordinarily gifted individuals.
