Projects in genres: Drama

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An ultra-paranoid murder suspect videotapes himself around the clock so he'll have a rock-solid alibi if he's ever accused of another crime. But the one tape that could prove his innocence of a new murder mysteriously disappears and he's forced to go on the run to fabricate the evidence of the missing hours.

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Circa 1910, John Mapplethorpe, a graduate student is writing his thesis on the world renowned Dr. Sigmund Freud. To conclude his paper he is en route to interview the great man at Oxford University. But his encounter is not quite what anyone could have expected.

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A thriller/romance set in modern Bangkok about a love that transcends death. A young couple reawakens the spirit of the famous old Thai legend of 'Mae Nak Phrakanong'.

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Santiago (Kuno Becker) is a kid with a God-given talent and a dream. Like a million other kids, he wants to be a professional soccer star. But, living in the Barrios of East LA, he is a million miles and a lifetime away from ever being able to make that dream a reality. Until one day. When something extraordinary happens.

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Three boys power play with a gun. Gravity is a short film that deals with the detached nature of gun violence, and how actions and responsibility are often very disconnected.

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Crime was, initially, a family matter. Throughout Oliver's life, three generations have used assassination as a means to their ends. For them, it is something personal, intimate and private. From the unhurried lifestyle of the post-war years to the hustle and bustle of the present day, the irrepressible lust and greed of the Usher family has tainted the lives of all those who surround them. But above all, they have marked the life of one man, Oliver, who, in his latter years, will be laden with the burden of sin, which passes like a stigma from generation to generation. And he will discover that perhaps crime is not as normal as his life has led him to believe after all… Laura – beautiful, intelligent and thoroughly ruthless, is tragically widowed after the suicide of her first husband. But was it suicide? Oliver - Laura’s stepson, was witness to the death of his mother and hasn’t spoken since. But is he as innocent as he seems? Alexandra - a successful, fiercely independent young woman, who together with her brother Harry discovers a terrible secret about their father Oliver. But they too, share a secret - One family, three generations and a crime that links them all. A past they cannot escape from and a future that threatens to expose them.

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Journalism student Matt Buckner (Elijah Wood) has been expelled from Harvard for a crime he didn’t commit. His promising career ended and his future looking bleak, he heads for London to seek refuge with his married sister Shannon (Claire Forlani) and her husband Steve (Marc Warren).   Steve introduces Matt to his younger brother Pete (Charlie Hunnam) and, through their friendship, Matt enters the world of football fanaticism and the secrecy and intrigue of the football firm.   Pete Dunham and his close knit group of friends make up the Green Street Elite (GSE), a hard core group of West Ham United supporters – and one of the toughest London football firms. All the football clubs have a firm and they all have one aim – to be the most feared and respected mob in the country – no matter what it takes. As Pete explains ‘West Ham’s football is mediocre, but our firm’s top notch and everyone knows it… it’s really about reputation – humiliating the other mob be beating them in a row or doing things that other firms get to hear about.’ Matt is not only drawn into the sheer excitement of the game of football itself, but also the brotherhood and loyalty of life inside the GSE. The buzz that violence brings to him produces a sense of power that he has never before experienced.

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Written and directed by Cayman native Frank E. Flowers, Haven, which was shot in the Islands and captures their flavour, is an interweaving of stories. The central, age-old theme is a love story between local boy Shy (Orlando Bloom) and Andrea, the 18 year old daughter of a wealthy new resident. Despite their different backgrounds the two fall in love, but face bitter opposition from their respective families and friends, which culminates in sorrow and violence.

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A young photographer drops out of society to photograph nature and discovers his place in the world; until the day he sees a beautiful girl and has to question everything.

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One day, at the end of her tether, a mother invites two neighbourhood girls over to befriend her lonely 11 year old son. Even she is surprised at the result - This is a warm, touching, funny evocation of childhood.

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Heck (Matthew Goode) and Rachel (Piper Perabo) are a happy young couple about to embark on life together. But at the church, Rachel catches the eye of an unexpected guest. In that moment, she realises that maybe Heck isn’t everything she’s ever wanted. Of course, they will never know for sure unless they give it a shot. What follows is the romantic and hilarious journey familiar to anyone who’s ever been lucky (or unlucky) enough to be under love’s spell.

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A telling, lyrical, comical, rites-of-passage tale. At 13 Sam, Daryl and Carl think the best way to get gal and bare money is to cook good. If their Mums’ can do it, they can do it. But it’s when you think you can do something easily, that life gives you a size nine kick up the bum.