Projects with status: Complete

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Victor Kelly is a gangster and ruthless murderer - a 'Scarface' for the 90's. Modelling himself on Cagney and Dillinger, Kelly is the leader of a gang of killers. His cruelty makes him a ghastly local legend, both feared and venerated. On his trail is Ryan, a journalist, fired by an obsessive need to discover the truth about the so called 'Resurrection Men' putting his own life at risk.

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The story begins with a young American man flying overseas to hunt rhinos in Africa with his estranged girlfriend who is currently living in Paris. As the background of the story is revealed, we learn that his search for her may not be as sincere and untainted as he had led everyone to believe. Upon arriving in Paris, the young man encounters Teen, a lonely despondent girl in need of comfort who offers to help in the search, only to discover that the girlfriend, who now goes by the name of Lola, is working as a stripper in Budapest with her new manager. After a fall out with Teen, the boy makes his way to Budapest and tracks Lola down in a prostitution house where he confronts her (and his own feelings) in a chilling choreographed climax.

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Nick Leeson was an ordinary guy. Young, underprivileged, smarter than average. He just wanted to be rich and famous. In 1995, he succeeded beyond his wildest dreams, making sensational headlines around the world and rocking the ancient foundations of the City of London. Posted to the Singapore office of Barings, Leeson's desperate attempts to cover up his out-of-control trading losses managed to destroy a banking institution which had flourished for 300 years. Single-handedly, the Rogue Trader caused one of the greatest financial disasters in history.

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Herbie, an American from Oklahoma, nearly gets run over in a London street on his first day here. He is saved by a city kid, Ben, who then spends the day with him ,showing him London. In the evening they go to a pub and by coincidence they meet Katie, who was their waitress earlier in the day, at a greasy spoon. Ben fancies Katie but is too shy - can Herbie help Ben get his girl?

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Mike is a single, talented but broke composer in his thirties. All he really wants is a beautiful sensitive woman. All he has is a list of failed relationships big enough to fill a concert hall. All he's got to offer are re-heated take-aways, unpaid bills and a damp bed. Tony, his struggling artist friend, has similar problems. His relationship with Moira has been on and off more times than a light switch. Moira believes Mike's failures are due to his insecurity. It's true, he does have a tendency to get jealous even when a girlfriend shows more attention to his cat. Moira's theory is that his insecurity stems from his childhood and the fact that his mother left home when he was very young. Mike's father is a raving alcoholic and a frustrated writer. He doesn't concern himself with the latter of these two passions because he believes that all writing today is second rate, contrived and written by sober wimps. He feels the only way he'll ever be able to write again is if he finds Mike's mother. When a clairvoyant tells Mike he'll cure his feelings of insecurity by talking to his mother, Mike joins his father in the hunt for her. Mike's father tells him that there's only one thing that makes life worth living - 'the empress'. The definition of 'the empress' is perfect sex that goes on for days with a woman so beautiful you could cry. Does she exist? She's as elusive as alcohol in Abu-Dhabi. And anyway, for Mike, 'the empress' is love that lasts forever and not sex that lasts for days. In his search for the perfect partner, Mike explores the party circuit and singles scene and falls in and out of relationships. In the meantime, his biological clock is ticking away as he has to come to terms with his lack of confidence, meeting his mother again and drunken panic attacks. The question on Mike's lips is a universal one: does true love exist, and if so, does anyone have its number?

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One night on the roof of a derelict car park, a group of children gather to play a game. They are unaware that this evening they share the roof with a stranger, a stranger who has decided to make this night his last... Without warning, the two worlds collide. The children's play becomes a matter of life or death, and they struggle to free themselves from their imminent fate...

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Characterful animated story of a lovelorn Gun, a disgruntled Tin-Opener and an angry Concrete Mixer who cross paths one difficult day. A tale of misunderstandings and suppressed emotions getting out of hand.

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A Christmas eve encounter between an angry drunken Santa Claus and little nice boy Kevin results in a frenzied chase, where good and evil become confused and help eventually arrives from a most unexpected source.

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Eleven year old Jack Park is in hospital for plastic surgery on his hare lip. After the operation, he goes in search of a mirror and a magical journey begins. His adventure in the strange world of the hospital begins with an imaginary battle and ends in an encounter with a patient who performs impossible conjuring tricks. When the plastic surgeon visits Jack to inspect his handiwork, the boy performs his own trick and disappears.

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The moment of truth arrives for a young Glasgow man when he is forced to choose between the stark reality of becoming a debt collector and the honour code of his past life as a boxer.

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An animated drama-documentary about Tana, a child holocaust survivor who tells her story for the first time after fifty years and speaks about the reasons for her long silence. The use of mixed styles of animation enabled the film-makers to portray the little girl’s point of view and helps the audience identify with the central character.

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A Scottish fisherman tries not to repeat the mistakes made by his father. However, when forced to commit a crime for what he believes to be the right reasons, he finds himself the cause of a tragedy that has a sense of relentless inevitability.