A film of three interconnected narratives – a story of the artist's grandfather, one of ‘the land’, and another detailing an encounter with Nigeria – which the film attempts to tell in as many ways as possible.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2020 - Bright Future - Ammodo Tiger Short Competition - International premiere
A group of artists on a small Greek island build an experimental music festival aiming to bridge the gap between the Greeks and the islands refugee community. Stories from Leros.
A naïve actress new to the industry allows her senses to be seduced by this world, trusting a well established director which leads to dramatic consequences.
Atti is a Roman teenager with brains but very little brawn. When one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero, Atti is forced to join the army and is sent to miserable, cold, wet Britain where the natives are revolting - quite literally.
Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla, a feisty teenage Celt desperate to prove herself as a warrior. When Orla’s grandmother, Brenda, is then kidnapped by an enemy tribe, Atti seizes on the opportunity to save his own skin by using his Roman know-how to help Orla save her.
Meanwhile a furious Nero is determined to crush the rebellion, led by Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni. After narrowly avoiding a very sticky end in a bog, Atti rejoins his Roman troops and discovers they are preparing for an historic showdown with the Celts at the Battle of Watling Street. Atti’s brains could save the day but they could also spell disaster for Orla as the two new friends find themselves lined up on opposite sides of the battlefield.
The film uses puppets and automata as human surrogates, and combines original material with found-footage and archive photographs. The idea of hypnosis occurs throughout, notably in the records of its use in the treatment of hysteria at the Salpetriere Asylum in 19th century Paris.
After her father’s funeral, American student Caitlin (Laura Harrier) leaves her grieving mother (Kate Dickie) behind to return to her third-year studies at the Glasgow School of Art. There she juggles her grief and end-of-year presentation with meeting a new guy, Rory (Scott Miller), and a rupture in her relationship with her housemate and BFF Hannah (Bria Vinaite). Can she again find balance in her turbulent life?
A young guy named Jerry is abruptly brought for questioning. He finds himself in a white room, where he must confront his interrogator playing a chess game. As time passes and the pieces move, Jerry realizes he must face his worst enemy: the truth that keeps hunting him.
A short documentary following the owner of a chicken shop in East London. Nassif Fayadmarni moved here from Iraq and set up the challenging task of setting up a chicken shop.
We explore him, his shop and East Ham.
A trio of con-artists lie low in a rented house after defrauding some gangsters. Christy tries to see the sting through. At the same time, an unwanted house guest, drug dealer; Phil, soon has Nick under his spell and Chloe firmly in his sights.
Jaq's in pain. But she also wants to have sex. Which should be relatively straightforward, but her body is out to sabotage coitus in the worst way it can think of: vaginal evacuation on an antique chair. Jaq has endometriosis.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - World premiere
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2020 - International Competition
