Projects

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Gori, Georgia, the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, becomes the backdrop for the intertwined stories of two women from different generations: die-hard Stalinist Nasi and anti-Stalinist Zhana. Both women, scarred by the loss of their fathers to war, grapple with their contradictory interpretations of history. Their contrasting views expose the absurdities within historical legacies, while the dialectical tensions lead Zhana to confront her adoptive grandmother, Nasi, over her vigorous defiance of the dictator’s memory. It paints a picture of a town in conflict with its own past, holding onto a bygone era, and questioning the very foundations of the cult of Joseph Stalin. As reality erodes, it exposes the illusory worlds we create for comfort amidst challenging realities. Official Selection Hot Docs International Documentary Festival 2024 - World premiere

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Carol is a reclusive artist who achieves phenomenal success at a young age. Struggling with fame she shuts herself away, intent on separating her life and work. In blocking out the world she struggles for inspiration, but upon facing a looming deadline she must find a way to create again. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Filmed during five years of economic, social and political turmoil in the UK, we meet an extraordinary mix of people living in the county of Somerset: travellers, punk rock anarchists, fossil fuel-free communities living in the woods...They live on the edge of society, but as the UK becomes increasingly unstable, their alternative lifestyles start making more sense.

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After a successful first audition, actor Cait’s call-back is upended by her scene partner: a man she hoped never again to encounter, with whom she shared a traumatic night many years ago.

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In an age of intersecting political, man-made and ecological disasters, this film is an ode to the sirens of a changing world. Will we hear them in advance? Does an alarm have to be alarming? Official selection MOMA Doc Fortnight 2024 - World premiere

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Under two feet of peaty soil in Orkney, lies the only recording of Scottish composer Erland Cooper’s unheard album. In an entirely unique attempt to collaborate with the natural world, it would be an experiment on patience, art and value. Will the tape emerge silent, and does it matter if it does? RECOMPOSING EARTH takes you into the mind of an artist and the magic of the Orkney Islands that inspire him, with a story that reminds of music's importance as an expression of the human condition. With interviews including Paul Weller, producer Marta Salogni and Sir Ian Rankin.

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Four years after the death of her husband, Paal Singh, in a car accident, Harper and her daughter, Megan, kidnap Sebastian (the driver of the other car) who was given a lenient sentence by the court on account of his having Dissociative Identity Disorder. They enlist the reluctant help of Taran, Harper's stepson, to try Sebastian again and - when he is found guilty - to impose their own sentence. Their plans go awry when, with the aid of his daughter, Lilith, Sebastian is freed. But he doesn't leave. Sebastian and Lilith have other plans for the family who find themselves on trial, and have to endure a night of never ending surprises.

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It’s the 2012 London Olympics and the whole world is going crazy for the fastest man on the planet: Usain Bolt. Everyone apart from Alvin, an awkward 14 year-old who hates sports and constantly disappoints his Jamaican father, Lester, an ex-athlete who can’t understand why his son is “so soft”. So when Alvin is unexpectedly nominated to represent his class in the upcoming school sports day, it could be his last chance to make his dad proud and prove that he can be just like Bolt. Official Selection Blackstar Film Festival 2024

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Reconnecting after years apart, two friends revisit their teenage haunts in the seaside town where they grew up. Together, they confront the past, share who they've become, and conclude the conversation that tore them apart. Witness to this, the sea narrates a tale of memory, belonging, and vulnerability.

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A poetic response to the archive and oral histories of Tyneside Cinema, an independent cinema in north-east England which has faced many waves of crisis. Through vignettes, SINKHOLE meditates on grand visions and being near to collapse.

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A street corner near the London underground station. It’s on the route to the Royal Brompton Hospital, where open heart surgery is carried out.

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THE CALLERS tells the stories of people who have called England’s oldest LGBTQ+ phone helpline for over 50 years, seeking guidance on everything from where to find the nearest leather bar to how to come out, navigate an open relationship, impress a new lover or mend a broken heart.