Projects with status: Complete

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TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME explores the extraordinary story of Anna Stubblefield, an esteemed university professor who becomes embroiled in a controversial affair with Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy. Anna says she unlocked Derrick's mind from his body by teaching him to communicate using a keyboard. The relationship that followed would lead to a criminal trial that would challenge our perceptions of disability and the nature of consent. Through exclusive footage and interviews with those on both sides of the case, this feature documentary weaves a riveting and endlessly nuanced story about communication, race, and sex.

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A young woman finds romance, only for it to get interrupted by her discovery of a book on intersex that brings her face to face with her inner turmoil. The sacrifice of an intersex mother for her adopted daughter and the struggle for the rights of people like her. Her story, one of struggle, perseverance, and triumph as she rises from the impasse of poor village life and cruel tradition to the highest degree of success. Her allies in this sojourn: love, friendship, and humour. Two women, two timelines, two generations, and always the one thing that truly matters: Love.

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A laird in Scotland, who presides over a palace and 4500-acre estate, is attempting to redress the imbalance of land ownership in Britain by handing it over to the community. This film follows his journey as he grapples with his own egalitarian ideals and the inevitable friction that comes with huge upheaval. Official selection Bolton International Film Festival 2023 - UK premiere

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Documentary following a young couple who bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The pair battle entrenched tradition as they rip down fences and set the land back to its natural state, entrusting its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding projects in Europe. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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Two teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip North together. Nathan is running away from his foster home in search of his sister who he thinks lives in Scotland, while Sam is heading to the North-East of England to see his mum. After a chance encounter, Sam agrees to give Nathan a ride North in his mum’s car, and as their impromptu adventure together takes an unexpected turn, the boys begin to open up and learn they have far more in common than they first thought. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - First Feature Competition - World premiere

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After the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran, a boy grew up obsessed with all the movies he couldn't see. He met a mysterious film collector who saved thousands of films from destruction by the new regime. Despite arrest and torture, the collector refused to give up his secret hoard. Together they forged a friendship based on passion for cinema and resistance against tyranny. The boy escaped to exile in London to become a filmmaker, and tells their shared story of obsession and celluloid dreams. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Documentary Competition - World premiere

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In TRUST ME, a short documentary blending animation and live-action recreations, a young woman uses humour and compassion to reclaim the story of her bipolar diagnosis and a traumatic betrayal by family and friends, using film to pave her journey towards self acceptance and challenge everyday stigma.

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Maria is a successful Swedish TV presenter whose life is turned upside down by shocking accusations made against her husband. To avoid the media attention, they head south on sabbatical. However, an unexpected confrontation triggers a desperate chain of events. Alone, Maria flees to the solitude of the English Moors, but her new idyll soon turns to paranoia. As her guilt grows, she is forced to examine the depths of her own self-deception in this psychological suspense drama about identity and perception. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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A love story set in Scotland and London that follows the romance between Kira and Ian, who met too briefly over a winter weekend while on the run from themselves. Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2023 - First Feature Competition - International premiere

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While dealing with the loss of his father, fifteen-year-old Andrew struggles to support his grieving mother through her emotional turmoil - and as his world slowly begins to fracture, he searches for guidance and connection through his late father’s record collection.

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In Alexandra, South Africa, where two thirds of the women are survivors of abuse, a group of mothers are on a mission to change the fate of their neighbourhood, right from the beginning. Through a series of intimate, and at times uncomfortable, conversations, 1001 DAYS takes the audience on a journey. Through the chaotic and narrow streets of Alexandra, we follow the fearless and charismatic health-workers Zanele, Thandiwe and Khosi. They are three mothers from the heart of the community, who doggedly support hundreds of new mothers, during some of their happiest–and lowest–moments. Their aim: to help new mothers during the first 1001 days of their babies' lives, which are the most critical in any human’s life. Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2023 - World premiere Official Selection IDFA 2023 - Luminous - International premiere

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The incredible true story behind the 1983 World Rally Championship. In a real-life David vs Goliath story, we see how the plucky underdogs of Team Lancia, led by the charismatic Cesare Fiorio (Scamarcio), took on the mighty Team Audi in one of the greatest rivalries in sporting history. Up against formidable rival Roland Gumpert (Brühl) and his superior Audi team (including the Queen of Speed herself, Michèle Mouton), Lancia Team Manager Cesare Fiorio (Scamarcio) faces certain defeat in the 1983 Rally World Championship. But Fiorio’s ingenuity and cunning rise to the challenge and he sets about trying to steal victory. Like any good heist, Fiorio puts together an unusual team, including Jane McCoy, the team doctor and nutritionist who becomes a necessary foil against Cesare’s bravado. Cesare’s stroke of luck comes when he coaxes the zen-like Walter Röhrl (Bruch) to drive for Lancia, but the catch is Röhrl will only compete in the races he likes! Using every trick at his disposal and bending the rules as he goes, Fiorio steers into dangerous territory on and off the track, all in his reckless desire to win.