Connected by fate, amnesiac John Logan and the doomed driver of a hi-jacked vehicle find their lives inextricably linked. The Girl The Gun and The Desert is a journey through Logan's nightmare world of seedy night clubs and faceless shadows as he unravels the mystery of a beautiful girl and his own identity
Based on the teenaged journals and drawings of Sylvia Plath, this collaged fantasy describes an evening in the life of a teenage girl in 1949. The music and images are all inspired by the words, images and musical experience of Plath at 17 years old. It was commissioned as an artists' interpretative collaboration for the Sylvia Plath 75th Year Symposium, Oxford University and University of Indiana October 2007.
Two sisters are playing in the garden when their father returns. As dusk falls the atmosphere darkens.
Based on the short story Growing Up by Joyce Cary.
Khalil finds himself stuck between two worlds, the world of his adopted home country, England, and the culture of his native country, Iraq. When his dying mother does not recognise him anymore Khalil is confronted with the ultimate loss of his identity.
A half hour animated film based on the classic picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Gruffalo tells the magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk though the woods in search of a nut. Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him - a fox, an owl and a snake - the plucky mouse has to use his wits to survive. He announces that he is meeting a monster with terrible features, a Gruffalo, and the three predators are each panicked into running away.
Mouse is now increasingly confident. There is nothing that can touch him in these woods. Until he rounds a corner and comes face to face with the terrible product of his imagination: the Gruffalo itself. Once again Mouse has to dig deep to escape the danger. Finally he finds a nut, and can eat it in peace.
Sibling rivalry turned into a betrayal between two brothers.
One is a henchman (Gary Stretch) for a successful, yet shady businessman (Stephen Rea). The other is a prime candidate for Prime Minister (Adrian Paul).
In a world where none can be trusted and loyalty is rarer, our conflicted hero (Gary Stretch) has a once-in-a-lifetime chance for revenge against his estranged family (Christopher Lee and Jean Marsh). But he must confront the truths of their dark past, even as he's being hunted by a psychotic detective (Vinnie Jones).
On the windswept Suffolk mudflats creaks a bird-hide, inside which hovers Roy Tunt, a prematurely aged, mildly obsessive-compulsive birder. With one more sighting - the elusive sociable plover - he will have ’twitched’ the entire British List. The ambitious Tunt has his shortwave radio, packed-lunch and a portrait of his ex-wife Sandra for company.
Suddenly, in the midst of a conversation with Sandra’s portrait, the hide door blows open and a bedraggled stranger - unshaven, edgy and bloodied introduces himself as Dave John, a fugitive from the storm. After a tense introduction, the two men discover that they have a good deal in common, sharing sandwiches, tea and personal exchanges which are frank, poignant and often funny.
But as the two men begin to form a close bond news of a police manhunt sets them both on edgedriving their fragile relationship to a tragic conclusion.
The Illusionist is one of a dying breed of music hall entertainers. With emerging rock and roll bands stealing his thunder, he is forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theatres, at garden parties and in bars and cafes. Whilst performing in a village pub off the west coast of Scotland, his path is crossed by Alice, a naive young girl, who will change his life forever.
Watching his performance to the excited villagers who are celebrating the arrival of electricity to their remote island, Alice becomes awestruck by the Illusionist and believes his tricks are real magic. Following him to Edinburgh, she keeps his home while he goes to work in a small local theatre. Enchanted by her enthusiasm for his act, he rewards her with increasingly lavish gifts he has 'conjured' into existence. Desperate not to disappoint her, he cannot bring himself to reveal that magic does not exist but buying these gifts is driving him to ruin.
Alice comes of age, she finds love and moves on. The Illusionist no longer has to pretend and, untangled from his own web of deceit, resumes his life as a travelling entertainer, a much wiser man.
Experimental documentary looking at the day that Muhammad Ali came to Tyneside in 1977 and the effect that this event had on the young Yemeni-British men who attended the Mosque. This film examines the emerging Arab/British identity and briefly introduced this historic community.
Based on the novel by Tolstoy with music by Beethoven. Edgar Hudson introduces his pianist wife Abby to a talented young violinist, Aiden, suggesting they play together. Abby and Aiden decide to play Beethoven’s 'Kreutzer' Sonata. Edgar becomes convinced they are having an affair – his only evidence, the music they play together. Edgar is driven into a terrifying state of morbid jealousy where his uncontrollable rage can only lead to tragedy.
