Projects matching: Jon S. Baird

Synopsis

The story of how one of the world's most popular video games found its way to players around the globe. American businessman Henk Rogers and Tetris inventor Alexey Pajitnov join forces in the USSR in the late 1980s, risking it all to bring Tetris to the masses from behind the Iron Curtain.
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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Focusing on the now-legendary 1953 tour which the ageing comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embarked on in the twilight years of their fame. Once the world’s favourite double act, but now diminished by age, and their golden era a distant memory, Laurel & Hardy set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953.
As they crisscross the country, attendances are disappointingly low. But they’ve always been able to make each other laugh, and as the charm and beauty of their performances shines through, their audiences laugh too, and they re-connect with legions of adoring fans, old and new.
The tour becomes a hit, but Laurel & Hardy can’t quite shake the spectre of Stan and Ollie’s past; and long buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver’s failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership.
A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages begins to unfold, as the duo, aware that they may be approaching their swan song, try to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 - Closing Night Gala

Synopsis

A bipolar and bigoted junkie cop manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.

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It's a Casual Life tells the story of Jimmy and his lifelong membership of the Saturday scene.
 
Through a brutally honest monologue and series of dramatic and violent events, the film challenges the myths surrounding football hooliganism and explores Jimmy's past, passion and above all, motivation.
 
Central to the story is Jimmy's love affair with the culture of football. We discover his resentment at the evolution of The Casual scene and the demise of everything it once stood for.
 
Changes that ultimately arrive for Jimmy have long-lasting consequences.