Projects matching: Justin Edgar

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Fran is a clean-cut middle-aged woman sat in a medical reception, waiting for her wife Nina to join her for an appointment. Despite her neat appearance, Fran's mind seems chaotic, causing intense emotional shifts that make her perception of reality increasingly surreal.

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In a city devastated by a climate disaster, we follow Elliot as he uses his last ever wheelchair battery to meet his boyfriend Aaron for their first and final dance… BATTERY is a climate change thriller – one night of love and loss against a background of eco-ableism.

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At Rodeston High School’s leaving do, Mo has one last chance to tell the girl of her dreams how she feels. Will she be able to tell her how she feels before it's too late with one eyebrow and an assortment of classmates who hinder more than help.

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Wheelchair-user Angel joins an eco-commune in search of a more meaningful existence, though bumping into an old flame means she gets more than she bargained for on her quest for inner peace.

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Bella, a struggling disabled actor, takes on her most challenging role teaching an up and coming Hollywood A-lister how to "act disabled". Struggling with the line between reality and fantasy she begins to question the world around her.

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A redemption thriller following underworld criminal Marley, as he struggles to overcome his feelings of grief and guilt after killing a young mother.
Marley is asked to identify the body of his estranged junkie mother. Later, in a fragile emotional state, he encounters a Romanian woman called Ana and her 9 year old daughter Cristina. During a confrontation over an unpaid debt he accidentally kills Ana. Marley goes to jail for manslaughter but soon realises that Ana has returned as a manifestation of his guilt. Eventually they forge an uneasy truce on the understanding that he will take care of Cristina upon his release.
By the time Marley is released, Cristina is a teenager. Determined to set things right, he goes on a mission to find her. He discovers that Cristina has been absorbed into a dark world of corruption and people trafficking. He must use his criminal skills and knowledge of the brutal underworld to save her.
A redemption story of the deepest, darkest noir in the territory of 'A Prophet' or 'Biutiful'.
Edinburgh International FIlm Festival 2017 - World premiere

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On the sand dunes of her local beach a female jogger returns to the scene of a crime looking for closure.

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Stars of This is England, Kill List, Skins and Fresh Meat bring a fresh and talented slant to the coming-of-age genre. England, 1990, and Thatcher has just resigned; meanwhile three friends embark on a night out, and like the characters in all good teen movies, their lives are changed forever. With a hilarious script, a knockout soundtrack and an excellent ensemble cast, this energetic comedy is refreshing, timely and guaranteed to make you laugh out loud (EIFF).

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Adam has it all - a beautiful wife and daughter and home, but one day he wakes up in a hostel for the homeless - how did he there and how can he get his life back?

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Jasper is a film maker on the verge of a nervous breakdown whose latest project on top of a mountain with a cynical bunch of disabled kids might just push him over the edge.

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Special People is an improvised comedy following a neurotic film-maker's latest project - a pretentious film featuring disabled kids climbing a mountain. Jasper slowly cracks up as he is bombarded with flak by his unco-operative students. In the end, however, we all need to find a way to work together.

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Searing, visceral, real-time drama following the aftermath of a shooting on an inner-London estate. Angela is the victim and her boyfriend, Jaybee, sets out to avenge her death. But who was really the gunman?