Director Jane Gull Screenwriter Duncan Paveling Producer James Rumsey DOP Susanne Salavati With Steven Brandon, Shana Swash, Will Rastall, Pixie Le Knot UK 2015 83min After the sudden passing of his mother, Luke (Steve Brandon), a determined young man with Down’s Syndrome, is thrown into a state-funded home and stripped of his independence. Initially […]
Director/Screenwriter Hope Dickson Leach Producer Rachel Robey, Co Producer Anna Griffin With Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton, Jack Holden UK 2016 83min Courtesy of Peccadillo Pictures Clover (Ellie Kendrick), a veterinary student, is called back to her family’s farm after her beloved brother dies. There she must confront her fractured relationship with her father (David […]
Director/Screenwriter Esther May Campbell Producer Samm Haillay, Wendy Bevan-Mogg, Duane Hopkins With Sophie Burton, James Stuckey, Zamira Fuller, Beth Orton, Muhammet Uzuner UK 2015 89min A portrait of a family slowly falling apart marked by the absence of the mother (Beth Orton) who is plagued by a mysterious illness that is ravishing her mentally […]
Director/Screenwriter Amy Hardie Producer Sonja Henrici With Dorene Asher, Jim Brown, Nicola McInally UK 2016 83min Amy Hardie’s moving and affectionate portrayal of both patients and staff at the Strathcarron Hospice in Scotland gives a unique insight into how we as humans deal with the finality of life. Encouraged by nurse Mandy Malcomson, the […]
Director/Screenwriter Jane Linfoot Producer Caroline Cooper, Sarada McDermott With Ruta Gedmintas, Tom Hughes, Tasha Connor UK 2015 94min A successful young couple, Annabel (Ruta Gedmintas) and Joe (Tom Hughes), see their sheltered, affluent lifestyle and comfortable relationship unravel when they ignore the plight of a troubled teenage girl (Tasha Connor, in a breakout role). […]
Director/Screenwriter Andrea Arnold Producer Carrie Comferford With Kate Dickie, Tony Curran, Martin Compston UK 2006 113min Courtesy of Verve Pictures Ten years ago Andrea Arnold made her feature length debut with a film that’s still considered to be one of the finest examples of British cinema. Red Road follows CCTV operator Jackie […]
