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Browse 8 movies from Mad as Birds
When a musician and her husband move to a remote house in Wales, the music they make disturbs local ancient folk magic, bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrating their lives.
Sep 2025
Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.
Oct 2020
Three lighthouse keepers on an uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland discover something that isn't theirs to keep.
Jan 2019
After moving to a retirement community, loner Martha eventually befriends her fun-loving neighbor, Sheryl, and forms a cheerleading club for young-at-heart seniors, though they face roadblocks along the way.
May 2019
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
Nov 2014
For Gwen, it's always 1999. The face in the mirror is unfamiliar and her partner isn't recognizable to her despite waking up together every day. Joe's past is coming undone and his partner, Sarah, fears she will be forgotten. A doctor refuses to give up on them, determined not to let them unravel.
Dec 2022
When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople. Alongside his spirited cousin, Lily, and loyal butler, Gelert, Henry tries to carve out his own identity as the Fifth Marquess, navigating suffocating traditions, scheming relatives, and the long shadow cast by his estranged father.
Jun 2026
GALWAD was a multi-platform drama told in real-time over seven days online and on TV. The story culminated in a 4.5 hour continuous broadcast on Sky Arts combining a catch-up of the week's live streamed performances, a 90minute live finale and 60minute prerecorded drama. The production was a trilingual drama testing how a story could be distributed across broadcast, social media and live-streamed performance, bringing the skills of theatre, film and tv sectors together.
Oct 2022