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A masked killer encounters his next victim. She’s not what he’s expecting. Bloodlust becomes blood-romance. They’re meant to be.
May 2023
A young girl plays a violent game after her sister is arrested for an unspeakable crime. Her stuffed toys find themselves plunged into lord-of-the-flies depravity.
Feb 2025
A non-binary person hates their body so much that they decapitate themself.
May 2024
A tartan paint salesperson. A Bridge Salesperson. A connection nobody expected. Bowie Gingham is an ordinary bridge salesperson moonlighting as an actor, and Tansy Felton is a tartan paint salesperson who dreams to create more with paint than just sales. What happens when these two salacious salespeople accidentally pick up the the phone to each other, rekindling a long forgotten romance? Find out in Puppet Love. Directed by Hatter Tinpenny, Puppet Love follows Bowie Gingham (Anne Flavie Testelin) and Tansy Felton (Dezharney Beignet) as they navigate the struggles of working, staying true to your passions, and finding love in a world that needs a bit of light. Oh, and they're puppets. That sing.
Feb 2026
When a lonely and neglected wind up toy with a penchant for westerns begins to have doubts through their memories of time spent with a reclusive projectionist, They begin to question the unfair and one sided relationship they’re trapped in. What lies beyond the cabin they call their home? Why must they answer to their partner? How does their favorite movie end? and what REALLY happened to their pet horse? Despite these thoughts and memories of freedom, their partner, shilo is not about to let them go so easily. But perhaps there’s more to her too than meets the button shaped eye. Will they find the strength to turn their own key? Roll up, Roll Up, because it's time to lift the curtain. Starring Rebecca Hallows as the one and only Coin Operated Clown, Bijou Abas as Shilo, their lonely partner, and Aspen Thomas as The Reclusive Projectionist, Coin Operated Clown is a story of self worth our hearts can all tick in tune to.
May 2026
Two destructive transgender people meet in Liverpool, causing an apocalypse.
Feb 2024
After struggling with the expectations to ask somebody on a date, a young man reveals his crippling internal struggles with anxiety and paranoia which infest his thoughts.
Matthew is working his late shift at the newsagents, as always a blind man comes in to try his luck on a scratch card...
Aug 2010
On the edge of the idyllic Lake Windemere, Richard runs a café. After a long past in the forces, he has had a dramatic shift in lifestyle, and has had to adjust to an immensely different environment. Shot in Ambleside in 2022, Good Living is an exploration of new paths and opportunities.
Dec 2022