When news breaks of the bombing at Manchester Arena on May 22nd 2017, James and Lisa Barnes experience every parent's worst nightmare as they try to contact their daughter, Abi, who is attending the concert.
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Jules Horsfield
Lisa Barnes
Madeline Hudson
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Greg Patmore
James Barnes
Iain Cash
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Toby lives a life lacking in sexual and moral restraint, his disregard for 'normal' conventions exploits his grip on reality as he lusts for those dark and seedy pleasures.
After a recent heartbreak, Perry takes her best mate to a rage room to smash the living hell out of inanimate objects. But Emma isn't convinced this will help realign her chakras.
In About Time, Too: Ivy's Story we meet octogenarian ex-nurse Ivy Lodge on the day she travels to her new home and, en route, we learn something about her past, her present and a future that promises to be not all she imagines.
After a night out on the town, a terrified slacker wakes to find himself slap bang in the aftermath of a gang shootout - or so he thinks. But things are not always quite what they seem.
A short film centered around young schoolboy Tommy Rogers; alienated by his peers & abused by his step-dad he spends his days caring for his alcoholic mother.
When a young couple involved in care proceedings travel across the country to collect a motorbike, their resolve to get their baby back is tested, as is their relationship.
TO THE BONE is classic kitchen sink, British drama with a revenge twist. It focuses on the injustices of the work place and the ritualism of trade work and the dynamic between the old guard and the new apprentices.
In a universe where Clowns are an ethnic minority, recently divorced father-of-one Richard Plews battles against inequality and alcoholism.
MORTAL is a film that tackles the issue of the immense pressure that's placed on young people during the exam season. The film follows Jonathan, a student preparing for his final A Level exams which will decide whether he can pursue his dream of going to university or fail and have to try and pursue a career in writing without a degree. As the weight of this pressure becomes unbearable he turns to drinking to cope although this cause major issues when he meets up with his friends for a few casual drinks.
After an assault on a night out leaves his best friend in hospital, Shaun takes matters into his own hands and sets out to track down the leader of the attack.
Best friends HARDY and MUSH sit waiting. We don't know why or what for, but we know its moody.
Two people are taken for a ride, but who's driving?
Through a haze of smoke, coke, and booze; possible futures, pasts, and presents coalesce chaos inside the mind of a man drifting directionless through life. When your future calls, what will you have to say?
Liam (late teens to early-twenties) has had every obstacle in life thrown at him and living without a father figure has left him as the man of the house at a very young age. His neighbourhood doesn't allow the youth to chase their dreams; with drug use and prison as the usual destination for most living in the area. However, Liam has a gift for boxing with his fast-moving feet and piercing hands
Emma is approaching the age where she wants to start a family. She must decide if high school sweetheart Lucas is the right person to do that with.
Following the death of her mother, terminally ill Aubrey tracks down her estranged father, Doug, an Irish-folk musician playing in a pub. After revealing the recent death of her mother, she convinces him to take her to scatter the ashes, offering him £200 for his time. After noticing a flyer for a music competition in Aberdeen, Doug spots an opportunity to make some money and agrees, relaying that the ashes be scattered in Cruden Bay, just outside of Aberdeen. As the two travel north to Scotland, Aubrey battles with her illness and Doug's stubborn behaviour, but the pair gradually find themselves becoming closer. This unravels when Aubrey finds the competition flyer, revealing the true reason for being in Aberdeenshire. A fierce argument breaks out and Aubrey storms down to the beach to scatter her mothers ashes alone. Doug follows her and stands looking on as the ashes are poured into the sea.
The man works his farm. He is caked in mud and dirt and apart from the faint noise of his cattle all is silent. He shovels just as he has done every day since he can remember. As he works he is deep in thought, caught in a cyclical daydream, snapped out of it only by approaching footsteps.
When another child goes missing in the Harrogate area, suspicion from the locals falls on a some what different man called 'Larry' but can you always judge a book by its cover.
The North-East in recent times has been compared to Detroit; An area built on a now defunct industry and left to wreck and ruin by its loss. This is a short documentary about how Hartlepool deals with these problems and soldiers on through a sense of collective identity born of myth.
That is the question in this experimental short from Nicholas Adamson (The Don't Tell Show)
In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.
A street smart runner develops an intense rivalry with an equally ambitious wealthy young athlete.
Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in.
Up-and-coming sports reporter rescues a homeless man ("Champ") only to discover that he is, in fact, a boxing legend believed to have passed away. What begins as an opportunity to resurrect Champ's story and escape the shadow of his father's success becomes a personal journey as the ambitious reporter reexamines his own life and his relationship with his family.
A woman watches time pass beside the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him.
Based on the true story of a black girl who was born to two white Afrikaner parents in South Africa during the apartheid era.
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting big things from Carla, only to learn that her sole purpose is to see Serge Miller killed...
After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to join her for the summer. Lane's mother, Diane, has recently arrived with her husband Lloyd, Lane's stepfather. Lane is close to two neighbors: Peter, and Howard. Howard is in love with Lane, Lane is in love with Peter, and Peter is in love with Stephanie.
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
When seventeen-year-old Hannah stumbles upon a website about Thinspiration--an online community devoted to anorexia as a life choice--she becomes an obsessive follower of the site founder, ButterflyAna. By the time Hannah's family realizes what is happening and get Hannah the help she needs, the disease has fully taken hold and Hannah is refusing to eat. Will this family be able to exorcise the demon of anorexia from their lives?
A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness.
Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team isn't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by boosters. This practice is forbidden in the college game, but Pete is desperate and has pressures from all around.
When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his father clean up after the football team, Tyson befriends champion marathon runner Aklilu. Never letting his autism hold him back, Tyson becomes determined to run his first marathon in hopes of winning his father's approval. With the help of an unlikely friend and his parents, Tyson learns that with faith in yourself and the courage to take the first step, anything is possible.
The story of former Ulster Volunteer Force member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffin's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
A three-year-old boy disappears during his mother's high school reunion. Nine years later, by chance, he turns up in the town in which the family has just relocated.