Catalogue 2013 - Content Media Corp

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CATALOGUE 2014
Content Media Corporation Ltd is a London and LA based private company that owns and distributes a
significant library of film, television and digital content. The Company operates through three divisions:
Content Film, Content Television and Content Digital.
Content Film is the worldwide film and library sales arm of Content Media Corporation Ltd; which
specializes in high quality and commercial feature films. In addition to handling worldwide sales,
marketing, and publicity - the company assists film producers in securing finance. The Feature Film
Library arm also manages international sales on over 250 titles. Content Film is being managed in an
executive capacity by Jamie Carmichael, President - Film Division.
The latest additions to our catalogue include the sci-fi thriller THE MACHINE, starring Toby Stephens and
Caity Lotz, which world premiered in Tribeca; NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR produced by rock legend Slash;
FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL starring Daniel Craig; FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN which stars Julia Roberts;
Sundance’s and Berlinale’s Panorama selection CONCUSSION; Sundance’s Director Award Winner, World
Dramatic Cinema, CRYSTAL FAIRY, which stars Michael Cera and was directed by Sebastián Silva and
family feature DEAR DUMB DIARY based on the New York Times bestselling book series.
Content attends the world’s leading festivals and markets, including Sundance, Berlin, SXSW, HongKong, MIPTV, Tribeca, Cannes, Venice, Toronto, Deauville, MIPCOM, AFM, London Film Festival and IDFA.
Content Film Key Sales Staff:
Jamie Carmichael President
Harry White Head of Sales
Toby Melling VP Television &
Home Entertainment
Kevin Adege Sales Manager
Jonathan Ford EVP Content Television
& Digital
Content Media Corporation
Los Angeles Office:
225 Arizona Ave, Suite #250
Santa Monica, CA 90401
USA
t: +1 310 576 1059
f: +1 310 576 1859
e: la@contentmediacorp.com
More information and trailers for all titles can be found on our website: www.contentmediacorp.com
London Office:
19 Heddon Street
London, W1B 4BG
UK
Enjoy the read!
t: +44 20 7851 6500
f: +44 20 7851 6506
e: london@contentmediacorp.com
CONTENTS
A
AGE OF HEROES
1
AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
1
AN AMERICAN RHAPSODY
2
ANOTHER LIFE
2
AUGUST3
B
BACK TO EVEN
3
BAD LIEUTENANT
4
BALIBO CONSPIRACY, THE
4
BALL BREAKERS
5
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, THE 5
BEFORE THE RAIN
6
BELIEVER, THE
6
BIG CITY BLUES
7
BIG FAT GYPSY GANGSTER
7
BIT OF TOM JONES?, A
8
BLACK BOOK
8
BLACK CIRCLE BOYS
9
BLOODY SUNDAY
9
BOOK OF REVELATION, THE
10
BORDER LOST
10
BORDER POST
12
BOUNTY KILLER
12
BUSINESS, THE
13
C
CANTANTE, EL
13
CAPTAIN JACK
14
CARGO14
CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE
16
CITY SLACKER*
16
CLIVE BARKER’S BOOK OF BLOOD*
17
CLOCKWORK MICE
17
CLOSING THE RING
18
COMPLICIT18
CONCUSSION*20
CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER
20
WOMEN
COOLER, THE
22
CORONADO22
CRAWLSPACE23
CRIMETIME23
CROSSOVER24
CROW, THE
24
CROW: WICKED PRAYER, THE
26
CRYSTAL FAIRY*
26
D
DAISY CHAIN, THE
27
DAY, THE
27
DEADTIME28
DEAR DUMB DIARY*
28
DEPARTURES30
DISGRACE*30
DIVIDE, THE
31
DIVORCING JACK
31
DOUBLE WHAMMY
32
DRIVING LESSONS
32
DREAD*33
E
EARTHBOUND33
EIGHT MINUTES IDLE
34
ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HOUSE
34
ESTHER KHAN
36
EVIL ALIENS
36
EXTRACT37
F
FAÇADE37
FAKERS38
FALLING FOR GRACE
38
FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN*
40
FISH TANK
40
FIVE SECONDS TO SPARE
42
FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL*
42
FLYING BLIND
43
FLYING SCOTSMAN, THE
43
G
GAIA44
GEORGE WASHINGTON
44
GIRL GETS MOE, THE
45
GLAM45
GLORIOUS 39
46
GREAT GHOST RESCUE, THE*
46
GRIND, THE
48
H
HALO 4: FORWARD UNTO DAWN
48
HARDBALL49
HARD BOILED SWEETS
49
HEARTBREAKERS50
HEARTLESS50
HEAVEN OR VEGAS
51
HEBREW HAMMER, THE
51
HE WHO DARES*
52
HICK52
HOLLYWOOD NORTH
53
HOW TO GO OUT ON A DATE IN 53
QUEENS
HUNTERS, THE*
54
HURLY BURLY
54
HUSTLE, THE
55
I
I AM SLAVE
I LOVE YOUR WORK
I’M REED FISH
55
56
56
IN THE DARK HALF
57
INDEPENDENT, THE
57
INFORMERS, THE*
58
INTERSTATE 60
58
INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSASSIN
60
IRONCLAD60
J
JACK FROST 2: REVENGE OF THE
61
MUTANT KILLER SNOWMAN
JANE DOE
61
JINDABYNE62
K
KILLING ROOM, THE
62
KING, THE
63
KING OF THE CORNER, THE
63
L
LANTANA64
LAST GREAT WILDERNESS, THE
64
LAST ORDERS
65
LAST RIDE
65
LAVA66
LEGEND OF THE MUMMY
66
LEON THE PIG FARMER
67
LET HIM HAVE IT
67
LIGHTHOUSE68
LOOP68
LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND, THE*70
LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONEY
70
LOVE OBJECT
72
LOVING GLANCES
72
LOVELY MOLLY
74
M
MACHINE, THE*
74
MAN WHO SUED GOD, THE
75
MEE-SHEE: THE WATER GIANT
75
MESSENGER, THE
76
METROPOLITAN76
MILLIONAIRE TOUR, THE
77
MOGULS, THE
77
MONDAYS IN THE SUN
78
MR JONES
78
MUGGERS79
MY SUMMER OF LOVE
79
N
NEVADA80
NEVER DIE ALONE
80
NIGHTWATCHING82
NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY, THE
82
NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR*
84
NUCLEAR FAMILY
84
NUMBERS STATION, THE
85
O
ONEGIN85
ONE MORE KISS
86
OPEN RANGE
86
OUTPOST87
OUTPOST II: BLACK SUN
87
OUTPOST III: RISE OF THE SPETSNAZ88
P
PACT, THE
88
PALMER’S PICK UP
90
PETE’S CHRISTMAS*
90
POPPY SHAKESPEARE
92
POSSESSED, THE*
92
PRETTY TOUGH
93
PRIMA LINEA, LA
93
PRINCESS KA’IULANI
94
PUCKOON94
P.U.N.K.S95
PUSH95
R
RAT RACE
96
REAL HOWARD SPITZ, THE
96
REVENANT97
RICK97
RISING STAR
98
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
98
S
SCAPEGOAT, THE
99
SCORCHED99
SCOTLAND, PA
100
SEA CHANGE
100
SECRET LAUGHTER OF WOMEN, THE 101
SEE THIS MOVIE
101
SHADE102
SHOOTING DOGS
102
SHOOTING FISH
103
SIRENS103
SISTERS104
SLAP HER SHE’S FRENCH
104
SONG FOR A RAGGY BOY
105
SOUTHIE105
SPACE WARRIORS
106
SPIVS106
SPLINTER107
STALKER107
STAN HELSING*
108
STEALING BESS
108
SUMMER109
SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
109
SWIMFAN110
T
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
110
THEN SHE FOUND ME
111
THERE’S NO FISH FOOD IN HEAVEN 111
TIMELINE112
TRANSAMERICA112
TREAT, THE
113
TRIGGERMAN113
TRINITY114
U
UNDERTOW114
UNITED116
UNTHINKABLE*116
W
WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM, THE*117
WELCOME TO THE RILEYS
117
WHO IS CLETIS TOUT?
118
WILD ABOUT HARRY
118
WILDERNESS SURVIVAL FOR GIRLS 119
WINNING SEASON, THE
119
WIPERS TIMES, THE*
120
WORLD’S GREATEST DAD
120
WRECKERS122
Y
YEAR OF GETTING TO KNOW US, THE*122
YOUNG UNKNOWNS, THE
123
Z
ZEROPHILIA123
96 MINUTES
124
DOCUMENTARIES
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE
125
CODE BREAKERS
125
COOL IT
126
DANCE WITH A SERIAL KILLER
126
DUMBSTRUCK128
EVERY LITTLE STEP
128
FILMS OF FURY: THE KUNG-FU
130
MOVIE MOVIE
GET THE PICTURE
130
I KNEW IT WAS YOU:
131
REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE
KNUCKLE131
LAST GLADIATORS, THE
132
LIVING GODDESS
132
LOOKING FOR LENNY
134
LOVE THE BEAST
134
MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE 136
IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
MILIUS*136
POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS:
137
THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD
REMBRANDT’S J’ACCUSE
137
SPUTNIK MANIA
138
STEEP138
TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION
139
TRUMBO139
WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE: A FILM
140
ABOUT THE DOORS
THE NICK BROOMFIELD COLLECTION
AILEEN WUORNOS: THE SELLING
142
OF A SERIAL KILLER
AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A 142
SERIAL KILLER
BEHIND THE RENT STRIKE
143
BIGGIE AND TUPAC
143
CHICKEN RANCH
144
DRIVING ME CRAZY
144
FETISHES145
HEIDI FLEISS: HOLLYWOOD MADAM 145
HIS BIG WHITE SELF
146
JUVENILE LIASON II
146
KURT & COURTNEY
147
THE LEADER, HIS DRIVER AND
147
THE DRIVER’S WIFE
PROUD TO BE BRITISH 148
SARAH PALIN: YOU BETCHA!
148
SEX, MY BRITISH JOB*
149
SOLDIER GIRLS
149
TATTOOED TEARS
150
TOO WHITE FOR ME
150
TRACKING DOWN MAGGIE
151
NEW TITLE *
AGE OF HEROES
DIRECTOR
World War II Action | 2010 | UK | 91mins
DIRECTOR
Adrian Vitoria (The Crew)
SYNOPSIS
Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings, Flightplan, National Treasure),
Danny Dyer (The Football Factory, The Business, Severence),
Izabello Mika (Clash of the Titans, Coyote Ugly),
James D’Arcy (Master and Commander, An American Haunting)
DIRECTOR
1
PRODUCERS
Kristifor Cvijetic,
Raquel Tolnmaire
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PRODUCERS
Peter Hoffman,
Andy Vajna,
Colleen Camp,
Bonnie Timmerman (The Last Word)
ANOTHER LIFE
DIRECTOR
Every once in a while, a movie comes along that touches the soul and sweeps you away on a
wave of emotion...this is NOT that movie! AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL is in the tradition of American
Pie and Porky’s where plenty of things besides the soul are being touched.
It’s the final week of senior year at American High School; and the race for prom queen is heating
up. The popular and sweet girl Gwen and her exhibitionist husband are headed for divorce. Her
rich rival, Hillary (Aubrey O’Day, Playboy cover model, Maxim magazine’s Hot 100) will do anything
to be prom queen. The principal is a pint sized pervert and the sexy art teacher has a creative way
of providing inspiration. Can true love overcome horniness? With a cast this hot, who really cares?
Did we mention Nikki Ziering (Playboy Playmate) plays the sexy art teacher!
Talan Torriero (Laguna Beach),
Jilian Murray (Wild Things, An American Carol),
Nikki Ziering (American Wedding, Playboy playmate),
Hoyts Richards (When Night Falls),
Aubrey O’Day (Playboy cover model, Maxim magazine’s Hot 100),
Martin Klebba (Pirates of the Caribbean)
Nastassja Kinski,
Scarlett Johansson,
Tony Goldwyn (The Last Samurai, Ghost),
Mae Whitman (Independence Day),
Larisa Oleynik (10 Things I Hate About You),
Lisa Jane Persky (When Harry Met Sally),
Colleen Camp (Die Hard: With a Vengeance),
Emmy Rossum (The Day After Tomorrow)
Comedy | 2009 | USA | 86mins
Sean Patrick Cannon
MAIN CAST
MAIN CAST
Lex Lutzus,
Nick O’Hagan (Creation, Franklyn,
Young Adam, Fever Pitch)
SYNOPSIS
Éva Gardos
A young Hungarian girl struggles to find her place in the world when she’s reunited with her
parents in the USA, years after she was left behind during their flight from the communist
country in the 1950s.
PRODUCERS
AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL
Drama | 2000 | USA | 102mins
SYNOPSIS
The Dirty Dozen & Where Eagles Dare meet Tigerland in AGE OF HEROES – an action-packed
adrenaline shot – based on the true story of the formation of James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s
30 Commando, one of the most respected, secretive and exclusive special forces regiments formed
during the Second World War, from which the now legendary SAS was born.
In a bloody battle in the mountains of Norway, outnumbered by an enemy as ruthless as it is clinical,
the soldiers soon realise its do-or-die time. Pushing their innate skill and hardcore training to the
maximum degree, we see that this is no time for ordinary soldiers... This is the AGE OF HEROES.
MAIN CAST
AN AMERICAN RHAPSODY
Crime Drama | 2001 | UK | 97mins
Philip Goodhew
SYNOPSIS
ANOTHER LIFE is based on a true story. Set in Edwardian London, it is the colourful and
intensely moving account of Edith Thompson, a woman sent to the gallows for the murder of
her husband, a case which became a major ‘cause celebre’ of its time.
MAIN CAST
Natasha Little (Vanity Fair),
Nick Moran,
Ioan Gruffudd,
Imelda Staunton,
Rachael Stirling (The Young Victoria, Centurion),
Tom Wilkinson
PRODUCER
Angela Hart (Intimate Relations)
“Though elegantly filmed,
incandescent and dreamlike, it is
the subtle and compelling
performances by Moran, Gruffudd, and
Little which really make this historical
postscript fizz with scorching
sensuality, desire and
desperation”
BBCi
2
AUGUST
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Austin Chick (XX/XY)
SYNOPSIS
Wall Street, Boiler Room and Shattered Glass come crashing into the Internet Age in this
intense, edge-of-your-seat and emotional tale about one man’s fight to keep his dreams alive
during the dot-com collapse of 2001. With a stellar young cast and a rip-roaring screenplay
that will grip you right up to its thrilling conclusion, AUGUST is an era-defining story about
risking everything to make one’s dreams reality - and the effects that may have on those who
truly love you… ‘
MAIN CAST
Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris,
Rip Torn (Men In Black),
Adam Scott (Step Brothers),
Robin Tunney (The Mentalist),
Emmanuelle Chriqui (You Don’t Mess With The
Zohan, Wrong Turn), David Bowie
BAD LIEUTENANT
PRODUCERS
Charlie Corwin (The Squid and the Whale),
Josh Hartnett,
Elisa Pugliese,
David Guy Levy,
Clara Markowicz (The Squid and the Whale)
“It’s visually stylized
and has a nice, jittery score, but is
perhaps most notable for
Hartnett’s strong
performance as Landshark’s
Crime | 1992 | USA | 92mins
Abel Ferrera (New Rose Hotel, King of New York, Go Go Tales)
SYNOPSIS
While investigating a young nuns rape, a corrupt cop tries to change his ways and find
forgiveness. He has survived on the streets for twenty years. He’s a gambler, a thief, a junkie,
a killer - and a cop. Now he’s investigating the most shocking case of his life, and as he moves
closer to the truth his self-destructive past is closing in.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Harvey Keitel
Mary Kane,
Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho, The Crow),
Patrick Wachsberger (Mr & Mrs Smith),
Ronna B. Wallace (Reservoir Dogs)
CEO (think Jerry Maguire/Magnoliastyle Tom Cruise)”.
Entertainment Weekly
FESTIVALS
Sundance Int. FF ’08; Karlovy Vary Int. FF ’08
BACK TO EVEN
DIRECTOR
Crime Drama | 1998 | USA | 89mins
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Rod Hewitt
SYNOPSIS
As kids, Boyle and Mitch ran havoc through the streets of their home town. Now, years later, a
powerful grudge divides the former friends - Mitch has gone straight, and Boyle is determined
to lure him back in to the criminal underworld with a twisted plan involving counterfeit cash
that runs the risk of stepping all over the toes of the local mafia…
MAIN CAST
Michael Pare (The Virgin Suicides),
Lorenzo Lamas (Grease)
THE BALIBO CONSPIRACY
PRODUCER
Alfred Sapse (The Heist)
Thriller - Based on True Events | 2009 | Australia | 107mins
Robert Connolly (Three Dollars, The Bank)
Based on a remarkable true story, THE BALIBO CONSPIRACY is a tense piece of bravado filmmaking, and engaging thriller in the vein of Costa Gavras’s Missing and The Constant Gardener. An
original, intelligent and provocative film examining the true events of a horrific and violent invasion
and from a creative team responsible for some of the best Australian films in recent years, THE
BALIBO CONSPIRACY is a slickly-written thriller about the struggles for the truth.
MAIN CAST
Anthony LaPaglia,
Oscar Isaac (Robin Hood, Body of Lies),
Damon Gameau (The Tracker),
Gyton Grantley (Danny Deckchair),
Nathan Phillips (Wolf Creek),
Mark Winter (Playing For Charlie),
Thomas Wright (The King)
PRODUCERS
“Balibo is completely and
unquestionably the
unmissable film of
the year”
John Maynard (Romulus My Father, The Bank),
Rebecca Williamson
Ain’t It Cool News
WEBSITE
“Packing a huge
emotional punch”
www.balibo.com
AWARDS AND FESTIVALS
Richard Kuipers, Variety
Melbourne FF ’09 - Opening Night Film; Toronto FF ’09 Contemporary World Cinema programme;
London FF ’09
3
4
BALL BREAKERS (aka HARD BREAKERS)
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Leah Sturgis (Debut)
SYNOPSIS
Mircea Monroe (The Change Up),
Tia Carrere (Wayne’s World, True Lies),
Cameron Richardson (Alvin and the Chipmunks,
Women in Trouble),
Sophie Monk (Date Movie, Click),
Tom Arnold (True Lies, Nine Months),
Stephen Tobolowsky (Memento, Groundhog Day),
Bobby Lee (Pineapple Express)
War Drama | 1994 | FYRM, France, UK | 100mins
Milcho Manchevski (Dust)
SYNOPSIS
In this hilarious and outrageous comedy, the battle of the sexes has never been so fun or so
wild. Driven by a history of dating pitfalls and frustration with men, Alexis and her best friend
Lindsay decide to turn the tables and devise a plan to lure unsuspecting men close enough to
knock them out and drag them back to their lair for their own satisfaction!
MAIN CAST
BEFORE THE RAIN
When a mysterious incident in the fabled Macedonian mountains blows out of proportion, it
threatens to start a civil war, and brings together a silent monk, a London picture editor, and
a disillusioned war photographer in a tragic tale of fated lovers. Told in three parts, and linked
by characters and events, BEFORE THE RAIN explores the uncompromising nature of war as it
ravages the lives of unsuspecting, and forces the innocent to take sides...
PRODUCERS
MAIN CAST
Robert Latham Brown (Child’s Play 3),
Robert ‘Rock’ Galotti
Katrin Cartlidge (Naked, From Hell),
Rade Serbedzija (Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows),
Grégoire Colin,
Labina Mitevska
WEBSITE
www.hardbreakersthemovieblog.com
PRODUCERS
Judy Counihan (No Man’s Land - Won Oscar® ’01),
Cedomir Kolar (No Man’s Land),
Sam Taylor (The Young Poisoner’s Handbook),
Cat Villiers (No Man’s Land)
‘Before The Rain is the sort of
remarkable movie debut
that reinstills your faith in the
medium’s viability as
genuine art.’
The Herald
Independent Spirit Award Best Foreign Film ’96; Oscar® nominee for Best Foreign Film ’95;
Golden Lion for the Best Movie, Venice ’95
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
DIRECTOR
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY is an epic, highly emotional and ultimately uplifting story of one
young man’s seemingly impossible search for his lost father.
MAIN CAST
Nick Nolte,
Tim Roth,
Temuera Morrison,
Bai Ling (Love Ranch),
Damien Nguyen
Berlin Int. FF ’04 - In Competition
THE BELIEVER
DIRECTOR
Hans Petter Moland (Aberdeen)
SYNOPSIS
FESTIVAL
Drama | 2004 | Norway/ USA | 126 mins
PRODUCERS
Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho),
Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line),
Tomas Backström (Insomnia),
Petter J. Borgli
WEBSITE
www.sonyclassics.com/beautifulcountry
“Quiet, moving and
beautifully shot drama”
San Francisco Chronicle
Henry Bean
SYNOPSIS
THE BELIEVER is based on the true story of a Jewish neo-Nazi. By day he gives anti-Semitic
speeches, raises money for a neo-fascist movement and plans to bomb synagogues. By night he
studies Torah and teaches Carla Hebrew, while she tempts him with plans to light candles and say
Sabbath prayers. For a brief moment, Danny has everything he wants. He is a Jew and a neo-Nazi
at once, not reconciling them, but living the impossible contradiction.
MAIN CAST
Ryan Gosling (Drive, The Ides of March),
Summer Phoenix, Theresa Russell (Spider-man 3),
Billy Zane (Titanic), Peter Meadows,
Garret Dillahunt (Ides of March, No Country for Old Men),
Kris Eivers, Joel Garland (The Bounty Hunter)
“Intelligent and
provocative”
Newsweek
PRODUCERS
Susan Hoffman,
Christopher Roberts
“A performance that
throws off sparks”
New York Times
Sundance FF ’01 - Won Grand Jury Prize; European Film Awards - Nominated for Screen International Award;
Independent Spirit Awards - 4 Nominations for Best First Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Male Lead, Best Supporting Actress
5
6
BIG CITY BLUES
DIRECTOR
Thriller | 1997 | USA | 90mins
DIRECTOR
Clive Fleury
Peter Watkins-Hughes (Cow)
In a late night bar, Henry is approached by a mysterious woman who offers to sell him the severed “manhood”
of Wales ‘greatest vocal entertainer… Believing he can make a fortune selling the infamous appendage on to
obsessive fans, Henry stumps up the cash. To help find the right buyer, Henry teams up with his slightly dodgy
best friend Teddy and together the two head off on an insane journey that leads them deep into the secret
world of celebrity body part trading. Along the way, they have a fight with a gorilla, are bubble bathed by a
randy pensioner, kidnapped by adult babies, break into a police station, take a day trip to Belgium to meet
the world’s biggest dealer of celebrity offcuts and even get caught up in the slowest police chase in movie
history… and all for a bit of Tom Jones? A Film For Anyone Who’s Ever Made a Dick of Themselves.
BIG CITY BLUES takes us on a wild roller-coaster ride with two eccentric hit men, a flamboyant
gay couple and a quirky call-girl. All of these characters criss-cross over the course of one
night, narrowly missing each other, until they finally meet in an action packed, explosive and
chaotic showdown.
Burt Reynolds,
William Forsythe (The Rock),
Giancarlo Esposito (The Usual Suspects),
Arye Gross,
Georgina Cates,
Balthazar Getty
Comedy | 2009 | UK | 104mins
SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
A BIT OF TOM JONES?
PRODUCERS
Clive Fleury,
Josi W. Konski,
Brad Wyman (Monster),
Robyn Knoll
MAIN CAST
Jonathan Owen (Shameless), Roger Evans (Human Traffic),
Denise Welch (Waterloo Road), John Henshaw (Looking for Eric),
Eve Myles, Matt Berry (Moon), Margaret John (Gavin and Stacey),
Charles Dale (Casualty), Geno Washington (Soul Superstar),
Neil Rayment (Matrix Reloaded)
PRODUCERS
Peter Watkins-Hughes (Cow),
Andrew Jenkins
AWARDS
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
Ricky Grover (Revolver),
Omid Djalili (The Infidel),
Rufus Hound (The Wedding Video),
Peter Capaldi (In The Loop),
Steven Berkoff (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo),
Leo Gregory (Green Street Hooligans),
Geoff Bell (RocknRolla),
Dave Legeno (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows),
Tulisa (Ndubz)
BLACK BOOK
DIRECTOR
Ricky Grover (Debut)
A fast-moving, star-studded roller coaster ride of violence, madness and mayhem in this gritty British
crime film. Bulla is the BIG FAT GYPSY GANGSTER labelled “the most dangerous man in Britain”.
After serving 16 years at Her Majesty’s Pleasure Bulla is out on the streets again but things start to go
wrong from the moment he steps out and he finds out he’s lost everything in the outside world. Fleeced
by the same correct copper that put him behind bars and with his beloved ‘Aunt Queenie’ about to lose
the roof over her head, it is time for Bulla to fight back. Get ready for a white knuckle ride into London’s
underworld as the most dangerous man in Britain sets about reclaiming his crime empire.
7
Crime Comedy | 2011 | UK | 86mins
PRODUCERS
Ricky Grover,
Paul Silver,
Jonathan Sothcott
WEBSITE
www.4digitalmedia.com/
bigfatgypsygangster
“Monty Python
meets Snatch”
Bizarre
“High octane
& utterly hilarious”
The Hollywood News
“Hilarious”
Soccer AM
“The Brit Comedy to
watch…Funnier than
Hot Fuzz!”
Thriller | 2006 | The Netherlands | 145mins
Paul Verhoeven
SYNOPSIS
Barely escaping a Nazi massacre in the fall of 1944, young and beautiful Rachel Stein Jewish, former revue star - joins the resistance. But this group is soon shattered by betrayal
with Rachel falsely accused as the traitor. Once Holland is liberated in May 1945, Rachel
reveals the real traitor and takes her revenge. But will revenge be sweet?
MAIN CAST
Carice Van Houten (Valkyrie),
Sebastian Koch (The Lives of Others),
Thom Hoffman (The Fourth Man),
Halina Reijn (Zus & Zo),
Waldemar Kobus (Fools)
FESTIVALS
Maxim
The Western Mail
WINNER - ‘Best Film’ - BAFTA® Cymru 2010
BIG FAT GYPSY GANGSTER
“Funniest Film of
the Decade”
Venice Int. FF ’06; Toronto Int. FF ’06
PRODUCERS
San Fu Maltha (The Delivery),
Jos Van der Linden (The Assault),
Jeroen Beker (In Oranje),
Frans Van Gestel (With Great Joy)
“Hollywood-honed
tech smarts and European
character sensibilities mesh
entertainingly in this
pacy WW2 resistance thriller”
Variety
WEBSITE
www.sonyclassics.com/blackbook
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BLACK CIRCLE BOYS
DIRECTOR
Horror | 1997 | USA | 103mins
DIRECTOR
Matthew Carnahan (Rudyland)
SYNOPSIS
A dancer at the peak of his powers is abducted by three women, abused then thrown back
into the world twelve days later, a broken man. A psychological mystery about a man’s
struggle to regain his lost self.
MAIN CAST
Tom Long (The Dish),
Greta Scacchi (Brideshead Revisited),
Colin Friels (Dark City)
PRODUCERS
Scott Bairstow (Tuck Everlasting),
Lysa Hayland (Bug, Attention Shoppers),
Rachel Carreras
Eric Mabius (Cruel Intentions),
Heath Lourwood (Mean Creek),
Chad Lindberg (The Last Samurai),
Tara Subkoff (The Cell),
Donnie Wahlberg (The Sixth Sense),
Dee Wallace Stone (E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial),
Lisa Loeb (Twister)
MAIN CAST
James Nesbitt,
Tim Pigott-Smith (Alice in Wonderland),
Nicholas Farrell (Chariots of Fire),
Christopher Villiers (Sliding Doors),
James Hewitt,
Declan Duddy
PRODUCERS
Mark Redhead,
Pippa Cross (Vanity Fair),
Arthur Lappin (In America),
Jim Sheridan (In America),
Paul Trijbits (Tamara Drewe),
Tristian Whalley (Anita & Me)
Thriller | 2006 | Australia | 145mins
“A challenging and
subversive erotic thrill”
Empire
“A powderkeg of a film… boldly
provocative, sharply
intelligent, beautifully
realized - and utterly
original”
Sydney Film Festival
BORDER LOST
DIRECTORS
Paul Greengrass (Green Zone, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Supremacy)
On 30th January 1972 British soldiers shot dead 13 unarmed civilians taking part in an
anti-internment civil rights march in Derry. This event, Bloody Sunday, was a major turning
point in the history of modern Irish troubles, catapulting the conflict into a civil war, driving
many young men into the ranks of the IRA and fuelling a 25-year cycle of bloody violence.
Al Clark
(The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert)
Melbourne Int. FF ’06; Toronto Int. FF ’06; Rome Int. FF ’07
Drama | 2002 | UK | 106mins
SYNOPSIS
PRODUCER
FESTIVALS
BLOODY SUNDAY
DIRECTOR
Ana Kokkinos (Blessed)
SYNOPSIS
High-school sporting jock Kyle is the newest initiate of the Black Circle Boys, an underworld
society of gothic groupies dabbling in the occult and crime. When drugs and violence become
an everyday part of Kyle’s previously well-mannered teenage life, he begins to question
whether he has fallen in with the wrong crowd. When he tries to break away from the gang,
events spiral out of control.
MAIN CAST
THE BOOK OF REVELATION
“A stunning work,
revisiting controversial events
with journalistic objectivity and
a meticulous eye for detail”
Variety
Crime | 2007 | USA | 114mins
David Murphy (No Bad Days), Scott Peck
SYNOPSIS
Thousands of people cross the border each day only to find themselves preyed upon by
vicious criminals. In order to stop the violence and bloodshed, an elite task force is put
together to try and protect the unprotected. But when the operation is shut down due to
politics and red tape, all hell breaks loose as the newly emboldened bandeleros expand their
ruthless reign of terror. Now, with one of their own murdered and another missing, three
agents decide to take the law into their own hands. Each driven by his own convictions, these
unsung heroes risk their lives to exact justice - and vengeance - in this gripping tale full of
love, loss and bravery.
MAIN CAST
Chris Cleveland (The Prestige),
Emilio Roso,
Kelly Noonan (No Bad Days, For The Boys)
PRODUCERS
David Murphy (No Bad Days),
Scott Peck
“A shoot-em-up revenge flick that
Schwarzenegger and
Seagal fans should enjoy,
but with a unique ambience
and attitude of its own”
HK and Cult Film News
BAFTA’s ’03 - Won Best Photography & lighting, 4 Nominations; Berlin Int. FF ’02 - Won Golden Bear for Best Director;
British Independent Film Awards ’02 - Won Best Director & Best Actor;
Sundance FF ’02 - Won Audience Award
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BORDER POST (aka KARAULA)
DIRECTOR
Action, Comedy, Drama | 2006 | 145mins
Rajko Grlic (Just Between Us)
SYNOPSIS
A border post on the Macedonian-Albanian border is thrown into disarray when its
commander discovers he has syphilis, creating chaos in his bid to avoid his wife and admitting
his infidelity.
MAIN CAST
Toni Gojanovic,
Sergej Trifunovic (The Whistleblower),
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic
FESTIVALS
San Sebastian Int. FF ’06
PRODUCERS
Ademir Kenovic, Vladimir Anastasov, Danijel Hocevar,
Zoran Cvijanovi, Milko Josifov, Mirko Gali (Armin),
Boris T. Mati, Mike Downey (Deathwatch), Sam Taylor
“Croation director Rajko Grlic
has scored a highly
significant hit”
Screen International
WEBSITE
www.borderpostmovie.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
UK, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, FYROM, Herzegovina, Hungary, Austria
BOUNTY KILLER
DIRECTOR
Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller | 2012 | USA | 90mins
Henry Saine
SYNOPSIS
It’s been 20 years since the corporations took over the world’s governments. Their thirst for power
and profits led to the corporate wars, a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it.
Born from the ashes, the Council of Nine rose as a new law and order for this dark age. To avenge the
corporations’ reckless destruction, the Council issues death warrants for all white collar criminals.
Their hunters: The Bounty Killer. From amateur savage to graceful assassin, the bounty killers now
compete for body count, fame and a fat stack of cash. They’re ending the plague of corporate greed
by exterminating the self serving CEOs and providing the survivors of the apocalypse with retribution.
These are the new heroes. This is the age of the BOUNTY KILLER!
MAIN CAST
Matthew Marsden in BOUNTY KILLER
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Matthew Marsden (Black Hawk Down, Transformers: Revenge of
the Fallen), Christian Pitre (Crazy, Stupid, Love), Kristianna Loken
(Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines), Eve (Whip It, The Woodsman),
Gary Busey (Lethal Weapon, Point Break), Kevin McNally (Pirates
of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Beverly D’Angelo (American
History X), Alexa Vega (Spy Kids)
PRODUCERS
Jason Netter,
Colin Ebeling
WEBSITE
www.facebook.com/
bountykillermovie
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THE BUSINESS
DIRECTOR
Crime Thriller | 2005 | UK | 91mins
DIRECTOR
Nick Love (The Football Factory)
SYNOPSIS
From the award winning team that brought you The Football Factory and played out against
the classically cool sounds of the ‘80’s, THE BUSINESS is Goodfellas meets Sexy Beast in
Spain’s sun drenched costa del crime…
MAIN CAST
Danny Dyer,
Tamer Hassan (Batman Begins),
Georgina Chapman (Derailed),
Roland Manookian (The Football Factory),
Geoff Bell (Soloman Kane)
CAPTAIN JACK
PRODUCERS
Allan Niblo (Street Dance 3D),
James Richardson (Street Dance 3D)
“More cocaine than Casino,
more guns than Goodfellas,
more swearing than Scarface”
Front Magazine
“Outstanding,
hard-hitting thriller”
Robert Young
SYNOPSIS
A modern day sea captain sets off with a motley crew to retrace the journey of Captain
Scoresby, who sailed from Whitby to the Artic in 1791.
MAIN CAST
Bob Hoskins, Sadie Frost (Dracula),
Gemma Jones (Bridget Jones’s Diary I & II),
Anna Massey (The Machinist),
Peter McDonald (The Damned United),
David Troughton,
Maureen Lipman (The Pianist)
PRODUCER
John Goldschmidt
“Alec Guiness in
his prime couldn’t
have done more”
The Evening Standard
The Times
EL CANTANTE
DIRECTOR
Leon Ichaso (Pinero)
SYNOPSIS
The rise and fall of the godfather of salsa, Hector Lavoe, who brought the salsa movement to
the USA from Puerto Rico in the 1970s seen through the eyes of his wife, Puchi (Lopez). But at
the height of his fame Lavoe is unable to escape the allure of drugs and his personal pain.
MAIN CAST
Jennifer Lopez,
Marc Anthony,
John Ortiz (Fast and Furious, American Gangster)
FESTIVAL
PRODUCERS
Julio Caro (The Cell),
Simon Fields (Serendipity),
Jennifer Lopez,
David Maldonado
Toronto Int. FF ’06
CARGO
“Jennifer Lopez and
Marc Anthony set off fireworks.
Lopez has never been better. It’s hot
stuff”
DIRECTOR
Maxim
MAIN CAST
“Lopez gives her best performance
since OUT OF SIGHT, and Anthony
excites whenever he takes
the stage”
Andi Reiss
SYNOPSIS
CARGO is a gripping film drama about the fate of four Croatian refugees fleeing the misery and
conflict of the Balkan wars in the 1990’s. Mira, (played by BAFTA-winning Daniela Nardini), along
with Damia, Branko and Ivan embark on a journey of escape from their homeland, huddled in
the back of a goods lorry. They are in search of a better life in Britain. But are they truly asylum
seekers or opportunistic economic migrants?
Daniela Nardini (BAFTA® for This Life),
Heathcote Williams,
Velibor Topic (Kingdom of Heaven, Outpost: Rise of the Spetsnaz),
Jonathan Sidgwick
PRODUCERS
Tudor Jones,
Louis Melville,
Karen Vaughn
“Andi Reiss has made a
challenging and
dangerously
provocative film”
Salento Int. Film Festival
US Weekly
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CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE
DIRECTOR
Animation | 2001 | UK | 78mins
Jimmy T. Murakami
SYNOPSIS
CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MOVIE is the first full length animated movie to retain the
authenticity of Charles Dickens’ magical ghost story. The film features beautifully crafted
animation and a wonderful, heart warming script voiced by some of the world’s leading
actors, including Simon Callow, Nicolas Cage, Kate Winslet and Jane Horrocks.
MAIN CAST
Simon Callow (Amadeus),
Kate Winslet,
Nicolas Cage,
Jane Horrocks (Little Voice),
Michael Gambon (Book of Eli),
Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill)
PRODUCER
Iain Harvey (The Snowman, Father Christmas)
FESTIVAL
CITY SLACKER
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Romantic Comedy | 2012 | UK | 90mins
James Larkin
In this fresh and hilarious romantic comedy, Amanda is a city high flyer who has it all, and what she
doesn’t have she gets. Her life is perfectly on track. But this perfect world is suddenly turned upside
down when her eggs, frozen in her prime and ready to use when the time is right, are accidently defrosted.
If Amanda is going to have children she will have to do it as nature intended... and quickly. In this modern,
entertaining tale of relationships, morals and biological clocks, Amanda soon discovers that life doesn’t
always go to plan, but sometimes the ending can be much sweeter than ever anticipated.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Fiona Gillies (Casualty (TV), Waking the Dead (TV)),
Michael Müller,
Geoffrey Streatfield (Match Point, The Thick of It (TV), Spooks (TV)), Fiona Gillies
Tom Conti (The Dark Knight Rises),
WEBSITE
Adrian Lukis (The Trench, Silent Witness (TV)),
www.cityslackerthemovie.com
Matilda Ziegler (Merry Christmas Mr. Bean)
Fiona Gillies and Tom Conti in CITY SLACKER
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Raindance FF ’12 - Nomination Best Feature;
British Independent Film Awards ’12 - Nomination for Raindance Award
“A satisfying and uplifting tale
of love, greed and family
revolving around one woman’s
desperate search for
companionship and motherhood”
moviefarm.co.uk
“A welcome dose of dry
British humour”
viewlondon.co.uk
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CLIVE BARKER’S BOOK OF BLOOD
DIRECTOR
John Harrison (Mental - (TV), Tales From The Darkside: The Movie)
SYNOPSIS
Simon McNeal is a college student renowned for his psychic powers. He is employed by a
paranormal researcher to investigate a haunted house where a gruesome murder has taken place.
As the pair explore the building, they unearth a dark and shocking secret. The divide between the
living and the dead becomes dangerously blurred – with brutal and bloody consequences.
MAIN CAST
Jonas Armstrong (Twenty8K, Robin Hood - TV),
Sophie Ward (Jane Eyre),
Clive Russell (Game Of Thrones, Outpost II: Black Sun),
Doug Bradley (Hellraiser)
FESTIVALS
PRODUCERS
Clive Barker (Hellraiser),
Nigel Thomas (Dread, The Numbers Station),
Joe Daley (Asylum, Dread)
Lauri Apelian (Mortal Kombat),
Mickey McPherson (Dread),
Jorge Saralequi (Showtime)
Horror | 2008 | UK | 100mins
“Book of Blood is filled to
the brim with excessive
gore, uncensored sex,
and plenty of other
crazy moments”
Dread Central
Hamburg Fantasy Nights FF ’09; Lund Fantastik FF ’09; FrightFest ’09;
Sitges FF ’09; Fantasia FF ’09; Imagine FF ’09; L’Etrange FF ’09
CLOSING THE RING
DIRECTOR
Romantic Drama | 2007 | UK, Canada | 118mins
Richard Attenborough (Gandhi)
SYNOPSIS
Oscar® winning Director Richard Attenborough helms a deeply moving love story, beautifully
interwoven between present day and World War 2, about how an American woman honoured
a wartime promise, with a lifetime of denial - and how the discovery of a old ring on a distant
Irish hillside brought her back to life...
MAIN CAST
Shirley MacLaine,
Christopher Plummer,
Mischa Barton (The O.C),
Stephen Amell (Dante’s Cove),
Neve Campbell (Scream),
Pete Postlethwaite,
Brenda Fricker (Veronica Guerin),
Gregory Smith (The Patriot)
PRODUCERS
Jo Gilbert,
Richard Attenborough
FESTIVAL
Toronto In. FF ’07
CLOCKWORK MICE
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Vadim Jean (Leon the Pig Farmer)
SYNOPSIS
Set in a school for emotionally disturbed children, CLOCKWORK MICE is a tender drama
reflecting the effect one teacher can have on a child. When new teacher Steve (Ian Hart)
challenges the rebellious Conrad (Rúaidhrí Conroy) in a race it sparks off a chain of events that
will change both their lives.
MAIN CAST
Ian Hart (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone),
Catherine Russell (Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason),
Rúaidhrí Conroy (Deathwatch),
Art Malik (The Wolfman)
John Alderton (Calendar Girls),
James Bolam (The End of The Affair),
Claire Skinner (Bridget Jones’s Diary),
Nigel Planer (Bright Young Things)
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COMPLICIT
PRODUCER
Paul Brooks
(My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
“Bright, pleasing,
energetic film with well
drawn performances”
The Independent
MI5 Spy-Thriller | 2012 | UK | 96mins
Niall MacCormick (Albatross, A Long Walk to Finchley)
SYNOPSIS
COMPLICIT explores the moral dilemmas that underpin the war on terror. An MI5 agent
becomes embroiled in the torture of a suspected terrorist in order to prevent a major attack
in the UK.
MAIN CAST
David Oyelowo (Jack Reacher, Lincoln, The Paperboy,
The Help, The Last King of Scotland),
Arsher Ali (Four Lions),
Stephen Campbell Moore (The Bank Job),
Makram Khoury (Munich),
Monica Dolan (Appropriate Adult)
PRODUCERS
Jolyon Symonds
(Kevin & Perry Go Large, Thorne),
Kevin Toolis
(The Cult of the Suicide Bomber (TV))
“Complicit is a classy piece of
work, a tense, stifling, understated,
intelligent thriller, beautifully
performed, beautifully
crafted and beautiful to look at…
This classy thriller grips tight.”
The Guardian
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CONCUSSION
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Stacie Passon
Abby, an attractive 40-something, wealthy housewife who – after getting smacked in the head by
her son’s baseball – walks around every corner of her suburban life to confront a mounting desire
for something else, something more. Determined to take on a new project, she buys a pied-à-terre in
Manhattan. But walking around the city streets reminds Abby of what it feels like to be sexy and her
pent-up libido compels Abby to invent a secret double life that draws her deeply into the world of
high-end prostitution for women.
MAIN CAST
Robin Weigert (Gods Behaving Badly, The Sessions, Sons of Anarchy (TV)),
Maggie Siff (Michael Clayton, Sons of Anarchy (TV), Funny People),
Johnathan Tchaikovsky (Reservation Road), Julie Fain Lawrence,
Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead (TV), It’s Complicated),
Laila Robins (The Good Shepherd)
PRODUCER
Rose Troche (Go Fish,
The Safety of Objects)
Sundance FF ’13 World Premiere U.S. Drama; Berlin FF ’13, Panorama – Won Teddy Jury Award;
CPH PIX ’13; Karlovy Vary Int FF ’13; Helsinki FF ’13; Rio Int FF ’13; Adelaide Int FF ’13;
Warsaw FF ’13; Stockholm Int FF ’13
CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER WOMEN
DIRECTOR
“Stacie Passon’s superb
Concussion is why we have a
Sundance in the first place”
Village Voice
“One of the most
provocative films in a
year filled with tales of
promiscuity, sexual addiction
and other
scintillating fare”
The Wrap
Hans Canosa
SYNOPSIS
When a man (Aaron Eckhart) and a woman (Helena Bonham Carter) flirt with each other at a
wedding reception, the sexual tension seems spontaneous. As they break from the party to a
hotel room, the flirtation turns into a night filled with passion and remorse.
MAIN CAST
Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight),
Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech),
Brian Geraghty (The Hurt Locker),
Brianna Brown (Knocked Up)
PRODUCERS
Kerry Barden (Se7en),
Ram Bergman (Brick),
Bill McCutchen (Southie)
“Conversations With Other
Women is a smart, sexy
romantic drama..”
Evening Standard British Film Award ’08 – Best Actress;
Tokyo Int. FF ’05 Won Special Jury Prize & Best Actress Prize
Photo - David Kruta
Maggie Siff and Robin Weigert in CONCUSSION
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THE COOLER
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Wayne Kramer (Running Scared)
Bernie Lootz works as a “cooler” at the Shangri-la Casino in Las Vegas. Bernie has always had bad
luck, and a natural gift for passing it forward; just by bumping into a hot hand at the tables he can
instantly turn it cold. He fell into the job to pay off a debt to the casino’s ‘old school’ gangster boss,
Shelly Kaplow. Now that the debt is repaid, Bernie wants nothing more than to put Vegas behind him.
But Bernie’s unique talent is too precious to the casino and Shelly won’t give him up without a fight.
He decides to throw a drop-dead gorgeous waitress his way, hoping to convince Bernie to stay. The
plan backfires when Bernie’s bad luck turns to good as he experiences true love for the first time.
MAIN CAST
William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin,
Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas),
Estella Warren (Planet of the Apes),
Shawn Hatosy (The Faculty),
Ron Livingston (Band of Brothers)
“A knockout of a movie!
A bracingly original surprise!”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
PRODUCERS
Sean Furst (Daybreakers),
Michael J Pierce (In Enemy Hands),
Edward R. Pressman (Party Monster),
Alessandro Camon (Sisters)
Academy Awards® ’04 - Nomination Best Supporting Actor;
Golden Globes ’04 - Nominated for Best Performance by Actress and Actor in a supporting role
CORONADO
DIRECTOR
Claudio Faeh (Hit the Highway, Honey)
SYNOPSIS
Claire Winslow had everything she wanted in life: a beautiful Beverly Hills home and a loving
fiancé, Will. But when Claire decides to surprise her fiancé on his business trip to Switzerland, the
surprise is on her. Will has disappeared to the volatile Central American country of El Coronado.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Kristin Dattilo (Intolerable Cruelty),
Volker Engel (Independence Day),
Clayton Rohner, Michael Lowrey,
Marc Weigert (Independence Day)
John Rhys-Davies (Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring),
Daniel Zacapa (Se7en)
William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin & Maria Bello in THE COOLER
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CRAWLSPACE
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Josh Stolberg
SYNOPSIS
Steven Weber (Leaving Las Vegas),
Lori Loughlin (Old Dogs),
Jonathan Silverman (Weekend at Bernie’s),
Raleigh Holmes,
Sterling Beaumon (Astro Boy)
DIRECTOR
Jaime Burke (The Millionaire Tour),
Mike Kartz
Baldwin plays Bobby Mahon, an out-of-work actor catapulted to stardom when he takes
on the role of a serial killer in a crime re-enactment programme. Whilst Bobby obsessively
preoccupies himself with the mechanics of murder, Sidney (Pete Postlethwaite), the real
killer, is seduced by the glamourisation of his crimes, as portrayed by the TV personality that
Bobby creates. CRIMETIME is a journey into a tabloid world where perceptions of reality get
confused. The message becomes clear – to portray violent realities on TV and present them
as entertainment can be dangerous – in some cases even lethal.
Stephen Baldwin (The Usual Suspects),
Pete Postlethwaite (Inception),
Sadie Frost (Dracula),
Marianne Faithfull (Paris, je t’aime),
Emma Roberts (Mad Men (TV))
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Jeff Fahey,
Maria Conchita Alonso,
Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs),
Antoni Corone (Green Zone, The Truman Show)
PRODUCER
David Pupkewitz
PRODUCER
Tony DiTocco
THE CROW
DIRECTOR
George Sluizer (The Vanishing)
MAIN CAST
MAIN CAST
Horror/ Thriller | 1996 | UK | 118mins
SYNOPSIS
Rick King
In Miami’s alternative club scene, undercover cop Jack Doyle is working on a serial killer
case that has left a trail of dead transvestites. Moonlighting as a private eye, Doyle and his
girlfriend, Charley, are hired by young, rich Tom Mason to find his missing sister, Catherine.
This search leads to Catherine’s mysterious uncle and unstable friend, and the very real
possibility of becoming the killer’s next victim.
PRODUCERS
CRIMETIME
SYNOPSIS
CRAWLSPACE sees the Gates family’s new dream home quickly turn into a living nightmare,
when the house’s sinister past comes to light. Events take a nasty turn when the home’s
previous owner returns.
MAIN CAST
CROSSOVER (aka CATHERINE’S GROVE)
Action Thriller | 1994 | USA | 97mins
Alex Proyas (Knowing, I, Robot, Dark City)
SYNOPSIS
On the eve of their wedding Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally murdered on Devil’s
Night, a night when the henchmen of crime-boss Top Dollar traditionally indulge in wanton
acts of violence and arson. A crow brings Draven’s restless soul back from the dead and he
sets out to wreak revenge upon his killers. “People once believed that when you died, a crow
took your soul to the land of the dead.....but sometimes, just sometimes, the crow could bring
that soul back, to make the wrong things right...”
MAIN CAST
Brandon Lee,
Rochelle Davis,
Ernie Hudson (Ghost Busters, Miss Congeniality),
Michael Wincott (Alien Resurrection),
Bai Ling (Love Ranch)
PRODUCERS
Edward R. Pressman (Bad Lieutenant),
Jeff Most,
Bob Rosen
“A seemless, pulsating
dazzling visual revenge
fantasy that stands as one of the
most effective
live-actioners derived
from a comic strip”
Variety
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THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER
DIRECTOR
Lance Mungia (Sixth String Samurai)
SYNOPSIS
THE CROW LIVES AGAIN. Jimmy and his half Native American girlfriend Lily are murdered
by a rampaging satanic cult led by Luc Crash and his demonic bride. Jimmy finds himself
reincarnated as ‘The Crow’, an immortal being of Native American folk law and the ‘killer
of killers’. With revenge burning in his broken heart, and whilst he tries to come to terms
with his new dark powers, he comes to realise what he can do, and what he must do - as he
confronts the onslaught of gang members in this epic action battle of good and extreme evil.
There is no rest without vengeance.
MAIN CAST
Edward Furlong (American History X, Terminator 2),
Tara Reid (American Pie, Van Wilder),
David Boreanaz (Buffy The Vampire Slayer),
Dennis Hopper, Emmanuelle Chriqui (Wrong Turn), Marcus Chong (The Matrix), Tito Ortiz (Cradle 2 the Grave),
Rena Owen (Star Wars - Episode II: Attack of the Clones),
Danny Trejo (Once Upon a Time in Mexico),
Macy Gray (Spider Man)
PRODUCERS
Edward R. Pressman (The Crow),
Jeff Most (The Crow)
CRYSTAL FAIRY
Road Trip Comedy | 2013 | Chile | 98mins
DIRECTOR
Sebastián Silva (Magic Magic – Cannes Director’s Fortnight ’13;
The Maid – Won Sundance Jury Prize ’09)
SYNOPSIS
With his signature flair, maverick writer/director Sebastián Silva returns (The Maid won the
dramatic Jury Prize in 2009) to unearth the deadpan comedy that results from the arch rivalry
between his ego-clashing characters. ‘Culminating in a profound audience experience, CRYSTAL
FAIRY is about the gifts we can receive when we stop reaching for them.’ – Sundance Film Guide
MAIN CAST
Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad),
Gaby Hoffmann (Sleepless in Seattle, Field of Dreams),
Juan Andrés Silva, José Miguel Silva,
Agustín Silva (The Maid, Magic Magic)
PRODUCERS
Juan de Dios Larraín (No - Oscar® Nom ’13)
Pablo Larraín (No - Oscar® Nom ’13)
Sundance FF ’13 Won Directing Award – World Cinema; Munich FF ’13; Helsinki Int FF ’13;
Rio Int FF ’13; Warsaw FF ’13; Stockholm Int FF ’13
“Crystal Fairy is a hilarious
drug-fuelled road movie
and a welcome return
for Michael Cera”
Indiewire
“Michael Cera gives one of his
best performances
to date”
Guardian. co.uk
Juan Andrés Silva, José Miguel Silva & Michael Cera in CRYSTAL FAIRY
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THE DAISY CHAIN
DIRECTOR
Supernatural Thriller | 2008 | UK | 87mins
DIRECTOR
Aisling Walsh (Song For A Raggy Boy)
SYNOPSIS
Samantha Morton,
Steven Mackintosh (Lock, Stock and Two
Smoking Barrels),
Eva Birthistle (Ae Fond Kiss)
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Shawn Ashmore (X-Man Trilogy),
Ashley Bell (The Last Exorcism),
Cory Hardrict (Warm Bodies, Battle Los Angeles),
Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings Trilogy),
Shannyn Sossamon (A Knights Tale)
Post-Apocalyptic War Action Thriller | 2011 | USA | 90mins
“The cast was top-to-bottom
PRODUCER
Guy A. Danella
WEBSITE
www.facebook.com/
the.day.the.movie
Toronto Int. FF ’11 - World Premiere in Midnight Madness Section; Fantastic Fest ’11;
Fantasy FF ’12; Sitges FF ’12; Gerardmer FF ’12; Fright Fest ’12; Taipei Golden Horse FF ’12
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Leslie Grantham (EastEnders (TV)),
Joe Egan (Sherlock Holmes),
Terry Christian
PRODUCER
Dominic Took
WEBSITE
www.deadtimethemovie.com
Robert Rodriguez’s prodigiously talented protégé Douglas Aarniokoski directs THE DAY, an edge-ofyour-seat war action horror, in the vein of Mad Max, Assault on Precinct 13 and From Dusk Til Dawn.
Set in a bleak, post-apocalyptic world, where much of the remaining population has turned to the
chaos of open warfare. A small group of survivors, just normal people forced into a life of constant
battle for survival, are now lost, wandering the desolate country in hopes of finding a true refuge.
There is no mission objective. There is no destination. Just hope and faith but both of those are
running thin. There used to be 12. Only 5 remain. Relentless, visceral, intense… THE DAY has come.
FESTIVALS
MAIN CAST
Tristan Orphen Lynch (Song For A Raggy Boy),
Dominic Wright (Song For A Raggy Boy)
Doug Aarniokoski (Nurse 3D)
MAIN CAST
Tony Jopia
‘Love Meets Murder’ - the once popular rock’n’metal band, now down on their luck and their
careers, seek to create their “magnum opus”. Locked into a Wednesbury studio for the
weekend nobody is able to leave - but before the band have just finished tearing into their
new hit, a series of mysterious murders begin to plague them all. Now only their own
self-belief can save them from the psychotic mind of their assailant.
PRODUCERS
THE DAY
Thriller | 2011 | UK | 98mins
SYNOPSIS
From the critically acclaimed director of Song For A Raggy Boy, and starring double Oscar®
Nominee Samantha Morton, THE DAISY CHAIN is a chilling supernatural thriller of obsession,
superstition and fear. Blending the unsettling atmosphere of The Wicker Man with the terrifying
scenario of Rosemary’s Baby, THE DAISY CHAIN explores the dark side of the heart in a way that
will devastate audiences everywhere…
MAIN CAST
DEADTIME
tremendous”
Trevor Parker - Fangoria.com
“Splatter kills, seatcrunching suspense and
visceral action set pieces”
SoundonSight
“One of the most effective
horror movies made in years”
DEAR DUMB DIARY
DIRECTOR
Family | 2013 | USA | 88mins
Kristin Hanggi (Rock of Ages – Toni Nominated, Broadway)
SYNOPSIS
With 9 million copies sold worldwide, kids’ favourite series DEAR DUMB DIARY is finally coming
to the screen! Featuring cool musical numbers and the series’ trademark sardonic humour, DEAR
DUMB DIARY is High School Musical meets Diary of a Wimpy Kid, plus a little something extra.. An
imaginative girl (Emily Lind) pours out her innermost thoughts in her cherished diary, while fullblown musical numbers fill her daydreams about how she wishes her life could be.
MAIN CAST
Emily Alyn Lind (The Secret Life of Bees, J. Edgar),
Mary-Charles Jones (Identity Thief , Footloose),
Sterling Griffith (Easy Rider: The Ride Back),
David Mazouz (Touch (TV)),
Laure Bell Bundy (Jumanji, Hart of Dixie (TV)),
Legally Blonde: The Musical (Toni nominated, Broadway),
James Waterson (Dead Poet’s Society),
Madeline Corman (Morning Glory, Maid in Manhattan)
PRODUCERS
Janet Zucker (Friends with Benefits,
Fair Game, Rat Race),
Jerry Zucker (My Best Friend’s Wedding),
Jim Benton,
Don Schain (High School Musical 1 - 3),
Sean Gesell (Mental),
Ellen Goldsmith-Vein (The Spiderwick
Chronicles)
Variety
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DEPARTURES
DIRECTOR
Drama | 2008 | Japan | 133mins
Yojiro Takita (When the Last Sword is Drawn)
SYNOPSIS
Academy Award® Winner for Best Foreign Language Film, DEPARTURES is an emotional,
inspiring and often amusing story that has all the ingredients of the next Life is Beautiful.
Box Office **US $79 million in Japanese Box Office (Aug 2010)**
MAIN CAST
Masahiro Motoki (Shiko funjatta),
Tsutomu Yamazaki (Kagemusha, Dandelion),
Ryoko Hirosue (Wasabi),
Kimiko Yo (Café Lumière)
PRODUCERS
Philip De Seulyer, Empire Magazine
Toshiaki Nakazawa (Azumi),
Toshihisa Watai
“Fascinating, witty
and heartfelt”
Academy Award® ’09 Winner for Best Foreign Language Film;
Montreal World FF ’08 - Grand Prize of the Americas
Kevin Maher, Times
DISGRACE
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Drama | 2008 | Australia / South Africa | 119mins
Steve Jacobs (La Spagnola)
David Lurie, a twice-divorced professor in post-apartheid South Africa, finds his life falling apart.
When he seduces one of his students and does nothing to protect himself from the consequences,
he is dismissed from his teaching position, and goes to live with his lesbian daughter Lucy, who
shares a farm in the Eastern Cape with trusted black worker Petrus. For a time the rhythms of the
farm promise to harmonise his discordant life. But the balance of power in the country is shifting. In
the aftermath of a vicious attack by three black youths, David is forced to come to terms with the
vast changes in society as well as his own disgrace.
MAIN CAST
John Malkovich (Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading,
Warm Bodies), Jessica Haines (Outcast - TV),
Eriq Ebouaney (Hitman, Kingdom Of Heaven, Femme Fatale)
John Malkovich in DISGRACE
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“Heartwarming, funny,
wise and profound.
Not to be missed”
PRODUCERS
Anna Maria Monticelli (La Spagnola),
Emile Sherman (The King’s Speech,
Shame, Oranges and Sunshine),
Steve Jacobs
“This is such a rare movie. Its
characters are uncompromisingly
themselves, flawed,
stubborn, vulnerable...
One of the year’s best films”
★★★★
Roger Ebert
Toronto Int FF ’08 - Won Int Critics Award; Rio Int FF ’08; Glasgow FF ’08;
Taipei FF ’09 - Won Grand Prize; Istanbul FF ’09; Hong Kong FF ’09;
CPH PIX ’09, Critics Circle of Australia Awards ’10 - Won Best Screenplay, Nominated for Best Film
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THE DIVIDE
DIRECTOR
Post Apocalyptic Action Thriller | 2011 | USA | 112mins
“Devastating and powerful”
Xavier Gens (Hitman, Frontier(s))
SYNOPSIS
With twists and turns throughout, and no way of knowing who will make it out alive, here
is an action packed psychological thriller that combines Assault On Precinct 13 with Lord
Of The Flies. To survive the end of the world, you first must survive each other... Released
theatrically in North America by Anchor Bay Films.
MAIN CAST
Milo Ventimiglia (Rocky Balboa),
Lauren German (Hostel: Part II),
Ashton Holmes (A History of Violence),
Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction),
Michael Biehn (Aliens),
Michael Eklund (The Day, The Hive)
PRODUCERS
Ross Dinerstein (Mr.Jones,
The Pact, The Killing Room),
Darryn Welch (Goal!),
Juliette Hagopian,
Nathaniel Rollo
FESTIVALS
SXSW World premiere ’11; Edinburgh Int. FF ’11;
Fantasia ’11; Toronto After Dark ’11; Sitges FF ’11
Amy Curtis, Wevegotthiscovered.com
“A seriously crazy take on the
typical zombie-style takeover”
Comedy Thriller | 1998 | UK | 106mins
This violent, zany and blackly comic thriller, adapted from Colin Bateman’s widely acclaimed
novel, is set against the background of contemporary Northern Ireland, besieged by chaos,
violence and unrest. Dan Starkey is a hard-drinking satirical journalist with the Belfast
Evening News. When Starkey is caught by his wife Patricia in the arms of Margaret (the
daughter of Prime Ministerial candidate Michael Brinn’s right hand man) the politics begin to
get heated. His life spins out of control when Margaret is murdered. But why? By whom?
All Starkey has to go on are her last words: “Divorce Jack”.
MAIN CAST
David Thewlis (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows),
Rachel Griffiths (Muriel’s Wedding),
Jason Isaacs (Green Zone),
Laura Fraser (A Knights Tale),
Robert Lindsay (Fierce Creatures)
Tom DiCillo (When You’re Strange)
SYNOPSIS
World-weary police detective Ray Pluto (Leary) has a bad reputation within his department.
A loner struggling to regain his department reputation, public image and self-worth, Pluto
finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and fails to stop a fast-food restaurant
massacre after his back gives out. A visit to his chiropractor (Hurley) and a vicious attack on
someone in his apartment block gives Pluto a chance to get his life and his reputation back
on track. DOUBLE WHAMMY is a black comedy from director Tom DiCillo who has a knack for
assembling an eclectic group of actors and putting them in the most compromising situations.
MAIN CAST
Denis Leary,
Steve Buscemi,
Elizabeth Hurley,
Luis Guzman (Boogie Nights),
Melonie Diaz (Be Kind Rewind),
Chris Noth (Sex in theCity)
PRODUCERS
Marcus Viscidi (Rendition),
Jim Serpico,
David Kronemyer (The Man from Elysian Fields),
Larry Katz (The Man from Elysian Fields)
DRIVING LESSONS
DIRECTOR
David Caffrey (Grand Theft Parsons)
SYNOPSIS
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“A brilliant look at what desperation can
turn even the most civilised man into.
Mesmerizing and frightening
at the same time.”
DIRECTOR
“Your brain will laugh
its socks off”
Uncut
“Excellent”
The Sun
Eric Kohn, IndieWire.com
DIVORCING JACK
DIRECTOR
Peter Martin, Twitch.com
DOUBLE WHAMMY
PRODUCER
“Great chase scenes and
a witty biting script”
Jake Hamilton, Empire Online
Jeremy Brock (Writer: The Last King of Scotland)
SYNOPSIS
The Graduate meets Harold And Maude in this rites of passage comedy with yet another
dreary school holiday coming around for the shy and downtrodden Ben.
MAIN CAST
Julie Walters,
Rupert Grint,
Laura Linney (The Truman Show, Mystic River),
Tamsin Egerton (St. Trinian’s)
Robert Cooper (Wild About Harry)
Comedy Drama | 2006 | UK | 95mins
FESTIVALS
Tribeca FF ’06; Dublin FF ’06
PRODUCERS
Julia Chasman (25th Hour),
Alexandra Ferguson (Dorian Gray),
Robert Jones (The Constant Gardener),
Edward R. Pressman,
Alessandro Camon
WEBSITE
“Comedy gold”
Empire
“Driving Lessons belongs to the
feel good mode of The Full Monty,
Calendar Girls and Billy Elliott”
New York Times
www.sonyclassics.com/drivinglessons
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DREAD
DIRECTOR
Horror/Thriller | 2009 | UK/USA | 108mins
Anthony DiBlasi (Cassadaga)
SYNOPSIS
In this twisted psychological thriller two college students - outcast Steve and charming, mysterious
Quaid - embark on a college project to record and study people’s innermost fears. Enlisting the help
of fellow student Abby, they advertise for interviewees and set the camera rolling as their subjects
begin to reveal the demons that haunt them. As the project gains momentum, however, it becomes
apparent that the three must now face up to the traumatic events of their own pasts and finally
confront their darkest fears.
MAIN CAST
Jackson Rathbone (The Twilight Saga),
Shaun Evans (Wreckers, Boy A (TV)),
Hanne Steen (Ideal)
PRODUCERS
Lauri Apelian (Book of Blood, Princess Ka’iulani),
Clive Barker (Book of Blood, The Midnight Meat Train),
Joe Daley (Book of Blood, The Midnight Meat Train)
FESTIVALS
Fantasia FF ’09; Film4 FrightFest ’09; Fantasy FF ’09; L’Etrange Fest ’09; Pusan Int FF ’09;
After Dark FF ’09; Gerardmer FF ’11
EARTHBOUND
DIRECTOR
DVD verdict
“Dread is well worth
your time.... It’s got a
definite mean streak and
it’s not the kind of film that lets
the viewer off easy at the end”
Dread Central
Romance, Sci-Fi | 2012 | Ireland | 93mins
At eleven years old Joe Norman is told by his dying father that he is an alien hiding on earth.
Joe believes him. He grows up to be a die-hard fan-boy working in a comic shop. When he
falls for down-to-earth Maria, a fellow sci-fi fan, he is inspired to lead a more normal social
existence. Until intergalactic bounty hunters track Joe down at his new office and the couple
soon learn the dangerous truth about who Joe really is.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
FESTIVALS
WEBSITE
Rafe Spall (Prometheus, One Day, Hot Fuzz),
Jenn Murray (Dorothy Mills),
David Morrissey (Blitz, Centurion)
Seattle Int. FF ’12;
World Premiere, Galway FF ’12 - Won Best First Feature;
Raindance FF ’13 - Best UK Feature nomination
DIRECTOR
Heidi Karin Madsen,
Jacqueline Kerrin,
Dominic Wright
www.earthboundmovie.net
“The thinking person’s
loopy sci-fi movie”
Variety
“A winning,
uncannily persuasive
performance by Rafe Spall”
Mark Simon Hewis (Life Sized Zoetrope)
SYNOPSIS
Based upon Matt Thorne’s award winning novel about life in a call-centre, EIGHT MINUTES IDLE is a
warped urban comedy about what it really means to put your life ‘on hold’! Dan Thomas has always
taken the path of least resistance - in his work life, home life and love life! But when Dan finds himself
kicked out of the family home, he’s faced with no option but to secretly move into the call centre where
he works.
Suddenly, everything that he’s previously taken for granted - a well-stocked fridge clean clothes, his
friends, his self respect, even his beloved cat - are either disappearing or conspiring against him. As
Dan’s work/life balance spirals dangerously out of control, he’s forced to break out of old habits and to
dare to do something he has never had to do before – really care about someone other than himself.
MAIN CAST
Tom Hughes (Page 8),
Ophelia Lovibond (Mr Popper’s Penguins),
Paul Kaye (It’s All Gone Pete Tong),
Montserrat Lombard
(The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus)
PRODUCERS
Sarah Cox (Mother of Many (BAFTA® - winner ‘10),
Exec Producer: Chris Moll (The Wrong Trousers)
WEBSITE
www.facebook.com/eightminutesIdle
ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS
DIRECTOR
Alan Brennan
SYNOPSIS
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“Smarter than your
average Saw sequel”
EIGHT MINUTES IDLE
Sam Irvin
SYNOPSIS
Lovers of camp have reason to rejoice with this film. Yes, Elvira’s back and she’s fabulous!
With her voluptuous milky-white cleavage, voluminous black hair and hilarious one-liners, the
essence of camp oozes from her pores. ELVIRA’S HAUNTED HILLS culls its outrageousness
from the classic Vincent Price/ Roger Corman films of the early 60’s along with a little Rocky
Horror Picture Show and Fearless Vampire Killers.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCER
“Must see fare for
fans of the bosomy
horror queen”
Variety
Cassandra Peterson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), Mark Pierson (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark)
Richard O’Brien (The Rocky Horror Picture Show),
Mary Scheer,
Scott Atkinson
Seattle Times
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ESTHER KAHN
DIRECTOR
Arnaud Desplechin
SYNOPSIS
Summer Phoenix plays a young woman experiencing a crushing and belated coming of age in
the Arnaud Desplechin’s psychological period film, ESTHER KAHN.
MAIN CAST
Summer Phoenix,
Ian Holm,
Akbar Kurtha (Syriana),
Frances Barber (Goal I & II)
PRODUCERS
Kevin Thomas, The Los Angeles Times
Alain Sarde (The Ghost Writer, The Pianist),
Chris Curling,
Pascal Caucheteux (The Beat that My Heart Skipped,
Assault on Precinct 13)
EVIL ALIENS
DIRECTOR
“Exquisite. A superbly
evoked period piece”
Horror Comedy | 2005 | UK | 90mins
Jake West (Doghouse, Razor Blade Smile)
SYNOPSIS
A tabloid television news magazine host and her ramshackle crew have a gruesome close
encounter when they set out to investigate an alien abduction in director Jake West’s noholds-barred splat stick comedy. EVIL ALIENS is a man-versus-alien bloodbath that threatens
to soak the stars in gore.
MAIN CAST
Emily Booth (Pervirella and Cradle of Fear),
Chris Adamson (Pirates of the Caribbean I),
Norman Lovett (Red Dwarf),
Sam Butler, Tree Carr,
Tim Clark, Glenn Collier,
Jennifer Evans
“More gore than a bomb
in a butcher’s shop!”
Total Film
PRODUCER
Tim Dennison
British Independent Film Awards ’05 - Won Raindance Award;
Raindance FF ’05; San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy FF ’05; Toronto Int. FF ‘05
Emily Booth in EVIL ALIENS
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EXTRACT
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Mike Judge (Office Space)
SYNOPSIS
From the director of Office Space, and Beavis and Butthead do America, and starring the
downright hilarious Jason Bateman, comes a comedy about sexual frustration, litigation,
con-artistry and castration…EXTRACT is a riotous story that combines Judge’s unmistakable
style with modern comedy classics Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Knocked Up.
MAIN CAST
Jason Bateman,
Mila Kunis,
Kristen Wiig,
Ben Affleck,
David Koechner (Anchorman)
PRODUCERS
Michael Rotenberg (Reign Over Me),
John Altschuler (King of the Hill)
WEBSITE
www.miramax.com/extract
FESTIVAL
London FF ’09
“A smart and potently funny
workplace comedy...
Bateman excels in all departments”
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone Magazine
“Mike Judge’s Extract is the funniest
American comedy of the
summer”
(out of 4)
Michael Philips, Chicago Tribune
FAÇADE (aka DEATH VALLEY)
DIRECTOR
It should have been a simple murder. But a botched job, an old flame, and too many loose
ends can spell just one thing for businessman Colin Wentworth: chaos!
Eric Roberts (The Cable Guy),
Angus MacFadyen (Braveheart),
Camilla Overby Roos (Titanic),
Brad Garrett (Ratatouille),
Joe Viterelli (Analyse This, Mickey Blue Eyes)
PRODUCERS
Jacobus Rose,
Thomas D. Adelman
Richard Janes
SYNOPSIS
In this hilariously charming crime caper set in the eccentric London art world, Nick Edwards
owes £50,000 to the super-smooth, yet brutal, crime-lord Foster Wright and has four days to
find the cash. Nick knows nothing about working a heist of that size, but when he stumbles
across a lost sketch by the legendary Italian artist Antonio Fraccini, he believes he’s in the
clear. The problem is it’s only worth £15,000!! With the help of the eternal cynic Eve and her
extremely talented yet naïve artist brother Tony the plan is hatched; to forge the drawing and
sell it to five Mayfair galleries within an hour before the art dealers discover there’s a scam
going down. FAK£RS - Faking it has never been so good!
MAIN CAST
Matthew Rhys (The Scapegoat),
Kate Ashfield (Shaun Of The Dead),
Tom Chambers,
Art Malik (The Wolf Man),
Rula Lenska (Paradise Grove),
Larry Lamb (Essex Boys),
Edward Hibbert (The Prestige)
Romantic Comedy | 2006 | USA | 105mins
Grace Tang (Lee) is an ambitious Wall Street banker from NY’s Chinatown, who aspires to join the elite
social circles of the Upper East Side. But at her first soiree, she is mistaken for an heiress from Hong
Kong - and introduced to the city’s most eligible bachelor (Gale Harold). Their meeting sets Grace on a
whirlwind ride of romance and white lies, revealing the greed and pressures of Wall St and the human
side of Chinatown. Can Grace learn to accept herself and stop this Cinderella’s clock before it strikes
midnight? Featuring a delightful ensemble cast with “winning performances from Lee, Ken Leung, and
a scene stealing Margaret Cho” (The Huffington Post) - FALLING FOR GRACE has charmed audiences
around the world with it’s authentic, universal sense of humour, romance, heartbreak and forgiveness.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
FESTIVAL
WEBSITE
Tribeca FF ’06
Claire Bee,
Todd Kleparski
Fay Ann Lee
Fay Ann Lee (Law & Order - TV Series),
Gale Harold (Desperate Housewives - TV Series),
Margaret Cho (Face Off),
Christine Baranski (Chicago)
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PRODUCERS
FALLING FOR GRACE
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Carl Colpaert
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
FAKERS
“Comedic magic
Falling For Grace is worth
the tumble”
Tim Plant, Metro Weekly, D.C.
Susan Batson (Bamboozled),
Michelle Botticelli, Fay Ann Lee,
Carl Rumbaugh, Stephanie Wang,
Juan Carlos Zapata
www.fallingforgrace.com
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FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN
DIRECTOR
Dennis Lee (Jesus Henry Christ)
SYNOPSIS
Returning to his hometown in the Midwest for a family celebration, romantic novelist Michael Taylor
is filled with dread and trepidation at the impending reunion. But when he arrives at the family
home, Michael is faced with an unimaginable scenario, a devastating car accident that will change
everything. FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN is a moving and life-affirming drama. With an all-star cast,
this is an outstanding depiction of the dysfunction, but ultimately, importance of families.
MAIN CAST
Julia Roberts (Erin Brokovich, Eat Pray Love, Duplicity),
Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, The Proposal,
X-Men Origins: Wolverine),
Willem Dafoe (The English Patient, The Amazing Spider-Man),
Carrie Anne Moss (The Matrix, Memento),
Hayden Panettiere (A Bug’s Life),
Emily Watson (Anna Karenina, Breaking the Waves)
PRODUCERS
Vanessa Coifman (A Late Quartet),
Sukee Chew (Jesus Henry Christ,
Dark Tide),
Philip Rose (Jesus Henry Christ),
Marco Weber (Igby Goes Down)
Fifteen year old Mia’s life is turned on its head when her Mum brings home a new boyfriend.
Touching on the themes of her Academy Award ® -winning short Wasp, FISH TANK is an
original and unique modern tale of our times.
PRODUCERS
Kees Kasander (The Pillow Book),
Nick Laws
Won BAFTA® for outstanding British Film ’10;
Cannes Int. FF ’09 - Won Jury Prize; Toronto Int. FF ’09; Telluride FF ’09
She Magazine
“The performances of Jarvis and Fassbender
are outstanding and their chemistry fizzes and then explodes. It is another
highly intelligent, involving film
from one of the most powerful voices in
British cinema”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“Brilliant... Nearly flawless...the
contradictions of adolescence have rarely
been conveyed with such authenticity
and force”
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Julia Roberts and Chase Ellison in FIREFLIES IN THE GARDEN
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★★★★★
Andrea Arnold (Wuthering Heights, Red Road) (Winner Jury Prize, Cannes ’06)
Katie Jarvis,
Michael Fassbender (Centurion, Hunger,
Inglorious Basterds),
Kierston Wareing (It’s a Free World),
Rebecca Griffiths,
Harry Treadaway (Control)
of family dysfunction”
Berlin Int FF ’08
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
intelligent, funny
& moving portrayal
FESTIVAL
FISH TANK
DIRECTOR
“A real profound,
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FIVE SECONDS TO SPARE
DIRECTOR
Tom Connolly
SYNOPSIS
Naive Macclesfield musician William and his band The Alaska Factory have pinned their hopes
of success in London, the city of opportunity and dreams. But William’s dreams soon turn
sour. The rest of the band detest William’s miserable songs and seem intent on producing more
commercialised music, their frightening record producer Vincent seems to be sliding further into
drug-addicted instability and the object of his affections, the perplexing Madeline, remains out
of reach. And just to top it all, he witnesses the bizarre murder of Paisley, the lead singer of
The Unfortunates, by a pair of dwarves. William must piece together the apparent connections
between Vincent, the murder, and a 1970s punk band called The Dwarves of Death.
MAIN CAST
Max Beesley (Looking for Eric),
Ray Winstone,
Valentina Cervi (Rien Sur Robert),
Gary Condes (Moon),
Anastasia Hille (After The Hole),
Kris Marshall (Love Actually),
John Peel
PRODUCER
Amanda Posey (An Education)
FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL
DIRECTOR
Baillie Walsh
SYNOPSIS
Brit Joe Scott is living the movie-star dream: a house in the Hollywood hills, beautiful girls at his
feet and staff indulging his every whim. When his childhood friend suddenly dies, Joe goes back
to England for the funeral. But when he arrives back home he is confronted by his past and the
regret of a lost love. Memories of his teenage years spent with his sweetheart Ruth come flooding
back, as do the reasons for his leaving England in the first place. He now has the chance to make
up for the last thirty years.
MAIN CAST
Daniel Craig (Skyfall, Casino Royale, The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo),
Max Deacon (I, Anna),
Claire Forlani (CSI: NY (TV), Meet Joe Black, Hallam Foe),
Felicity Jones (Like Crazy, The Amazing Spiderman 2),
Mark Strong (Zero Dark Thirty)
Photo - Nick Wall
“Stylish, Sexually
charged and ultimately
very moving”
Film Review
PRODUCERS
Lene Bausager (Cashback, The Broken),
Damon Bryant (Owning Mahowny, Nora),
Claus Clausen (Lesbian Vampire Killers,
The Messenger, New York, I Love You)
Daniel Craig in FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL
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FLYING BLIND
DIRECTOR
Thriller/ Love Story | 2012 | UK | 93mins
Katarzyna Klimkiewicz
(Hanoi Warsaw – Won European Film Award – Best Short Film Award)
SYNOPSIS
The passionate love story of an older woman and a young Muslim man, in a world where security is
paramount and nothing is quite what it seems.
Frankie is part of the war-machine, a successful aerospace engineer designing drones for the military.
When she meets Kahil, a French-Algerian student, she embarks on a passionate affair and for the
first time in her life she utterly, thrillingly, loses control. One morning at work, she’s detained by the
security services and told that Kahil is a “person of interest”. She finds that she has crossed a line into
a nightmare world of suspicion and accusation.
Realising how little she knows of this man, Frankie determines to find out the truth, only to discover
to her cost that betrayal always comes from those closest to us.
MAIN CAST
Helen McCrory (Skyfall, Hugo), Najib Oudghiri
(Rendition), Kenneth Cranham (Maleficent)
PRODUCER
Alison Sterling (Turning –
Nominated for BAFTA® ‘11)
“Absorbing... The film carefully
surrenders its secrets whilst maintaining
enough notes of ambiguity to leave viewers
intrigued about the truth of the matter...
Helen McCrory shines”
Screen
“A sleeky styled feature debut”
Variety
“Well executed and engaging
thriller which is extremely relevant to
the current politcal climate”
FESTIVALS
Edinburgh Int. FF ’12 – Nominated The Michael Powell Award for Best British Feature Film;
Cambridge FF ’12; Palm Springs FF ’13
Based on a remarkable true story, THE FLYING SCOTSMAN is an out-and-out inspirational,
against-all-odds, crowd pleasing film, which follows the turbulent life of cyclist Graeme Obree,
who broke the world one hour record on a bike of his own revolutionary design, constructed
out of scrap metal and old washing machine parts.
Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting),
Billy Boyd (The Lord of The Rings Trilogy),
Laura Fraser (A Knight’s Tale),
Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy)
“The Flying Scotsman
is a winner”
The Herald
PRODUCERS
Sara Giles,
Peter Gallagher,
Peter Broughan (Rob Roy)
Jason Lehel
SYNOPSIS
A group of Native Americans discover a young woman, left for dead, in the Arizona desert and
take her to their reservation. Through her relationship with American Natives she manages to
re-connect with her own innocence, but is forced to make a choice between being reborn out
of the chaos of her past or dying in the grips of her darkness.
MAIN CAST
Emily Lape, Ed Mendoza,
Jerica Fraijo,
Deswood Etsitty,
Michael Pierce,
Lisa Vachon (Rumour Has It)
PRODUCERS
Jason Lehel,
John Gordon
“A masterpiece and
the finest film I’ve seen
this year”
Gareth Higgens, The Film Talk
FESTIVAL
Toronto Int FF ’09 - Visions programme
GEORGE WASHINGTON
DIRECTOR
Douglas Mackinnon
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
DIRECTOR
Bird’s Eye View
THE FLYING SCOTSMAN
DIRECTOR
GAIA
“Crowd pleasing…
Heart warming”
Variety
David Gordon Green (Prince Avalanche, Pineapple Express, Your Highness)
SYNOPSIS
Set in a small town in North Carolina, GEORGE WASHINGTON is the story of a tight-knit
multi-racial group of working-class kids caught in a tragic lie. After a twelve-year-old girl
breaks up with her boyfriend for a sensitive, deeply introspective thirteen-year-old boy named
George, a bizarre series of events and an innocent cover-up launches their insular group on
individual quests for redemption.
MAIN CAST
Candace Evanofski,
Donald Holden,
Arly Jover,
Damian Jewan Lee (Undertow),
Paul Schneider (Bright Star)
PRODUCERS
David Gordon Green,
Sacha W. Mueller,
Lisa Muskat (Undertow)
“An awe-inspiringly
accomplished movie
with an absolute faith in its
own aesthetic sense, and an
unapologetic preoccupation with
finding beauty in the look of
ordinary places, people and things”
The Guardian
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THE GIRL GETS MOE
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
James Bruce
SYNOPSIS
Tony Danza (Crash),
Louise Fletcher (Cruel Intentions),
Michael Madsen (Kill Bill I & II),
James Russo
PRODUCERS
Harel Goldstein,
Bill Barnett
Romola Garai (One Day, Atonement), Bill Nighy (Tinker Tailer
Soldier Spy), Julie Christie (Finding Neverland), Eddie Redmayne
(Les Misérables), Juno Temple (Atonement), Jenny Agutter (An
American Werewolf in London), Hugh Bonneville (Notting Hill),
Charlie Cox (Stardust), Corin Redgrave (Enduring Love), David
Tennant (Dr.Who (TV series)), Jeremy Northam (Gosford Park),
Christopher Lee (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy)
Sonny Daye is a strange introverted kid who hasn’t said much ever since age six. When his
grandmother dies he is sent to Los Angeles to live with his only remaining family, Franky
Syde. Although Sonny doesn’t act like he cares about making it to the top he, like Franky, is
obsessed, and not afraid. This deluded determination rockets Sonny straight to the top and
he is drawn in by a dazzling little scarlet, Vanessa Mason. Vanessa is linked with the toughest
gangster in Hollywood, Sid Dalgen, who consequently is going to produce a film that Sonny
and Vanessa are set to star in. This black comedy takes us on a whirlwind to the world of
true love.
William McNamara,
Natasha Gregson Wagner (High Fidelity),
Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction),
Valerie Kaprisky,
Tony Danza
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PRODUCERS
Zachary Matz,
Carl Colpaert,
Josh Evans
“Delivers intrigue and
suspense with
masterful control”
Psychologies magazine
PRODUCERS
Barney Reisz (Elizabeth, I)
Martin Pope (The Gruffalo)
FESTIVALS
Toronto Int’l FF ’09,
London FF ’09
THE GREAT GHOST RESCUE
DIRECTOR
Josh Evans
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
Stephen Poliakoff (The Lost Prince)
MAIN CAST
GLAM (aka GANGSTER GLAM)
DIRECTOR
In GLORIOUS 39, acclaimed Writer/ Director Stephen Poliakoff has crafted a tense psychological
thriller set against the idyllic British countryside during the glorious summer of 1939, just before
the outbreak of the Second World War.
Anne, a budding young actress, stumbles across secret recordings of a sinister plot to appease
the Nazis. As close friends die in suspicious circumstances, she finds herself swept into a web of
dark secrets and in increasing danger from a powerful and menacing enemy. With her most precious certainties destroyed and unable to trust even those closest to her, she comes to realise the
full extent of her own betrayal and vulnerability.
Moe, a gangster on the verge of going straight, and his partner Franco, trade guns for a living.
When he is double-crossed in a big gun deal his dishonest cousin Donnelly helps settle the
score. Then Moe meets Monica, falls in love for the first time, and decides to change his ways.
Only things go terribly wrong in the pursuit of his new life.
MAIN CAST
GLORIOUS 39
Family/Fantasy / Sci-Fi | 2011 | UK | 95mins
Yann Samuell (Love Me If You Dare)
SYNOPSIS
Young Humphrey is a ghost with a big problem. He and his family, the Craggyfords, have been
ousted from their home and left without a place to haunt. As they search for new haunting
grounds they soon discover that they are not alone. Ghosts from all over the world have been
exorcised from their dwellings, with dark castles and ancient buildings being destroyed by the
living, and turned into shopping centres. With time running out, Humphrey digs deep inside,
and decides to help save his family and the rest of the haunting community by scaring his
way to victory.
MAIN CAST
Kevin McKidd (Trainspotting, Brave),
Jason Isaacs (The Harry Potter Series, The Patriot),
Emma Fielding (The Other Man),
Georgia Groome (Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging,
London to Brighton), Toby Hall,
Anthony Head (The Iron Lady, The Inbetweeners Movie)
PRODUCERS
Miriam Segal (Good),
Martin Katz (Maps To The Stars,
Cosmopolis),
Norman Merry (EP: We Need To Talk
About Kevin, EP: The Deep Blue Sea)
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THE GRIND
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Gangster / Drama | 2012 | UK | 87mins
Rishi Opel
The Grind is a modern urban drama, set in world of sex, drug dealers, dance nightclubs and
loan sharks. Vince (Freddie Connor) is the nightclub manager of The Grind in Hackney, East
London and having fought his way to a decent living and respectable lifestyle he is determined
to settle down and take life easier. Upon meeting and starting a relationship with Nancy (Zoe
Tapper) Vince’s dream of running a casino for his Boss and getting married looks set.
Bobby (Gordon Alexander), Vince’s best friend from school, is released from prison and their
friendship soon falls apart, Bobby’s addiction to cocaine and gambling spirals out of control
and he now owes a huge amount of money to Vince’s boss, Dave (Jamie Foreman); owner of
The Grind and an East End loan shark. Vince’s life takes a dramatic turn for the worse.
Loyalties are tested and friendships are pushed to their limits.
MAIN CAST
Jamie Foreman (Layer Cake, Nil By Mouth),
Danny John-Jules (Death in Paradise, Red Dwarf, Lock Stock
and Two Smoking Barrels),
Zoe Tapper (Survivors, Desperate Romantics)
Kellie Shirley (The Office)
PRODUCERS
Rishi Opel,
Freddie Connor,
Stephen Follows
Movie International
“The crunching heist scene
is one to savor for
crime film fans everywhere”
Dark Matters
WEBSITE
www.thegrindmovie.com
HALO 4: FORWARD UNTO DAWN
DIRECTOR
“Hard edged
gangster film”
Sci-Fi | 2012 | USA | 90min feature/5 ep. series
Stewart Hendler (H+, Sorority Row)
SYNOPSIS
Based on the globally renowned ‘Halo®’ franchise, the new live-action drama HALO 4: FORWARD
UNTO DAWN delivers a dramatic and personal story of heroism and sacrifice. Featuring groundbreaking live-action drama and strong character-driven storytelling, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
offers action-packed entertainment that will appeal to both long-time fans and newcomers to the
Halo universe.
MAIN CAST
©2012 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
HALO 4: FOWARD UNTO DAWN
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Tom Green (Dance Academy),
Anna Popplewell (The Chronicles of Narnia),
Daniel Cudmore (The Twilight Saga),
Ayelet Zurer (Angels & Demons, Munich),
Mike Dopud (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol),
Enisha Brewster (Footloose),
Masam Holden (Grey’s Anatomy, Elizabethtown),
Osric Chau (2012), Iain Belcher (Supernatural)
and Kat De Lieva (The Secret Circle)
PRODUCERS
Lydia Antonini , Josh Feldman
AWARDS
THE OFFICIAL 3RD ANNUAL STREAMY AWARDS
WINNERS - 2013:
Best Drama Series, Best Editing - Michael Louis
Hill, Best Production Design - Kasra Farahani,
Best Cinematography - Brett Pawlak
©2012 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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HARDBALL
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Brian Robbins (Wild Hogs)
SYNOPSIS
Conor is a ticket scalper, gambler and now Little League baseball coach for a rag-tag team
of kids in one of the toughest parts of Chicago. His buddy Jimmy won’t help him pay off his
gambling debts unless Conor coaches Jimmy’s corporately sponsored team. Surprising even
himself, Conor becomes attached to his young players - and to their attractive school teacherdrawn into their rough and sometimes tragic lives, where baseball is their love and passion.
It’s an experience that changes his life while giving his young, streetwise players new hope
and pride.
MAIN CAST
Keanu Reeves (The Matrix, Speed, Constantine),
Diane Lane,
John Hawkes (American Gangster),
D.B. Sweeney,
Mike McGlone,
Graham Beckel (L.A. Confidential)
PRODUCERS
Tina Nides,
Mike Tollin (Wild Hogs),
Brian Robbins (Wild Hogs, Coach Carter)
HARD BOILED SWEETS
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’
Eddie has one million in dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what
Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous criminals also have plans to steal
the money…
Filled with twists, double-crosses, and murder, HARD BOILED SWEETS is a crime thriller
inspired by the international best-selling short film, A Girl and a Gun.
Scot Williams (The Crew),
Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark),
Peter Wight (Another Year),
Ian Hart (Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone),
Elizabeth Berrington (Secrets and Lies),
Laura Greenwood (The Brothers Grimm),
Philip Barantini (Band of Brothers),
Adrian Bower,
Ty Glaser
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“A surefire heart-tugger
made with skill and
judgment”
LA Times
“Ideal Friday night fare”
BBC
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Margaret Matheson (Sid and Nancy)
WEBSITE
www.facebook.com/
HardBoiledSweets
David Mirkin
SYNOPSIS
Max (Academy Award® winner Sigourney Weaver) and Page (Jennifer Love Hewitt) are a
mother and daughter con team with a devious routine. Max targets wealthy men, lures them
into marriage and then the equally gorgeous Page seduces them, leaving Max to discover
their infidelity and reap huge divorce settlements which tide them over until they target their
next victim. Having just scammed Dean (Ray Liotta), the boss of a hot car ring, they head for
Palm Beach, Florida to pull off one final sting. They set their sights on the richest target to
date: billionaire William B. Tensy (Academy Award® winner Gene Hackman) of Tensy Tobacco.
Meanwhile, unbeknown to either of them, Dean - furious but still heavily in lust, is hot on
their trail!
MAIN CAST
Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt,
Gene Hackman, Ray Liotta, Jason Lee,
Ann Bancroft (The Graduate),
Jeffrey Jones (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off),
Nora Dunn (It’s Complicated)
PRODUCERS
John Davis (Predator, I, Robot),
Irving Ong
HEARTLESS
DIRECTOR
David L G Hughes (A Girl and a Gun – Short*)
MAIN CAST
HEARTBREAKERS
Horror Thriller | 2009 | UK | 110mins
Philip Ridley (The Reflecting Skin)
“The best British
crime film I’ve seen
in years”
SYNOPSIS
After a 14 year hiatus, cult writer/director Philip Ridley is back with a vengeance with the
visually stunning horror/thriller HEARTLESS - a fiercely shocking and intelligent spine-chiller
that reinvents the horror genre. Jim Sturgess delivers a career defining performance in this
twisted story which is equal parts psychological thriller, desperate romance and terrifying
Faustian horror…
“Fiercely imaginative”
MAIN CAST
“Original and audacious”
Jim Sturgess (Cloud Atlas, 21),
Timothy Spall (Harry Potter 3, 6),
Clémence Poésy (In Bruges),
Eddie Marsan (Sherlock Holmes),
Noel Clarke (Adulthood)
PRODUCERS
Pippa Cross (Beyond the Gates),
Richard Raymond
Time Out
The Times
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HEAVEN OR VEGAS
DIRECTOR
Romantic Drama | 1997 | USA | 101mins
DIRECTOR
Gregory C. Haynes
SYNOPSIS
Richard Grieco, Yasmine Bleeth,
Andy Romano (The Fugitive),
Monica Potter (Saw),
Geoffrey Blake (Forest Gump)
DIRECTOR
A Jewxploitation spoof in the vein of Shaft and Austin Powers, HAMMER is the story of
Mordechai, a handsome Orthodox Jew (aka the Semitic super stud!), hired by the Jewish
Justice League after discovering that Santa’s evil son - who has come to run the North Pole
after staging a coup with the help of a reindeer, Blitzen - has plans to eradicate Hanukkah
as part of a nefarious scheme to be the only holiday icon at winter time. The Hammer joins
forces with Esther, the gorgeous and dangerous daughter of the Chief of the Jewish Justice
League, and his friend Mohammed, head of the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, who fears Santa
may go after Kwanzaa next, to topple the evil Santa and save Hanukkah for future generations.
Adam Goldberg (A Beautiful Mind),
Judy Greer (The Village),
Andy Dick (Zoolander),
Mario Van Peebles (Ali),
Nora Dunn (It’s Complicated),
Peter Coyote (E.T)
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Tom Benedict Knight (Kiss Ass 2),
Simon Phillips (White Collar Hooligan Series),
Evan Ross (Fall of the Essex Boys),
Lorraine Stanley (London to Brighton, Made in Dagenham)
PRODUCERS
Josh Kesselman (Dr. Dolittle),
Lisa Fragner,
Sofia Sondervan (The King),
Edward R. Pressman (Thank You For Smoking),
John Schmidt (The Cooler)
PRODUCERS
Paul Tanter (The Hooligan Wars),
Alain Wildberger (Airbourne),
Anthony Maxwell,
Patrick Maxwell
HICK
DIRECTOR
Jonathan Kesselman
MAIN CAST
MAIN CAST
Shane Walker,
Susan Shapiro,
Gregory C. Haynes
SYNOPSIS
Paul Tanter (The Rise and Fall of a White Collar Hooligan, Jack Falls)
Die Hard meets The Raid in the violent action thriller HE WHO DARES. The SAS, Britain’s elite
Special Forces unit, take on an utterly ruthless terrorist cell who’ve kidnapped the Prime Minister’s
daughter. Packed full of wild, explosive action – insane car chases, intense hand to hand combat,
and ferocious gun battles – HE WHO DARES never lets up. Fight. Kill. Win.
PRODUCERS
THE HEBREW HAMMER
Action | 2013 | UK | 89mins
SYNOPSIS
Rachel, a part-time call girl, consumed with fairy tales, is taken off the streets of Las Vegas by
Navy, a high-class gigolo in search of a new way of life in Montana. Along the way, the couple
are sidetracked when they decide to stop at the home Rachel ran away from six years ago.
Navy nearly falls for Rachel’s gorgeous and ‘virginal’ stepsister, Lilli. Heartbroken, Rachel runs
away just as Navy realises she is the one for him. He dramatically rescues her from psychotic
drifters. In the end Rachel ‘lives’ her fairy tales, living happily ever after with Navy in Montana.
MAIN CAST
HE WHO DARES
Coming-of-Age Road Movie | 2011 | USA | 95mins
Derick Martini (Lymelife)
SYNOPSIS
Equal measures of David Lynch and Terrence Malick, with nods to classics Giant and
The Wizard of Oz, Martin Scorsese protégé and award winning Director Derick Martini brings
us an emotive, often funny but compelling story about 13 year old Luli’s life on the
road and the extraordinary experiences that will shape her life forever.
MAIN CAST
Chloë Grace Moretz (Kick Ass, Hugo),
Blake Lively (The Town, Savages),
Eddie Redmayne (My Week with Marilyn,
Les Misérables), Alec Baldwin, Juliette Lewis,
Rory Culkin (Signs, Scary Movie 4),
Ray McKinnon (Apollo 13, The Blind Side)
FESTIVAL
Toronto Int. FF ’11 – Special presentation.
PRODUCERS
Steven Siebert,
Christian Taylor,
Charles de Portes,
Jonathan Cornick
WEBISTE
www.facebook.com/HICKTHEMOVIE
“(Moretz’s) single most
emotional and
powerful performance”
Harry Knowles, aintitcool
“A hard hitting coming
of age pull no punches
journey”
Screen
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HOLLYWOOD NORTH
DIRECTOR
Comedy | 2003 | Canada | 86mins
DIRECTOR
Peter O’Brian
Nisha Ganatra (Pete’s Christmas, Cake, Chutney Popcorn)
Combining the cracking action, exotic locations, and mystical artefacts of ‘Indiana Jones’ with
technological know-how and a modern sensibility, THE HUNTERS is a fresh, cool action-adventure
picture for the whole family!
Satirical look behind the scenes of a Canadian film production. Bobby Mayers, a young and
successful entertainment lawyer buys the rights to a classic Canadian novel, convinced he can
turn it into a critically acclaimed and financially successful film. However, the ageing American
star sinks into a state of paranoia, and the project seems to be on the verge of a disaster.
Alan Bates (Gosford Park),
Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket),
Jennifer Tilly (Bound),
Deborah Kara Unger (The Hurricane),
Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven),
John Neville (The Statement)
Action Adventure | 2013 | Canada | 87mins
SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
THE HUNTERS
MAIN CAST
PRODUCER
Victor Garber (Argo, Titantic, Milk),
Alexa Vega (Spy Kids 1 & 2, Machete Kills),
Robbie Amell (Scooby Doo (TV), Cheaper by the Dozen 2),
Michelle Forbes (The Killing (TV), True Blood (TV),
Swimming with Sharks)
John Gillespie (Full Disclosure)
PRODUCER
Heather Puttock (Pete’s Christmas)
FESTIVAL
HOW TO GO OUT ON A DATE IN QUEENS
DIRECTOR
Three relationships turn sour during dinner at a popular eatery: A self-proclaimed dating
expert persuades his friend, who lost his young wife three years earlier, to go out on a date,
which turns out to be disastrous; the restaurant’s manager learns that her boyfriend is going
to bet their entire savings on the Super Bowl that night instead of proposing to her; and a
bookie takes his mistress out for dinner and tells her that he is being targeted by the
Russian Mafia.
Jason Alexander (Pretty Woman),
Kimberly Williams (Father of the Bride I & II),
Ron Perlman (Hellboy I & II),
Esai Morales (Fast Food Nation),
Rob Estes,
Alison Eastwood (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)
HURLY BURLY
DIRECTOR
Michelle Danner
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Michelle Danner,
Richard Vetere
Anthony Drazan
SYNOPSIS
A relentless black comedy with an amazing ensemble of actors. Based on a play by David
Rabe which chronicles the non-events in the lives of a group of fast talking, narcissistic, L.A.
based professionals, who can’t seem to slow down long enough to breathe, let alone make
sense of their lives.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Sean Penn,
Meg Ryan,
Kevin Spacey,
Robin Wright Penn,
Chazz Palminteri,
Garry Shandling,
Anna Paquin
Anthony Drazan,
Richard N. Gladstein (The Bourne Identity),
David S. Hamburger
“Hurly Burly is
to The Player what
Scarface was to
The Godfather”
Uncut
Venice Int. FF ’98 - Won Best Actor, Nominated Golden Lion;
Independent Spirit Awards ’99 - Won Best Male Lead
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THE HUSTLE
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Stuart Cooper
SYNOPSIS
Bobbie Phillips (Showgirls),
Robert Wagner,
Benjamin Sadler,
Thomas Heinze,
Stephen McHattie (Watchmen)
Adam Goldberg
SYNOPSIS
Maya and Tony are a couple of young grifters. Their usual con is for Maya to lure a
businessman from a bar into a hotel suite. Tony then steals his wallet, copies and downloads
the credit cards while Maya fends off the victim just long enough for him to complete the job.
They are always looking for their big score. Then they meet Pierce, another potential victim
at first, but who reveals himself as a senior fraudster posing as a ‘mark’, with plans of his own.
Instead of reporting the couple to the police, Pierce recruits them to help with a delicate job.
Before long Maya and Tony are in way over their heads. It’s a dirty game of betrayal, murder,
and seduction. It’s one deadly, sordid affair.
MAIN CAST
I LOVE YOUR WORK
Gray Evans is living in a bubble. He’s a movie star, married to a movie star. He fears his fans
almost as much as he fears life. His is a world of sycophants and fake sets, in fact the only
contact he has with reality is through the lens of his camera. When Gray meets a young
couple by chance, he begins to yearn for the life that he had before his fame. But the young
man is a fan and someone is stalking Gray, and as Gray’s perception of reality spins out of
control, so do the lines between who is the stalker and the stalked, ultimately leading to a
finale where we find out that the movie star is not the innocent victim that his publicist would
have us believe.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Jason Lee, Franka Potente,
Jared Harris (Igby Goes Down), Vince Vaughn,
Christina Ricci, Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar, Saving Private Ryan),
Marisa Coughlan (Freddy Got Fingered), Elvis Costello
Stavros Stavride,
Peter Paulich
FESTIVAL
PRODUCERS
Chris Hanley (American Psycho),
David Hilary,
Josh Newman,
Tim Peternel,
Adam Goldberg
I AM SLAVE
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Gabriel Range (Death of a President)
SYNOPSIS
From the award winning team behind Death of a President and The Last King of Scotland,
and inspired by real life events, I AM SLAVE is a controversial thriller about London’s shocking
slave trade, and one woman’s fight for freedom. Attracting the finest names in film
production, I AM SLAVE is shocking to the core, while at the same time is one of the most
inspiring stories of our time…
MAIN CAST
Wunmi Mosaku (Silent Witness (TV), Moses Jones (TV))
Isaach De Bankolé (Casino Royal, Miami Vice,
The Diving Bell and The Butterfly),
Lubna Azabal (Incendies, Body of Lies, Paradise Now),
Igal Naor (Green Zone, Munich, Rendition),
Hiam Abbass (The Visitor, Lemon Tree, Babel)
I’M REED FISH
PRODUCER
Andrea Calderwood
(The Last King of Scotland)
FESTIVAL
Zackary Adler
“A drama set to truly stun
audiences. Mosaku is
SYNOPSIS
The Daily Telegraph
MAIN CAST
heartrendingly real”
“A tense, moving
thriller that exposes
modern day slavery”
National Post
Screened to rapturous applause at TRIBECA 2006 and starring a fantastic hot young
cast, this hilarious, charming and sweetly emotional coming-of-age comedy follows the
laid-back, cool (if a little goofy!) Reed Fish, as he learns, through his many mistakes, how
to step out of his father’s shadow and discover who he really is…
Jay Baruchel (Tropic Thunder),
Alexis Bledel (Post Grad),
Victor Rasuk (Che: Part 1),
Schuyler Fisk (Orange County),
A.J. Cook (Final Destination 2),
Chris Parnell (Anchorman),
Katey Sagal (Married with Children),
Shiri Appleby (Swimfan),
DJ Qualls (Hustle & Flow)
PRODUCER
Bader Alwazzan
FESTIVALS
Tribeca FF ’06;
Roma Cinema Fest ’06
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“Charming… a whimsical
coming of ager, pitch-perfect
dialogue, quietly dynamic
helming and small-scale action
on the widescreen canvas make
for a very appealing film that
has real commercial
possibilities”
Variety
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IN THE DARK HALF
DIRECTOR
Supernatural Thriller | 2011 | UK | 83mins
DIRECTOR
Alastair Siddons (Turn it Loose)
PRODUCERS
MAIN CAST
Margaret Matheson (Skin, Sleep Furiously),
EP: Chris Moll (Nowhere Boy,
Of Time and the City, The Wrong Trousers)
Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Love Actually),
Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man),
Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential),
Winona Ryder (Black Swan),
Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler),
Amber Heard (Pineapple Express, Zombieland),
Jon Foster (Thirteen Days, Mr Jones)
THE INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life
story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
MAIN CAST
Jerry Stiller (Zoolander),
Janeane Garofalo (Ratatouille),
Ron Howard,
Peter Bogdonavich (The Last Picture Show),
Nick Cassavetes (Face/Off, Mask)
PRODUCERS
Mike Wilkins,
Jack Ziga
“Stiller gives a robustly
comical performance”
Variety
“Hilarious! Two Thumbs Up!”
Ebert & Roeper
“Expertly done… Must
be seen to be believed”
The New York Times
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PRODUCERS
Marco Weber (Igby Goes Down),
Noli McCool
“Electrifying
Performances”
Paper Magazine
“Delivers guilty
pleasures aplenty”
Variety
FESTIVALS
Sundance FF ’09;
Santa Barbara FF ’09;
Lund Fantastisk FF ’09;
Athens FF ’09
INTERSTATE 60
DIRECTOR
Stephen Kessler (Vegas Vacation)
SYNOPSIS
Gregor Jordan (Buffalo Soldiers, Ned Kelly)
Inspired by a collection of short stories by Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho) based on his own
experiences of being a twenty-something growing up in Los Angeles, THE INFORMERS follows the
dizzying lives of a loosely-connected group of movie execs, rock stars and other morally dubious
characters over a week in La-La Land.
The cars, the money, the mansions: they seem to have it all. But the glamorous and heady world
of 1983 LA loses its shine when these playboys and girls have to face the end of the party.
An emotional ghost story about love, grief and redemption. As the dark half of the year
approaches, bad things are happening to Marie. It might be her fault or it might be related to
the strange forces that seem to emanate from the ancient hill overlooking the estate where she
lives. One night, while she is babysitting, a terrible accident occurs. Now she is sure something
very nasty is now out to get her and soon nowhere will be safe. A tense and atmospheric film
with an unexpected twist about what it really means to come back from the dead.
Tony Curran (The Adventures of Tintin,
Gladiator, Pearl Harbour, Blade II),
Lyndsey Marshal (Hereafter, The Hours),
Jessica Barden (Hanna, Tamara Drewe)
Crime Drama | 2008 | USA | 98mins
SYNOPSIS
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
THE INFORMERS
Bob Gale
SYNOPSIS
Neal Oliver is turning 23, an age where everyone should know what they want to do with their
life - right? At his birthday party he makes a wish to ‘get an answer to his life for the new
century’. After making his wish and opening his presents Neal is hit on the head with a water
bucket and falls unconscious. When he awakens in the hospital he begins a journey that will
ultimately lead him to discover the answers to life’s questions. His mysterious journey down
a highway that doesn’t exist will change his life forever as he is chased across country by
police, thrown in jail, framed for murder, and ultimately led to the girl of his dreams.
MAIN CAST
James Marsden (X-Men),
Gary Oldman (The Dark Knight),
Michael J. Fox, Amy Smart,
Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future Trilogy),
Amy Jo Johnson (The Pursuit of Happiness),
Ann-Margret (Tommy),
Art Evans,
Chris Cooper (American Beauty)
PRODUCERS
Peter Bray,
Neil Canton (Get Carter),
Bob Gale
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INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSASSIN
DIRECTOR
Neil Burger (The Illusionist, Limitless)
SYNOPSIS
Unemployed reporter Ron Kobeleski is approached by his dying next door neighbor,
Walter Ohlinger, with the shocking revelation that he was the mystery second gunman in the
assassination of JFK. As Ohlinger tries to prove his story to the reporter, Kobeleski struggles
to understand whether his cold and calculating demeanour is one of a trained assassin or
a delusional psychotic creating a web of lies. This documentary-style film chills to the core,
taking you on a curious journey from an interview with a fellow ex-marine who served with
Ohlinger in the Bay of Pigs, to the mysterious death of the man who apparently gave him the
fateful order. How can this dying man prove to the world that he killed JFK - and will he
kill again?
MAIN CAST
Raymond J Barry (Dead Man Walking),
Dylan Haggerty (Con Air, Star Wars)
The New York Times
“So clever it’s seductive”
David Levien (The Illusionist),
Brian Koppelman (Knockaround Guys)
Violent Medieval Action Thriller | 2010 | UK | 121mins
Jonathan English
SYNOPSIS
A Medieval Magnificent Seven, that combines the visceral, stylized action of 300 with the
impassioned heroism and romance of Braveheart, IRONCLAD is an ultra-violent action
thriller that tells the true story of a motley crew of tough, battle hardened warriors, who
withstood several brutal and bloody months under siege, in a desperate bid to defend their
country’s freedom…
MAIN CAST
“Resourceful and ingenious”
PRODUCERS
IRONCLAD
DIRECTOR
James Purefoy (Solomon Kane, Resident Evil),
Paul Giamatti (Sideways, Barney’s Version
(Golden Globes® winner),
Kate Mara (127 Hours, Iron Man 2),
Brian Cox (Bourne Identity),
Jason Flemyng (Kick Ass), Charles Dance (Aliens),
Mackenzie Crook (Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy),
Derek Jacobi (Gladiator)
PRODUCERS
Rick Benattar (Shoot ‘Em Up),
Jonathan English (A Good Woman),
Andrew Curtis (Lost in La Mancha
- as Associate Prod)
WEBSITE
www.facebook.com/ironclad.film
“One of the bloodiest Brit-flicks
of recent times... unflinching brutality
and ruthless realism”
Mark Salisbury, TotalFilm
“The best battle scenes I’ve seen this
side of The Lord Of The Rings…
brutal thrills ever, all
perpetrated by a great cast”
Duncan Bowles, Den of Geek
“A breathless, Braveheart-style
blood fest”
Empire
Jason Flemyng in IRONCLAD
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JACK FROST 2: REVENGE OF THE MUTANT KILLER SNOWMAN
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Michael Cooney
SYNOPSIS
Scott MacDonald (Jarhead),
Christopher Allport (Jack Frost),
Eileen Seeley (Batman Forever),
Chip Heller
Drama | 2006 | Australia | 119mins
Ray Lawrence (Lantana, Bliss)
Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the small Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing
trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered
Aborigine girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing
and report their gruesome find days later. Stewart’s wife is the last to find out. Deeply
disturbed by her husband’s action, her faith in her marriage is shaken to the core. She wants
to understand and tries to make things right. In her determination to help the victim’s family
Claire sets herself not only against her own family and friends but also those of the dead
girl. Her marriage is taken to the brink and her peaceful life with her husband and young son
hangs in the balance.
Jack, the chiller killer, is back and he’s mad as hell. An accidental lab experiment resurrected
the evil snowman, but this time, the crystal killer can’t be stopped by fire, bullets or even his
worst enemy, chemical anti-freeze. With revenge on his mind, Jack sets out to finish off his
nemesis, Sheriff Sam, who is vacationing on a Caribbean island. Sam’s balmy paradise turns
into a Winter Terrorland when Jack freezes the island and quickly ices everyone around him.
No one can stop the chilling killing spree when Jack can travel as lethal liquid or fatal, frosty
flakes. Just when you thawed it was safe to go back in the fridge...
MAIN CAST
JINDABYNE
PRODUCERS
MAIN CAST
Jeremy Paige (Murder in Mind),
Vicki Slotnick (Murder in Mind)
Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects),
Laura Linney (Mystic River),
Chris Haywood (Shine)
PRODUCER
Catherine Jarman (Lantana)
Film Critics Circle of Australia ’06 - Won Best Director, Best Supporting Actress,
Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay
DIRECTOR
Action Thriller | 2001 | Canada | 87mins
JANE DOE is just a normal mom whose life is about to turn into a nightmare. When her son
Michael is kidnapped she is given mysterious instructions which she must follow or her son will
die. Confused and desperate, Jane follows the orders to the letter, sent first to steal and then
learn how to shoot a rifle, what seems like a wild goose chase eventually leads her to TRW, the
technology company where she works. When the chairman of TRW drives up to the building
and is gunned down in front of her, she realises she’s been set up. Finding herself a pawn in a
political game of chess, with even her family involved in the deception, Jane no longer knows
who to trust. The battle that she has to fight to face the truth is only just beginning.
MAIN CAST
Teri Hatcher, Rob Lowe,
Alex Karzis (The Circle),
David Hemblen (The Sweet Hereafter)
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THE KILLING ROOM
DIRECTOR
Kevin Elders
SYNOPSIS
PRODUCERS
Steve Richards,
Alan Schechter (EP: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang),
Joel Silver (The Matrix 1-3),
Joe Cohen,
Hadeel Reda (Heartbreakers),
Ron Sammels,
Gary Smith (Last Orders)
six years ago…”
The Observer
“Have seen it two or three times
now, and each time it gets
better... It’s real cinematic
nourishment”
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
JANE DOE
“This is the best Australian
movie since Lawrence’s Lantana
The Guardian
Suspense Thriller | 2009 | USA | 93mins
Jonathan Liebesman (Battle: Los Angeles, Clash of the Titans 2, Wrath of the Titans)
SYNOPSIS
From the Director of the hit The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and the writer of The
Chronicles of Narnia, THE KILLING ROOM blends the thrilling mental edge of Panic Room and The
Game with the intensity of Memento. Fast-paced, claustrophobic and full of twists and turns, this
unrelenting psychological thriller will keep you pinned to your seat.
MAIN CAST
Chloë Sevigny (American Psycho),
Peter Stormare (Minority Report),
Tim Hutton (The Good Shepherd),
Nick Cannon (Men in Black II),
Clea Duvall (Zodiac),
Shea Whigham (Fast & Furious)
PRODUCERS
Ross M. Dinerstein (The Divide, The Pact),
Bobby Schwartz,
Guyman Casady (Bachelor # 2, The Infiltrator),
Ben Forkner
FESTIVAL
Sundance FF ’09
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THE KING
DIRECTOR
LANTANA
DIRECTOR
James Marsh (Man on Wire)
SYNOPSIS
In this powerful and dramatic thriller about betrayal and bitter revenge, a handsome young
US Marine called Elvis returns to his Preacher father’s sleepy hometown dreaming for some
kind of reconciliation - having been abandoned by the man as a child. Elvis walks through
the world with an effortless charm, and seems to be the very embodiment of hope and
enthusiasm. But now the Preacher has a new family, and is in no mood to confront his past
mistakes, so he callously rejects Elvis again - and this flippant act of cruelty sets off a course
of action from which the Preacher and his family may never recover...
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Gael Garcia Bernal,
Milo Addica (Monsters Ball),
William Hurt (Into the Wild, A History of Violence, The Village), James Wilson (Under the Skin)
Laura Harring (Mulholland Drive),
Pell James (Zodiac),
Paul Dano (There Will be Blood)
“Dark, disturbing and
audaciously original”
“Compelling,
intelligent and
provocative”
Empire
Ray Lawrence (Jindabyne)
SYNOPSIS
When a woman is found dead the lives of five couples become intertwined and all their
secrets are exposed. LANTANA is an intriguing psychological thriller about love, infidelity and
mistrust. It’s about the mistakes we make, the consequences we suffer and the attempts we
make to repair the damage.
MAIN CAST
Anthony LaPaglia (The Balibo Conspiracy, The Client,
Without A Trace),
Rachael Blake (Derailed),
Geoffrey Rush (The King’s Speech, Elizabeth The Golden Age),
Barbara Hershey (Hannah & Her Sisters)
PRODUCER
see a thriller with an
IQ this high”
The Guardian
Jan Chapman (Bright Star)
Australian Film Institute Awards ’02 - Won 8 awards including Best Film, Best Direction,
Best Actor, Best Actress; British Independent Film Awards ’02 - Won Best Foreign Film
“It’s just so refreshing to
“One of the must-see
movies of the year”
Empire
Cannes Int. FF ’05 - Un certain regard; Gala - London Int. FF ’05
KING OF THE CORNER (aka PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS)
DIRECTOR
Leo Spivak (Peter Riegert) is drifting through life without a compass. His father (Eli Wallach) is
aging fast, his teenage daughter is rebelling, his protégé is after his job and his wife
(Isabella Rossellini) is losing her patience. A twist of fate and some bizarre wisdom from a
“freelance rabbi” (Eric Bogosian) help Leo navigate the murky waters of his life and turn his
crisis into a second-chance.
MAIN CAST
Peter Riegert (Traffic), Eli Wallach (The Godfather),
Isabella Rossellini (Two Lovers),
Ashley Johnson (What Women Want),
Jake Hoffman (I Heart Huckabees),
Rita Moreno (West Side Story),
Eric Bogosian (Blade Trinity),
Beverly D’Angelo (American Histroy X),
Dominic Chianese (The Godfather),
Frank Wood (Michael Clayton),
Harris Yulin (Training Day), Peter Friedman (The Savages)
THE LAST GREAT WILDERNESS
DIRECTOR
Peter Riegert
SYNOPSIS
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PRODUCER
Lemore Syvan
(The Private Lives of Pippa Lee)
“Funny, sharp and
touching… a movie that
stays with you long after
the credits roll.
Peter Riegert shines”
Detroit News
David Mackenzie (Young Adam)
SYNOPSIS
Charlie is on his way to the Isle of Skye to take revenge on the musician who ran off with his
wife. Vincente is a Spanish/Cockney Lothario fleeing from a vicious mobster who wants to
castrate him. They hook up together but run out of petrol near an isolated guesthouse in the
Highlands and get embroiled in the life of a strange local community.
MAIN CAST
Alastair Mackenzie (Monarch of The Glen – TV Series),
Jonny Phillips (Titanic),
Victoria Smurfit (The Beach),
Ewan Stewart (Young Adam),
David Hayman (The Jackal)
PRODUCER
Gillian Berrie (Dogville, Manderlay)
“A quirky oddity that…
is a refreshing riposte
to the blandness of much
mainstream film production”
BBCi
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LAST ORDERS
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Fred Schepisi (A Cry In The Dark)
SYNOPSIS
Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay,
David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins,
Helen Mirren, Ray Winstone
Joe Tucker
SYNOPSIS
LAST ORDERS is a road trip with one urn of ashes and four old friends. Jack Dodd was a
regular guy, so why the strange ‘last order’ to have his ashes thrown off the pier at Margate?
Why did his wife refuse to do it? As the Mercedes speeds towards the sea, an emotional
mystery unfolds where the men try to understand Jack’s death by re-living their life with him...
the War, the children, the affairs, the good times and the bad. The journey becomes a pub
crawl full of piss-ups and punch-ups as the men discover that through it all, it’s your friends
who can break your heart… and your friends who can mend it.
MAIN CAST
LAVA
A supermarket shelf stacker becomes involved with an incompetent mercenary who is
seeking revenge on a small-time drug dealer. They set out on their mission during the Notting
Hill Carnival with chaotic results.
MAIN CAST
Joe Tucker (Secrets & Lies),
Leslie Grantham,
Tom Bell (The Krays),
James Holmes,
Nicola Stapleton,
Tameka Empson (Notes on a Scandal),
Johann Myers (Black Hawk Down)
PRODUCERS
Elisabeth Robinson,
Fred Schepisi
PRODUCERS
Michael Riley,
Gregor Truter
“Hilarious”
The Independent
“A slick, grisly success”
The Sunday Telegraph
London Critics Circle Film Awards ’00 - Won Best supporting Actress;
San Sebastian Int. FF ’01 - Nominated for Golden Seashell
LAST RIDE
DIRECTOR
Glendyn Ivin (Cracker Bag- Won Palme d’Or Best Short ’03)
SYNOPSIS
A desperate father takes his ten year old son, Chook, on the run after committing a violent
crime. As the two journey into the desert and an unknown future, their troubled relationship
and the need to survive sees them battling the elements and each other. Chook eventually
takes control and the choice he is forced to make has a devastating effect on both their lives.
LAST RIDE is an unforgettable love story between a parent and a child.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
WEBSITE
Hugo Weaving,
Tom Russell (The Tree)
Sydney FF ’09; Toronto FF ’09;
MEIFF ’09 - Won Best New Narrative Director;
Rome FF ’09 - Won Best Film in Alice Nella Citta section
Nicholas Cole,
Antonia Barnard (The Painted Veil)
www.lastridemovie.com
“Simply riveting”
Russell Edwards, Variety
“A tour-de-force turn
from the persistently terrific
Hugo Weaving lights a fuse under
Last Ride... Plays out against one
of the indelibly dramatic
LEGEND OF THE MUMMY
DIRECTOR
Jeffrey Obrow
SYNOPSIS
From Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula comes another thrilling tale of an ancient Queen, her
awakening spirit and relentless obsession to live.
MAIN CAST
Lou Gossett, Jr (An Officer and a Gentleman),
Amy Locane (Secretary),
Eric Lutes,
Lloyd Bochner (Naked Gun 2),
Mark Lindsey Chapman (Titanic)
PRODUCERS
Harel Goldstein,
Bill Barnett
backdrops in
recent cinema”
Megan Lehmann, Hollywood Reporter
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LEON THE PIG FARMER
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Vadim Jean (The Real Howard Spitz), Gary Sinyor (The Bachelor)
A Jewish Londoner embarks on a journey to find himself after learning some shocking news
about his past in this eccentric, multi-award winning British comedy. As the film begins,
Leon is already in a time of transition, having quit his job for moral reasons and assumed a
position in his mother’s catering firm. His life is thrown into even more disarray when a bizarre
coincidence reveals the truth behind his birth: not only was his birth the result of artificial
insemination, but a lab mix-up means that his real, biological father is a complete stranger.
The confused Leon sets out to find his “real” dad, and unexpectedly discovers that he is
descended from a family of Yorkshire pig farmers.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Mark Frankel (Roseanna’s Grave), Janet Suzman
Gary Sinyor (Bob the Butler),
(Nicholas and Alexandra), Brian Glover (Alien 3), Connie Booth
Vadim Jean (One More Kiss)
(Monty Python and the Holy Grail), David De Keyser (Sunshine),
Maryam D’Abo (The Living Daylights), Gina Bellman (Zerophilia)
Edinburgh Int. FF ’92 - Won Chaplin Award Best First Feature; London Critics Circle Film
Awards ’92 - Won Best Newcomer of the Year; Venice FF ’92 - Won FIPRESCI Prize
LET HIM HAVE IT
DIRECTOR
Peter Medak (The Krays, The Wire)
The shocking true story that rocked England comes to the screen in this searing drama about
crime and a travesty of justice. In the 1950s, mentally challenged Derek Bentley (Ecclestone)
becomes friends with dangerous, gun-toting Chris Craig, who idolizes gangster films and dreams
of rising in the crime world. However, one violent night will change their destinies forever and
lead them to a courtroom where the entire future of the country is about to be changed.
Christopher Ecclestone,
Tom Courtenay,
Clare Holman,
Tom Bell,
Serena Scott Thomas,
Eileen Atkins (Gosford Park),
Michael Elphick, Edward Hardwicke,
Paul Reynolds (Croupier),
Michael Gough (Batman)
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Vox
“Fresh and vastly amusing”
Chicago Tribune
“An off-the-wall, off the wailing
wall delight”
Daily Telegraph
“Insightful and witty”
PRODUCERS
Robert Warr,
Luc Roeg
DIRECTOR
Simon Hunter
SYNOPSIS
Leo Rook, the most feared serial killer in Europe escapes unnoticed from the prison ship
Hyperion on a transportation mission. A storm is taking its toll, causing the ship to run aground
and sink, dramatically killing prisoners and crew members alike. The survivors find themselves
washed up on the Gehenna rocks and soon discover that Rook is stalking their every move.
By dawn only Kirsty McCloud, a criminal psychologist and Richard Spader, a convict, remain
alive. Lighthouse spectacularly pays homage to the classic stalk-and-slash horror films of the
1980’s, combining visceral thrills and genuine chills.
MAIN CAST
James Purefoy (Ironclad),
Rachel Shelley (The Bone Snatcher),
Paul Brooke (Bridget Jones’s Diary),
Christopher Adamson (The Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy),
Christopher Dunn (28 Days Later)
PRODUCERS
Mark Leake,
Tim Dennison (Evil Aliens)
Village Voice
Crime Thriller | 1991 | USA | 115mins
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
“A wry comedy, fresh,
original and entertaining”
LIGHTHOUSE
“The performances are
superb”
The Telegraph
“The hanging… one of the
most jolting scenes
in British cinema”
The Independent
LOOP
DIRECTOR
Allan Niblo
SYNOPSIS
On the same day that Rachel discovers she is pregnant, her boyfriend Bill dumps her. She
retreats to her family’s farmhouse with Bill’s favourite sports car and his best friend Jason.
Bill soon sets off in furious hot pursuit, setting off a series of bizarre and highly comic
encounters, he’s lost his car. He’s lost his money. He’s lost his girlfriend. Now he’s losing
his mind.
MAIN CAST
Emer McCourt (Human Traffic),
Jayne Ashbourne (Honest),
Andy Serkis (Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll),
Susannah York (Superman I & II)
PRODUCERS
Michael Riley (Lava),
Tedi Toledo
“Extraordinarily powerful…
shattering climax”
The Daily Express
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THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND
DIRECTOR
Jodie Markell
SYNOPSIS
This is the story of Fisher Willow, the disliked 1920s Memphis debutante and daughter of a plantation
owner. Fisher has a distaste for narrow-minded people and a penchant for shocking and insulting
those around her. After returning from studying overseas, Fisher falls in love with Jimmy, the
down-and-out son of an alcoholic father and an insane mother who works at a store on her family’s
plantation.
After failing to pass Jimmy off as an upper-class suitor to appease the spinster aunt who controls her
family’s fortune, Fisher then loses a diamond, placing their tenuous relationship in further jeopardy.
MAIN CAST
Bryce Dallas Howard (The Twilight Saga, The Help, 50/50),
Chris Evans (Avengers Assemble, Sunshine, Captain America,
Fantastic Four), Will Patton (Knucklehead),
Ellen Burstyn (The Exorcist, The Wicker Man, W.)
“Bryce Dallas Howard ignites
like a firecracker.
A wonderful Ellen Burstyn.
A significant feat of reclamation”
The New York Times
PRODUCER
Brad Michael Gilbert (After Life)
WEBSITE
www.teardropdiamond.com
FESTIVALS
Toronto Int FF ’08; Sundance Int FF ’09; Hamptons Int FF ’09; Chicago Int FF ’09
LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONEY
DIRECTOR
Comedy Drama | 2002 | USA | 84mins
Peter Mattei
SYNOPSIS
LOVE IN THE TIME OF MONEY tells the story of nine confused and hopeless New Yorkers who
are looking for love in all the wrong places: an inexperienced prostitute, a troubled contractor,
an unstable housewife, her repressed husband, a smitten artist, a beautiful gallery worker,
her free-spirited boyfriend, a lonely psychic, and a suicidal businessman. As these characters
listlessly bump into and out of one another’s lives, it becomes painfully clear just how
desperate they are to make a connection.
MAIN CAST
Steve Buscemi,
Rosario Dawson (25th Hour, Deathproof),
Vera Farmiga (The Departed),
Malcolm Gets,
Adrian Grenier (Celebrity, Entourage),
Jill Hennessy (Exit Wounds),
Michael Imperioli (The Lovely Bones)
PRODUCERS
Lisa Bellomo,
Jason Kliot,
Gretchen McGowan (American Psycho),
Joana Vicente (Awake)
Bryce Dallas Howard in THE LOSS OF A TEARDROP DIAMOND
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LOVE OBJECT
DIRECTOR
Robert Parigi
SYNOPSIS
Kenneth has never been lucky with women. He is attracted to his assistant, Lisa, but is too shy
and awkward to approach her. When he comes across a company that manufactures life-like,
custom-designed sex dolls, a momentary impulse leads him to purchase one designed to look
just like Lisa. He projects his feelings for Lisa onto the doll, with whom he starts carrying on
an imaginary affair, complete with dinners and kinky sex. When his relationship with the real
Lisa begins to grow, he starts comparing her to the doll and becomes dissatisfied with Lisa’s
human imperfections. In his twisted mind, Kenneth’s ultimate goal now shifts from making the
doll more and more like Lisa to making Lisa more like the doll - with horrific results…
MAIN CAST
Desmond Harrington (The Hole),
Melissa Sagemiller (The Guardian),
Rip Torn (Men In Black I & II),
Brad William Blake (Hollywoodland)
PRODUCERS
Lawrence Levy & Kathleen Haase (Forever Mine),
Edward R. Pressman (Sisters),
Alessandro Camon (Undertow)
FESTIVALS
Tribecca FF ’03; Munchen Germany ’03; San Sebastian Int. Fantasy FF ’03
LOVING GLANCES
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Drama | 2003 | Serbia, Montenegro, UK | 97mins
Srdjan Karanovic
A beautiful and bittersweet romantic comedy set in besieged Belgrade. The film tells the
story of Labud, a young student set adrift on the tide of refugees created by the ethnic strife
in the region, and Romana a beautiful girl from the wrong side of the ethnic divide who meet
and fall in love as displaced people in Belgrade of the mid nineties. As they fall in love so the
outspoken “ghosts” of their past visit them and try to keep them apart through a series of
hilarious events in which the incorporeal attempt to interfere with the lives of the corporeal...
LOVING GLANCES is the first Yugoslav film to deal with the consequences of the most recent
Balkan Wars, in which no-one is killed, brutalised maimed or shot – and during which the war
is barely mentioned. Poetic surrealism with a Balkan flavor.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Senad Alihodzic, Ivana Bolanca, Jelena Djokic, Zoran Cvijanovic, Mike Downey
Milena Dravic, Gorica Popovic, Boris Komnenic, (Deathwatch), Milko Josifov, Sam Taylor
Matija Prskalo (Witness), Lotos Sparovec
(The Young Poisoner’s Handbook)
(Blind Spot), Branko Cvejic (Underground)
Desmond Harrington in LOVE OBJECT
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Venice Int FF ’03 - Nominated for the Golden Lion, Toronto Int FF ’03
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LOVELY MOLLY
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
“Gretchen Lodge, an astounding
Eduardo Sanchez (The Blair Witch Project)
The groundbreaking director of The Blair Witch Project takes us beyond the edge once again
with LOVELY MOLLY a petrifying and deeply disturbing haunted house possession story with
an astonishing debut from Gretchen Lodge, that is already being tipped as the finest film of
Eduardo Sánchez’s career.
When newlywed Molly Reynolds returns to her long-abandoned family home, frightful
reminders of a nightmarish childhood begin seeping into her new life. She soon begins an
inexorable descent into an evil that blurs the lines between psychosis and possession.
MAIN CAST
Gretchen Lodge, Johnny Lewis (AVPR:
Aliens vs Predator – Requiem),
Alexandra Holden (The Hot Chick)
FESTIVALS
Toronto Int. FF ’11; SXSW ’12; CPHPIX ’12;
Karlovy Vary Int. FF ’12; Edinburgh Int. FF ’12;
Sitges FF ’12
Screen
PRODUCERS
“It is guaranteed to haunt
you for hours or possibly
days afterwards...”
Robin Cowie (The Blair Witch Project),
Gregg Hale (The Blair Witch Project),
Jane Fleming (The Frozen Ground),
Mark Ordesky (The Lord of The Rings Trilogy)
DeadCentral.com
WEBSITE
“Lodge delivers an absolutely
fearless and astounding
performance”
www.lovelymolly.com
THE MACHINE
DIRECTOR
discovery”
Twitch.com
Sci-Fi/Action / Thriller | 2013 | UK | 90mins
Caradog James (Little White Lies - BAFTA ® Cymru Award Winner)
SYNOPSIS
Set in the near future and with the world plunged into another cold war, Britain’s Ministry of
Defence is on the verge of developing a robotic soldier. This soldier, called The Machine, looks
and sounds human, but has the strength, speed, and ruthlessness beyond that of any living
person. The project is near completion when a bug in the programming, a side effect of it being
too close to human coding, causes the prototype to destroy the lab and everyone in its path
in spectacularly violent fashion. Undeterred by this setback, lead scientist Vincent McCarthy
obsessively continues his work on The Machine in secret, away from the prying eyes of those
who seek to destroy him.
MAIN CAST
Caity Lotz (The Pact, Mad Men (TV), Battle of the Year: Dream Team),
Toby Stephens (Die Another Day, Wayfaring Strangers),
Denis Lawson (Star Wars: Episode V & VI, Local Hero, Parade’s End (TV))
PRODUCER
John Giwa-Amu
(Little White Lies,
The Silence Storm)
“The Machine is perhaps the closest
to Blade Runner that any film
has come since 1981. It answers that
last question in such a perfect,
heartbreaking way that
it leaves no question which film
was the best of Tribeca 2013.”
Mark Young, Sound On Sight
FESTIVALS
Photo - Courtesy of Red and Black Films
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Caity Lotz in THE MACHINE
Tribeca ’13, Fantasia Int FF ’13, Puchon Int FF ’13; Lund Int Fantastic FF ’13; Raindance Int FF ’13
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THE MAN WHO SUED GOD
DIRECTOR
Comedy | 2003 | Australia | 102mins
THE MESSENGER
DIRECTOR
Mark Joffe
SYNOPSIS
THE MAN WHO SUED GOD is a boisterous romantic comedy about a man who decides to
sue God after his fishing boat is destroyed by lightning and his insurance company refuses
to pay out.
MAIN CAST
Billy Connolly,
Judy Davis (The Break-Up),
Colin Friels,
Emily Browning (Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events)
“Moments of brilliance…
superb… intelligent”
Variety
PRODUCER
Ben Gannon
“Billy is Hilarious”
Daily Star
Oren Moverman
SYNOPSIS
From the producer of Saving Private Ryan and The Day After Tomorrow comes a beautifully
written and emotional buddy movie - which combines the sentiment of Good Will Hunting
with the razor sharp wit of Thank You For Smoking. THE MESSENGER is a poignant, yet
ultimately life affirming road movie about one of the toughest job around…
MAIN CAST
Ben Foster (3.10 to Yuma),
Woody Harrelson,
Samantha Morton,
Jena Malone (Into The Wild)
PRODUCERS
Mark Gordon (Saving Private Ryan),
Lawrence Inglee,
Zach Miller
2 Oscar® Nominations for Best Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson) and Best Original
Screenplay (Alessandro Camon and Oren Moverman); Golden Globes® Nomination for Best
Supporting Actor (Woody Harrelson); Berlin Int. FF ’09 - Winner Silver Bear for Best Screenplay
and Berlinale Peace Film Award ’09
MEE SHEE: THE WATER GIANT
DIRECTOR
Family Adventure | 2005 | UK/ Canada | 91mins
With extraordinary special effects and animatronics from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop
(Lara Croft 2, Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone, Doctor Doolittle, 101 Dalmations), and
in the tradition of E.T the Extra-Terrestrial and Free Willy, MEE-SHEE: THE WATER GIANT is the
ultimate family adventure movie!
MAIN CAST
Bruce Greenwood (Dinner for Schmucks),
Rena Owen (Star Wars II & III),
Phyllida Law (Nanny McPhee)
PRODUCERS
Rainer Mockert,
Barry Authors
excellent as always”
“One of the best new American films of
the year so far… A well-made,
sensitive and thoughtful film
that touches a chord of truth not often
seen in American films”
The Evening Standard, Derek Malcolm
METROPOLITAN
DIRECTOR
John Henderson (Loch Ness)
SYNOPSIS
“Ben Foster is a revelation…
Harrelson gives one of his best
performances… Morton is
Whit Stillman (The Last Days of Disco)
SYNOPSIS
A sophisticated satire on the smart social set of young Upper East Side New Yorkers, loosely
based on Jane Austen’s “Mansfield Park”.
MAIN CAST
Edward Clements,
Carolyn Farina (The Last Days of Disco),
Chris Eigeman (Maid in Manhattan)
PRODUCERS
Whit Stillman (The Last Days of Disco),
Peter Wentworth (My Sister’s Wedding)
AWARDS
Academy Awards® ’91 - Nominated for Best Screenplay
“Filmmaker Whit Stillman makes a
strikingly original debut
with Metropolitan”
Variety
“If Woody Allen made a teen movie, it
might look something like Metropolitan,
a witty, urban portrait of
Manhattan’s debutante
scene”
The Stockholm FF Junior ’06 - Won Best Film
BBCi
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THE MILLIONAIRE TOUR
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Inon Shampanier
SYNOPSIS
Dominic Monaghan (Lost),
Rick Gomez (Sin City),
Jordan Belfi (Entourage),
Agnes Bruckner (Blood & Chocolate),
Bruce Davison (X-Men)
Elías Querejeta,
Jaume Roures (Vicky Cristina Barcelona - EP)
“A smartly written
picture, graced by another
accomplished Javier Bardem
performance”
Hollywood Reporter
San Sebastian Int. FF ’02 - Golden Shell, FIPRESCI
www.facebook.com/themillionairetour
MR. JONES
DIRECTOR
Featuring an all-star cast headed by Jeff Bridges at his Big Lebowski best, THE MOGULS is a
hilarious story about bettering yourself against all odds - in the most unconventional of ways!
In a dive bar in a small, nowhere industrial town, sits Andy Sargentee (JEFF BRIDGES) - a
nice guy down on his luck. Jobs have come and gone. Crazy moneymaking enterprises have
crumbled to dust. His ex-wife has married a rich guy who can buy his only son all the things
that Andy can’t afford. All Andy has got is a bunch of loving loser friends and a desire to do
something - ANYTHING - to change his destiny.
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PRODUCERS
Javier Bardem,
José Ángel Egido,
Nieve de Medina,
Joaquín Climent,
Luis Tosar (Mr.Nice)
WEBSITE
Michael Traeger
Jeff Bridges (True Grit),
Ted Danson,
William Fitchner (Black Hawk Down),
Patrick Fugit (Almost Famous),
Tim Blake Nelson (O Brother, Where Art Thou?),
Joe Pantoliano (Memento),
Jeanne Tripplehorn (Basic Instinct)
MAIN CAST
Jaime Burke
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
Fernando León de Aranoa
A northern Spanish coastal town suffers from its own isolationism as shipyards close down,
leaving the labour force scouring the streets for temporary jobs, with only their stubborn
pride to show for it.
PRODUCER
THE MOGULS (aka THE AMATEURS)
DIRECTOR
Drama | 2002 | Spain, France, Italy | 113mins
SYNOPSIS
The Millionaire Tour is an intriguing, fast-moving psychological thriller that unfolds as Greg, a
40-year-old salesman, gets into an airport taxi not knowing that he is about to take the ride of
his life. Everything seems normal, until the cab driver picks up two abandoned travellers, Billie
and Casper, who turn out to be cheap con artists working for a powerful shark. They attempt
to swindle Greg out of every penny because they are convinced he’s a mastermind who their
own boss seeks. If Greg is to escape with his life, he must prove to his hijackers that he is not
the legendary con man they are being instructed to kill - but is it a case of mistaken identity
or a clever act of deception? A series of mind games, confessions and escape ploys will
determine who is taking who for a ride.
MAIN CAST
MONDAYS IN THE SUN
PRODUCER
Aaron Ryder (The Prestige)
Mind Bending Thriller | 2012 | USA | 80mins
Karl Mueller (Writer: The Divide, The Occult)
SYNOPSIS
From the producer of the Sundance smash-hit The Pact and the writer of Xavier Gens’ The Divide,
MR. JONES is a journey into a nightmare that’s so real, even daylight brings no relief.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCER
FESTIVALS
WEBSITE
Sarah Jones (Alcatraz (TV), Vegas (TV)),
Jon Foster (Rampart, Brotherhood, Pandorum),
Mark Steger (The Pact, I Am Legend)
Tribeca FF ’13 *World Premiere*
Sitges FF ’13
Ross M. Dinerstein
(The Pact, The Divide, The Killing Room)
www.facebook.com/mrjonesscarecrow
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MUGGERS
DIRECTOR
Comedy | 2000 | Australia | 93mins
DIRECTOR
Dean Murphy (Till Human Voices Wake Us)
SYNOPSIS
Two medical students Brad and Gregor find themselves unable to repay loan shark
Roy Rogers’ outstanding sum. But when they accidentally hear of an opportunity for using
their trainee scalpels to redistribute human resources (er… organs) from the less needy to
the ill, they rationalise their way through some dubious dealings, incisions and operations on
the run, but in doing so, they run foul of the small corrupt team of paramedics who are in the
same business and don’t like their turf being crowded.
MAIN CAST
Matt Day (Muriel’s Wedding),
Jason Barry (Titanic, Chaos),
Chris Haywood (Jindabyne)
PRODUCERS
Nigel Odell (Funny Man),
David Redman (Funny Man)
“Black, quirky and very
funny, Muggers is an
unpredictable ride on the edge.
It’s original, imaginative
and entertaining”
UrbanCinefile.com
MY SUMMER OF LOVE
DIRECTOR
Pawel Pawlikowski (Last Resort)
SYNOPSIS
An intoxicating film from the award-winning director of Last Resort, MY SUMMER OF LOVE is a
tale of obsession and the struggle for love and faith in a world where both seem impossible.
MAIN CAST
Nathalie Press (Red Road),
Emily Blunt,
Paddy Considine (The Bourne Ultimatum)
PRODUCERS
Christopher Collins (Brick Lane),
Tanya Seghatchian (Harry Potter I - IV)
Edinburgh Int. FF ’04 - Won Best British Film
NEVADA
“Thrilling and
deliciously charged”
Vanity Fair
Gary Tieche
SYNOPSIS
A beautiful mysterious woman comes into town, with a secret that threatens the status quo of
a group of women who run the town Monday through Friday. Their men work at a dam a few
hours away, and can only return on the weekends for rowdy fun and raucous love. Her beauty
and demeanour make Chrysty the obvious scapegoat for several of the women’s frustrations
and loneliness. Several others see her as a beacon of hope in an otherwise downtrodden
existence. The ensuing conflict sends their normally placid lives into a state of chaos.
NEVADA is an insightful and witty exploration of the choices women must make in their lives
as mothers, lovers, wives and as individuals.
MAIN CAST
“Intriguingly cast
and nicely shot”
Todd McCarthy, Variety
PRODUCER
Amy Brenneman (Jane Austin Book Club, Heat),
Kathryn Arnold
Kirstie Alley (Look Who’s Talking), Gabrielle Anwar,
Saffron Burrows (The Bank Job),
Angus MacFadyen (Braveheart), Kathy Najimy (Sister Act I & II),
Dee Wallace-Stone (E.T.), James Wilder,
Bridgette Wilson (I Know What You Did Last Summer)
NEVER DIE ALONE
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Ernest R. Dickerson (Bones, Ambushed)
This extremely raw yet cool gangster movie charts the spectacular rise, and brutal fall, of a
drug dealer, King David, who was at the peak of his power in 1980’s Los Angeles. A young
white reporter, Paul, finds himself at the scene of King David’s murder and the film is relayed
through the pages of King David’s journal, cleverly interlacing past and present. Paul’s show
of kindness to King David at his death, finds him ‘inheriting’ a car (containing the journal and
thousands of dollars in cash) along with the trouble that comes with driving a dead and
particularly notorious gangster’s Cadillac - as eventually the two strands of narrative fuse into
one explosive conclusion.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
DMX (Cradle to the Grave),
David Arquette (Scream),
Michael Ealy (2 Fast, 2 Furious),
Clifton Powell (Ray),
Drew Sidora (Step Up)
Earl Simmons (Fast and the Furious),
Alessandro Camon (Thank You For Smoking),
Edward R. Pressman (City Hall, Harvard Man),
John Schmidt (The King), Dion Fearon,
Marc Gerald, Cameron Casey, Angelo Ellerbee
FESTIVALS
WEBSITE
Sundance Int. FF ’04
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NIGHTWATCHING
DIRECTOR
Drama | 2007 | UK/ Netherlands/ Poland | 134mins
Peter Greenaway (The Draughtsman’s Contract)
SYNOPSIS
With the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt’s birth in 2006, NIGHTWATCHING is truly a feast
for the senses. Extravagant, suspenseful and sensuously beautiful, the mystery behind
the extraordinary artist’s infamous painting is perfectly explored by one of the most iconic
Directors of our time - Peter Greenaway.
MAIN CAST
Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, The Office (TV)),
Eva Birthistle (Ae Fond Kiss),
Jodhi May (The Last of the Mohicans),
Emily Holmes (Snakes on a Plane, The Wickerman),
Natalie Press (My Summer of Love),
Chris Britton (Good Will Hunting),
Toby Jones (Frost/Nixon)
PRODUCERS
“It’s not just Greenaway’s
best film in years,
but one of his best, period”
Trevor Johnson, Time Out
Kees Kasander (Fish Tank),
Carlo Dusi (Tempesta)
Venice Int. FF ’07 - Won the Rotollo and Open Prize; Toronto Int. FF ’07
THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY (aka ALL THE WAY)
DIRECTOR
Paul Goldman
SYNOPSIS
THE NIGHT WE CALLED IT A DAY is a wonderfully crafted comedy drama based on the true
story of Frank Sinatra’s uproarious visit to Sydney in 1974. Told through the eyes of a battling
young tour promoter, Frank Sinatra’s comeback trip ‘down-under’ made headlines around the
world. Even US President Nixon commented that he wished the saga would continue, to keep
him off the front page during Watergate!
MAIN CAST
Dennis Hopper,
Melanie Griffith,
Portia de Rossi (Stigmata),
Joel Edgerton (King Arthur),
Rose Byrne (Troy),
David Hemmings (Gangs of New York)
PRODUCERS
“Dennis Hopper’s best
performance since
Blue Velvet”
Empire Magazine
Nik Powell (Last Orders, Little Voice),
Emile Sherman (Rabbit Proof Fence)
Jodhi May, Eva Birthistle, Emily Holmes & Martin Freeman in NIGHTWATCHING
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NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR
DIRECTOR
Anthony Leonardi III (Storyboard: Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Rango: Creature Design,
47 Ronin, Constantine)
SYNOPSIS
From production company Slasher Films (founded by rock legend Slash), Gore Verbinski’s protégé
and visionary director Anthony Leonardi, bring us NOTHING TO FEAR, a terrifying and bloodcurdling
vintage horror film.
MAIN CAST
Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption),
Anne Heche (Rampart, Donnie Brasco, Six Days Seven Nights),
Ethan Peck (In Time, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice),
James Tupper (Mr Popper’s Penguins, Playing for Keeps),
Jennifer Stone (Wizards of Waverly Place (TV)),
Rebekah Brandes (Bellflower)
FESTIVAL
PRODUCERS
Michael William
(Transsiberian, The Fog of War –
Academy Award® Winner- Best Doc),
Rob Eric,
Slash (Guns N Roses (Rock Band),
Guitar Hero II: Legends of Rock
(Video Game))
San Sebastian Horror & Fanstasy FF ’13
NUCLEAR FAMILY
DIRECTOR
Kyle Rankin (Project Greenlight, The Battle of Shaker Heights, Infestation)
SYNOPSIS
Nuclear Family is the story of a young couple, John and Lynn, who are trying to survive in the
woods after what appears to be a nuclear holocaust. They stay on the move with their 11-year-old
daughter, Pauline... all the while searching for their missing 8-year-old son, Grant. Meanwhile,
society has disintegrated and the family must stay one step ahead of the Berserkers: lawless, wild,
brutal men, who rape, pillage and destroy as a way of life. This intense drama takes the family, and
those they meet along the way, to discoveries beyond the existing reality.
MAIN CAST
Heather Roop in NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR
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Corin Nemec (Stargate SG-1),
Kinsey Packard (Sleeper Cell),
Ray Wise (X-Men: First Class, Dollhouse,
Twin Peaks - TV, Mad Men - TV),
Sharon Lawrence (NYPD Blue, Desperate Housewives TV),
Danielle Harris (Fear Clinic, Halloween franchise),
Olivia d’Abo (Wonder Years - TV, Legend of Tarzan),
Sarah Butler (I Spit on Your Grave),
Pauline Cohn, Lee Arenberg (Pirates of the Caribbean)
PRODUCERS
Clay Keeley,
Jesse Albert (The Bannen Way),
Jaime Burke
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THE NUMBERS STATION
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Kasper Barfoed (The Candidate)
SYNOPSIS
John Cusack,
Malin Akerman (Stolen, Rock of Ages,
Wanderlust, Couples Retreat),
Liam Cunningham (Safe House, War Horse,
Games of Thrones (TV))
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Sean Furst & Bryan Furst (The Cooler,
Daybreakers, The Matador),
Nigel Thomas (All Is By My Side, EP: The Wind
that Shakes the Barley)
Gerard Butler,
James Cosmo (Troy, Braveheart),
Valerie Gogan (Dangerous Liaisons)
Liv Tyler,
Ralph Fiennes,
Martin Donovan (Insomnia),
Toby Stephens (Die Another Day),
Lena Headey (300)
PRODUCERS
Ileen Maisel (The Golden Compass),
Simon Bosanquet (Life and Death of Peter Sellers)
BAFTA® ’00 - Nominated Best British Film; Tokyo Int. FF ’99 - Won Best Director Award
“Breathtaking”
Los Angeles Times
PRODUCERS
Vadim Jean,
Paul Brooks (Slither),
Sara Giles (Black Book),
Derek Roy (Last Orders)
OPEN RANGE
DIRECTOR
Martha Fiennes (Chromophobia)
MAIN CAST
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MAIN CAST
Romantic Drama | 1998 | USA | 102mins
Eugene Onegin is a jaded and disaffected young man who leaves St. Petersburg unexpectedly
when he inherits an estate from a wealthy uncle. In the country, he is a city sophisticate out of
place, with little affinity for the countryside or its people. Nevertheless he strikes up a warm
friendship with a neighbour, Vladimir Lensky and, despite his natural cynicism, is charmed
by Lensky’s love for his fiancée Olga. He is also intrigued by Olga’s sister, Tatyana, a spirited
beauty who surprises him with a passionate declaration of love. Onegin is disturbed by her
directness but unable to respond and, coolly and politely, rejects her love.
Vadim Jean (La La Wood)
Sarah Hopson discovers that her successful New York life has no meaning and decides
to return home to the Scottish Borders. Finding her childhood boyfriend Sam running a
restaurant, she also finds that he is married. This however does not stop her from telling his
wife that she wants to spend time with him....ONE MORE KISS is a story about rediscovering
love and how when perceptions are forced to change, life can hold an entirely different
meaning.
PRODUCERS
ONEGIN
Romantic Drama | 1999 | UK | 99mins
SYNOPSIS
For decades, secret agents have received assignments from numbers stations around the world.
Denied by governments, these untraceable broadcasts can still be heard today. The code has
never been compromised. Until now.
MAIN CAST
ONE MORE KISS
“An ambitious strikingly
shot love story, an ode to life”
Variety
“Sincere and moving,
One More Kiss should inspire all those
who see it”
Empire
Western | 2003 | USA | 134mins
Kevin Costner
SYNOPSIS
Packed with epic action and breathtaking gunfights, OPEN RANGE is a powerfully gripping
story starring Academy Award® winners Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner and Academy
Award® nominee Annette Bening. Four cowboys, trying to escape their past, are driving cattle
and living off the land on the open range - free grazing outside the law. When ruthless, evil
rancher Denton Baxter (Michael Gambon) tries to run them out of town, the mens’ peaceful
existence takes a violent turn and ends in the grittiest, most explosive gunfight on film as two
men battle for honour, justice and a way of life that’s quickly disappearing.
MAIN CAST
Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner,
Annette Bening, Michael Gambon,
Michael Jetter (The Green Mile),
Diego Luna (The Terminal)
PRODUCERS
David Valdes (Unforgiven),
Kevin Costner (The Bodyguard),
Craig Storper,
Jake Eberts
FETSIVALS
San Sebastian FF ’03; Palm Springs FF ’04
“This is a truly outstanding
film with great performances,
particularly from Duvall”
The Observer
“A juicy, character-driven
western with a real plot that
spins a hypnotic narrative”
Rex Reed, New York Observer
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OUTPOST
DIRECTOR
Action Horror | 2007 | UK | 90mins
DIRECTOR
Steve Barker
SYNOPSIS
OUTPOST is a gut-wrenching, adrenaline-fuelled horror film, with terrifying set pieces and
a suffocating, claustrophobic atmosphere. Gory, gruesome, scary and thrilling in equal
measure, a mind-blowing cocktail of Dog Soldiers, Predator and Hostel, that that will scare
the living daylights out of you!!!
MAIN CAST
Ray Stevenson (Book of Eli),
Julian Wadham (The English Patient, The Iron Lady),
Richard Brake (Batman Begins),
Michael Smiley (Perfume: The Story of a Murderer),
Enoch Frost (Buffalo Soldiers),
Paul Blair (Hallam Foe)
Arabella Croft (Nominated, BAFTA®
Film Award, Best Short Film for Tattoo),
Kieran Parker
WEBSITE
www.outpostthemovies.com
“Smart, stylish shocks”
Empire Magazine
“What a gory, disturbing
film… we love it”
MAIN CAST
In the third instalment of the hit Nazi Zombie action horror movie, OUTPOST: RISE OF THE
SPETSNAZ, we discover the horrifying origins of these supernatural soldiers and see them in
ferocious gladiatorial battle against the most ruthless and notorious of all military special forces:
the Russian Spetsnaz.
MAIN CAST
Bryan Larkin (Battleground),
James “The Colossus” Thompson
(Ultimate Combat World Heavy Weight
Champion as The Berserker)
PRODUCERS
Catherine Steadman (About Time,
Arabella Croft (Outpost, Legacy),
Kieran Parker (Outpost)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen),
Richard Coyle (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Pusher),
Julian Wadham (The Iron Lady, The English Patient),
WEBSITE
Johnny Meres (Stone of Destiny)
www.outpostthemovies.com
FESTIVALS
FrightFest ’12; SITGES ’12
PRODUCERS
Arabella Paige-Croft (Outpost,
Outpost II: Black Sun, Legacy),
Kieran Parker (Outpost,
Outpost II: Black Sun, Legacy)
THE PACT
DIRECTOR
In the sequel to the hit Nazi Zombie action horror movie, OUTPOST, we return to the aftermath
of the reanimated mayhem. Packing an even bigger punch, OUTPOST II: BLACK SUN delivers
more action and even more fights and frights, as the un-dead legion breaks out in its ruthless
quest for power.
Kieran Parker
Nuts
Steve Barker (Outpost)
SYNOPSIS
“Impressive sequel”
The Daily Star
Terrifying Ghost Story | 2011 | USA | 90mins
“The Pact is one of the
Nicholas McCarthy
SYNOPSIS
Based on Nicholas McCarthy’s acclaimed spine-chilling Sundance 2011 short, comes the
box office hit THE PACT in a terrifying ghost story in the classic horror tradition of Hitchcock’s
Psycho, Argento’s Suspiria and Nakata’s Ringu...
eOne’s UK theatrical release grossed £2,579,496 GBP on 310 prints.
MAIN CAST
Caity Lotz (The Machine, Mad Men (TV)),
Casper Van Dien (Starship Troopers),
Haley Hudson (Freaky Friday),
Kathleen Rose Perkins (Episodes),
Sam Ball (13 Going On 30),
Agnes Bruckner (Murder by Numbers)
PRODUCER
Ross M. Dinerstein
(Mr. Jones, The Divide, The Killing Room)
WEBSITE
www.facebook.com/ThePactFilm
FESTIVALS
Sundance FF ’12; SITGES ’12; Athens Int. FF ’12; Fantasy FF ’12; Fantasia FF ’12
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SYNOPSIS
PRODUCERS
OUTPOST II: BLACK SUN
DIRECTOR
OUTPOST III: RISE OF THE SPETSNAZ
scariest, tension-building
horror movies this side of the
millenium”
MSN Entertainment
“Scream-out-loud scary”
SFX
“Twisted and terrifying!”
Film4, FrightFest
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PALMER’S PICK UP
DIRECTOR
Christopher Coppola (Deadfall)
SYNOPSIS
It’s Christmas 1999. Pearl and Palmer’s courier company receive an offer they cannot refuse.
They have to deliver a mysterious crate across the USA before New Year for which they will
reap untold rewards. However, unbeknownst to Pearl and Palmer, this is the beginning of a
bizarre adventure, as the fate of the world is in the strangely glowing crate, and it now rests
in their hands.
MAIN CAST
Robert Carradine (Rude Awakenings),
Richard Hillman (Frontline),
Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction),
Patrick Kilpatrick (Minority Report),
Neil Giuntoli (Shawshank Redemption),
Talia Shire (Godfather Trilogy),
Charles Fleischer (Zodiac)
PRODUCER
Alain Silver (Cyborg 2)
PETE’S CHRISTMAS
DIRECTOR
Family Comedy | 2013 | Canada | 87mins
Nisha Ganatra (The Hunters, Cake)
SYNOPSIS
Pete, an overlooked middle child, finds himself in the unexpected spotlight when he realizes
his family’s terrible Christmas day keeps repeating. As the only one experiencing the day over
and over, he decides to use his unique gift to give the holidays a makeover and his family a
Christmas they will never forget. PETE’S CHRISTMAS is bound to be a new Christmas classic
for the whole family.
MAIN CAST
Zachary Gordon (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 1-3),
Bailee Madison (Parental Guidance, Just Go With It),
Molly Parker (The Wicker Man, Hollywoodland),
Rick Roberts (Man of The Year),
Bruce Dern (Nebraska, Coming Home, Django Unchained).
PRODUCER
Heather Puttock (The Hunters)
Bailee Madison & Zachary Gordon in PETE’S CHRISTMAS
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POPPY SHAKESPEARE
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Benjamin Ross (The Young Poisoner’s Handbook)
From the producers of the Oscar® winning film The Last King of Scotland, POPPY SHAKESPEARE
is a funny, original and moving film which takes a candid look at life from the perspective of a
worryingly sane patient on the psychiatric ward of a North London day hospital. “N“ is a 13 year
veteran of the Dorothy Fish, a psychiatric day hospital in London, whose sole ambition is never to
be discharged. But when glamorous Poppy bursts on to the scene, loudly protesting her sanity and
desperate to get out, a baffled N reluctantly agrees to help her. In a 21st century ‘Catch 22’, the
pair soon discover that to qualify for legal aid to pay for the lawyer to prove she is sane, Poppy must
get sickness benefit, for which she must prove she is mad. Trapped in a crazy upside-down world,
where nothing turns out to be quite what it seems, a curious friendship develops born out of love.
MAIN CAST
Anna Maxwell Martin (BAFTA® award winner for Becoming Jane),
Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean II & III),
Adrian Scarborough (Notes on a Scandal)
PRODUCERS
Charles Steel
(The Last King of Scotland),
Alasdair Flind
Karlovy Vary Int. FF ’08; Athens FF ’08; Ghent Int. FF ’08; Santa Barbara Int. FF ’09 - winner of the
Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema; Goteborg Int. FF ’09
“One of the most
compelling, bleakly comic
dramas in a long time”
Guardian
“Extremely funny”
Telegraph
“Brilliant achieved and moving”
The Sunday Times
“Barking brilliant”
Metro
THE POSSESSED (The Shelter) aka 6 SOULS
DIRECTORS
SYNOPSIS
Mans Marlind (Underworld: Awakening),
Bjorn Stein (The Bridge - (TV), Underworld: Awakening)
Julianne Moore stars in this supernatural horror as forensic psychiatrist Dr. Cara Jessup, whose career as
an expert witness has been built on her firm testimony that so-called “multiple personality disorder” is a
myth. But when her own husband is murdered, her father introduces her to his most challenging patient,
a troubled young man named Adam -- who would seem to suffer from multiple personalities, each of
which is the identity of a murder victim. Soon, Cara is in a race against time to discover whether all her
convictions have really been called into question or if she is merely a pawn in a psychotic, deadly game.
MAIN CAST
Julianne Moore (Carrie, Crazy Stupid Love,
A Single Man, The Kids are All Right),
Jeffrey DeMunn (The Shawshank Redemption)
Jonathan Rhys Myers (Mission Impossible: III,
Alexander, The Tudors - (TV))
PRODUCERS
Mike Macari (The Ring I&II),
Darlene Carolynne Caamano (Casa De Mi Padre),
Neal Edelstein (Mulholland Dr.),
Emilio Diez Barroso (The Bling Ring)
FESTIVAL
Julianne Moore in THE POSSESSED
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PRETTY TOUGH
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Stewart Hendler (Sorority Row)
SYNOPSIS
Adelaide Kane (Power Rangers R.P.M.),
Crystal Young (Lonelygirl15),
Matthew Florida (90210),
Guy Wilson (Cold Case),
Jess Adams,
Janelle Velasquez (CSI: Miami, 90210),
Shanica Knowles (Hannah Montana),
Beth Behrs,
Dalila Ali Rajah
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Riccardo Scamarcio,
Giovanna Mezzogiorno,
Daniela Tusa,
Awa Ly,
Fabrizio Rongione
FESTIVALS
Q’orianka Kilcher (The New World),
Barry Pepper (Flags of Our Fathers),
Shaun Evans (Being Julia),
Will Patton (A Mighty Heart,
Remember the Titans)
Crime Drama | 2009 | UK | 100mins
PRODUCERS
Andrea Occhipinti (Antichrist, The Sea Inside),
Jean-Pierre Dardanne (The Kid with a Bike),
Luc Dardenne (The Child)
WEBSITE
PRODUCERS
“A stirring
romantic drama”
The Hollywood Reporter
Nigel Thomas (The Wind that Shakes the Barley),
Lauri Apelian (Mortal Kombat),
Ric Galindez,
Roy Tjioe
PUCKOON
DIRECTOR
The year is 1989 and a 35 year old man is telling his story from a dark prison cell in Turin. The
prisoner is Sergio Segio, one of the founders of the armed left-wing group Prima Linea (Front
Line), who went underground in the mid-1970s in the hope of achieving the “revolutionary
dream”. The story follows Sergio’s relationship with girlfriend Susanna through years of
wartime and how he conspires to free her from prison after her arrest. Shining a light on the
inner workings of a terrorist organisation, this timely story is one of passion, love, hate, sorrow
and courage.
MAIN CAST
MAIN CAST
Tim Williams (GreeneStreet Films)
Renato De Maria
Marc Forby
Set against the dramatic island backdrop of Hawaii, and based on the inspiring true story,
PRINCESS KAÌULANI is a breathtaking romance about an unlikely heroine and her unwavering
fight to defend the independence of her people. PRINCESS KAÌULANI combines the profound
natural beauty of Hawaii with the sweeping romance of a classic Merchant Ivory epic.
PRODUCER
LA PRIMA LINEA
Romantic Drama | 2008 | USA / UK | 96mins
SYNOPSIS
Based on the popular novel by Liz Tigelaar (Dawson’s Creek - TV, Brothers & Sisters - TV,
Life Unexpected - TV) and set in the posh, picturesque world of Malibu, California, the high
definition teen movie Pretty Tough is the story of two teenage sisters on opposite ends of the
popularity spectrum. At this privileged high school, against the backdrop of high-end lifestyles
and higher expectations, their tumultuous relationship faces the ultimate test when they’re
forced to play together on the soccer field.
MAIN CAST
PRINCESS KAÌULANI
Comedy | 2001 | Germany / UK / Ireland | 81mins
Terrence Ryan (The Brylcreem Boys)
SYNOPSIS
It’s 1924, and the Boundary Commission is deciding on the new boundary line between
Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. A slip of the pencil brings the line down the middle
of the village of Puckoon, dividing house from outhouse, man from wife, pub chairs from bar,
church from cemetery. Something will have to be done about it…
MAIN CAST
Sean Hughes (The Commitments),
Elliott Gould (Ocean’s Eleven),
Richard Attenborough,
John Lynch (Sliding Doors),
Daragh O’Malley (Withnail & I),
David Kelly (Waking Ned Devine),
Milo O’Shea (Barbarella),
Griff Rhys Jones
PRODUCERS
Ken Tuohy,
Brooks Riley (Mee-She: The Water Giant),
Rainer Mockert (Lantana)
“A wonderfully daffy and
exaggerated little Irish comedy/satire
based on Spike Milligan’s novel about
the wild confusion and hilarious
acrimony generated by the 1924
border division of Ireland”
Chicago Tribune
www.luckyred.it/laprimalinea
Toronto Int’l FF ’09, Palm Springs Int’l FF’10
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P.U.N.K.S (aka REBELS)
DIRECTOR
Family | 1998 | USA | 95mins
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Sean McNamara
SYNOPSIS
Henry Winkler,
Tim Redwine,
Kenneth A. Brown,
Patrick Renna,
Brandon Baker,
Jessica Alba,
Randy Quaid (Independence Day),
Cathy Moriarty (The Bounty Hunter)
PRODUCER
Patrick Peach
Otto Sanchez (Bad Boys II),
Charlotte Ayanna (Training Day),
Paul Ben-Victor (True Romance),
William DePaolo, Pierce Forsythe, Christopher Jordan,
Michael Rapaport (True Romance),
Chazz Palminteri (The Usual Suspects),
Chad Lindberg (The Last Samurai)
PRODUCERS
THE REAL HOWARD SPITZ
DIRECTOR
Dave Rodriguez
Drugs, sex and the allure of fast money blur the boundaries between two very different societies
in this compelling drama set against the heated backdrop of Miami. Joe and his two best friends,
Kevin and Mickey, are struggling to get ahead, dissatisfied with their lives and current financial
situation. When a package of ecstasy ends up in their possession at a nightclub, they are enticed
by the prospect of scoring some fast cash. The three friends offer to distribute the drugs to their
social, business and party contacts for a notorious neighborhood drug lord. Naïve and encouraged
by their initial success, the boys increase their distribution and quickly find themselves in over
their heads with no way to turn back. As addictions take hold and their friendship begins to
unravel, they find the lifestyle they have chosen may come at a very high price - their lives.
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MAIN CAST
MAIN CAST
Jerry Zucker (Ghost)
Anthony Anderson (The Departed),
Jerry Zucker (My Best Friend’s Wedding),
Rowan Atkinson (Bean), Kathy Bates (The Blind Side), Janet Zucker (First Knight),
Sean Daniel (The Mummy)
Lanei Chapman (White Men Can’t Jump),
John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding Jr.,
Seth Green (Austin Powers), Breckin Meyer (Clueless),
Kathy Najimy (Sister Act), Silas Weir Mitchell
PUSH
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
A band of hapless misfits gather at the glitzy St. Claire’s Hotel and Casino and while playing
the slot machines, they each win a special gold coin which invites them to the penthouse
suite of the hotel to receive their ‘prize’. Donald St. Claire, owner of the hotel, explains that he
has left $2 million in a train station locker in Silver City, New Mexico and the first one there
gets the money. This unsuspecting group of Vegas visitors embarks on a hilarious adventure
that takes them on a road race to find their fortune - all at the expense of a group of ‘high
rollers’. The racers encounter a string of obstacles in a madcap, fast paced scramble across
the desert, only to discover that money isn’t the only thing that’s waiting for them in
Silver City.
Drew Utley, Miles Kitchen, Lanny Nygren and Jonny P. comprise a club called ‘P.U.N.K.S.’. Their
mission is to protect and serve peace. The awkward teens decide to steal the Augmentor from
Crow Inc. when it appears the unit is going to be tested on Drew’s Dad. The Augmentor is a
neural enhancer designed to help paraplegics move, but in a person with a healthy spine, it
also creates a super human strength by tapping into a body’s adrenal glands, and it can kill.
On the night of the break-in, the resourceful group gets past security, crack the safe, and steal
the Augmentor before their discovery and slippery escape ensues…
MAIN CAST
RAT RACE
PRODUCERS
Dave Rodriguez,
Paul McMenamin,
David A. Schwartz
“A gritty powder keg of a film”
CBS Radio
Vadim Jean (One More Kiss)
SYNOPSIS
Howard Spitz (Kelsey Grammer) writes really bad detective novels and he’s broke. Having
realised how much money can be made from kids’ books, he creates “Crafty Cow”, the cow
detective. Whilst researching in a kid’s library, he meets Sam, a precocious pre-teen who
offers him editorial advice in return for his help to find her long lost father. To everybody’s
surprise, not least Howard’s weary agent Lou, “Crafty Cow” becomes a huge hit. The only
trouble is, Howard really hates kids. Unable to cope with his new found success, he hires an
actor, the dim-witted Roger, to impersonate him. As the search for Sam’s father continues,
Howard reluctantly falls for her mum, Laura (Amanda Donohoe), Roger develops an immense
ego, Lou almost smiles and the whole scam spins wildly out of control forcing the real Howard
Spitz to finally step into the limelight.
MAIN CAST
Kelsey Grammer (Frasier),
Amanda Donahoe (Liar, Liar),
Genevieve Tessiere,
Joseph Rutten
PRODUCERS
Paul Brooks (My Big Fat Greek Wedding),
Christopher Zimmer (My Little Eye)
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REVENANT (aka MODERN VAMPIRES)
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Comedy Horror | 1998 | USA | 91mins
DIRECTOR
Richard Elfman
As luck would have it, Los Angeles has a discreet community of glamorous, sophisticated and hip
vampires. Private underground clubs allow those interested to enjoy their ‘leisure’ activities to
the fullest and away from prying eyes. However, their precious anonymity is jeopardized by Nico,
a blood-sucking seductress rapidly gaining notoriety as the ‘Hollywood Slasher’. Count Dracula,
now residing in LA and enjoying death to the full, wants her out of the way, before she ruins their
fun out of the limelight. Dallas, a rebellious James Dean with fangs, is clearly out of favour with
the Count, and tries valiantly to reform and save Nico before it is too late. In hot pursuit is the
confused Dr. Van Helsing, who unwittingly hires some inner city gang folk as his assistants. Plenty
of action combined with tongue-in-cheek humour provides a late-night murder feature, full of
mystery, suspense... and blood!
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Casper van Dien (Starship Troopers),
Brad Wyman,
Natasha Gregson Wagner (High Fidelity),
Chris Hanley (American Psycho)
Gabriel Casseus (Black Hawk Down),
Kim Cattrall (Sex in the City), Craig Ferguson,
Natasha Lyonne (American Pie), Robert Pastorell (Be Cool),
Udo Kier (Blade), Rod Steiger (On the Waterfront)
RICK
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Curtiss Clayton
In this seriously black comedy, Rick was once a decent guy who now finds himself a widower,
faced with an arrogant boss half his age, Duke, a distant daughter Eve and a corporate job that
forces him to act like the brash and sarcastic jerk he suspects he’s becoming. When searching for
a new assistant, he deals with one young interviewee with particular scorn - humiliating her in the
process. Then later that night, meeting her by chance in a local bar where she works as a waitress,
he manages to get her fired. In a rage, she curses him, and his world changes forever. RICK is funny,
clever and vengeful - with a dark hearted twist.
Bill Pullman (Independence Day),
Aaron Stanford (25th Hour),
Agnes Bruckner (Murder by Numbers),
Dylan Baker (Revolutionary Road, Spiderman 2,
Road to Perdition),
Sandra Oh (Sideways, Under the Tuscan Sun)
PRODUCERS
Ruth Charny,
Jim Czarnecki (Fahrenheit 9/11),
Sofia Sondervan (The King),
Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho),
John Schmidt (The Cooler)
Toronto Int. FF ’03; Rotterdam Int. FF ’04; Cognac FF ’04 - Won “Sang Neuf” prize; Karlovy Vary Int. FF ‘04
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Romantic comedy | 2012 | USA | 82mins
Marty Lang
SYNOPSIS
Overworked insurance adjuster Chris meets the enigmatic Alyza at a party one night. He
wakes up the next morning with no memory of the night before and to make matters worse,
Alyza remembers everything but won’t tell him. Spending the next day with Alyza, Chris is reawakened to his passions in life. But constantly bombarded with demands from work, he must
decide between keeping his job and falling in love. Is work the be-all and end-all? And can
he trust his instincts on matters of love? With a great soundtrack, RISING STAR is a charming
romantic comedy boasting a host of eccentric characters.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
FESTIVAL
WEBSITE
Gary Ploski, Emily Morse,
Michael Barra (The Amazing Spider-Man),
Greg Nutcher
Marty Lang,
Matthew Giovannucci,
Gary Ploski
Seattle True Independent FF ’12
Won Best Premiere and Best On-Screen-Romance.
Black Comedy/ Thriller | 2003 | USA | 90mins
MAIN CAST
RISING STAR
www.risingstarmovie.com
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
William Friedkin (The French Connection)
Col. Terry Childers is a 30-year Marine veteran: a decorated officer with combat experience in
Vietnam, Beirut and Desert Storm - a patriot, a hero. But now, the country he served so well has put
him on trial for a rescue mission that went terribly wrong. For his attorney, he has chosen Marine
Col. Hays Hodges, a comrade-in-arms who owes his life to Childers. Hodges is not the best lawyer in
the service, but Childers trusts him as a brother Marine who knows what it’s like to risk death under
fire. Bound by duty and friendship, Hodges reluctantly takes the case, even as he begins to doubt
the man who saved his life in Vietnam three decades ago.
MAIN CAST
Tommy Lee Jones,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Guy Pearce,
Bruce Greenwood (I, Robot),
Blair Underwood (Deep Impact),
Philip Baker Hall (Magnolia),
Anne Archer,
Ben Kingsley,
Mark Feuerstein (What Women Want)
PRODUCERS
Richard D. Zanuck (Alice in Wonderland),
Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men)
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THE SCAPEGOAT
DIRECTOR
Psychological Drama | 2011 | UK | 107mins
Charles Sturridge (Brideshead Revisited (ITV), Gulliver’s Travels)
SYNOPSIS
Set in 1952, as England prepares for the coronation, THE SCAPEGOAT tells the provocative story of
two very different men who have one thing in common - a face.
John Standing meets his doppelgänger Johnny Spence and, after a drunken night, they swap
lives. Standing is suddenly responsible for a beautiful young wife, two mistresses, a drug abusing
mother, a precocious daughter, a crumbling stately home and a bankrupt business. Although he
initially tries to escape, John finds himself irresistibly drawn into Johnny’s world
with fatal consequences.
THE SCAPEGOAT is a morally complex, darkly comic and suspenseful movie, adapted from Daphne
du Maurier’s novel (Rebecca, Don’t Look Now), featuring compelling performances from the film’s
ensemble cast. www.facebook.com/TheScapegoatFilm
MAIN CAST
Matthew Rhys (Brothers & Sisters - TV, The Americans (FX 2013)),
Eileen Atkins (Cold Mountain, Gosford Park), Jodhi May (Defiance, Emma),
Phoebe Nicholls (The Elephant Man, Persuasion), Alice Orr-Ewing (Debut
in a leading role), Andrew Scott (Sherlock - TV, The Hour - TV),
Sheridan Smith (Mrs Biggs, Quartet), Sylvie Testud (La Vie en Rose, Lourdes)
PRODUCERS
Sarah Beardsall,
Dominic Minghella
(Robin Hood (BBC),
Doc Martin)
SCORCHED
DIRECTOR
of a production”
The Times
“Rhys delivers a tour
deforce of duality”
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
Al Corey,
Eugene Musso,
Bart Rosenblatt
Michael Bray
“A heist movie in triplicate and a
off with a ton of dollars, euros and
other comic currency”
MAIN CAST
Richard Shepard,
Jonathan Stern
THE SEA CHANGE
SYNOPSIS
manic laugh getter in
spades, this wonderfully
wayward comedy should run
PRODUCERS
Sundance Int. FF ’01 - Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize
DIRECTOR
In this fun crime caper movie, a small-town bank robbery is botched in the most ironic of
ways. Three mischievous employees formulate a separate plan to rob the bank over the same
weekend. Sheila, who was just dumped by the bank’s manager, formulates her plan to get
revenge on him, predicting if that the bank is robbed it will be the end of his job. Stu, young
man that he is, is irritated into doing it by his best friend. ‘Woods’, on the other hand, is not
robbing the bank exactly. He formulated his scheme as revenge against a local millionaire
intending to rob only his personal deposit box. SCORCHED keeps the laughs rolling with silly
mix-ups and comic confusion.
Alicia Silverstone,
Rachel Leigh Cook (She’s All That),
Woody Harrelson (The Messenger),
John Cleese, Paulo Costanzo (Road Trip),
David Krumholtz (10 Things I Hate About You),
Joshua Leonard (The Blair Witch Project)
A comic interpretation of the William Shakespeare classic, SCOTLAND, PA tells the story of a fast
food restaurant called McBeth’s, an innovative establishment that offers drive-through service.
However, the success of the restaurant’s young owners, the stylish and popular local couple Mack
and Pat McBeth is largely due to the convenient murder of its former owner. When the quirky
vegetarian Lieutenant Ernie McDuff is assigned to investigate the murder, each of Scotland’s
strange characters - the tanning salon operator, the homeless guy that lives in a barn, the
perpetually drunk barfly - come forward to share what they know about the case.
FESTIVALS
Chicago Int. FF ’12, Dinard FF ’12
Billy Morrissette
Timeout
Gavin Grazer
MAIN CAST
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Christopher Walken,
James Rebhorn (The Talented Mr. Ripley),
James Le Gros (Enemy of the State),
Maura Tierney (Insomnia),
Tom Guiry (Mystic River)
SYNOPSIS
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“The Scapegoat is magnificent,
a vintage Rolls Royce
SCOTLAND, P.A.
THE SEA CHANGE is a contemporary romantic feel-good comedy which sees Rupert, a city
hot-shot, forced to change dramatically or lose the woman he loves. The course of true love
never runs smoothly however, as in a desperate effort to return from Spain for his girlfriend
Alison’s birthday he encounters flight problems, arrests and a builder called Chas! A wiser
man, he finally returns to London - his next hurdle is convincing the understandably sceptical
Alison that he has changed for the better.
Maryam D’Abo (Dorian Gray),
Ray Winstone (The Departed),
Sean Chapman (Gangster No.1)
PRODUCER
Billy Hurman (Last Orders)
FESTIVALS
Sundance Int. FF ’98, Cannes Int. FF ’98
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THE SECRET LAUGHTER OF WOMEN
DIRECTOR
Peter Schwabach
SYNOPSIS
Nimi leads a peaceful life in a female dominated Nigerian community - until the arrival of
author Matthew. Unmarried with a young son, Nimi’s status is frowned upon. When the
handsome Reverend Fola moves into town and shows interest in Nimi, it is like a godsend
for Nimi’s mother. At last, she has the opportunity to marry off her daughter and regain her
family’s respectability, or so she thinks. While Nimi has become resigned to marrying the
unexciting but respectable Revered Fola, she is still very intrigued by Matthew...
MAIN CAST
Colin Firth (The King’s Speech),
Nia Long (Premonition),
Dan Lett,
Joke Silva,
Ariyon Bakare,
Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Hotel Rwanda)
PRODUCERS
O.O. Sagay, Jon Slan
“This sunny, likeable
comedy about the rocky road
to cross-cultural romance has
enough wit and humour to raise it
above the norm, and scores
highly with its depiction of the
closely knit, protective group of
women, bound by their belief
in duty and respectability”
SHADE
DIRECTOR
Damien Nieman
SYNOPSIS
The hand is quicker than the eye in LA’s underground gambling scene, hustlers get hustled
and fortunes ride on every deal. Three small-time grafters devise a plan to beat the ultimate
card mechanic - The Dean. But a seat at The Dean’s table doesn’t come cheap. An all star cast
keep you guessing until the last hand is revealed in this stylish film, where quick manoeuvres
and shady alliances are the name of the game.
MAIN CAST
Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen),
Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects),
Thandie Newton (Mission Impossible II),
Jamie Foxx (Ray),
Melanie Griffiths,
Sylvester Stallone
PRODUCERS
Chris Hammond,
Ted Hartley (Mighty Joe Young),
David Schnepp
“A dramatic thriller
with a large cast playing
the hell out of some
very juicy roles”
The London Film Festival
SEE THIS MOVIE
DIRECTOR
David M. Rosenthal (Dylan’s Run, Falling Up)
SYNOPSIS
Some directors are visionaries; others just need corrective lenses. Somewhere in between
lies Jake Barrymore (Seth Myers). After graduating at the top of his class from Three-Day Film
School, Jake cons his way into the Montreal Film Festival with a film that doesn’t exist - yet!
But with the help of his loyal producer Larry (John Cho), his burnt-out film school “mentor”
Martin (Jim Piddock), and unwitting ex-girlfriend Annie (Jessalyn Gilsig) Jake just might pull
it off...
MAIN CAST
PRODUCER
Seth Meyers (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Joseph M. Smith (Falling Up)
John Cho (Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle),
Jessalyn Gilsig (The Horse Whisperer),
Jessica Paré (Wicker Park),
Jim Piddock (Prestige)
SHOOTING DOGS (aka BEYOND THE GATES)
DIRECTOR
Michael Caton-Jones (The Jackal)
SYNOPSIS
Starring John Hurt and Hugh Dancy, this deeply moving and critically acclaimed drama from
director Michael Caton-Jones is an emotional retelling of the tragic events that took place at
l’Ecole Technique Officielle during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. Joe Connor has come to
teach in Rwanda because he believes he can make a difference. When the school becomes a
haven for thousands of Rwandans fleeing the escalating violence, Joe promises his brightest
pupil, Marie, that the UN soldiers will protect her from the hordes of extremist militia baying
for blood outside the school. But when the UN abandons the refugees, Joe and the school’s
headmaster, Father Christopher, face an agonising dilemma: should they leave or should they
stand firm with the Rwandans?
MAIN CAST
John Hurt (Alien),
Hugh Dancy (Black Hawk Down),
Dominique Horwitz
“Two thumbs ups”
Ebert & Roeper
“Brutally honest and
emotionally raw”
LA Times
PRODUCERS
David Belton,
Pippa Cross (Jack & Sarah)
FESTIVALS
Toronto Int. FF ’05; Karlovy Vary Int. FF ’06
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SHOOTING FISH
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Stefan Schwartz (The Abduction Club)
SYNOPSIS
Margot Kidder (Superman I - III),
Charles Durning (O’ Brother Where Art Thou),
Jennifer Salt
Comic Drama | 1994 | USA | 91mins
When a young English minister (Hugh Grant) takes an Australian parish, his first assignment
is to dissuade a local painter from showing a provocative painting. He and his wife
(Tara Fitzgerald) visit the artist’s home only to be smitten by three ravishing models posing,
ironically, as the mythological sirens who lure men to their doom. On the artist’s bohemian
estate, the minister and his wife are shown a guilt-free Eden-like world where they find their
own sexual awakening.
Hugh Grant,
Tara Fitzgerald (Brassed Off)
Sam Neill,
Elle MacPherson,
Portia De Rossi (Stigmata),
Ben Mendelsohn (Knowing)
Edward R. Pressman (Thank You For Smoking)
PRODUCER
Sue Millilken (Black Robe)
SLAP HER SHE’S FRENCH
DIRECTOR
John Duigan (The Parole Officer)
MAIN CAST
PRODUCER
“Sisters is De Palma’s
masterpiece”
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
“The most genuinely
frightening film since
Hitchcock’s Psycho!”
SYNOPSIS
103
MAIN CAST
Richard Holmes (Waking Ned Devine),
Glynis Murray (Nanny McPhee)
SIRENS
DIRECTOR
Brian de Palma (Mission Impossible)
Margot Kidder is Danielle, a beautiful model separated from her Siamese twin, Dominique.
When a hotshot reporter (Jennifer Salt) suspects Dominique of a brutal murder, she becomes
dangerously ensnared in the sisters’ insidious sibling bond. De Palma’s first foray into horror
voyeurism is a stunning amalgam of split-screen effects, bloody birthday cakes, and a chilling
score by frequent Hitchcock collaborator Bernard Herrmann. “What the Devil hath joined
together let no man cut asunder!”
PRODUCERS
Dan Futterman (A Mighty Heart),
Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen, Shade),
Kate Beckinsale (Underworld)
SYNOPSIS
In their mid-twenties, Dylan and Jez are two orphans who are over qualified and under
employed. Dylan is a fast talking Yank. Jez is a tongue-tied technical genius with a bad
haircut. Tired of the `rich get richer` syndrome they decide to exploit it. Their aim is to make a
million pounds each and London is their oyster. They use every coupon, enter every free prize
draw, and scam anyone who can afford it. But into their lives comes Georgie who has her
own mission, just as driving, just as inventive, but far more altruistic. She needs money - a lot
of money... and in Jez and Dylan she’s struck gold!
MAIN CAST
SISTERS
“Sirens is a deliciously
sexy and hedonistic comedy of
morals and manners, filmed
amid some of Australia’s most
spectacular scenery”
Variety
Melanie Mayron (Girlfriends)
SYNOPSIS
SLAP HER SHE’S FRENCH is a snappy satirical comedy full of provocative one-liners and subtle
oddball humour about false friends and the desire to be accepted, that makes fun of the
emptiness and delusions of the seemingly perfect life of a teenager. Melanie Mayron, who can
be proud of an impressive career as an actress in and a director of great comedies, directed
this clever, emotional and dynamic film starring the popular MTV hostess Jane McGregor and
shooting star Piper Perabo.
MAIN CAST
Piper Perabo (Beverly Hills Chihuahua),
Jane McGregor,
Trent Ford (Gosford Park),
Julie White (Transformers)
“Hilarious”
News of the World
PRODUCERS
Beau Flynn,
Jonathan King (Dreamgirls),
Matthias Emcke
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SONG FOR A RAGGY BOY
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Aisling Walsh (The Daisy Chain)
SYNOPSIS
FESTIVALS
Desperate to follow in the footsteps of his absent astronaut father, 13 year old Jimmy’s dreams
come true when he wins one of five opportunities to compete for a scholarship to Space Camp.
Convinced that his mother won’t let him go, he pieces together his father’s old voicemails to
create the perfect alibi: a doctored message that makes his mum think he’s camping with his
dad, while his dad thinks he’s at home with his mum! A couple of forged signatures later, and
unbeknownst to both his parents, Jimmy is on his way…
Dominic Wright (The Daisy Chain),
Peter Robertson,
Tristan Lynch (The Daisy Chain),
John McDonnell,
Kevin Byron Murphy
MAIN CAST
Thomas Horn (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close),
Mira Sovino (Mimic),
Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding, The Grey),
Josh Lucas (The Lincoln Lawyer, J Edgar, Poseidon),
Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, Shooter)
Karlovy Vary Int. FF ’03; Sundance Int. FF ’03
SOUTHIE
DIRECTOR
A wiser and sober Danny Quinn returns home after three years to attend the wedding of
good friend Martin Powers, heir to the Irish Mafia throne. Facing a vengeful rival, a bitter
ex-girlfriend and a family caught in a self-destructive pattern of gambling, excessive behaviour
and despair, he battles the insidious influence of Southie’s white ghetto mob culture that
threatens to see him revert back to his brutal ways.
MAIN CAST
Donnie Wahlberg (Band of Brothers),
Rose McGowan (Grindhouse),
Anne Meara (A Night at the Museum),
Will Arnett (Blades of Glory),
Amanda Peet (2012)
PRODUCERS
Bill McCutchen II (Conversations with Other Women),
Hugh Wilson (Police Academy)
PRODUCER
Jason Netter (Wanted)
SPIVS
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
John Shea (Missing)
SYNOPSIS
Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer)
The Goonies meets Apollo 13 in SPACE WARRIORS, a fun, thrilling, family adventure with an allstar cast, from the writer/director of Soul Surfer and the producer of Wanted.
PRODUCERS
Aidan Quinn (Legends of the Fall),
Iain Glen (Lara Croft: Tomb Raider),
Dudley Sutton (The Football Factory),
Marc Warren (Band of Brothers)
Family Adventure | 2013 | USA | 87mins
SYNOPSIS
Set in 1939, and based on a true story, this gripping drama follows the trials of a newly
appointed teacher, William Franklin, at a boys Reformatory School in Ireland, as he finds
himself witness to the verbal and physical bullying of the staff of Catholic Brothers. Franklin’s
teaching methods are diametrically opposed to those of the Brothers, and with this inspiring
approach he forges strong relationships with the boys based on trust, whilst unlocking many
hidden talents, such as teaching the boys to read and appreciate poetry.
MAIN CAST
SPACE WARRIORS
Colin Teague (Shooters)
In this cool, but surprisingly emotional, gangster flick, Jack is a true gentleman and a class act of the
short con game. With his young protégé, the charmingly streetwise Steve and the ‘bloody hopeless’
Goat, he runs a formidable team of quick-witted and successful con artists. Keeping the team on track
and making sure Steve is focused on the play (not on Jenny’s foxy good looks) is the only trouble for
Jack - until a simple heist goes wrong and they are lumbered with a truck full of illegal immigrants
destined for the sex trade. While most of the illegals scarper, two of them, a scruffy 11-year-old girl
and her frightened younger brother, are left in Jack’s reluctant charge. But then the furious smuggler
sets out on a bloody vendetta, determined to wreak revenge for the loss of his precious cargo…
MAIN CAST
Ken Stott (The Hobbit), Nick Moran,
Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead),
Dominic Monaghan (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy),
Linda Bassett (Calendar Girls),
Jack Dee, Paul Kaye
“A smart
cockney crimer”
Variety
PRODUCERS
Hamish Skeggs (Baby Juice Express)
Michael Loveday,
Jamie Carmichael (EP: Black Book,
Nightwatching)
FESTIVALS
Notting Hill FF ’04; Exground FF ’04; BFF Israel ’05
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SPLINTER
DIRECTOR
Horror Thriller | 2008 | USA | 82mins
DIRECTOR
Toby Wilkins (The Grudge 3)
SYNOPSIS
There is something in the woods so hideous, whose predatory method is so horrifying, that
it will strike a new kind of fear into the very core of all who see it… Like Alien, Jaws and The
Thing before it, SPLINTER will redefine the boundaries of terror.
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
WEBSITE
Shea Whigham (Pride and Glory),
Paulo Costanzo (Road Trip),
Jill Wagner (Junebug)
Sitges FF ’08;
Screamfest ’08 - Won 6 Awards including
Best Picture and Best Directing
“F/X whiz Roby Wilkins’ Splinter
is a spare, effective and
genuinely frightening
retro-nightmare that will have teenage
gore girls trooping to the movies like
lurching swarms of George Romero’s
living dead”
Ted Kroeber (American Gun),
Kai Barry
www.splinterfilm.com
Variety
STALKER
DIRECTOR
Martin Kemp (Debut)
When novelist Paula Martin retreats to the seclusion of her family home Crows Hall
she hopes to clear her mind and focus on her new book. The arrival of an assistant,
Linda, should take the pressure off... but as the bodies pile up, Paula finds herself
trapped in a terrifying nightmare of murder and madness.
MAIN CAST
Jane March (Clash of the Titans, The Lover,
Color of Night), Anna Brecon (Emmerdale – TV),
Billy Murray (Rise of the Footsoldier),
Colin Salmon (Resident Evil, Tomorrow Never Dies)
Pusan Int. FF ’10; Best Director at ‘11 Scream Awards
PRODUCERS
Jonathan Sothcott,
Danny Young
“Jane March shows that she’s a force to be
reckoned with in a performance that recalls
the classic horror roles of Bette Davis”
Eye for Film
“Deliciously Nasty”
The Times
“Atmospheric, eerie and
Gripping”
Bo Zenga (Scary Movie)
SYNOPSIS
In this insane spoof, every horror movie ever made comes hilariously to life as slacker Stan and
his stoner pals try to deliver videos to a deserted California town on Halloween night. After being
stalked by realistic replicas of horror characters Freddy Kruger, Pinhead and The Creeper, Stan and
his pals arrive in the small burg, which formerly contained a horror movie studio - hence the throngs
of freaky, familiar characters literally crawling the streets. The gang outwit and out-slash every
cinematic horror character - or, in the case of Michael Jackson, merely horrific - to uncover the
towns shocking secret: the studio is still at it, making movies of a very, ahem, different kind. When
the creatures won’t let our heroes leave, Stan decides to live up to his monster-slaying namesakes
destiny. But first, he must endure a Survivor-style competition: gobbling down body parts! Risqué,
righteous, revolting, and ridiculous, Stan Helsing is more than a slayer - it’s totally killer.
MAIN CAST
Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun Series),
Steve Howey (Bride Wars),
Kenan Thompson (Kenan & Kel (TV), Snakes on a Plane)
SYNOPSIS
FESTIVALS
STAN HELSING
PRODUCER
Bo Zenga (Scary Movie)
WEBSITE
www.stanhelsingthemovie.com
STEALING BESS (aka VACUUMS)
DIRECTORS
Musical Comedy | 2002 | Romania/ USA | 92mins
Luke Cresswell & Steve McNicholas
SYNOPSIS
In this superb musical comedy it should have been an easy job for corporate spy Jack Bentley
to steal the prototype of the “Harmonia”, the Holy Grail of vacuum cleaners. But Jack hadn’t
bargained on becoming quite so embroiled in the vacuum wars, which are the small towns
life and blood, or on falling in love with one of the factory girls. From the creators of global
dance smash Stomp, STEALING BESS is a quirky, perky comedy about life, love and pursuit of
the perfect vacuum cleaner!
MAIN CAST
Kip Pardue (The Rules of Attraction, Thirteen),
Lee Evans (There’s Something About Mary),
Rose McGowan (Grindhouse, The Black Dahlia),
Chevy Chase,
The cast of Stomp
PRODUCERS
Verna Harrah,
Joel Simon (X-Men),
Quincy Jones,
David Salzman
The Darkside
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SUMMER
DIRECTOR
Kenny Glenaan (Yasmin)
SYNOPSIS
Shaun has had twelve years to reflect on an intense summer of love, sex and loyalty, but his
best friend’s imminent death forces him on a journey to confront his past. A witty poignant
story about loyalty, friendship and love.
MAIN CAST
Robert Carlyle,
Rachael Blake (Lantana),
Steve Evets (Looking for Eric)
PRODUCERS
Camilla Bray (The Wind That Shakes the Barley)
“Robert Carlyle’s best performance
since Trainspotting. Full of humour
and filled with genuinely believable
characters, Summer is
rewarding viewing”
Drew Tavendale, The Oneliner
AWARDS
SWIMFAN
DIRECTOR
John Polson (Hide & Seek)
SYNOPSIS
Ben Cronin has it all: the admiration of his many friends, a terrific girlfriend, and he’s on the
fast-track to an athletic scholarship. Not that it’s been easy - every day Ben juggles countless
hours in the pool training for a critical swim meet, with a job at the local hospital, and finding
quality time with his high school sweetheart, Amy. Ben’s rock-solid, promising future and
romance with Amy are turned upside-down when Madison, the “new girl in town,” quickly sets
her sights on the impressionable Ben. While their first few meetings are innocent enough,
the obsessive and seductive Madison wants more … much more. Seducing Ben is only the
beginning; she becomes his biggest “fan” and most unexpected nightmare, as her obsessions
quickly spiral out of control into betrayal, madness and, ultimately, murder.
MAIN CAST
Winner - best film and best director BAFTA® Scotland
Total Film
Jesse Bradford (Flags of Our Fathers),
Erika Christensen (Flightplan),
Shiri Appleby (Undertow),
Dan Hedaya (Mulholland Dr.)
“A teen thriller that will
have you on the edge
of your seat”
Sugar
PRODUCERS
John Penotti (Romance & Cigarettes),
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr. (The Devil Wears Prada)
Timeout
SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
Psychological Thriller | 2012 | UK | 109mins
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Multi-award winning Writer/Director Mike Figgis brings us his mesmerizing new film,
SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF - an intoxicating psycho-sexual, murder mystery reminiscent of
modern classics Mulholland Dr. and Black Swan. Blurring the lines between reality and
fiction, we watch as a world renowned screenwriter and literature professor becomes deeply
implicated in the murder of a mysterious and beautiful young French woman…
“Sebastian Koch is excellent
in the Humphrey Bogart role...
Mike Figgis remains
the master of the split
screen. (Sorry, DePalma)”
MAIN CAST
Indie Wire, Kaleem Aftab.
Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight), Maria Bello
(A History of Violence), Cameron Bright (Twilight New Moon),
Adam Brody (Mr & Mrs Smith), Robert Duvall ,
Sam Elliott (The Big Lebowski), Katie Holmes,
William H. Macy, Kim Dickens (The Blind Side),
J.K. Simmons (Juno), David Koechner (Anchorman),
Daniel Travis (Open Water), Rob Lowe
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, The Browning Version)
Sebastian Koch (The Lives of Others, Black Book, Die Hard),
Lotte Verbeek (The Borgias (TV)), Emilia Fox (The Pianist, Cashback),
Frances De La Tour (Harry Potter, Hugo),
Julian Sands (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Boxing Helena),
Kenneth Cranham (Valkyrie, Layer Cake), Eoin Macken (Centurion),
Lachlan Neibor (Into the White, Dowton Abbey)
PRODUCER
Vito Di Rosa
FESTIVALS
Rome Cinema Fest ’12; Istanbul Int. FF ’13; Helsinki FF ’13; Rio FF ’13
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THANK YOU FOR SMOKING
“Suspension of Disbelief
plays like a distinctly British
answer to David Lynch’s
evocative Mulholland Drive”
Tom Cottey, Reflections on Film
Jason Reitman (Up in the Air)
From the best-selling novel by Christopher Buckley THANK YOU FOR SMOKING is a hilariously
satirical and daring expose of the tobacco corporations, and their unenviable PR task that, until
recently, Nick Naylor breezed through.
Box Office: Over US $20M
MAIN CAST
PRODUCER
David O. Sacks
WEBSITE
www.facebook.com/pages/
Thank-You-for-Smoking
“A clever satire that isn’t
afraid to inhale”
Toronto Star
“Hilarious… The acting is
first class across the board”
Screen
Golden Globes ’07 - Nominated Best Motion Picture and Best Actor;
Independent Spirit Awards ’07 - Won Best Screenplay and Nominated Best Male Lead;
Toronto Int. FF ’06; Sundance Int FF ’06
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THEN SHE FOUND ME
DIRECTOR
Comedy Drama/ Romance | 2007 | USA | 99mins
Helen Hunt
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Adapted from Elinor Lipman’s novel of the same name, Helen Hunt makes her feature directing
debut with THEN SHE FOUND ME, a touching story of schoolteacher April Epner (Hunt) and her
very unlikely path towards personal fulfilment. Following the separation from her husband
(Matthew Broderick) and the death of her adopted mother, April is contacted by her apparent
birth mother (Bette Midler), who turns out to be local talk show host Bernice Graves. As
Bernice tries to become the mother to April that she was never able to be, April seems to
find solace in the arms of the parent of one of her students (Colin Firth), only to find that the
mystery to life’s questions cannot be solved by a simple revelation.
MAIN CAST
Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets),
Bette Midler,
Colin Firth (The King’s Speech),
Matthew Broderick
“A beauty of a movie.
Hilarious, Heartfelt
and achingly true.
Award calibre acting”
PRODUCERS
Pam Koffler (One Hour Photo),
Katie Roumel (Hegwig and the Angry Inch),
Christine Vachon (Far From Heaven),
Connie Tavel,
Helen Hunt
THERE’S NO FISH FOOD IN HEAVEN (aka LIFE IN THE FAST LANE)
DIRECTOR
Mona wishes for her life to change - and it does; in a big way - only it gets worse. Mona’s boyfriend,
somewhat crazy, mails himself to her. When she opens the box with a pair of scissors, she
accidentally kills him. But he still won’t leave her alone; his ghost follows her everywhere. It is only
now, that her boyfriend is dead, that she realizes how much she loves him. Mona does the only
thing she can, arrange to have herself killed, thus living happily ever after with the love of her life.
Tea Leoni (Fun with Dick & Jane),
Fairuza Balk (American History X),
Noah Taylor (Vanilla Sky),
Debi Mazar (Collateral),
James Le Gros (Enemy of the State),
Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy),
Jeffrey Jones (Sleepy Hollow),
Udo Kier (Blade),
Caroline Aaron (Edward Scissorhands),
K. Todd Freeman (The Dark Knight)
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PRODUCERS
Terence Michael,
Allan Mindel,
Jane Reardon
Action Adventure | 2003 | USA | 116mins
Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon I - IV)
SYNOPSIS
Based on a novel by Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park), TIMELINE is a thrilling action adventure.
TIMELINE is about a team of student archaeologists digging at a medieval site in France when
suddenly their professor disappears … into the 14th century! Embarking on a perilous journey
to rescue him from the middle of a feudal war, the students find they’re not just excavating
the past - they’re living it.
MAIN CAST
Paul Walker (The Fast and The Furious),
Frances O’Connor (A.I: Artificial Intelligence),
Gerard Butler (Gamer),
Billy Connolly (Mrs Brown),
David Thewlis (Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban),
Anna Friel (Land of the Lost)
PRODUCERS
The Austin Chronicle
Film Review
WEBSITE
www.timelinemovie.com
Duncan Tucker
SYNOPSIS
“Sexy and surreal”
“Entertaining…
A Visual Treat…
Superb”
Lauren Shuler Donner (X-Men),
Jim Van Wyck (Swordfish),
Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon)
TRANSAMERICA
DIRECTOR
Eleanor E. Gaver
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
TIMELINE
TRANSAMERICA tells the story of Bree (Felicity Huffman), a conservative transsexual woman
who takes an unexpected journey when she learns that when she was a he, she fathered a
son (Kevin Zegers), now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.
MAIN CAST
Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives),
Kevin Zegers (Jane Austin Book Club),
Fionnula Flanagan (The Others),
Graham Greene (Dances With Wolves),
Elizbeth Peña (Lone Star),
Burt Young (Rocky, Mickey Blue Eyes)
PRODUCERS
Sebastian Dungan,
Linda Moran (Funny Games),
Rene Bastian (Funny Games)
“Laugh-out-loud funny,
tartly off-color and ultimately
touching.”
Eddie Cockrell - Variety
AWARDS
AND FESTIVALS
’
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards® ’06 - Best Actress & Best Original Song (Dolly Parton);
Golden Globes® ’06 - Won Best Dramatic Actress; Berlin Int. FF ’05 - International premiere in
the Panorama Section and Won Siegessaule Reader’s Prize Best Film
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THE TREAT
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTOR
Jonathan Gems
Julie Delpy (Broken Flowers),
Georgina Cates, Pam Gidley,
Daniel Baldwin (Grey Gardens),
Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy),
Seymour Cassel (The Royal Tenenbaums),
Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2)
DIRECTOR
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PRODUCERS
Deborah Kiss,
Sabine Müller,
Mark Thomas
PRODUCERS
David Wooster,
Robert Carter,
Tony Thatcher
UNDERTOW
DIRECTOR
Two professional hit men are hired to assassinate a retiring crime boss but the payoff money
is stolen by Andy and Terry, two bumbling English crooks. Mistaken for the real triggermen,
they have some decisions to make as their getaway is thwarted by the psychotic Irish mobster
who put out the contract. Complicating matters are Penny, Andy’s long-suffering girlfriend,
and Emma, the crime kingpin’s daughter, who unwittingly falls for Terry as he seeks both the
money and the mystery target.
Neil Morrissey (The Bounty),
Adrian Dunbar (The Crying Game),
Donnie Wahlberg (Band of Brothers),
Pete Postlethwaite (The Usual Suspects),
Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black),
Bill MacDonald (A History of Violence)
Tom McCamus
(Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen),
Lucy Akhurst (Don’t Tell),
Stephen Moyer (True Blood)
John Bradshaw
MAIN CAST
MAIN CAST
Robert Mickelson,
Patrice Jones,
Susan Shapiro
SYNOPSIS
Gary Boulton Brown
In a near future ‘Gene Camp’ an investigator Brach and his executive officer Shiller are
charged with the recovery of Doctor Clerval, the creator of a Government Endorsed ‘Genetic
Purification’ project. Abandoned by the regime that sanctioned the program, Clerval is now
wanted for trial for Crimes against Humanity. However the man they recognize as Clerval
claims not to be the Doctor but a copy, a duplicate, a ‘Clone’. As loyalties shift, secrets are
revealed and ghosts are exorcised years of deceit and self-serving betrayal are peeled away
to reveal the true nature of each character and his/her real relationship to the other two.
PRODUCERS
TRIGGERMEN
Science Fiction | 2000 | Canada | 80mins
SYNOPSIS
In this dark-edged tale of triumph of the human spirit, three small-town hookers struggle to
beat the prostitution game - sexy Francesca is running from a husband and a tragic memory,
strong-headed Dolly is hiding the secret of a lesbian lover and saving her hard-won cash to
realise a dream, and fragile Mimi is putting all her faith in God while suffering the abuse of
her sexually deviant client, the macho Colonel. The girls’ lives threaten to spin out of control
until one lucky night when their pimp Tony gives them an ‘invitation’ to work the town Mayor’s
birthday bash. Which girl gets to be the Mayor’s special treat? And what if things don’t work
out quite as planned? A surprise visitor and an unexpected disaster turns the party into a
madhouse, and Francesca, Dolly and Mimi find that although escaping a life of tricks is a tough
game, the day comes when every girl gets a treat of her own.
MAIN CAST
TRINITY
David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express)
SYNOPSIS
Two young brothers, Chris and Tim, go on the run through the southern states of the US when
their uncle Deel returns from years in jail and murders their father for keeping from him a
fortune in old Mexican coins they had inherited.
MAIN CAST
Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot),
Josh Lucas (Poseidon),
Devon Alan,
Dermot Mulroney (My Best Friend’s Wedding),
Kristen Stewart (Twilight),
Shiri Appleby (Swimfan),
Michael Bacall (Grindhouse)
PRODUCERS
“A poetic merging of
realism and surrealism”
Robert Ebert, Chicago Sun Times
Lisa Muskat (All the Real Girls),
Terrence Malick (The Thin Red Line),
Edward R. Pressman (American Psycho)
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UNITED
DIRECTOR
James Strong (Dr Who, Torchwood)
“It’s beautifully done powerful, haunting and
very human.”
SYNOPSIS
The Team That Defined An Era, And The Disaster That Tore Them Apart.
UNITED is based on the true story of Manchester United’s legendary “Busby Babes”, the
youngest side ever to win the Football League; the 1958 Munich Air Crash that claimed
eight of their number; and the extraordinary spirit of a city that rebuilt the team in the
wake of the disaster.
MAIN CAST
David Tennant (Dr Who),
Dougray Scott (Mission Impossible II),
Jack O’Connell (This is England),
Sam Claflin (Pirates of the Caribbean),
Thomas Howes (Downton Abbey),
Philip Hill Pearson (Shameless)
Julia Stannard (The History Boys)
“Extraordinary”
The Times
UNTHINKABLE
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Sam Wollaston, The Guardian
PRODUCER
Psychological Thriller | 2009 | USA | 97mins
Gregor Jordan (Ned Kelly, The Informers)
Three nuclear bombs. Three unknown locations. One suspect.
Black Ops agent ‘H’ and Special Agent Brody are sent to interrogate nuclear expert turned extremist,
Yusef ‘The Younger’, who claims to have planted three bombs in different cities around the country.
With only tape recordings of Yusef at the locations for clues and time quickly running out, H and
Brody can stop at nothing to prevent the detonation, and ultimately destruction, of the United States
of America. This edge-of-the-seat thriller explores just how far we are prepared to go to protect
ourselves and our country.
MAIN CAST
Samuel L. Jackson (Avengers Assemble, Django Unchained,
Pulp Fiction),
Carrie-Anne Moss (Silent Hill: Revelation 3D, The Matrix),
Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn, Midnight in Paris, Underworld)
“A timely thriller that’s
not to be missed”
New York Post
PRODUCERS
Vanessa Coifman (A Late Quartet),
Marco Weber (Igby Goes Down),
Gregor Jordan,
William O Perkins,
Caldecot Chubb (Co. Prod The Crow)
FESTIVAL
Samuel L. Jackson in UNTHINKABLE
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Sundance FF ’08
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THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM
Family Road Movie | 2013 | USA | 86mins
DIRECTOR
WHO IS CLETIS TOUT?
Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun - Nominated, Golden Globe® Best Mini-Series or
Motion Picture Made for Television)
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Prison escapee Trevor Finch (Christian Slater) assumes the identity of a deceased man,
Cletis Tout, but soon discovers that someone had put out a hit on Cletis. Now, as Finch and
fellow escapee Micah (Richard Dreyfuss) race to recover Micah’s hidden diamonds, they must
outrun not only the police but hit man Critical Jim (Tim Allen), as well!
Anika Noni Rose (Dreamgirls, Half a Yellow Sun, The Princess and the Frog)
David Alan Grier (Jumanji, The Woodsman, Stuart Little),
Skai Jackson (Jessie, Smurfs, The Rebound),
LaTanya Richardson (Sleepless in Seattle),
Wood Harris (The Wire (TV), Remember the Titians),
Bryce Jenkins (Easy A), Harrison Knight.
Jake Scott
WELCOME TO THE RILEYS is the gripping story of three people whose lives are transformed
when they accidentally intersect in a film of gentle humour and heartbreaking emotion.
Doug Riley (Gandolfini) & wife Lois (Leo) are sleepwalking through life until, in a New
Orleans strip joint, Doug encounters Mallory (Stewart) a sixteen-year-old runaway struggling
to survive. A powerful and exquisite exploration into human connection from Jake Scott.
James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)
Kristen Stewart (Twilight Saga, On the Road)
Melissa Leo (The Fighter (Oscar® winner))
FESTIVALS
Sundance ’10; Berlin ’10;
LA FF ’10; Deauville ’10
Christian Slater,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Portia De Rossi (Scream 2),
Tim Allen (Wild Hogs),
RuPaul,
Billy Connolly (Mrs Brown)
Nikki Silver,
Tonya Lewis Lee,
Phil Kleinbart
SYNOPSIS
MAIN CAST
MAIN CAST
PRODUCERS
PRODUCERS
Michael Costigan (Smart People,
Brokeback Mountain (EP)),
Scott Bloom,
Giovanni Agnelli,
Ridley Scott (Robin Hood, Body of Lies),
Tony Scott (Unstoppable, Man on Fire)
PRODUCERS
Dan Grodnik,
Matt Grimaldi,
Robert Snukal,
Jay Firestone,
Adam Haight
FESTIVAL
Toronto Int. Film Festival ‘01
WELCOME TO THE RILEYS
DIRECTOR
Chris Ver Wiel
SYNOPSIS
Summer 1963, Flint, Michigan. The Watsons are a close-knit ‘All American family’. There’s Daniel and
Wilona and their three kids: juvenile delinquent Byron, nerdy Kenny and adorable little sister Joetta.
When Byron’s antics get out of hand, his parents realise enough is enough and decide the family
needs a dose of Grandma Sands. So the Watsons load up the van to Birmingham, Alabama. When
they finally arrive at their destination, they are shown around town, soon discovering that life is very
different down South – and not necessarily for the better. They soon find themselves caught up in
something far bigger than Byron’s antics. Something that will change their lives and country forever.
MAIN CAST
Drama | 2000 | Canada | 89mins
“Gandolfini and Leo are
downright dynamite”
Variety
“Stewart’s intense,
courageous performance…
is really something special”
New York Post
“Rings its emotional bells due to its
first rate players”
WILD ABOUT HARRY
DIRECTOR
Declan Lowney (TV’s Father Ted)
SYNOPSIS
Harry McKee is a sleazy, alcoholic TV celebrity chef who has messed up his life. He was once
a loving husband and doting father, but now his wife Ruth is divorcing him and taking his
house, his money and his kids! Storming out after yet another argument, he is attacked and
receives a blow to the head. The next day he keels over at the divorce hearing and his wife
and solicitor assume that he is merely acting. However, this is not one of Harry’s infamous
pranks, and when he eventually wakes from a week-long coma he has lost his memory. To
be precise, he has forgotten everything since 1974. Inside his sagging, middle-aged body
he feels 18, single and very naïve. As Harry starts to recover physically, if not mentally, he
desperately attempts to win back Ruth’s heart, but he only has two weeks before the final
divorce hearing!
MAIN CAST
Brendan Gleeson (Green Zone),
Amanda Donohue (Liar Liar),
James Nesbitt (Bloody Sunday)
PRODUCERS
Robert Cooper (Truly Madly Deeply),
Laurie Borg (How to Loose Friends and Alienate People)
Boston Herald
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WILDERNESS SURVIVAL FOR GIRLS
DIRECTORS
Teen Horror | 2004 | USA | 75mins
DIRECTOR
Kim Roberts & Eli Despres
SYNOPSIS
In this unpredictable and shocking coming-of-age story, three high-school girls on a weekend
getaway impulsively take a menacing trespasser captive when he shows up at their remote
mountain cabin. Fueled by desperation, alcohol and a childhood story about a mountain
murder, Ruth, Deb and Kate endure a long, terrifying night with their captive before it all
erupts in a dramatic and deadly end. WILDERNESS SURVIVAL FOR GIRLS uses edge-of-yourseat suspense to explore the conflicting inner lives of teenage girls as the boundaries of their
friendship, their secret desires and their newfound taste for cruelty are tested.
MAIN CAST
Ruth Jeanette Brox,
Deborah Megan Henning,
Kate Ali Humiston
PRODUCERS
“Tightly construsted,
self-assured... Concocting a
stew that combines elements of a
thriller, coming-of-age drama and
comedy, the directors’ lean film is an
entertaining ride from
start to finish”
Eli Despres,
Kim Roberts,
Peter Burgess Smith
Warren Curry, Entertainment Insiders
THE WINNING SEASON
DIRECTOR
High School Comedy | 2009 | USA | 100mins
James C. Strouse (Grace is Gone)
SYNOPSIS
From Sundance 2007 Audience Award-Winning Director James Strouse comes the hilarious
story of a washed up basketball coach who must learn to overcome his love of booze, his
chauvinistic attitude towards women and his overdeveloped macho nature, in order to
re-invent himself as a real man and give a bunch of no-hopers a shot at a WINNING SEASON!
MAIN CAST
Sam Rockwell (Moon),
Emma Roberts (Valentine’s Day),
Rob Corddry (What Happens in Vegas),
Jessica Hecht (Danin Real Life),
Margo Martindale (Million Dollar Baby),
Kevin Breznahan (Superbad),
Shareeka Epps (Half Nelson),
Emily Rios (LoveRanch),
Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
PRODUCERS
Kara Baker,
Gia Walsh,
Galt Niederhoffer (Prozac Nation),
Celine Rattray (New York, I love You),
Daniela Taplin Lundberg (The Kids Are Alright)
FESTIVAL
Sundance FF ’09
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THE WIPERS TIMES
“Rockwell’s grumpy misanthrope
is a hoot”
Screen Daily
“Rockwell anchors this ensemble comedy
with a terrifically likable portrayal of an
often unlikable character… the actor
never skimps on laughs”
Variety
“The Winning Season is
laugh out loud funny
and the special kind of touch that
only James C. Strouse can give you.”
Drama / Comedy | 2013 | UK | 90mins
Andy De Emmony (The Bletchley Circle, West is West)
SYNOPSIS
Based on the remarkable true story of a satirical newspaper published on the front lines of
World War I, this poignant yet comedic drama revels in the extraordinary resilience of the
human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. Written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman,
THE WIPERS TIMES tells for the first time how these inspirational men used humour and wit to
remain sane amidst one of the deadliest conflicts in modern history.
MAIN CAST
Michael Palin (Life of Brian, A Fish Called Wanda),
Ben Chaplin (Mad Dogs (TV), Me and Orson Welles),
Julian Rhind-Tutt (The Hour, Stardust),
Steve Oram (The World’s End, Sightseers),
Ben Daniels (Jack the Giant Slayer),
Emilia Fox (The Pianist, David Copperfield)
PRODUCER
David Parfitt (Shakespeare in Love)
WRITERS
Ian Hislop (Spitting Image (TV),
Have I Got News For You (TV)),
Nick Newman
WORLD’S GREATEST DAD
DIRECTOR
Bobcat Goldthwait (Sleeping Dogs Lie)
SYNOPSIS
Starring the inimitable Robin Williams at his comedic best, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD is a
highly original, crowd-pleasing comedy which will have you both falling off your seat in fits
of laughter and hiding behind it in uncomfortable, uncontrollable giggles. But regardless of
your vantage point, Screen International describes the Film as ‘hilarious’ and ‘outrageously
entertaining’… and they’re absolutely right!
MAIN CAST
Robin Williams,
Alexie Gilmore (Definitely, Maybe),
Daryl Sabara (Halloween),
Geoff Pierson (Changeling),
Henry Simmons (Are We There Yet?)
FESTIVALS
PRODUCERS
Tim Perell & Howard Gertler (Last Chance Harvey),
Sean McKittrick (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies),
Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko)
“A crazy, foul-mouthed
black comedy that blows
up every rule of taste and
common sense and somehow
gets away with it”
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
WEBSITE
www.worldsgreatestdadfilm.com
Sundance FF ’09, Deauville FF ’09
Slashfilm.com
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WRECKERS
DIRECTOR
D. R. Hood
SYNOPSIS
WRECKERS is an evocative drama that examines the fragile relationship between truth, intimacy and betrayal. A married couple move back to his childhood village to start a family but a
surprise visit from the husband’s brother ignites sibling rivalry and exposes the lies embedded
in the couple’s relationship.
MAIN CAST
Benedict Cumberbatch (War Horse, Star Trek Into Darkness,
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy),
Claire Foy (Vivaldi, Little Dorrit (TV)),
Shaun Evans (Being Julia, Boy A)
PRODUCER
Simon Onwurah
London FF ’11; Moscow IFF ’12 - won Silver St. George Award; Palm Springs FF ’12
THE YEAR OF GETTING TO KNOW US
DIRECTOR
Patrick Sisam
SYNOPSIS
Christopher Rocket’s road to happiness has taken him down a bumpy path. He’s saddled with
a selfish, narcissistic father, a hippie mother and a sexy but serious girlfriend, who’s pressuring
him to commit. But during an unexpected trip home to Florida, Christopher is finally forced to
come to terms with a past he’d rather forget and a future he’s doing his best to avoid.
MAIN CAST
Jimmy Fallon (Whip It, 30 Rock - (TV)),
Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct),
Tom Arnold (True Lies, Hit And Run),
Lucy Liu (Kill Bill, Charlie’s Angels)
PRODUCER
Holly Wiersma (Stone, Factory Girl, Bobby)
FESTIVAL
Sundance Int’l FF ’08
Benedict Cumberbatch in WRECKERS
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THE YOUNG UNKNOWNS
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Catherine Jelski
SYNOPSIS
Devon Gummersall (Independence Day),
Eion Bailey (Fight Club),
Arly Jover (Blade),
Leslie Bibb (Iron Man 2)
Aimee Lagos (Debut)
SYNOPSIS
A day-in-the-life of Charlie Fox, a brash young commercials director from a troubled, showbiz
family. Accompanied by three friends, his unhappy girlfriend Paloma, his party-animal buddy
Joe, and vulnerable newcomer Cassandra, Charlie rides an emotional roller coaster all the
way from a California dream to a contemporary tragedy.
MAIN CAST
96 MINUTES
Critically acclaimed SXSW Award Winner 96 MINUTES is an intense, edge of your seat
thriller about a day in the life of four young people caught up in a terrifying car-jacking.
MAIN CAST
Brittany Snow (John Tucker Must Die),
Evan Ross (Jeff Who Lives at Home),
Christian Serratos (Twilight),
David Oyelowo (Lincoln, The Help)
PRODUCERS
Eric M. Klein,
Kimberly Shane O’Hara
FESTIVALS
SXSW ’11 Jury Prize Award for Breakthrough
performance Evan Ross,
St Louis FF ’12 - Emerging Filmmaker Award
(Aimee Lagos)
FESTIVAL
PRODUCERS
Lee Clay (Beautiful Boy),
Justin Moore-Lewy,
Charlie Mason,
Paul Gilreath
WEBSITE
www.96minutesthemovie.com
“Aimee Lagos displays a
talent for brisk character
definition and a sharp eye
for class and racial divides”
Joe Leydon, Variety.com
“A fully gripping night
world, a moment-to-moment film noir
reminiscent of The Night of the Hunter”
Anne Harris, The Austin Chronicle
ZEROPHILIA
DIRECTOR
Teen Comedy | 2005 | USA | 88mins
Martin Curland
SYNOPSIS
In this provocative teen comedy, Luke, a young man insecure about his masculinity discovers
he’s a Zerophiliac, a condition that causes a person to change gender whenever he/she is
excited. Join Luke as he journeys into the extraordinary world of Zerophilia where so many
crazy questions arise, but only one question matters: “Who do you love?”
MAIN CAST
Dustin Seavey (Pirates of the Caribbean:
The Curse of the Black Pearl),
Kyle Schmid (A History of Violence),
Alison Folland (Good Will Hunting),
Marieh Delfino (Jeepers Creepers II),
Taylor Handley (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
The Beginning)
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PRODUCERS
Martin Curland,
Jay Whitney Brown,
Alan Grossbard,
Gregory J. Lanesey (Chasing 3000),
Matt Radecki (Chasing 3000)
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DOCUMENTARIES
AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Documentary | 2010 | USA | 82mins
DIRECTOR
Elijah Drenner
Robert Forster, Narrator (Jackie Brown),
Allison Anders (Gas Food Lodging),
Judy Brown (Slaughter’s Big Rip-Off),
Larry Cohen (Black Caesar),
Joe Dante (Gremlins),
David Hess (The Last House on the Left),
Jack Hill (Coffy, Foxy Brown),
John Landis (The Blues Brothers)
Ondi Timoner (We Live in Public, Dig!)
SYNOPSIS
The feature-length documentary AMERICAN GRINDHOUSE explores the hidden history of the
American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S.
cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment. Exploitation Cinema has left an indelible mark on American culture, and this informative and
amusing documentary proves that its principles - and popularity - endure to this day.
FEATURING
COOL IT
From the award winning director of DIG!, one of the greatest rock n’ roll movies of all time,
comes COOL IT; a controversial documentary which blasts through the polarizing logjam of
the climate change debate, delivering a concrete plan to save the planet for just US$250
billion. COOL IT is a perfect companion piece for ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, and is for anyone who
is longing for an intelligent voice to cut through the confusion and provide us all with a way to
think rationally about practical, affordable and achievable solutions to the evolving world we
find ourselves living in.
PRODUCERS
Elijah Drenner;
Co-producers - Dan Greene, Calum Waddell
FEATURING
PRODUCERS
Bjørn Lomborg
WEBSITE
www.americangrindhouse.com
Terry Botwick (Jonah: A Veggie Tales Movie (E.P),
Sarah Gibson (I.O.U.S.A.),
Ondi Timoner (We Live in Public, Dig!)
FESTIVAL
Toronto Int. FF ’10; IDFA ’10
FESTIVALS
CODE BREAKERS
Documentary | 2011 | Canada | 48mins
Niobe Thompson, Tom Radford
SYNOPSIS
In this visually stunning HD documentary, the ancient world of the first peoples of the
Americas comes to life in gorgeous recreations shot in Arctic Russia. As the mystery of the Ice
Age migrations is finally solved by science, anthropologist Niobe Thompson takes us to the
modern ice people of the Bering Strait, whose way of life completes our understanding of how
their ancestors conquered the New World.
MAIN CAST
Niobe Thompson (Host, Inuit Odyssey)
Steve Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times
“Cool It, a new film featuring
Bjørn Lomborg, is far
more convincing than
An Inconvenient Truth.
Cool It presents a balanced and
convincing case against doom
and gloom”
Peter Foster, Financial Post
SXSW ’10, Raindance ’10
DIRECTORS
“Enlightening, eye-opening,
brain-nourishing stuff”
PRODUCERS
DANCE WITH A SERIAL KILLER
Documentary | 2007 | France | 69mins
DIRECTOR
“Riveting, atmospheric
Nigel Williams (Painting the Clouds)
SYNOPSIS
DANCE WITH A SERIAL KILLER is the story of a murder investigation, told by the detective who
brought a horrific serial killer to justice.
FEATURING
Francis Heaulme,
Jean-François Abgrall
PRODUCER
Martin Rosenbaum (Pervert’s Guide to Cinema)
Niobe Thompson,
Tom Radford
documentary”
The Daily Mail
“A bizarre real-life whodunit…”
The Financial Times
“Discomforting, but utterly
absorbing”
Time Out
“Compelling… real dot-to-dot
that eventually revealed a monster”
The Independent
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DUMBSTRUCK
DIRECTOR
Mark Goffman
SYNOPSIS
At the annual Vent Haven Convention in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, ventriloquism capital of the
world, director Mark Goffman discovers five extraordinary characters straight out of a
Christopher Guest mockumentary. But in this delightful, it’s-all-true documentary, the
characters are real, and so are the emotional attachments that they have with their
“dummies’. - Palm Springs International Film Festival.
PRODUCER
www.dumbstruckthemovie.com
EVERY LITTLE STEP
James D. Stern (… So Goes the Nation), Adam Del Deo (… So Goes the Nation)
SYNOPSIS
EVERY LITTLE STEP explores the incredible journey of A Chorus Line from ambitious idea to
international phenomenon. It is a wonderfully entertaining film that will strike a chord with
the young and old alike. Whether successful or not, this group will keep on dancing…
FEATURING
The Cast of A CHORUS LINE
FESTIVALS
WEBSITE
Lindsay Goffman
DIRECTOR
“A charmer of a feel-good doc”
Official Selection Toronto Int. FF ’08
& Berlin FF ’09
PRODUCERS
James D. Stern (I’m Not There),
Adam Del Deo (Stay Alive)
WEBSITE
www.sonyclassics.com/everylittlestep
“Heart-stopping!
A large triumph! How long has it been
since a movie left you
literally speechless?”
Joe Morgenstern, Wall St. Journal
“A thrilling dazzler!
Don’t even think of missing it!”
EVERY LITTLE STEP
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FILMS OF FURY: THE KUNG FU MOVIE MOVIE
DIRECTORS & PRODUCERS
NARRATOR Yuri Lowenthal
SYNOPSIS
Andrew Corvey, Andrew Robinson
Based on Ric Meyers’ definitive book on Kung Fu movies, this action packed feature
documentary reveals the legend, the lore and outright lunacy of the most ridiculously
exhilarating martial arts films ever made. FILMS OF FURY tells the story of the genre from its
ancient Peking Opera origins to its superhero-powered future, from Enter The Dragon to Kung
Fu Panda with footage from over 200 of the greatest Kung Fu movies ever made and featuring
the likes of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal and Michelle Yeoh.
Narrated by an original animated character, this is non-stop kick-ass action.
FEATURING
“It’s a kung fu fan’s dream”
Dennis Bartock, Singafest Film Festival
WEBSITE
Bruce Lee,
Jackie Chan,
Jet Li,
Chuck Norris,
Steven Seagal,
Michelle Yeoh
www.filmsoffury.com
GET THE PICTURE
DIRECTOR
SYNOPSIS
Documentary | 2012 | Ireland | 69mins
Cathy Pearson
GET THE PICTURE is about the remarkable life and work of John G Morris, the revered journalist, picture
editor of Life Magazine and one of the last living journalists involved in the D-Day Normandy landings.
John worked alongside many of the greatest names in 20th Century photography including Magnum
founders Henri-Cartier Bresson and Robert Capa. Working at Life during World War II and The New
York Times during Vietnam he uniquely captured some of the most turbulent and pivotal moments in
the course of 20th Century history and provides a distinct insight into the power of photography.
FEATURING
John G Morris, Pat Trocmé, Peter Turnley,
Christiane Amanpour, Stanley Greene,
James Nachtwey, Martine Franck,
Marc Riboud, Paolo Pellegrin, Josh Haner,
Librado Romero, Don McCullin
PRODUCERS
Cathy Pearson,
(EP) Noel Pearson (My Left Foot)
WEBSITE
www.facebook.com/getthepicturethefilm
FESTIVALS & AWARDS
GET THE PICTURE
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Won Best Irish Documentary – Jameson Dublin Int. FF ’13;
Hamptons FF ’13; Raindance FF ’13; Warsaw IFF ’13
© Mark Riboud
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I KNEW IT WAS YOU: REDISCOVERING JOHN CAZALE
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Richard Shepard (The Matador)
SYNOPSIS
Al Pacino,
Gene Hackman,
Robert De Niro,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Meryl Streep,
Sidney Lumet,
Philip Seymour Hoffman,
Sam Rockwell,
Steve Buscemi
Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room)
SYNOPSIS
John Cazale was in only five films - The Godfather, The Conversation,
The Godfather Part Two, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter - each was nominated for
Best Picture. Yet today most people don’t even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh
tour through movies that defined a generation.
FEATURING
THE LAST GLADIATORS
Academy Award® winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi To The Dark Side) takes an unprecedented
look at the National Hockey League’s most feared enforcers and explores the career of Chris
“Knuckles” Nilan.
Through interviews with a generation of hockey’s most hard-bitten tough guys, this inspiring,
introspective film explores what it means to grow up from carefree games on icy ponds to
enforcing the unspoken code of the NHL®.
PRODUCERS
Richard Shepard,
Brett Ratner (D: X-Men - The Last Stand),
Stacey Reiss
FEATURING
PRODUCERS
FESTIVALS
WEBSITE
Donald Brashear,
Marty McSorley,
Chris Nilan,
Paul Schantz,
Tony Twist
Alex Gibney (Mea Maxima Culpa:
Silence in the House of God),
Jim Podhoretz (NBA Awesome Endings),
Larry Weitzman (Nostradamus: 2012 (TV))
Toronto Int. FF; San Francisco Int. FF
KNUCKLE
DIRECTOR
Documentary | 2011 | Ireland/ UK | 93mins
An epic 12-year journey into in the world of an Irish Traveller community, KNUCKLE takes
us inside their secretive and exhilarating bare-knuckle fighting lives. Chronicling a history
of violent feuding between rival families, the film follows James Quinn McDonagh and his
younger brother Michael, as they fight for their reputations and the honour of their family
name. Vivid, violent and compelling, KNUCKLE gains unique access into the fighting culture
of a hidden, contemporary community.
FEATURING
Ian Palmer (Narrator)
PRODUCER
Teddy Leifer (The Interrupters, We Are Together)
“Brilliantly brutal and
intriguingly insightful”
Screen
“Brad Pitt’s character in
Apocalypse Now”
Sports Illustrated
“Alternately brutal
and graceful…”
Rob Nelson, Variety
Documentary | 2008 | UK | 90mins
Ishbel Whitaker (Rize)
SYNOPSIS
From the producers of David LaChapelle’s Rize and with a remarkable soundtrack by
the critically acclaimed Nitin Sawhney, LIVING GODDESS is a tale of three girls who are
worshipped as living deities in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.
FEATURING
Sajani Shakya
“If fans embrace Slapshot as the
Casablanca of Hockey films;
The Last Gladiators is
www.thelastgladiators.com
LIVING GODDESS
DIRECTOR
Ian Palmer
SYNOPSIS
PRODUCERS
Mark Hawker (Rize),
Andrew Curtis (Lost In La Mancha)
“Beautifully encapsulates
the way a little girl embodies both the
past and the future of her land”
The Sunday Times
Snatch wouldn’t last two
seconds with these
brutes”
FESTIVAL
Sundance FF ’11
Hollywood.com
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LOOKING FOR LENNY
DIRECTOR
Elan Gale
SYNOPSIS
Lenny Bruce was one of the key anti-Establishment figures of 1960s America, who constantly
pushed the boundaries with his numerous brushes with the law and his conviction for
obscenity in 1964. This Jewish-American stand-up comedian’s outrageous, taboo-breaking
humour helped liberalise the American Entertainment Industry during the tumultuous 1960s
and he has become an inspiration for many of today’s comedians.
His battles with authority and with his own demons that ultimately led to his untimely death
in 1964 were immortalized in the Oscar-nominated Bob Fosse film Lenny starring Dustin
Hoffman. Now is the time to find the man behind the myth.
FEATURING
Phyllis Diller,
Robin Williams,
Ron Jeremy,
Hugh Heffner
and Sandra Bernhard
PRODUCERS
“The film is an illuminating
look at the late, great Lenny Bruce,
featuring interviews with mavericks
from the comedy world, colleagues,
and friends of the iconoclastic
comedian/social commentator”
Cinema Eye
Matt Amar, Patrick O’Sullivan
WEBSITE
www.lookingforlenny.com
LOVE THE BEAST
DIRECTOR
Documentary | 2009 | Australia | 92mins
Eric Bana
SYNOPSIS
Eric Bana lands a dream role; the chance to star alongside his first love, ‘The Beast’, after a
25 year-long relationship. But who is this ‘Beast’? Eric’s 1974 Ford Falcon XB Coupe. Now the
second highest grossing documentary of all time in his native Australia.
LOVE THE BEAST is about family, friends and what it means to keep your dreams alive. An
action packed story as full of heart and the defining moments in life as it is about driving
fast….really fast.
FEATURING
Eric Bana (Munich),
Jay Leno,
Jeremy Clarkson,
Dr. Phil
PRODUCERS
Eric Bana,
Peter Hill,
Matt Hill
“Well-directed documentary
by Bana treads an amazingly clever
path between nostalgia, action and
humour to deliver 92 immensely
entertaining minutes…”
Sun Herald
WEBSITE
www.lovethebeast.com.au
Eric Bana in LOVE THE BEAST
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MEA MAXIMA CULPA: SILENCE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
DIRECTOR
Gripping Documentary | 2012 | USA | 106mins
Alex Gibney (Taxi To The Dark Side – Won Oscar® for Best Documentary)
SYNOPSIS
A gripping documentary from Oscar® winning director Alex Gibney. Gibney exposes the abuse of power
in the Catholic Church and a cover-up that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee Wisconsin,
through the bare ruined choirs of Ireland’s churches all the way to the highest office of the Vatican. By
investigating the secret crimes of a charismatic priest who abused over 200 deaf children in a school
under his control - the film shows the face of evil that lurks behind the smiles and denials of authority
figures and institutions who believe that because they stand for good they can do no wrong.
The film documents the first known public protest against clerical sex abuse in the US. - long before the
crisis in Boston, a struggle of more than three decades that ultimately led to a lawsuit against the Pontiff
himself. These heroes, four deaf young men, set out to expose the priest who had abused them and so
many others by trying to make their voices “heard”. Their investigation helped to uncover documents
from the secret Vatican Archives that shows the Pope - who must operate within the mysterious rules of
the roman Curia - as both responsible and helpless in the face of evil.
NARRATORS
Alex Gibney, Jamey Sheridan, Chris Cooper,
Ethan Hawke, John Slattery
PRODUCERS
Alex Gibney, Jedd Wider, Todd Wider,
Alexandra Johnes, Kristen Vaurio, Sara Bernstein
MILIUS
DIRECTORS
“It should be
compulsory viewing”
dailybeast.com
Toronto Int. FF ’12; IDFA ’12; Hampton Int. FF ’12;
Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmy Awards
Zak Knutson and Joey Figueroa
SYNOPSIS
Here is the life story of one of the most influential and controversial film directors in the history
of Hollywood, John Milius. From his childhood aspirations to join the military to his formative
years at the USC Film School, his legendary work on films such as Apocalypse Now, Jaws,
Conan The Barbarian, Dirty Harry and Red Dawn, to his ultimate dismissal from Hollywood due
to his radical beliefs and controversial behavior.
FEATURING
“A powerful and
affecting film”
John Milius, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas,
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Francis Ford Coppola,
Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Michael Mann,
Robert Zemeckis, Oliver Stone, Bryan Singer,
Charlie Sheen, Matthew Weiner and many more.
PRODUCERS
Zak Knutson,
Joey Figueroa,
Kenneth Plume
“Milius is a rousing
tribute to the warrior poet
of mainstream Hollywood;
It’s a triumph!”
IndieWire
FESTIVAL
SXSW ’13
George Lucas in MILIUS
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POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS: THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me)
SYNOPSIS
Acclaimed filmmaker and master provocateur Morgan Spurlock returns to a cinema near you
with tongue-in-cheek perfection as he examines the world of product placement, marketing
and advertising by making a film financed entirely by product placement, marketing and
advertising. Scathingly funny, subversive, and deceptively smart, POM WONDERFUL PRESENTS:
THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD shines the definitive light on our branded future as Spurlock
attempts to create the “Iron Man of documentaries,” the first ever “docbuster”! He may very
well have succeeded.
FEATURING
PRODUCERS
Morgan Spurlock
“Ingenious and devilishly
entertaining”
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
“Laugh out loud funny”
Jeremy Chilnick,
Abbie Hurewitz,
Morgan Spurlock
WEBSITE
SPUTNIK MANIA
David Hoffman
SYNOPSIS
Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to
orbit the earth, bringing America to its knees in awe - then fear. Initially thrilling as a marvel of
science, Sputnik was soon viewed by America as a weapon of mass destruction. Narrated by
Liev Schreiber with expert use of archival footage, SPUTNIK MANIA explores the fast-moving
series of events that brought the world’s super-powers to the brink of nuclear war, and
includes the story of two ex-generals whose private agreement prevented WW III.
FEATURING
Liev Schreiber (The Painted Veil)
Peter Sciretta, Slash Film
www.sonyclassics.com/pomwonderfulpresentsthegreatestmovieeversold
“Reveals one of the most scariest
moments in history… exciting…
entertaining and insightful”
Variety
PRODUCERS
Eric Reid,
David Hoffman,
John Vincent Barrett,
Jay Walker
WEBSITE
www.sputnikmania.com
REMBRANDT’S J’ACCUSE
DIRECTOR
Documentary | 2008 | The Netherlands | 86mins
DIRECTOR
Peter Greenaway (Nightwatching)
SYNOPSIS
Centered around the hidden murder depicted in Rembrandt’s most famous painting
“The Night Watch”, this film explains the conspiracy and the motives of all the 34 painted
characters and sets it in the context of Holland’s Golden Age. Rembrandt used the painting as
a criticism of Holland’s elite oligarchy, who then set out to ruin the painter in revenge. Peter
Greenaway himself is the investigator, who extraordinarily uncovers more evidence to support
this theory than anyone has ever seen before.
MAIN CAST
Eva Birthistle (Ae Fond Kiss),
Jodhi May (The Last of the Mohicans),
Emily Holmes (Snakes on a Plane),
Jonathan Holmes (Martian Child),
Michael Teigen (A Guy Thing),
Nathalie Press (My Summer of Love)
STEEP
PRODUCERS
Femke Wolting,
Bruno Felix
FESTIVALS
“An enthralling docudrama that
examines the Dutch master’s most
famous painting for proof that it was
responsible for his dramatic fall from
grace… pic brims with juicy
conspiracy theories and
forensic investigations worthy of
top-tier TV drama”
Variety
Mark Obenhaus (The Kennedy Assassination)
SYNOPSIS
Amazing documentary feature film about daredevil skiers from the days of the early pioneers
in the 1970’s, such as Bill Briggs, the first to ski Wyoming’s Grand Teton in 1971 to the legends
of “big mountain skiing” today, such as Seth Morrison, Stefano de Benedetti, Ingrid Backstrom,
Chris Davenport, Doug Coombs and base-jumping innovator Shane McConkey. The skiing
scenes are simply breathtaking. Filmed in some of the most remote mountain areas of Alaska,
Canada, Wyoming, Iceland, the Alps. These skiers tackle the world’s most harrowing runs
down rugged mountains that were never meant to accommodate a pair of ski poles. The film
also explores the motivation behind these adrenaline junkies. Tragically one of the sport’s big
names, Douglas Coombs died a few days after completing filming in a skiing accident.
FEATURING
Ingrid Backstrom, Anselme Baud,
Bill Brigs, Doug Coombs, Chris Davenport,
Stefano De Benedetti, Shane McConkey,
Andrew McLean, Seth Morrison,
Eric Pehota, Glen Plake
PRODUCERS
Jordan Kronick (The Kennedy Assasination),
Gabrielle Tenebaum (The Kennedy Assasination)
Pusan Int. FF ’08; Rome Cinema Fest ’08; IDFA ’08
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TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION
DIRECTOR
From the Oscar®-winning producers of Broken Rainbow, TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION is
a sweeping and compelling look at the struggle of the Tibetan people for freedom over the
course of more than five decades. Blending key events in history with the current headlines,
this rich tapestry of history, politics, faith and hope also provides a real life drama of today
that is an eye-opening and immensely eye-appealing ride. A definitive exploration of a
legendary subject, TIBET: CRY OF THE SNOW LION is an epic story of courage and compassion.
FEATURING
PRODUCERS
Narrator - Martin Sheen
Voiceovers - Susan Sarandon,
Tim Robbins,
Ed Harris
Tom Peosay,
Sue Peosay,
Maria Florio (Big River Man, Broken Rainbow),
Victoria Mudd (Broken Rainbow)
TRUMBO
Peter Askin (Company Man)
Legendary Hollywood writer Dalton Trumbo’s extraordinary story is brought to life through
emotionally stirring and downright hilarious performances of his letters by an all-star cast.
Joan Allen,
Michael Douglas,
Paul Giamatti,
Nathan Lane,
Josh Lucas,
Liam Neeson,
David Strathairn,
Donald Sutherland
“Impeccably made...
Breathtaking... A more concise
and affecting summation of the Tibetan
crisis would be hard to imagine”
The New York Times
Rock n’ Roll Documentary | 2008 | USA | 86mins
Tom DiCillo (Delirious)
NARRATOR
“Hugely enthralling”
Johnny Depp
SYNOPSIS
‘As well as an astute chronicle of the times, this is a deeply personal film for DiCillo. In the
final analysis, WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE is a rare tribute to music, individuality, and a generation
and resonates with an authenticity that speaks to anyone who wants to understand that era
and what it means today.’ - Geoffrey Gilmore - Director, Sundance Film Festival.
FEATURING
Jim Morrison,
John Densmore,
Ray Manzarek,
Robby Krieger
PRODUCERS
Peter Jankowski,
John Beug,
Dick Wolf,
Jeff Jampol
Gary Levinson, IndieMusicReview.net
“Depp’s voice seems a perfect match
to capture the spirit of the band and
the time… Quite a treat”
El Bicho, Film Radar
SYNOPSIS
FEATURING
WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE: A FILM ABOUT THE DOORS
DIRECTOR
Tom Peosay
SYNOPSIS
DIRECTOR
PRODUCERS
Will Battersby,
Tory Tunnell (Awake),
Alan Klingenstein (Runaway, Two Family House),
David Viola (Runaway)
“An invigorating, funny, and
moving portrait of a Hollywood
hero, the new documentary Trumbo brings
the blacklist to life from the inside”
“Wonderfully imaginative,
offbeat and affectionate tribute to the
blacklisted screenwriter… may be the year’s
funniest, saddest, most bizarrely inspiring
TV moment. Simply unmissable”
FESTIVAL
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THE NICK BROOMFIELD COLLECTION
AILEEN WUORNOS: THE SELLING OF A SERIAL KILLER
DIRECTORS
Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
SYNOPSIS
1992, Florida, USA. Aileen Wuornos is claimed to be the world’s first female serial killer. A
hitch-hiking prostitute, she killed seven of her clients, and is now on death row in the State of
Florida facing the electric chair. The three main characters are Aileen Wuornos, whom we see
in prison, her born-again Christian mother, Eileen Pralee, who just adopted Aileen Wuornos
last year, and her lawyer, Steve Glazer. The film raises a number of questions about official
corruption, not least of which is whether in fact she is a serial killer at all, or if that label is just
a commercial means of selling Aileen Wuornos and her story.
FEATURING
PRODUCER
Aileen Wuornos,
Eileen Pralee,
Steve Glazer
Jo Human
WEBSITE
www.nickbroomfield.com
AWARDS
Won Royal Television Society Award ’93
AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER
DIRECTORS
Documentary | 2003 | UK/ USA | 90mins
SYNOPSIS
AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER looks at Aileen’s violent, tortured childhood
in Troy, Michigan and her subsequent years on the road as a hitch-hiking prostitute which
culminated in the murders. In her last interview, conducted by Broomfield at Aileen’s request,
she said she believed her mind was being controlled by radio waves. On October 9th 2002 she
was executed in Florida.
FEATURING
PRODUCER
AWARDS
WEBSITE
Aileen Wuornos,
Steve Glazer
Jo Human
Won Amnesty International DOEN Award ’03
“Shocking and
indispensable viewing”
Rolling Stone
“Terrific. It’s an extraordinary
document: astonishing, tragic,
gutting, and terribly funny in the
most ghastly way”
The Times
AILEEN WUORNOS
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BEHIND THE RENT STRIKE
DIRECTOR
DIRECTORS
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
A graduation project, inspired by the stories and characters Broomfield encountered during
the making of Who Cares, this angry and enlightening film tells of the dignified, human
struggle behind a national scandal.
FEATURING
PRODUCER
N/A
CHICKEN RANCH
Nick Broomfield
“Totally brilliant and
riveting… insightful without
being didactic”
Time Out
Nick Broomfield, Sandi Sissel
SYNOPSIS
They arrive in private planes and fast cars. Customers are lured by an assortment of delights;
the Passion Chair, with its 37 different positions, the VIP Room, equipped with movies and
a jacuzzi, the Crème de Menthe Frappe, the Bianca-Blast and more. Package tours can be
arranged for larger groups. ‘Chicken Ranch’ is a fascinating, often hilarious film”
– The New Yorker
FEATURING
The people of the Chicken Ranch
WEBSITE
Documentary | 1982 | UK/ USA | 75mins
“An honest, open-ended
and fascinating piece
of work”
The Sunday Times
PRODUCER
Nick Broomfield
WEBSITE
BIGGIE & TUPAC
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
BIGGIE & TUPAC is a no holds barred investigation into the still unsolved murders of two of the
biggest superstars rap has ever produced; Christopher Wallace, aka Biggie Smalls, and Tupac
Shakur. Answering the crusading calls for justice from Biggie’s mother Voletta, Broomfield
hits the streets from East Coast to West Coast, putting his own life at risk as he uncovers
sensational new evidence that points directly to the involvement of the LAPD and imprisoned
Death Row records co-founder Marion ‘Suge’ Knight in the violent slayings that shocked the
hip hop world.
FEATURING
Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls,
Suge Knight, Voletta Wallace,
Sean Combs, Snoop Dogg,
Frank Alexander, Lil’ Cease,
Russell Poole, Kevin Hackey
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DRIVING ME CRAZY
PRODUCER
Michele D’Acosta
WEBSITE
“…compulsively
watchable and
endlessly inventive…”
Roger Ebert
Documentary | 1988 | UK/ West Germany | 79mins
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
Both uproaringly funny and unerringly cautionary, Broomfield’s behind-the-scenes document
of the making of a musical becomes a ceremonious unmaking-of as egos, budgets and general
calamity conspire to ruin the best efforts of all involved in the New York rehearsals for an
extravagant, glitzy production. “The first film I ever appeared in. I was so desperate in this outof-control situation that it was the only way I could think of telling the story”. Nick Broomfield
FEATURING
André Heller,
Graciela Daniele,
Mercedes Ellington,
George Faison
FESTIVAL
PRODUCERS
Andrew Braunsberg,
Steven G. Menkin
WEBSITE
“An hilarious exposé of
showbiz…”
The Guardian
“Mr Broomfield managed to live
through a nightmare, and turn it into
a documentary maker’s
dream”
The New York Times
144
FETISHES
DIRECTOR
DIRECTOR
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
Filmed at Pandora’s Box, the luxurious S&M parlour in New York, FETISHES reveals in both a
humorous and informative manner the full range of fetishes, from rubber and infantilism, to
asphyxiation and mummification.
FEATURING
Nick Broomfield,
Michele D’Acosta
WEBSITE
Who’s screwing who? Nick Broomfield wonders who’s telling the truth, as he uncovers a nest
of secrets and lies surrounding notorious Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss and her clientele of
Hollywood stars, porn actors, corrupt cops and rich punters.
Heidi Fleiss,
Ivan Nagy,
Madam Alex,
Victoria Sellers,
Cookie,
Daryl Gates,
L’hua Reid
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Broomfield revisits his classic and lethal documentary on the Boer separatist Eugene
Terre’Blanche, The Leader, His Driver and the Driver’s Wife. This time, he had to go back in
disguise, apparently as a character from a Jilly Cooper novel. Bearding the biblical old racist
again was funny, but the real point and poignancy of the revisit was to see what had
happened to the other characters, Terre’Blanche’s supporting cast. They were as touching as
they were unsympathetic. The rural Afrikaners are a strip in the corner of the new rainbow
South Africa that can now be safely ignored, beaten and unloved; they can be discounted as
ultimately irrelevant.
PRODUCERS
Nick Broomfield,
Jamie Ader-Brown,
Kahane Corn
WEBSITE
“Like many of the people Mr Broomfield
approaches, they take stock of his
milquetoast manner and underestimate
him. Big mistake”
Variety
“An essential documentary”
The Times
PRODUCER
Nick Broomfield
WEBSITE
JUVENILE LIAISON II
DIRECTORS
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
FEATURING
SYNOPSIS
Nick Broomfield,
Anita Meyer,
J.P. Meyer,
Eugene Terre’Blanche
Documentary | 1995 | UK/ Germany/ USA/ Canada | 107mins
Nick Broomfield
FEATURING
HEIDI FLEISS: HOLLYWOOD MADAM
DIRECTOR
“Fascinating, horrifying,
funny and sad”
Roger Ebert
PRODUCERS
Mistress Beatrice,
Mistress Catherine,
Mistress Delilah,
Mistress Natasha,
Mistress Raven,
Elissa Wald
HIS BIG WHITE SELF
SYNOPSIS
This sequel reacquaints us with the lives of the children and officers involved, examining the
scars left by the stark events of Juvenille Liaison. Both films are a sobering reminder that the
need for change and social reform is never cut and dried, straightforward or simple.
FEATURING
N/A
PRODUCER
Rieta Oord
WEBSITE
“Two thumbs up, way up”
Siskel & Ebert
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KURT & COURTNEY
DIRECTOR
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
Beginning as an observation of the music of Kurt Cobain and his Seattle/Portland
contemporaries, Kurt and Courtney took a different turn when Courtney Love intervened. What
emerges is a powerful examination of the destructive power of corporate America, economic
depression and freedom of speech.
FEATURING
PRODUCERS
Dylan Carlson,
Kurt Cobain,
El Duce,
Larry Flynt,
Tom Grant,
Hank Harrison,
Courtney Love,
Sam Rubin,
Vincent Schiavelli,
Pat Smear
Nick Broomfield,
Michele d’Acosta,
Nick Frazer,
Tine van den Brande
WEBSITE
“Lurid and freakishly
unresting, it’s a muckraking
sensation…”
PROUD TO BE BRITISH
DIRECTOR
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
A humorous look at the British class system still clinging on to centuries of tradition in the
Home Counties in the 1970’s. Made during Broomfield’s years at the National Film & Television
School in Beaconsfield, Bucks.
FEATURING
PRODUCER
N/A
Nick Broomfield
“Kurt and Courtney is a prime, colorful
example of Mr Broomfield’s offbeat
investigative tactic: burrowing into
scuzz…It is…and is well worth…
WEBSITE
a trip”
The New York Times
THE LEADER, HIS DRIVER AND THE DRIVER’S WIFE
DIRECTOR
From the award-winning Director, THE LEADER, HIS DRIVER AND THE DRIVER’S WIFE portrays
the sinister and comic sides of Eugene Terre‘Blanche, leader of the neo-Nazi AWB Afrikaner
Party in South Africa. The leader is doggedly followed around the country by Broomfield
as he addresses rallies whipping up white hostility towards the ANC and Nelson Mandela.
Lulling the leader and his supporters into a false sense of security with his bumbling, fauxnaïve style, Broomfield succeeds in revealing how laughably pathetic they are and manages
to get Terre’Blanche to bear his fangs in a way no other film maker could.
Eugene Terre’Blanche,
J.P. Meyer,
Anita Meyer
PRODUCERS
Nick Broomfield,
Rieta Oord
WEBSITE
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SARAH PALIN: YOU BETCHA!
DIRECTORS
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
FEATURING
Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill
SYNOPSIS
From acclaimed Filmmaker Nick Broomfield comes a captivating quest to understand the real
Sarah Palin. Starting in her home town of Wasilla, Alaska, Nick talks to the people who know
her best, and this time we hear both sides of the story…
Controversial, insightful and funny, Nick Broomfield has once again delivered a fierce exposé,
sure to be one of the most talked about films in the lead up to the 2012 U.S. Presidential race.
The undefeated Sarah Palin has just met her match.
FEATURING
PRODUCER
Sarah Palin,
Nick Broomfield
Marc Hoeferlin
“Razor sharp...
Compelling stuff”
The Guardian
“A fascinating film”
Torontoverve
FESTIVAL
Toronto Int’l FF ’11, London FF ’11, IDFA ’11
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SEX, MY BRITISH JOB
DIRECTOR
DIRECTORS
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
NARRATED BY
SOLDIER GIRLS is an extraordinary look at a platoon of women undergoing base training at
Fort Gordon, Georgia. The enormous strain the women are under, the sadism of their superiors
and the element of role playing inherent in army life contrive to create some tremendously
dramatic moments. Scene after scene in SOLDIER GIRLS shows the truth to be much much
stranger than fiction.
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PRODUCERS
Nick Broomfield,
Joan Churchill
WEBSITE
Nick Broomfield,
Joan Churchill
WEBSITE
TOO WHITE FOR ME
DIRECTOR
“A voyage into Dante’s inferno”
Le Monde
PRODUCERS
Brian,
Marcus,
Pedro,
Ronnie
Documentary | 1981 | USA/ UK | 84mins
SYNOPSIS
Gregory Abing,
Clara Alves,
Jackie Hall,
Joann Johnson,
Pvt. Kelsaw,
Pvt. Tutin
FEATURING
Nick Broomfield,
Marc Hoeferlin (Sarah Palin: You Betcha!)
SOLDIER GIRLS
MAIN CAST
An intimate, hands on encounter with a maximum security juvenile correctional facility in
Chino California, Broomfield’s film becomes a 13 week odyssey into Hell, charting with great
compassion many young men’s struggle for survival in a brutal environment.
PRODUCERS
Nick Broomfield and Hsiao Hung Pai
SYNOPSIS
Nick Broomfield met Hsiao Hung Pai, a journalist who was working for the Guardian, when making
his feature film Ghosts (about the Morecambe Bay Chinese Cockle Pickers). As an experiment and
using the latest in undercover technology, Nick worked with Hsiao to make a undercover film set
in a Chinese brothel in Fincheley. There are over 2000 ‘illegal’ brothels in London, largely ignored
by the police and the authorities, which employ 80% foreign nationals, mostly illegal, that are
easily exploited by the brothel owners.
DIRECTORS
TATTOOED TEARS
“It’s Cinema Vérité at its
best - and perhaps at its limits”
Film
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
Still in his role as the innocent Brit in Africa, ludicrously encumbered by earphones and
microphones, Broomfield turns to Chicco Twala - one of South Africa’s black millionaires.
Chicco Twala made his pile out of the African music business. Dazzlingly shirted Chicco is a
good friend of Winnie Mandela. He shoots people who want to kill him, and he sports a large
revolver, which plays havoc with the microphone.
FEATURING
Chicco Twala,
Makie Motloung,
Tsidi Wildeman,
Winnie Mandela
PRODUCERS
Nick Broomfield,
Rieta Oord
WEBSITE
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TRACKING DOWN MAGGIE
DIRECTOR
Nick Broomfield
SYNOPSIS
Kamikaze documentarian Nick Broomfield unleashes his bothersome Brit persona on the Iron
Lady with hilariously revealing results…
FEATURING
Margaret Thatcher
PRODUCERS
Nick Broomfield,
Rieta Oord
WEBSITE
“Basically one and a half hours
of the filmmaker being rigorously
denied access to his subject, the
outcome exposes sides of Thatcher
that more hands-on portraits might
never approach”
Daily Variety
NICK BROOMFIELD
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