Feature Films
The Kindness of Strangers
Alistair Bryan races across Europe searching for his best friend Danny who is accused of killing his sister Christina.
His quest for the truth becomes urgent when he discovers Danny is travelling with another girl, Grace. Can Alistair save Grace or will it cost him his life too?
The indie feature shot on locations across Europe, including Amalfi, Rome, Monte Carlo, Cannes, the Alps, Paris, and England.
The film is now in post-production and will be promoted at the American Film Market in Los Angeles.
picture courtesy of Adam Cornwell
Sweetest Love
3 lovers, 2 choices, 1 secret.
Angela Bell dressed like a fairy princess in a pink ball gown waits at an English chapel. Her first love Michael Richards surprises her. He still has the poem she gave him called Sweetest Love written by the poet John Donne. He could never let the poem go because he’s never been able to her go. They share memories of their life and love together.
Fate has brought them together again but Angela has a choice to make between Michael and the man who stole her heart Frederico Francisci.
Her head says Michael is the right choice but her heart may take in her a different direction. Michael admits he still loves her but there is a secret which may keep them apart forever.
The film will shoot in Italy, France and England this summer.
Tabatha Williams will star as Angela Bell, Alessandro Parrello as Frederico Francisci. the star will also feature Jason Stevens, Holly Kenyon, Simon Winkler, and Gemma Deerfield.
Short Films
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Blind Date
Rebecca Loos stars in this romantic comedy which delivers double trouble for a girl on a blind date.
The film was premiered and sold at the Cannes Film Festival. The mini movie channel translated it into ten languages and distributed across Europe.
Infamous
Grace must rebuild her life after her Grandmother was killed by a Gp in the highlands of Scotland. Her boyfriend Detective Peter Johnys messed up the case and is detmined he will never make another mistake like that. He promises to protect Grace but the high profile case has made them both infamous. Grace campaigns for major changes in the NHS following the Doctor’s trial bringing her life into the media spotlight. She writes a hugely successful book about her experiences launching her career as a writer. They grow apart as Peter is promoted, becoming obsessed with a new serial killer. Grace and her best friend, Rob, the newspaper reporter who broke the news of the Doctor’s crimes, fall in love as Peter falls apart, driven by his fear of failing and excessive ambition. He catches the killer but loses Grace.
Final Cut
Producer Mary Monroe will do anything to save her movie and get final cut when she’s arrested.
Police swoop because during principal photography cash from banks used as locations has been swapped for prop money.
But who left the counterfeit cash? The producer, the cast or the crew. There is no loyalty and everyone has a different version of the truth.
The Good Daughter
Tracey Field escapes her life of drugery when she gets a holiday at a childrens home at the British seaside.
Her talent for singing is spotted and she gets the chance to shine with the help of her secret singing coach the ghost of Elvis Presley.
DNA
Toby Kebbell and Deborah Hadfield developed the script which is the final part of a trilogy, Dr MacLean is the first and Infamous is the second part.
Crime reporter fights to clear his name when his DNA is found at a murder scene but the truth reveals the killer could be a twin brother who he never knew existed. To save his wife Grace and their unborn child he may have to sacrifice himself.
Toby and Deborah worked on the original concept by workshopping the complex relationships within the script.
After working together on Deborah’s first short film Handcuffed Toby jas worked on a series of films, including Handcuffed, Silver Lining, Barcode, Perfect Woman and DNA.
The Goodbye Letters
A letter saying goodbye is all Lily Warren has from her Mother Jasmine, a TV reporter shot in the Kosovo war.
Lily is determined to find the truth so she retraces her journey across Europe. She travels with cameraman Ben Samson who filmed Jasmine’s shooting.
The shocking truth threatens Lily’s life, who should she trust.
The script is inspired by Deborah Hadfield’s times as a television reporter during the Kosovo war.
Dr Maclean Film
Grace returns to the Scottish Highlands to be with her dying Grandmother only to discover the killer could be the local GP but one believes her because she’s manic depressive.
Sir Sean Connery read the script for Dr Maclean and was tempted by the title role but health problems prevented him from taking part.Scottish Screen is supporting the project and has already invested in supporting the director to do a reccie of the locaitons which have inspired the script.
Naughty
Seven sins …..how naughty are you? Chris Brazier stars in this cheeky exploration of vices.
Filmed at Hoar Cross Hall, an exclusive stately home in Staffordshire.
Handcuffed
Stars Toby Kebbell
A woman is kidnapped by her son and handcuffed to a radiator while he prepares a drug fix. The shocking truth is she is the addict and he is trying to get her clean.
The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.