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FILMS




COLD SNAP
Anna returns home to her family’s farm, but her mother is rattled by the unexpected visit.  
Creatives
Starring MARLI SIU and TUYEN DO
Writer / Director ELLEN EVANS
Producer JESSICA PALMAROZZA & JACK THOMAS-O’BRIEN
Executive Producers ALICE OJHA & ANURADHA HENRIQUES
DoP THOMAS DORAN
Gaffer MAX ELLIOT LOVELL
Editor RICARD0 SARAIVA
Colourist VLAD BARIN
Sound Mixer INES ADRIANA
Composer MATT HUXLEY

Financier
BBC FILM

Festivals
68th London Film Festival - ‘in competition’ - nominated for Best Short Film

Image of Loai Noufi and Kais Nashif in short film 'one like him'
ONE LIKE HIM

A Jordanian man, Karim, must find a way to tell his childhood friend and first love, Ramzi, the truth about what happened twenty years ago, when a single moment changed both their lives. When he can’t find the words, the conversation repeats, becoming increasingly surreal until he loses control. 
Creatives
 Starring KAIS NASHIF, LOAI NOUFI
Writer / Director CAITLIN MCLEOD
Writer TAREQ BACONI
Producer JESSICA PALMAROZZA
Co Producers ZIAD SUNNA, YANAL KASSAY
DoP GIULIA SCHELHAS
Editor JAD DANI ALI HASSAN
Colourist ALEX BEYER
Sound Mixer HARRY J.N. PARSONS
Composer ZAZUKA

Financier
BFI NETWORK - Film Hub North

Festivals
Roze Filmdagen LGBTQ+ Film Festival - Amsterdam
Xposed Queer Film Festival - Berlin
KASHISH Queer Film Festival - Mumbai
Frameline 46 LGBTQ+ Film Festival - San Francisco - BAFTA Qualifying
Film Pride - Brighton - terrestrial broadcast on Latest TV in Brighton, Northern Visions in Belfast, Sheffield Live and KMTV in Kent
Fringe! Queer Arts and Film Fest - London
Mill Valley Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Area
Fragments Festival - London
Soura Film Festival - Berlin
Sunderland Short Film Festival 
Leeds International Film Festival - BAFTA & BIFA Qualifying
Cambridge Film Festival - BIFA Qualifying
North East Film Festival - BIFA Qualifying - Best LGBTQ+ Film Award
 Tels Quels Festival, LGBT Short Film - Brussels - Jury Award 
Athens Palestine Film Festival - Athens 
Outfest Fusion - LA
Wicked Queer - Boston
Arab Film Festival Berlin
Spirit of Independence Film Festival - ‘Best of Film Hub North’
MIX CPH LGBTQIA+ Film Festival - Copenhagen

Academic Screenings
Queen Margaret’s University, Film Society Screening - Edinburgh
Skin Deep, Palestinian Season Screening - Roundhouse, London
University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, Gender & Sexuality Resource Centre, Q Fest - Wisconsin


Image of Darryl Foster and Cory McClane in short film 'Hard to Reach'

HARD TO REACH

It's 2010 and the last day of school before summer. Morey, an anxiety-fuelled mentor living a life devoid of purpose, is quietly descending into a breakdown as he arrives to pick up his rebellious and sometimes violent teenage student, Jackson. The tension only intensifies when their intended photography trip leads to an altercation on a train, forcing the pair into a nearby forest where they have a cathartic exchange that changes them forever.

Creatives
Starring DARRYL FOSTER, CORY MCCLANE 
Writer / Director DARRYL FOSTER
Producer JESSICA PALMAROZZA
Co Producer MICHAEL P. SPENCER
DoP AHMET HUSSEYIN
Editor SAKKY BARNOR
Colourist NIGEL TADYANEHONDO
Sound Mixer RYAN GREEN
Composer CYPHR 

Financier
BFI NETWORK - Film Hub London

RED Production Company
The Keep Productions

Festivals
Bolton Film Festival  - BIFA Qualifying 
BFI London Film Festival - London Calling at LFF
Little Wing Film Festival  - BIFA Qualifying - Best Actor Award for Darryl Foster,  Nominated for Best Director and Best Editing. 
Aesthetica Short Film Festival - We Are Parable showcase
Directors Notes
Caribbean International Film Festival - Birmingham
Birmingham Film Festival
Pan African Film Festival - LA - Oscar Qualifying
Halifax Black Film Festival - Candanian Screen Guild Qualifying
Poppy Jasper International Film Festival - California
Seattle Black Film Festival
Nottingham International Film Festival 
Barnes Film Festival
Florence Film Awards - Best First Time Director Award for Darryl Foster
Feels Short Film Night - Hackney Picturehouse
An Evening of POCC Shorts - Picturehouse Central
New Black Collective - XPO 23 - Rich Mix
Wolverhampton Film Festival - Best Cinematography Award for Ahmet Husseyin
Barnes Film Festival - Nominated for Best UK Short Fiction, Audience Award Winner. 
Edmonton International Film Festival - Alberta, Canada - Oscar Qualifying
Torino Underground Cinefest - Italy
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festiva - Vermont
Montreal International Black Film Festival
Short Focus Film Festival - London
RTS Midlands Awards - nominated for Best Short Film
Fragments Festival - London




Image of Chris Robinson in short film 'A Particular Friend'

A PARTICULAR FRIEND

When Father Matthew discovers an intimacy between two of the other priests at a remote conversion-therapy centre in Northern Ireland, his attempt to do the right thing leads to a crisis of faith and feeling.

Creatives
Starring BRIAN MILLIGAN, DESMOND EASTWOOD, CHRIS ROBINSON 
Writer / Director EILEEN TRACEY
Producer JESSICA PALMAROZZA
DoP JONATHAS NAZARETH, SARRAA ALI
Editor JONATHAS NAZARETH, LAUREN L’ESTRANGE
Sound Mixer TOM KILLIAN
Composer TOM KILLIAN

Financier
BFI NETWORK - NI SCREEN
Pink Tape
Re:Focus Finishing Fund

Festivals
GAZE LGBT Film Festival - Dublin
Underground Cinema Awards - Dublin
IndieCork Film Festival
aGLIFF - Austin, Texas
Carmarthen Bay Festival - Bafta Qualifying


LAPSE

A married doctor has a one night stand with a man whose obsession threatens her family and career by refusing to allow the affair to end. 

Creatives
Starring GINA BRAMHILL, EMMETT J. SCANLAN 
Director IMOGEN HARRISON
Writer KAREN STIRGWOLT
Producer JESSICA PALMAROZZA
DoP SIMON PLUNKET
Editor JESSICA LOIZOU
Colourist ANDI CHU
Sound Mixer HANNAH WEBSTER
Composer GEORGE GRETTON

Financier
Creative Earth Films

Festivals
Crystal Palace International Film Fesival - London
Nottingham International Film Festival - Best UK Short Film Award
Fastnet Film Festival - Best Editing Award for Jessica Loizou
Mansfield Town Film Festival - Nominated for Best Editing and Best Narrative Short
Fine Line Film Festival - Belgrade, Serbia
Earls Court Film Festival - Best UK Short Award
Beeston Film Festival - Nottingham - BIFA Qualifying



Image of Nebiu Samuel and Wayne Foskett in short film 'Sugar Babies'

SUGAR BABIES

Two queer kids devise a con which goes wildly awry as they reconcile their love for each other. 

Creatives
Starring NEBIU SAMUEL, WILL ANTENBRING, WAYNE FOSKETT
Writer / Director HARRY SHAW
Producer JESSICA PALMAROZZA
Co Producer KRISTINA PRINGLE
DoP SIMON PLUNKET
Editor SCARLETT BOVINGDON
Colourist ALEX O’BRIEN
Sound Mixer MAX BRODIE
Composer MAX PALMER

Financier
Everyday Studio

Festivals
New York Indie Shorts - Nominated Best Film
Cannes Indie Shorts - Nominated Best Film
Manchester International Film Festival
Novella Film Festival
British Short Film Awards - Nominated Best Drama
Shark Awards - Nominated Best Director and Best Short Film
LGBT+ Film Festival Poland 
Short Focus Film Festival - London
Liverpool Film Festival