FILMS
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FILMS
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
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
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
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