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A darkly comic, character-driven thriller following Ewan, a government whistleblower, and Silke, his forthright Flemish wife, as they are sent to a remote country house in west Belgium. Joined by two close protection officers, they await the arrival of a British journalist.
Starring: Amit Shah, Sura Dohnke, Roger Evans, Tom Burke and Jenna Coleman.
Director: Neil Maskell
Executive Producers: MarVista Entertainment, Endeavour Content
Festivals: Selected in ‘Tallin’, ‘LFF’ and ‘TIFF’
Reviews/Articles:
Cinema Perspective - 5 star review
Far Out Magazine - 4 star review
Quotes:
‘Sight and Sound:’
‘Very tense and very funny’
Gary Arnot from Cinema Perspective:
“An assured and accomplished directorial debut from Neil Maskell, Klokkenluider is terrifically economical with its truth, and executed with a striking flair.”
Maria Lattila from ‘Why Now:’
“Klokkenluider will join films like Kill List, In Bruges and Boiling Point in the hall of fame of British breakthrough films.”
Danielle from ‘We Talk Film:’
“A dark comedy with a brutal edge and an absolutely jaw dropping finale, Klokkenluider is a hugely fun movie and marks a very exciting debut for writer/director Neil Maskell.”
Gavin Spoors from ‘FilmHounds:’
“The script is sharp, the acting across the board brings it to life and it's simply an entertaining thrill ride. Whether he's in front or behind the camera, definitely keep your eye on Maskell.”
Charlotte O’Sullivan from ‘The Evening Standard:’
“The twisty finale is awesome. I sobbed my way through the whole of the end credits.”
Thomas Leatham from ‘Far Out Magazine:’
“The brilliance of any mystery is to keep an audience guessing, and Maskell manages to do that in his debut from the off. Klokkenluider is confident enough to cut the runtime to under 90 minutes, and because of that, it’s jam-packed full of humour that lands intrigue, deception and curiosity.”
Kevin Maher from ‘The Times:’
“It’s Jenna Coleman, from TV’s Victoria, who steals the show, swooping in for the last 20 hectic minutes as Flo, a foul-mouthed news reporter. Crotchety from the day’s travel, she speaks in raging, rapid-fire sentences, sometimes oddly poetic, such as, “Long drive, f**ing pounding rain, f**ing shit story? Very angry me!”
Andrew Murray from ‘The Upcoming:’
“Shah and Dohnke giving outstanding performances as people pushed to the edge of their nerves.”
Klokkenluider (2023)
Hoard (2024)
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1984, London: 7-year-old Maria and her mother live in their own loving world built on sorting through bins and collecting shiny rubbish. One night, their world falls apart, and we join Maria a decade later, living with her foster mother. An older stranger, Michael, then enters their home, opening the door to past trauma, magic and madness…
Starring: Saura Lightfoot Leon, Joseph Quinn, Hayley Squires, Deba Hekmat, Cathy Tyson and Samantha Spiro.
Director: Luna Carmoon
Festivals:
Venice Film Festival:
- The Audience Award
- Award for most innovative film
- Special Mention to Saura Lightfoot Leon for her performance
- Female Authors Under 40 Valentina Pedicini Award for direction and screenplay
Athens International Film Festival:
- Award for Best Screenplay
LFF:
- Nominee for first feature competition
Seminci:
- Nominee for Meeting point best feature competition
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival:
- Nominee for International Feature Competition
Valadolid:
- Nominee for Best Feature Film
Cambridge Film Festival:
- Selected for International Festival Highlights
Hoard was also selected in ‘Venezia a Napoli,’ ‘JIO Mumbai Film Festival,’ ‘Cairo International Film Festival.’ ‘Goteborg Film Festival,’ ‘Istanbul Film Festival,’ ‘Melbourne International Film Festival’ and ‘Munchen International Film Festivals.’
Reviews:
Hayley Squires and Joseph Quinn Time Out Interview
Variety Article - Venice Premiere
The Upcoming - Director and Cast Interview
The Upcoming - Director Interview
Quotes:
Peter Bradshaw from ‘The Guardian:’
“A social realist psychodrama of amour fou here in this fiercely intense and often macabre tale from feature first-timer Luna Carmoon”
Wendy Ide from ‘Screen Daily:’
“This visceral first feature from Luna Carmoon is, like its central character, unfettered, uninhibited and bracingly unusual.”
Robbie Collins from ‘The Telegraph:’
“Most exciting of all, though, is its sense of promise: like every great first feature, Hoard makes you desperate to see what else its maker’s mind has in it. Though in Carmoon’s case, that mind should probably be approached with caution, and a long pointy stick”
Josh Slater Williams from ‘Indie Wire:’
“That rare thing nowadays of a genuinely audacious, unnerving British debut”
Bonus Track (2024)
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A 16-year-old who believes he is a future star musician, even when no-one else in his small town does. The arrival of the son of a famous musical duo who helps him rehearse for a talent show leads both boys to learn from each other and grow closer.
Starring: Joe Anders, Samuel Small, Susan Wokoma, Josh O’Connor, Jack Davenport, Alison Sudol and Ray Panthaki.
Joe Anders and Samuel Small were BIFA long-listed for ‘Breakout Performance.’
Director: Julia Jackman
Music by: Brit and Bafta nominated artist Olly Alexander.
Festivals:
Selected at LFF, and part of TIFF’s Industry Selects.
Reviews/Articles:
Quotes:
Stephen Kelliher from ‘Bankside:’
“A joyous celebration of queer first love, told with so much heart, humanity and music”
Douglas Greenwood from ‘iD:’
“Fans of Heartstopper are likely to lose their minds when they see Bonus Track”
Peter Bradshaw at ‘The Guardian:’
“nice performances from Anders and Small bolster this movie’s likability factor”
Nicky Baughan from ‘Screen Daily:’
“We have seen hundreds of heteronormative teen movies where the loved-up couple heads off into the sunset, living in the moment and unconcerned about tomorrow; why shouldn’t George and Max enjoy the same happiness?”
Say Your Prayers (2020)
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Two hapless evangelicals are tasked with killing the world's most famous secularist at a literary festival.
Starring: Harry Melling, Tom Brooke, Derek Jacobi, Roger Allam and Vinette Robinson
Director: Harry Michell
Available on: Sky, Amazon, and SVOD
Reviews:
Quotes:
Mike McCahill from ‘The Guardian:’
‘It’s a solid evening’s entertainment, assembled with an assurance rare at this budgetary level (…) Simmons and Michell, blessed with good ideas and the craft to do them justice, are building a notable filmography on the margins: let’s hope the industry’s moneymen are watching.’
Frank Scheck at ‘The Hollywood Reporter:’
‘Although Brooke does an excellent job of conveying his violent character’s complexities, it’s Melling, recently seen in Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, who gives the film its emotional weight with his sensitive portrayal of the self-doubting Tim. And ever-reliable veterans Allam and Jacobi are typically impeccable, especially in the film’s arch coda demonstrating that religion, as well as politics, makes strange bedfellows.’
Emma-Jane Betts at ‘The Upcoming:’
‘Packed full of dark themes and hilarious moments, it’s a movie that will make you laugh as well as keeping you on the edge of your seat.’
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Two struggling actors endure a quarter-life crisis as they try to balance their careers with their personal lives in London.
Starring: Harry Michell, Augustus Prew, Isabella Laughland, Asim Chaudhry, and Alice Lowe.
Director: Harry Michell
Available on: Amazon Prime.
Reviews:
Quotes:
Peter Bradshaw from ‘The Guardian:’
“A terrifically funny and smart quarterlife-crisis comedy with great dialogue riffs and a nice line in insouciant gloom.”
Ellie Walker-Arnott from ‘The Times:’
“I imagine a punch in the stomach feels similar to the sensation of watching millennial tragicomedy ‘Chubby Funny’: kind of painful, definitely uncomfortable and slightly surreal.”
Isabelle Milton at ‘The Upcoming:’
“Darkly comic, with a witty and engaging script, Chubby Funny is a film that will strike chords with anyone who has experienced the post-university slump, or who appreciates skilled storytelling and characterisation.”
Chubby Funny (2017)
Swan (2018)
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A marriage is tested when the patriotic husband’s success in a citizenship challenge means he will soon be turned into a swan.
Starring: Mark Addy, Sally Bretton, Mark O’Sullivan, Kirsty Bushell
Director: Sophie King
Executive Producers: The Uncertain Kingdom, Ivy Gate Films
A Response to
Your Message (2020)
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An experimental short film based on a letter Seaton wrote to her white friends and colleagues who reached out to her in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the ensuing Black Lives Matter protests.
Starring: Susan Wokoma and many more.
Director: Somalia Nonyé Seaton
Available on: All4 in October 2021
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A young couple try to navigate their sex life after the birth of their baby.
Starring: Brett Goldstein & Esther Smith.
Director: Danny Morgan
Writer: Helen Simmons
Producers: Stephanie Aspin, Helen Simmons
Selected for: Short of the Week, Vimeo Staff Picks
WATCH HERE: https://vimeo.com/316803226
Festival Screenings:
London Short Film Festival
Underwire Film Festival
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
Norwich Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival
Two Short Nights
Film Bath Festival
The Shortest Nights
Reading & Leeds Festival
F**K (2018)
Measure (2023)
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The horror of Jen's teenage past catches up with her when she takes her autistic son to a birthday party in her hometown.
Starring: Callie Cook, Lydia Rose Bewley, Rebekah Murrell and Angus Imrie.
Directors: Helen Simmons and Julia Cranney
Writers: Helen Simmons and Julia Cranney
Producers: Savannah Power and Cat White
Festivals:
• Molins de Rei Horror Film Festival - won the ‘Méliès Award’ for Best European Short Film
• Women X Festival - nominated for Best directors and for Best Leading Performance for Callie Cook.
• Oska Bright Film Festival
• Norwich Film Festival
• This is England Festival
• Sunderland Shorts Festival
• The Shortest Nights Festival