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Bob wanna kill

In a world where the only way to break up with someone is to kill them, Bob must decide if he wants to stay with Jenny.

Dir.: Y Yang, 2024. Mumu Productions. Dark romance.

Chinese-American Film Festival Golden Angel Awards Nominee.

magnolias

After waking up from an accident that should have left her dead, Jane (18) learns that a dryad, Diar, unleashed a curse upon the forest in exchange for her life. She must choose whether to accept her fate, or repay the favour.

Fantasy, coming-of-age, 108 pages. Treatment + sample available.

sam’s got mould

An arrogant Londoner develops mould, everywhere. He hopes people can’t see it as it grows onto his skin and seeps into his mind.

Psychological drama; dark comedy, short. Available.

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hold… please!

In a 90s call centre, Gary’s job as a DJ for customers on hold is threatened by a new boss who wants to outsource and automate.

Dir/writer. Asa Gartland. Loose Goose Productions. Comedy drama. 2024.

Watersprite Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay.

mixerhouse funk

A group of friends attend a party. Do they all hate each other?

Dir. Caterina McNellis. Music video. Surrealist drama; comedy. 2025.

leah

Grieving the death of her daughter, Jillian volunteers as a call operator at an addiction hotline. One caller unearths memories Jillian’s not sure she can handle.

Dir/writer. James Cockrell. Drama. 2024.

zombie?

It’s a zombie apocalypse, but the zombies just follow people around. In the bureaucratic nightmare, couple June and Evan find themselves disagreeing — heavily — on what to do about the zombie that shows up at their door.

Dir/writer. Gregory Hackel-Johnson. Loose Goose Productions. Comedy. 2025.

the rounds

With each pint, a father recounts a tale of a drunken Yorkshire Christmas to his son. The story reveals some truths that help repair the pair’s somewhat strained relationship.

Dir/writer. Asa Gartland. Loose Goose Productions. Drama; comedy. 2025.

dreaming butterfly

A monk is accused of breaking his teachings when he is visited by a vision of a butterly. Everybody else in the monastery can only see a woman.

Dir/writer. Ying Xue. Drama; fantasy. 2023.