First Assistant Director
A former motocross champion and army veteran, now caring for his younger brother. Broke, he agrees to do an open water pick up of a mysterious illegal package in the North Sea. A resulting double cross and his brother’s disappearance set him and his old bike on a violent nocturnal odyssey through England’s northern rust belt.
Second Assistant Director
The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, but it’s also the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once-thriving mining community that has seen thirty hard years of decline. TJ Ballantyne, the landlord, hangs on to The Old Oak by his fingertips, and his predicament is endangered even more when the pub becomes contested territory after the arrival of Syrian refugees who are placed in the village without any notice. In an unlikely friendship, TJ meets a curious young Syrian woman, Yara, who has a camera. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other? So unfolds a deeply moving drama about their fragilities and hopes.
Third Assistant Director
Ricky e a sua família lutam arduamente contra as dívidas desde o colapso financeiro de 2008. A certa altura, Ricky tem uma oportunidade de recuperar alguma independência com uma furgoneta novinha em folha e a possibilidade de ter o seu franchise como motorista de entregas por conta própria. É um trabalho duro, mas o emprego da mulher como cuidadora não é mais fácil. A família é forte, mas quando ambos são empurrados em sentidos diferentes, o ponto de rutura torna-se iminente.
Second Assistant Director
Tales From The Lodge is a fresh take on the portmanteau horror-comedy genre. An isolated lodge somewhere in England. Five old university pals, now nudging 40, gather for a weekend to scatter the ashes of their friend, Jonesy, who drowned himself in the lake three years earlier. They settle in for a fun evening, entertaining each other with stories of murders, ghosts, zombies and possessions, but as day turns to night, the gang become aware of another horror story unfolding around them - And this one is real.
Third Assistant Director
Passing themselves off as fishermen, two fugitive female lovers find work on a trawler.
