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Layla (2019)
Relocated to the seaside town of Margate, Kent, Layla is a 60-year-old Syrian refugee, who balances working the sweetshop at the local funfair with looking after her young granddaughter. Unable to build relationships with the British population around her, she finally makes a connection with a young boy, Femi, who teaches her to skateboard.
A late-in-life, coming-of-age drama and an examination of migrant culture in the UK, the film stars Wafa al Shalati as Layla and Ritaj Mdalal as Ritaj, both themselves refugees who arrived in the UK from Syria in 2016. 'Layla' is their first role.
© C24 Films (2019)
The Time Tree (2018)
© C24 Films I Trademark Films I Doha Film Institute (2018)
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Sarajevo Film Festival (2018), Cinekid Film Festival (2018)
Based on the children’s novel by the best-selling author Enid Richemont, The Time Tree is a story that combines coming-of-age with magical realism.
1596. Anne, a deaf girl, bullied by the maids and mistresses who look after her, finds solace when she comes across a magical tree: a portal to the present, where she meets Jo and Rachel, who help her overcome her disability in a way she could never have imagined.
After Eights (2017)
When Helen discovers her mothers ashes unceremoniously dumped in a biscuit tin at her brother's house she takes it upon herself to give them a proper burial.
A simple story of love, loss and letting go, After Eights looks at three generations of women and the impact they had on each others lives.
© The London Film School (2017)
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Lone Star Film Festival (2017), Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (2017), Great Lakes Film Festival (2017), Nassau Film Festival (2017), Comedy Shorts Film Festival (2017), Mediterranean Film Festival (2017)