Through documentaries, comedies and dark tales, these films explore the different tonalities of intense friendships that can exist between women.

A film about a road trip, male beauty and the gaze of teenage girls. Actually, it was a coach trip... Two 15 year old girls leave South London in 1994 and find their teenage gaze in Venice, in a promise that is never fulfilled. Venetian Men is a love letter to teenage girls; to the ones we were and all the ones to come.Here are the facts about Venetian Men.... In October half term school holidays, 1994, Zoe (my best friend) and I travelled from South London (UK) to Venice (Italy), for a three day trip. We were 15 years old. It was our first solo trip. We spent our whole time in Venice photographing hot Venetian Men. Why did we do that?That trip won't leave us alone. Nearly 30 years later the photographs of those men are still our most treasured possession. What is it about that trip that had such an huge affect on our teenage selves and still lives on in our hearts as grown women?

Venetian Men

Two 15 year old girls leave South London in 1994 and find their teenage gaze in Venice, in a promise that is never fulfilled.

Dara and Sophie's once close friendship is now only sustained by likes, memes and ever-delayed meet-ups. When Sophie commits suicide, Dara is forced to look behind the surface of Sophie's last messages.

7 Bananas

It’s 1988, Sammy, Bethan and Jo are bridesmaids. We join them in the midst of the time honoured female tradition...the joint bathroom break.

Stalling It

Five toilets, three bridesmaids, one pregnancy test, one nosey neighbour... zero ideas of what to do next.

Twenty-something former best friends Margo and Celeste meet again at a hen party back in Cornwall, but under the waves of disappointment and failure, will the reunion cause them to sink or swim?

Mermaids

A drama/ black comedy that explores the complexity of female friendship, returning home and being stuck in the ‘in between’.

When Twelve year old Nadine is left out in a game of kiss chase, she realises image is currency and her value is low. On a quest to feminise herself, she finds herself in an unexpected situation she is not prepared for.

Kiss Chase

When Twelve year old Nadine is left out in a game of kiss chase, she realises image is currency and her value is low.

At the girls' orphanage, the group’s unchecked pack mentality alienates a new arrival. To swing the balance of power, she invents a manipulative night game.

Such Small Hands

A modern romance about Odette, a sex doll, who falls in love with a poster of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Set in late 90s Cornwall, Tiny Vessels is a dark coming-of-age thriller following three friends: Theo, his sister Hattie, and local Charlie whose respective worlds turn upside down right in front of Hattie’s beloved camcorder when the stakes of a game ratchet to dangerous heights.
 In an attempt to regain the lead and scare the seasonal visitors straight, Charlie stages a fake kidnapping that spirals out of control. When the gag is finally revealed, the kids are forced to reckon with the fallout at dinner in front of their parents and Charlie’s co-conspirator boyfriend. Hattie tries to raise the issue both with her parents and brother, but she’s shut down on all fronts. All that's left is the camcorder full of secrets. 
 Knowing this, Theo sneaks in while Hattie sleeps, steals the tape, and casts it back to where the trouble began.

Tiny Vessels

Set in late 90s Cornwall, Tiny Vessels is a dark coming-of-age thriller following three friends: Theo, his sister Hattie, and local Charlie whose respective worlds turn upside down right in front of Hattie’s beloved camcorder when the stakes of a game ratchet to dangerous heights.

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