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Vincent and Sien
The official pitch trailer for "Vincent and Sien". Step into the hauntingly beautiful world of Vincent and Sien, a gripping film that unveils the untold story of Vincent van Gogh through the eyes of the woman who loved him most—Clasina Maria Hoornik, better known as Sien. From her struggle for survival on the streets to the blossoming of an unexpected love with the tormented artist, this powerful narrative explores the highs and lows of their life together.
The book upon which this is based can be found on Gatecrasher Books or purchased from Amazon.
The Irish
The official pitch trailer for "The Irish," an epic TV series that delves into the enchanting origins of Ireland. Prepare to be transported to a world where ancient myths come to life, and the battles between good and evil shape the destiny of a nation.
Traveller
Traveller is a story of the conflict between the world of the Gypsy and the world of the Gorgio (settled people), as seen through the eyes of Owen McBride -- a half-breed with a Gypsy father and a Gorgio mother.
Imagine
"IMAGINE" follows the story of Millie, a little girl who dreams of being a dancer, yet suffers from Niemann Pick Type C; an extremely rare, incurable disease which causes neurological decline and dementia. Only 800 people around the world suffer from this, the majority of whom are innocent children who were born with this horrible genetic condition.
Directed & Produced by Carl Mason. Screenplay by John F. McDonald. Cinematography by Jack Shelbourn.
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Eight-Episode Historical Drama
"Clasina Maria Hoornik (Sien) has been erased from the canvas of Van Gogh's life, simply because she was a lowly prostitute. Yet Van Gogh loved her and wanted to marry her. But the sanctimonious Bourgeoise of 19th century Europe wouldn't stand for that. This drama series attempts to right that wrong by telling Sien's story - a story of love and loss - of desire and despair - of beauty and unbearable sacrifice - in fact, the greatest love story NEVER told."
Series Bible - Pitch Deck - Pilot Episode - available
FEATURE FILM:
TRUE-LIFE DRAMA
(based on the best-selling book of the same name)
LOGLINE:
You'll never see a barmaid in the same light again.
SYNOPSIS:
The Barmaid's story is unique. Her life is unique - hard and
uncompromising - both tragic and glorious - full of courage and resilience. Her voice throughout has an air of inner strength that isn't to be found in any other film of this kind - her unique sense of humour surmounts even the most horrific of tragedies. This is a film of contrasts - full of darkness
that's lit by bravery and hope. If you've stood or sat at a bar and conversed with the woman serving your drinks, have you ever wondered what makes her tick? Then again, maybe you shouldn't ask.
Full Treatment and Pitch Deck available.
Six Episode TV Drama:
Based on the bestselling novel
by Gilmara Prates
LOGLINE:
Knowing the precise date of her impending death, in two years - Gabby goes on a hedonistic journey to find herself, which ends in tragedy.
SYNOPSIS:
Gabby Pereira is a woman on a quest, to find out who she really is. On a trip to Qatar, she discovers she only has two years left to live, so she decides to go on a journey of discovery. This takes her to Africa and, when she returns, her long-term partner, Valéria, has left her. Gabby attempts a failed suicide and ends up in counselling, where she meets Mia, a young psychologist. Mia offers Gabby a new lease of life – or, at least, what’s left of it. She teaches Gabby to dance the Zouk and the two women embark on a tempestuous and dangerous affair. But Mia is a free spirit and Gabby doesn’t want to go through the same trauma as when Valéria left her, so she decides to end the relationship. Before she can do this, Mia does it for her and, during the breakup, Gabby discovers that Mia has allowed compromising photos of her to be circulated. There’s a fight. Gabby accidentally kills Mia. Gabby goes off the rails after Mia’s death. She sets up a hedonistic commune on a farm in France and decides to live out her final year in a blaze of sex and alcohol. But she can’t get Mia out of her mind and the dead girl’s image haunts her. Gabby gives up the hedonism and goes on a pilgrimage to India and Nepal, following the old hippie trail, in an attempt to find some kind of meaning to her life before she dies. The trip is surreal and hallucinogenic and Gabby returns in a more peaceful state of mind. She resumes dancing and, as the prophesised date of her death, 4th July, approaches, she goes to America with her new girlfriend, Zooey. Will she die, or will the date pass by uneventfully? Tension mounts as the time gets closer. She goes to a 4th of July party with Zooey. They dance – faster and faster. Zooey becomes Mia in the swirling lambada. Light glints off a knife in Mia’s hand. Gabby collapses. A crowd gathers round her and a doctor pushes through. He pronounces that she’s had a heart attack. Gabby falls away. Further away. Over the edge. Just as the world explodes and everything is born brand new again.
Series Bible and Pitch Deck available.
Feature Film
Based on the bestselling memoir
by Tara O'Shaughnessey
Logline:
Abused as a child, Tara runs away from her home in Alderney to become a pole dancer and prostitute in London, where she becomes involved with gangsters and hells angels, but eventually breaks free and dedicates her life to helping vulnerable girls.
Synopsis:
This is the true story of Tara O’Shaughnessy, who is born into a rich family on the island of Alderney. From the age of four, she is sexually abused by her mother’s violent boyfriends until, at fifteen, she runs away to London.
In London, Tara enters the sex industry, first as a pole-dancer in seedy clubs, then working in brothels and as an escort. She marries one of the UK’s top gangsters and leads the high life of money and drugs. However, Tara also becomes involved with violent Hells Angels after her marriage to the gangster ends. She marries one of the Hells Angels and he forces her to blackmail her clients and extort money from them.
Tara has a daughter, who is abused by her Hells Angel husband. This brings back all the memories of her own abuse to Tara and she vows to escape the life she’s living. She collects evidence against her abusive husband and has him sent to prison, despite threats to her life.
Tara has to flee to a remote part of Wales, to avoid being killed. Once there, she sets about rectifying her life and enrols in college and gets her degree.
She goes out onto the streets of large cities, helping vulnerable girls, going into the brothels and massage parlours and advising on drug rehabilitation and providing practical as well and emotional help to those who need it.
Tara’s story – Survivor – was published by Penguin Random House in 2019 and is a bestselling book, with many 5-star reviews.
www.amazon.co.uk/Gangsters-Girl-childhood-abuse-prostitution/dp/1785039261
Treatment, Pitch Deck & Screenplay available.
Feature Film:
Based on the bestselling memoir
by Kate Elysia
LOGLINE:
The story of one girl's horrendous experiences of being trafficked - and recovering from the horror.
SYNOPSIS:
When the man was found not guilty, it was very hard to take. I was heartbroken. I wanted to say, if it didn’t happen, then why do I remember it? Why do I remember shouting the word “stop!” Why do I remember his tongue down my throat? Why do I remember the evil in his eyes? Why do I remember his hands invading my body? Why do I remember the smell of him – the disgusting sounds he made when he was thrusting inside me? If it didn’t happen, why was I crying? Why did I try to get away? Why did I have cuts and bruises and horrible bite marks on my breasts and face? If it didn’t happen, why am I afraid and hurt and feeling defiled? If it didn’t happen, why am I the one with the nightmares and the horrible memory of it. If it didn’t happen, take it out of my head! In court, they said he never met me – then they said he must have met me somewhere else, other than the place where he raped me – maybe at college? But he wasn’t at college, at least not when I was there. He worked in a bar – they said I could have seen him there – that’s how I picked him out in the ID parade. He said, “I’m not saying it didn’t happen, I’m saying it wasn’t me”. But he was saying it didn’t happen. And it was him – I remember him, how could I forget him after .... They said I had a vendetta against him – why would I, if we’d never met? They said I might have met him at a party – they said everything they could to put doubts into the minds of the jury. They succeeded. But if it never happened, please take it out of my head. I don’t want to remember it. It haunts me!
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I was eighteen the first time I was raped. I was eighteen when I was serially and gang raped. I was eighteen when I was trafficked and given to many men, sometimes as many as ten in one night. It’s much harder for girls of my age to prove sexual abuse. A man who has sex with an under-age girl automatically commits a crime, whether it’s consensual or not. A man who rapes an eighteen-year-old will always say it was consensual and the burden of proof lies with the girl. We’re not believed. We’re degraded in court. We’re heartbroken. Some, like me, are survivors. For others there’s no hope and they end up as prostitutes, addicted to hard drugs. I was lucky, throughout my ordeal, I thought of my mother. It was her image in my mind that saved me – otherwise I’d be dead now. This is for the heartbroken. And their mothers.
Treatment and Pitch Deck available.
Feature Film
Based on the bestselling memoir by
Rozana McGrattan
Logline:
The true story of Rozana Ramos, who was sold into domestic slavery as a young child, lived on the streets of the notorious Cracolândia area in São Paulo, was kidnapped and sexually abused for months by a perverted policeman, escaped to the UK, where she is now a successful businesswoman.
Synopsis:
- The film opens with Rozana (11) arriving in São Paulo from rural Brazil. She’s never been in a city this big before and she’s destitute and hungry. She sleeps on the streets, until she’s found by a young boy and taken to the notorious Cracolândia area of the city, where drugs, brutality and abductions are rife.
- Rozana survives on the streets of Cracolândia, becoming accepted by a gang of street children there, begging and stealing to survive. The police make sporadic raids into the area and the kids are more scared of them than the drug dealers. Children as young as five carry handguns.
- We get flashbacks of Rozana’s life as a domestic slave and we discover how she comes to be on the streets of São Paulo at such a young age. The city is full of children like her, with similar stories.
- Rozana grows into a teenager and becomes very streetwise. However, the average lifespan of the street kids is eighteen and the chances of her surviving past that age are remote. Drunken rich kids regularly visit the area and throw petrol bombs at the street kids.
- Rozana is drugged and kidnapped and taken to a remote house. When she comes to, she’s chained up and discovers she’s the victim of a depraved and sadistic sexual predator, who subjects her to unspeakable abuse over the course of months.
- Rozana discovers that her abductor is a policeman and she sets out to gradually win his trust. When the time is right, she manages to escape and run away. However, she can’t go to the police and she knows her abductor will be looking for her.
- Rozana enrols with a dodgy “agency”, that sends her to London as an au pair. However, it’s back into domestic slavery and disgusting conditions. She finds her way to the Brazilian community in London, who help her out. She works hard to educate herself and better her situation.
- She starts up a cleaning enterprise, working alone with a bucket and mop, until she builds it into the successful company it is today. She now has several successful companies, employing many people, in the UK.
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