Zara Symes

Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London…

The Impact is a fascinating tapestry of interwoven stories from diverse voices around the world; at times moving and profound, at others hilarious and irreverent, but always asking ‘what would we do in our final moments?’ A multi-cultural and global reflection of pop culture’s vision of the apocalypse…

Peter and Linda, a young couple from the UK, decide to spend a week in Eastern Europe. They go to Poland. They use a small camera to record their journey. Karol, Peter’s stepbrother, picks them up from the airport. The three of them set off to Masuria where they rent a small sailing boat and sail out on a lake. At first, they have a splendid time. They sail, make love and explore the beauty of pristine lakes. One day, they discover an abandoned training ground near Giżycko. Their perfect holiday does not last long. Odd things start happening to them…

Alex despises Modern Art but when he falls in love with an adorable French artist, he understands that the only way to conquer her heart is to pretend he is an artist. He now must win a Modern Art contest in order to win her heart.

A woman under lockdown takes the opportunity to improve herself with unintended results...

In London, just a few years from now, the government have enforced a curfew - no civilians on the streets after dark. A terrorist group have threatened to release a killer virus. Time is running out for the FEDZ.

In a recording studio, a young sound engineer discovers her mixing board has mysterious abilities, putting her in a position of power over the obnoxious recording artist making her professional life hell.