Ben Lyons

A creative child with a passion for drawing escapes the confines of a rigid school system through her imagination, where epic battle between mice and a hawk mirrors her fight for self-expression - changing both her world and her teacher's.

A middle-aged woman in rural England spends more and more time glued to the seductive sermons of her favourite televangelist. But one night in a moment of crisis, Father Joe’s influence starts to cloud Denise’s judgement.

John, released from prison into the unforgiving North-West of 1986, finds himself abandoned by his family and homeless. When John returns to his childhood church, he comes across Father Upton preaching fire and brimstone from the pulpit, and becomes enthralled by the display of sadism. Believing himself worthy of the divine punishment that Upton offers, John pursues the priest and attempts to provoke him, through a most heinous act.

Nathalie, a young dancer, trapped in a black-and-white world of discipline, battles perfectionism and self-rejection during a solo rehearsal. When she finally breaks free and embraces the full force of her identity, the world isn't ready.

A socially avoidant research analyst at a condom company secretly longs for real-world intimacy, but remains trapped behind his own paralyzing self-loathing. When a vibrant new coworker enters his life and awakens his desire to connect, his deep-seated anxieties cause him to hesitate until the opportunity slips away. Heartbroken by the missed chance, he finally gets the jolt he needs to confront his fear and begin transforming his life.