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   A haunted priest’s brittle faith finally crumbles when he reluctantly gives shelter to a troubled woman fleeing her past, only to discover her dead child got there first.


  Drawing on screen inspiration including THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE, CALVARY and SAINT MAUD, along with the literary work of Richard Adams (The Girl in a Swing), THE ROWAN TREE is an entertaining, authentic, character led supernatural horror set between the Yorkshire Moors and the Scottish Highlands. 


The story of Tim, a haunted ex-soldier turned priest who gives reluctant shelter to Jess, a troubled former dancer fleeing a demented ex-lover, along with her own recent tragic past, THE ROWAN TREE asks if ghosts and heaven can coexist, and if not, then where did God go? 


THE ROWAN TREE also examines the tyrannical grip our past can hold over our future, and suggests that only by speaking to our nightmares and breaking that hold can we finally set ourselves free. 


STATUS: screenplay available for Option

   A haunted car thief with dreams of travel takes on one last job that will change his life forever. 


What if 'click' was the second last sound you heard?

    

Based on actual experiences, CLICK follows the story of Dragan, a haunted Macedonian car thief drawn into the orbit of Kristy, a troubled dealer at an ‘underground’ nightclub. Dragan soon discovers Kristy has her admirers and a body count to match as their two worlds collide with bloody consequences. 


  It all comes down to a ’click’; some fall down, some stand up, but all are changed forever as Dragan finds freedom hiding where he never expected it. 


Click. Some nights change your life forever. 


STATUS: screenplay available for Option

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