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A1 Pictures is proud to announce the forthcoming release of the British independent feature film, The Point of Regret. The film is to be released under the Capture Independents label.

Capture Independents is A1 Picture’s independent feature film label, check out what other features films are currently slated for release by A1 here.

The Point of Regret tells the story of Ryan, an under achieving reporter who’s about to be given the story of his life.
All he has to do is keep his source alive, while helping him die and not get killed himself. It could destroy his career, his family, his life.

This gripping independent feature keeps you on the edge of your seat with a story that twists and turns right up to the final shot. Starring the emerging talents of Christopher Hatherall and AJ Nicol, this is a raw British Independent feature that throws you in at the deep end.

The Point Of Regent was produced by Emanation Films and was written and directed by Simon Tate is scheduled for released on DVD in January 2011.

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The A1 team are very happy to announce that Volume 2 of our flagship release Capture Anthologies is now available to buy. Love Lust and Tregedy combines shocking thrillers with lustful comedy and passionate dramas in another rollacoaster ride for anyone who’s a fan of great film.

Checkout the Volume 2 page for full listings of this volume’s featured short films as well as the facinating filmmaker insights. Capture Anthologies is not just for the film fanatic, each themed volume is a journey through rich and compelling stories that are not experimental art house pieces but ‘micro movies’ that normally don’t get seen outside of film festivals.

Volume 2 is available to buy at our online retail partners that can be found in the sidebar or via the A1 Wholesale Store (bulk orders only).

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Amy Neil delivers a hauntingly beautiful film in Icicle Melt in which we watch a couple dance and play in the snow neither realising that they won’t be together in the morning.

Following her success with her previous short films Can’t Stop Breathing (2004), Ma Boy (2006) as well as Icicle Melt, Amy has gone on to direct episodes of the successful Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks and she is currently directing an as yet untitled feature film with Warp Films.

Icicle Melt has been honored as the Winner of the Grand Prix at the Tabor Film Festival, as well as receaving screenings at The London International Film Festival and becoming a finalist in the TCM Short Film Award (2006).

Central to Amy’s work are strong charcters and Icicle Melt is no exception. More details after the break. Read more…

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Bye-Child,written and directed by Bernard MacLaverty is based on the poem of the same name by Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, which can be read HERE. When a ten year old boy plays hide-and-seek with friends, he finds something that leads him to a terrible truth: no matter what progress mankind makes, many are forced to travel lunar distances beyond love.

Director breakdown after the break:

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Last week post posed the success story of Gugu Mbatha-Raw and her latest role in the upcoming US series Undercovers. Its not just Gugu that has gone on to star in high profile projects, her co-star from All my Dreams on VHS, O T Fagbenle recently stared in Walter’s War on the BBC. O T gives a fantastic performance in the  lead role of Walter Tull, who became the first British black commissioned officer to lead troops in World War One.

Walter’s War was written by Kwame Kwei-Armah, who also stars as Daniel Tull, and has been shown multiple times on BBC4 and the BBC HD Channel.

O T gives a wonderful subtle comic performance in All my Dreams on VHS, on Capture Volume 2.

Click the image above to check out the BBC’s Walter’s War page and to check for forthcoming showings.

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