HEYDAY
Wr/dir Rachel Wang
Prod Mark Currie
Starring Shirley Anne Field (Alfie, My Beautiful Laundrette) and Kenny Lynch
A short romantic comedy. Funded by the Lottery through the UK Film Council
Synopsis
IRIS (Shirley Anne Field), falls in love with PERCY (Kenny Lynch) in their old people's home. Wishing she could have spent her life with him, she builds a time machine from an old wheelchair. HEYDAY is a touching modern day fairytale about treasuring every moment and valuing the person that you love.
Screenings
San Gio Festival, Italy
Birds Eye View Film Festival
Hollywood Black Film Festival
Northern Heights Film Festival
Science Fiction Short Film Festival, Seattle
Dam
Short Film Festival
13th Annual African Diaspora FIlm Festival, New York
Pioneer Pictures, part of BFI Black World, City Hall London
Kino Film Festival, Manchester
Wood Green Film Festival, London
Whistler Film Festival, Canada
San Diego Girl Film Festival
"Where Is The Love" Bucharest Short Film Festival
Split Screen Film Festival, Bristol
International Horror and Sci-Fi Festival, Phoeniz AZ
Fantasy Worldwide Film Festival, Toronto, Canada
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
Dragon*Con Film Festival, Atlanta Georgia
Open Air Film Festival, Weiterstadt, Germany
BFM International Film Festival, London
Images of Black Women Film Festival
Final Cut, Brighton
B3 Blank Slate Showcase, Curzon Soho & Ritzy, Brixton
Black Welsh Film Festival, Cardiff
Awards
Nominated For Short Film Category in the RIMA awards, London
Best International Short Film Award (Images of Black Women Film Festival)
Best Romantic Short Film Award (International Horror and Scifi Film Festival, Phoenix AZ)
Runner up in the CDN North Award for best BlueFiRE! UK Short film (Kino Film, Manchester)
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The Russell Fluffy Show
Written and directed by Rachel Wang
Produced by Mark Currie and Rachel Wang
Voices: Mark Currie
Running Time: 1'00"
Synopsis
Russell Fluffy meets one of the all-time greats
Screenings
Contravision Film Festival, Berlin
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THE IF REPORT
Written and directed by Mark Currie
Produced by Rachel Wang
Starring Raquel Cassidy (Teachers; Before You Go) and Milo Twomey (EastEnders; The Jolly Boys Last Stand)
Running Time: 8'38"
Synopsis
Is London being overtaken by a new underclass? Why is a seemingly harmless website breaking up homes? The IF Report investigates. Mockumentary.
Screenings
Pictures@Piano, London, November 2003; Notting Hill Film Festival 2003; Wellywood Shorts, Nottingham 2003; Contravision Film Festival, Berlin; Wood Green Film Festival
Awards
Runner-up, Best Film at Wood Green Film Festival 2004; Top 50 Finalist, 3rd Triggerstreet Online Film Festival
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GIRL ON A CYCLE
Starring Sean Hughes, Nicholas Rowe, Sandra Huggett
Written and directed by Rachel Wang
DOP Alec Mills BSC
Produced by Mark Currie
Shot on Super 16mm
Running time 19'43"
Synopsis
A comedy shot in the style of a 60's thriller. Rose's boyfriend Harry is worried by Rose's mood swings and hires a private eye to follow her. Rose is incriminated in a murder which she didn't commit; Or did she?
Screenings
Dahlonega International Film Festival (June 2003); Pidgin Film Festival, Liverpool (November 2002); Kino Film Festival, Manchester; (November 2002 - as rough cut); Portobello Film Festival 2003; Notting Hill Film Festival 2003
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Blow Up Does Dallas 
Starring Jean Marsh, Gregor Hunt and Laurence Aldridge
Written and directed for the stage by Mark Currie
Filmed by Robert Coren
Produced by Rachel Wang
Synopsis
A miscalculation from over-enthusiastic Neil causes a disaster that breaks up his family. His father disappears, and his mother looks for meaning in episodes of Dallas.
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SHIM SHAM 
Starring Mark Currie, Polly Nayler and Dominic Burdess
Written and directed by Rachel Wang
Produced by Mark Currie
Synopsis
A London-based romantic comedy about fate and footwear. Fred is in love with Cindy. He hears a superstition that one should never give shoes to a lover. Will he be able to stop the delivery of shoes that is on its way to Cindy's house?
Screenings
Pidgin Film Festival, Liverpool; Kino Film Festival, Manchester; Portobello Film Festival, London.
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