Founded by BAFTA-nominated producer Farah Abushwesha, Rocliffe continues to work with established and emerging filmmakers on a slate of projects for Film and TV.

Discover the full list of Rocliffe’s Films and TV productions on IMDB.

FILM

TESTIMONY

DIRECTOR: Aoife Kelleher

Documentary: Co Pro with Underground Films, supported by BFI Global Screen Fund, Screen Ireland, ARTE and RTÉ

Women from Ireland's Magdalene Laundries and Mother and Baby Homes sue for justice, accountability and legal action against church and state.

WOKEN

DIRECTOR-WRITER: Alan Friel

CAST: Erin Kellyman, Maxine Peake, Peter McDonald

A woman wakes from an accident with no memory, only to realise humanity is close to extinction.

IRREPLACEABLE YOU (Netflix Originals - Rocliffe Productions)

DIRECTOR: Stephanie Laing

WRITER: Bess Wohl

CAST: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michiel Huisman, Christopher Walken, Steve Coogan

When Abbie is diagnosed with cancer, she sets out to find a new love for Sam, her fiancé since childhood.

THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH

DIRECTOR: Danny Huston

WRITER: Simon Astaire

CAST: Danny Huston, Sarita Choudhury

Haunted by his son’s death in the Lockerbie bombing, a father’s grief resurfaces when the boy’s photograph is stolen.

PRESSURE

DIRECTOR: Ron Scalpello

WRITER: Alan McKenna

CAST: Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole

Four divers become trapped on the seabed in a damaged diving bell, struggling against panic, oxygen depletion, and human frailty.

SHORT FORM

BLOOD LIKE WATER

DIRECTOR & WRITER: Dima Hamdan

Co Production with Fresco Films, Palestine

Shadi’s secret adventure drags his family into a trap: collaborate with Israeli forces or face humiliation by their own. Based on true stories.

CAKE

DIRECTOR: Alan Friel

WRITER: Andreas Hadjivassilou

CAST: Maxine Peake, Letitia Wright

Two women sit in a barren dystopian wasteland, calmly discussing the best way to die.

THE PARTY

DIRECTOR: Andrea Harkin

WRITER: Conor MacNeill

CAST: Anthony Boyle, Eileen O’Higgins

Belfast, 1972: teenage boys head to a party, hoping to impress girls, unaware it will change their lives forever.

ACTRESS

DIRECTOR & WRITER: Daisy Lewis

CAST: Andrea Riseborough, Kate Fleetwood

An actress spirals.

PYPO Shorts

DIRECTOR: Susan Jacobson

WRITERS: Kayleigh Llewellyn, Kate Kennedy, Nicole Paglia, Nat Luurtsema, Anna Morris

CAST: Daisy Lewis, Sheila Reid, Tom Moutchi, Jonathan Forbes, Charlie Clements

A darkly comic anthology exploring modern womanhood, from awkward first dates to funerals — punchy, witty, surprising.

Farah's TV Work

STAGS (Paramount - Eleven Film)

CREATOR: Daniel Cullen

DIRECTORS: David Kerr, Giancarlo Sanchez

CAST: Nico Mirallegro, Corin Silva, Sophie Lenglinger, Asim Chaudhry, Charlie Cooper

Follows groom-to-be Stu and friends on a chaotic stag do in South America.

NO RETURN (ITV - Red Productions)

WRITER: Danny Brocklehurst

DIRECTOR: John Alexander

CAST: Sheridan Smith, Sian Brooke, Louis Ashbourne Serkis

A family holiday to Turkey turns into a nightmare when a teenage boy is accused of a serious crime.

THE SINGAPORE GRIP (ITV - Mammoth Screen)

WRITER: Christopher Hampton

DIRECTOR: Tom Vaughan

CAST: Charles Dance, David Morrissey, Jane Horrocks, Colm Meaney

As WWII looms, a British family in Singapore faces scandal, intrigue, and upheaval, their colonial life under threat.

HANDY (RTÉ - Rocliffe Productions)

WRITERS: Kate Kennedy, Maddie Rice

DIRECTOR: Susan Jacobson

CAST: Louisa Harland, Kate Kennedy, Owen Roe

Two stepsisters are Dublin’s first handywomen, specialising in the oddest of odd-jobs.

THE ABC MURDERS (BBC, Amazon Studios - Mammoth Screen)

WRITER: Sarah Phelps (based on Agatha Christie)

DIRECTOR: Alex Gabassi

CAST: John Malkovich, Rupert Grint, Tara Fitzgerald, Shirley Henderson

Rocliffe Team includes:

Farah Abushwesha

Leah Byrne - Development Executive | Competition Coordinator

Faye Timby - Casting Director

Please note we are unable to accept unsolicited scripts. Submissions should come via a recognised agent, or via the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Competition.