Known for Production
Lauren Dark is a British film producer. She produced Beast, the debut film directed by Michael Pearce, and was nominated for two BAFTA awards. She won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a Writer, Director or Producer in 2019. In 2021, she left Film4 and co-founded the London-based production company Aluna Entertainment with Vanessa Kirby, which has a first-look deal with Netflix. Dark worked at Ken Loach and Rebecca O'Brien's production company Sixteen Films for five years and produced the political thriller War Book there. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lauren Dark, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
January 20, 1984 (age 42)
Birthplace
England, UK
Filmography
25 films


Enys Men
2023 · 1h 31m · UK
A wildlife volunteer on an uninhabited island off the British coast descends into a terrifying madness that challenges her grip on reality and pushes her into a living nightmare.


The Son
2022 · 2h 3m · AU
A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.


A Gaza Weekend
2022 · 1h 30m
Israel is sealed off after the outbreak of a deadly virus and Gaza has become the safest place in the region, leaving a British journalist and his Israeli girlfriend trapped on the wrong side of the border. With no one else to turn to, they must entrust two Palestinian street merchants who promise a way out in exchange for much needed cash. What follows is a hilarious culture clash comedy-adventure as the couple desperately try everything to get back home.


Brian and Charles
2022 · 1h 31m · UK
An endearing outlier, Brian lives alone in a Welsh valley, inventing oddball contraptions that seldom work. After finding a discarded mannequin head, Brian gets an idea. Three days, a washing machine, and sundry spare parts later, he’s invented Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and proves a charming, cheeky companion. Before long, however, Charles also develops autonomy. Intrigued by the wider world — or whatever lies beyond the cottage where Brian has hidden him away — Charles craves adventure.


Twice As Good
2022 · 10m · UK
The night before her son Dee Dee’s seventh birthday, an unexpected intruder crash-lands into Grace’s kitchen. As she discovers who the intruder, Grace must decide how to protect her son while navigating the complexities of Black parenthood in modern Britain.


They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar
2022 · 11m · UK
Zaid, recently released from prison for an unknown crime, tries to reintegrate into his previous life, only to find that the arms of the state can control what he says and does


Boxing Day
2021 · 1h 49m · UK
Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for Christmas to introduce his American fiancée Lisa to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test as she discovers the world her fiancé has left behind.


Passing
2021 · 1h 38m · CA
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.


Joy
2021 · 20m
Imprisoned in child detention, Jacob finds himself alone desperate to reach the outside world. Help from an unlikely source gives his predicament an even weirder twist.


Run
2021 · 11m · UK
A woman's morning jog takes a dark turn.


Wildfire
2021 · 1h 25m · IE
The story of two sisters who grew up on the fractious Irish border. When one of them, who has been missing, finally returns home, the intense bond with her sister is re-ignited. Together they unearth their mother's past but uncovered secrets and resentments which have been buried deep, threaten to overwhelm them.


Censor
2021 · 1h 24m · UK
A screener at the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who has earned an unsavory reputation for being the strictest censor of violent films, begins to spiral out of control after viewing a low-budget horror with similarities to the disappearance of her sister.


The Father
2020 · 1h 37m · FR
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.


A Response to Your Message
2020 · 10m · UK
A personal reflection on 2020's Black Lives Matter protests.


Dirt Music
2020 · 1h 45m · AU
Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.
Two Single Beds
Two Single Beds
2020 · 16m · UK
When stand-up comedian Jay prolongs his flirtatious post-show drinks with fellow stand-up June he misses his last train home, forcing a more intimate exploration of himself than expected. Can he resist the temptation to escape his reality for a night or stay faithful to the growing number of people waiting for him at home?


Pompeii
2019 · 9m · UK
Tam gets on the first tube home, plugs himself into his phone and begins reliving his night out via social media stories.


Rebecca
2019 · 9m · UK
Rebecca Lizard's day goes from bad to worse when a doctor can't find a cure for her greenish skin.


Naptha
2019 · 18m · UK
Faraz’s quiet life working at an isolated petrol station is turned upside down when his ageing father Malik begins to speak in a long-forgotten language and insists on returning back home.