Projects in categories: Documentary

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Over the course of 15 years Terry Thompson collected tigers, lions, bears, and other exotic animals. He had a complicated relationship with the law, and his neighbours. T's World unpacks the events surrounding his 2011 animal release and suicide.

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A British propaganda expert goes to Hollywood to solve a CIA murder mystery - but his cameraman has other ideas.

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Welsh cult musician Gruff Rhys documents his latest musical road trip, retracing the fantastical American journey of his 18th Century relative, the explorer John Evans.

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In 1915, a unique event occurs that threatens to undermine both the Germans and the British on the Western Front. General Sir Charles Munro and his generals face an unprecedented dilemma that will taken some very delicate handling.

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Making a film when you’re 87 is less than convenient.

As granddad ‘Tweedie’ reluctantly takes up his new role as a filmmaker, we’re invited to examine the difficulties of communication between the generations, whilst exploring that unspoken contract that binds children to their grandparents.

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A lilting paean to the manifold strains of native grass that cultivate upon Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh. Frenetic movement and textures dominate the frame, and the synergy between sound, locomotion, and image creates a hypnotic sensory panorama.

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A collection of memories set in stone.

A contemplative journey from birth to death happening across a single day.

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Pete and Terry are former label-mates of Creation Records, one of the most important record companies of the 80s and 90s.
The film captures a highly creative time for the pair with interviews, gigs and see the release of a new album. The documentary offers a unique view into two key musicians still passionate about playing and recording music.

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A moving portrait of the photographer Jane Bown: her quiet determination working in an almost exclusively male world; her unique working method; how the sorrow of her early childhood informed her unique photographic style. It includes interviews with Rankin, Edna O’Brien and Don McCullin as well as the many iconic photographs by Jane that span her six decade career including her portraits of Samuel Beckett, Mick Jagger, Queen Elizabeth II and Bjork, to mention a few.

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After suffering a world record 31-0 defeat at the hands of Australia in 2001, the tiny Pacific island of American Samoa - officially the worst football team on earth - are still in search of their first ever competitive win.
When maverick Dutch coach Thomas Rongen arrives on the island to help the team achieve this elusive goal, he discovers that his team consists of an emotionally scarred goalkeeper, a collection of clinically obese 'athletes' and the first transgender player ever to compete at international level. To complicate matters further, their best player has joined the US military and now lives 6000 miles away. They haven't scored a goal for four years.
With the team about to embark on a gruelling World Cup Qualification campaign, Rongen has just one month to transform this ragtag of losers into a winning team - and perhaps learn a little about himself along the way.

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Documenting the band Dexys Midnight Runners celebrated residency at the Duke Of York's Theatre in London, April 2013. The film captures songs from those theatrical shows, weaved amongst music and interviews with vocalist Kevin Rowland and musician James Paterson.

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‘Doctor Who: Celebrating 50 Years of Fandom’ explores what makes Doctor Who fans special, and how not only has the show influenced them, but how they have influenced the show itself! Featuring interviews with actress Louise Jameson, and members of the production team like Robert Shearman and prop builder Nick Robatto, this documentary is sure to ‘strike a chord with any Doctor Who Fan’ (Who-News.com). We also take a trip across the globe to meet Michelle Osorio, a filmmaker from California who just so happens to have a Dalek named Gary in her garage! Most importantly though we speak to the fans, as without them, Doctor Who wouldn’t be back on our screens for a 50th anniversary and this film would never have been made! ‘A thought-provoking and affectionate look at how fandom has evolved in 50 years’ (The Gallifrey Times) this is one documentary you really can’t afford to miss!