Projects in categories: Documentary

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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!

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From 2010-2013 I recorded every departure from my parents home on an iPhone. form relationships with cameras and these in turn expose the relationships I have with my family. The routine that I followed reveals the dissolution of a family home.

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The 'I, Superbiker' movies have, since 2011, become an annual international motorcycle cinema event, recording the ups and downs of a year in the MCE insurance British Super Bike Championships. The film travels deep into the commitment, psyche & lives of both the riders & teams as they battle to become Britains top Superbiker. The fourth film charts the tense story of the 2013 British Superbike Championship as the season unfolds.

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An introduction to the work of Joy Batchelor, animator, director, and producer. Joy was one half of the Halas & Batchelor Cartoons Studio which made the UK's first animated feature film, Animal Farm, in 1954. Although a crucial figure in British animation, today she is almost unknown, something this film seeks to redress.

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An intimate story of father and son reviving a family tradition in Barcelona. Two different generations and views on life provides us with confronting as well as humorous dialogue. Emilio, 90 year old cobbler and his ambitious son Daniel work together but the craftsmanship in Europe is slowly disappearing.

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Dawn O’Donnell a penniless lesbian in 1950s Australia stormed her way through Sydney’s gay underworld and built herself an empire of drag clubs, sex shops and real estate. The convent girl turned ice-skater was a ruthless business-woman but was she an arsonist, a brothel- keeper, was she a murderer?

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As the Middle East continues to be torn by war, sectarian violence and a backlash against the Arab Spring, the BBC World Service investigates the television channels in Iraq and Egypt that are accused of spreading hatred and intolerance.

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Pulp find fame on the world stage in the 1990s with anthems including 'Common People' and 'Disco 2000'. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later, they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert. Giving a career best performance exclusive to the film, the band share their thoughts on fame, love, mortality - & car maintenance. Director Florian Habicht weaves together the band's personal offerings with dream-like specially-staged tableaux featuring ordinary people recruited on the streets of Sheffield. SXSW 2014 - World premiere