Projects in categories: Documentary

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It's been 20 years since Peri the Kurd first walked into the town of Halabja in the aftermath of the chemical gas attack Saddam Hussein launched against the Kurdish people. 20 years since he buried his best friend and his Kalashnikov and walked west. West and West and West and until I ended up in Glasgow, which was as west as I could get. Filmed over 5 years, Kurdi tells the story of a man in search of himself, his people, his gun and a country that doesn't exist.

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Life In A Day is a historical global event to create the first user generated feature film documenting a single day on Earth. From Academy Award winning director Kevin MacDonald and producer Ridley Scott.

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Filmmaker Hannah Rothschild was granted access to all areas of Peter Mandelson's life from October 2009, shadowing the then First Secretary of State and Business Secretary through to June this year, following Labour's election failure.

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At three, Budhia Singh had already run six 13-mile half-marathons. Born into the slums of Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Budhia's mother sold him to a peddler for 800 rupees. Not long after Biranchi Das, a judo teacher who also runs an orphanage, bought him back, and soon discovers Budhia's talent for running. But when Biranchi has the four year old Budhia run 42 miles, the debate begins: is he providing Budhia with a rare opportunity, or is he exploiting a boy too young to know what he really wants. When the government gets involved the case becomes a political football, and rumours of vast sums of money attract gangsters eager to drive a wedge between Biranchi and Budhia. What starts out as a real Slumdog Millionaire turns into a the stuff of film noir, a tale of dreams, greed, and envy, with a child at its centre.

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Bitten by the Moonbug, photographer Steve Pyke sets out on a journey across America in his search to meet and photograph the Apollo space pioneers. A journey in which he was to meet the adventurers, risk takers and dreamers who were behind one of the most historic endeavours of our time. From living rooms, and moonscape deserts, to Cape Canaveral, Steve captures these men in frank, revealing portraits, while unravelling their very personal and divergent memories. With rare archive footage and an original score by Matt Johnson (The The), Moonbug is both a photographic road trip and an exploration of how photographs become signposts for history.

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The most dangerous journey needs a helping hand.

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From Hanover in Germany to Langdale in the Lake District, we follow the life, the journey and the work that has been so influential across the world to many artists. Known for his varied styles of art, we look at the work being carried out by the Littoroal Trust and other organizations around the infamous Merzbarn projects.

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We went to Calais to make a film about refugees trying to get into Britain, but then we met sixteen year-old Abdul and suddenly things weren't so simple. Selected for official competition at Clermont-Ferrand 2010.

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On the Water is a film about Pilot Gig rowing on the Helford River. The film follows the lives of Helford’s gig rowers as a new boat is built for them to compete on at the World Gig Championships.

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Pablo's Hippos recounts the absurd and paradoxical history of Colombia's 30 year struggle with international drug trafficking, at once a farce and a tragedy, as seen through the eyes of the extravagant pet of the most powerful drug baron in history: a hippopotamus named Pablo.

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Preconceptions is a documentary interviewing young people on the way they feel older generations view them

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Bo Gritz should be an all American Hero. The most decorated Green Beret from the Vietnam era, the man upon whom both John Rambo and Colonel Kurtz from 'Apocalypse Now' were based, he served his country with loyalty and valour, killing over 400 men in the process and gaining national fame through his exploits. Today, he lives in a trailer in Sandy Valley Nevada, discredited, unable to sleep at night and estranged from his children. What went wrong? This film follows Bo on his last mission, a mission to save a young boys life, a mission to uncover some meaning from his own life, a mission to stop the nightmares.