Projects in categories: Documentary

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Set in the small Cuban town of San Antonio de los Baños, Vainilla Chip tells the story of an ordinary day for an elderly ice cream maker, Javier Casanova, whose every day has become painfully pierced by an acute sense of longing for his deceased wife.

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Waveriders is the previously untold story of the unlikely Irish roots of the worldwide surfing phenomenon and today's pioneers of Irish big wave surfing.
 

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A man stands in line for his morning coffee blissfully unaware at how life defining his encounter with the slack-jawed, gum-chewing barista will actually be. Can we be defined by the small choices we make in life, like our coffee order? Or does our coffee order choose us?

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This film is the first to document the life and work of the Scottish painter, illustrator and decorative artist, William McLaren. From humble beginnings in the 1920s in Cardenden, a mining town in Fife, McLaren went on to produce work in some of the finest houses in the UK.

His illustrations appeared regularly in the 1950s and 1960s in the BBC's Radio Times. He became a prolific book illustrator and designer of dust jackets for over 150 books.

In 1966 a commission to create a series of paintings for Hopetoun House near Edinburgh was the breakthrough for McLaren, leading to decorative commissions in private houses and public buildings where he developed his trompe l'oeil style.

The filmmakers have traced hundreds of works by McLaren and many of these are included in this documentary, together with testimony from those who knew him. He died in 1987, aged 64, leaving behind a range of work that will surprise and delight many people.  

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This feature length documentary, filmed over nearly three years, follows the renowned artist Vik Muniz and a group of landfill scavengers on an emotional journey from the America's biggest garbage dump in Rio de Janeiro to the most prestigious auction houses and museums in the world via the alchemic transformation of garbage into art. Vik's initial objective was simply to 'paint' the people with garbage, however his journey with the scavengers takes him beyond the limits of what art can achieve.

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In South East London four young women reflect upon the reasons they love jazz. Their musings give insight into a life of jazz inspired journeys. The short paints an intimate portrait of the young women. Ty the music producer said the girls inspired him about music.

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A poetic and controversial journey into the rarely seen world of vampires and other blood-loving creatures.

Featuring:
5 shades of red
4 lovers
3 erotic nightmares
2 vampires
1 snake

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Orissa, India - where tribal people fight with their bows and arrows against multinational mining moguls from London. The filmmaker, aided by two endearing, bumbling local guides, searches for answers amongst conflicting allegations, as the truth becomes more and more elusive. A humorous film about a serious subject.

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A crew of Rastafarians evacuated to London after a volcanic eruption in Montserrat, adjust to life in inner city London.
 
The Rastamen reinvent themselves as 'rude-boy' rappers and small time hustlers. They pitch between enjoying the thrills of the city and committing to Rastafari ideals.

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What does it takes to make the transition from a rural African field to a top European football club? If he's good enough, how does a young African come to the attention of Real Madrid or Manchester United?

Football Fables tells the story of a Ghanaian teenager, Francis. His talent is undoubted, his desire immeasurable, but will that be enough to secure his future?

Francis' journey sheds light on the relationships between talented young players, agents, managers and bureaucrats. A combination which (in spite of itself) manages to produce some of the best players in the world.

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In the spring of 2005, cousins Jamie and Ben set off on an extraordinary three year adventure; without know-how or training they attempt to ride bicycles on every continent without using airplanes.

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In 1943, 1,500 Italian POWs arrived at POW Camp 70, in West Wales. Inside one of their plasterboard cabins, they built The Church of the Sacred Heart, using unlikely materials, complete with a dome and a fresco of The Last Supper. This is the story behind this unlikely relic.