Projects in categories: Documentary

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London is a dream city for people from all over the world. But as economic power shifts towards Asia, some investors believe there are more attractive places than London. In its long history, London has always been capable of reinventing itself. Will it manage to remain a leader this time?

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You used to have to make an effort to overhear other people's conversations, now you have to make an effort not to. The Intimacy of Strangers is a story of life, love, loss and hope - entirely constructed out of real, overheard mobile phone conversations of random strangers.

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In 2005 the Municipal Chamber of Manaus (Brazil) decided to investigate the causes of the lack of water in town, managed by Suez: diseases linked to the use of non-treated water are increasing in, a lot of families queue before wells, some others have to deal with astronomical bills.  

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An authored comedy documentary about what becoming a brown bloke with a beard reveals to the filmmaker about Britain after the July 2005 London bombings. Part of BBC3's 'Mischief' strand.

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At 21 miles wide and very, very cold, the English channel is regarded by the world over as one of the ultimate swimming challenges. Achieving such a goal can push both mind and body to their limits, and sometimes beyond.

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Diana’s home and café business are at risk from coastal erosion. Everything she has worked for all her life could fall off a cliff at any moment. Here she tells the story of her fight to save her home and business from destruction.

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Set against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, Deep Water is the stunning true story of Donald Crowhurst, a free-thinking electronics inventor who enters the most daring nautical race ever, the very first Sunday Times Golden Globe solo, non-stop, round-the-world yacht race.   Crowhurst - driven by a desire to prove to the world that with the help of his revolutionary invention, an on-board computer, one could sail the seas effortlessly - readies his trimaran to set sail by the late summer deadline.   As the race progresses, Crowhurst's reports of his positions at sea put him as the clear leader on elapsed time. Headline after headline is being printed - not just in Britain but across the world. Crowhurst is fast becoming the darling of the media, hailed as a nautical wonder.   But as the world waits on tenterhooks for this extraordinary man to cross the finishing line and sail into port to a hero's welcome,  the jaw-dropping truth is revealed.

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Divis Tower and Mountain and a dead rapper

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Crime, drugs, HIV/AIDS, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment all plague people of African descent globally. Why? Five hundred years from the onset of slavery and subsequent colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedoms. Why? Filmed in five continents, 500 Years Later examines the collective atrocities that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland. 500 Years Later is a timeless and compelling journey, infused with the spirit and music of liberation that chronicles the struggle of a people who have fought and continue to fight for the most essential human right – freedom.  

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Republic of Georgia. Region Svaneti. A portrait of a mother, Nargisa Niguriani. 30,000 people live in Svaneti, the one family that do not practice and enact vendetta justice is Niguriani. Nargisa explains the protocol of vendettas, and why she would still kill for her children.

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A Street Named Humber reflects concerns of regeneration and a city's heritage, of the traditions of the past and a changing future. Insights are gleaned from the individual memories of a microcosm of people from this vibrant and historic Yorkshire market street.

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After is a documentary animation that traces the emotional journey of three people as they journey from isolation and despair to discover a newfound hope in their lives.