Projects in categories: Documentary

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A hybrid documentary by and for black men, on mental health, sexual trauma and finding strength through brotherhood. Blending interviews, poetry, dance and storytelling, it captures the lives, realities, and the hopeful perspectives of men in the North, the Midlands, London in the UK.

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A mother and son revisit the medical emergency that reshaped their lives, and the remarkable fragments that remain of that time, in this intimate blend of virtual reality and performance film.

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FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth’s meditative imagery bears witness to landscapes in flux. The impact of human behaviour and the immense force of nature unfolds around you across an array of screens. This is a space where your perspective may shift. Official Selection La Biennale Venice 2022

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They are the unsung heroes of hip hop, disco and a host of other genres, whose message of peace, love and funk sailed beyond Britain's shores and helped shape music for five decades. Long after they stopped playing, the music played on, so they returned to play some more. In the racially turbulent UK of the early 70s, a group of black musicians came together in South London with a common love of rhythms and a message of peace. Cymande – with the dove as their symbol – combined jazz, funk, soul and Caribbean grooves to form a unique sound. Despite success in the USA they faced indifference in their native Britain, becoming disillusioned and disbanding. But the music lived on, as new generations of artists imbibed and reworked their pioneering sounds in fresh ways. From Soul II Soul to De La Soul, MC Solaar to The Fugees, the Dove had spread Cymande's message far and wide, prompting their return after forty years. This is their story. Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2022 - World premiere

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OCEAN GREENS is an intimate portrait of farmers harvesting seaweed along the UK’s coastlines. Through personal testimonies of those working closely with this sustainable food source the film explores the environmental benefits of seaweed and the impact this revolutionary crop can have on the future of our food.

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Rikke Brewer and best friend Aiden Knox, working-class teenagers, hone their gravity-defying UrbEx and Parkour skills, dreaming of escape from boring Guildford. Behind the spectacular stunts and millions of online ‘likes’ lies a darker story - a friend’s traumatic death and fragile mental health - threatening to rip their lives apart. Official Selection Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2022 - World premiere Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2022

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Young birdwatchers, Mya and Arjun, feel the pressure of climate change and the biodiversity crisis greatly. Although they feel isolated and judged by others, they are determined to stand up for what they believe in; coming of age in the age of climate chaos. Official Selection DOK Leipzig 2022

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The Naturnära Kundalini Yoga Center in Söderköping, Sweden is run by Jan and his partner Kathleen. But when Jan discovered yoga for himself 10 years ago, he did not expect to embark on a journey that would eventually make him question his gender identity at the age of 67.

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The artist Angela Charles finally reveals that she is experiencing dramatic sight loss after years of hiding it, as the self-proclaimed 'Queen of Bluff'. She explores notions of seeing and the limitations of language for the visual world, asking us, "What are you looking at?"

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Looking at recent technological transformations in contemporary industrial agriculture. During the day, the greenhouse is a cinematic device, an automated film set optimized for the mass production of fruits and flowers. At night, the factory the greenhouse becomes an oneiric chamber where plants, animals and machines form new entanglements.

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Following a man waiting in his hut in the desolate expanse of the Russian Arctic. He is holding out in order to observe a natural event that occurs here, every year, but ocean warming is taking its toll. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2022 - World premiere Academy Awards 2023 - Nomination - Best Documentary Short Film

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A day in the life of Wilf Davies, a shepherd from the small village of Cellan in Wales. Kind and inquisitive, the film looks at the world through Wilf’s eyes, asking questions about what it is we should truly value. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2022 - World premiere Tribeca Film Festival 2022 - Winner - Best Documentary Short BAFTA Cymru Awards 2023 - Winner - Best Short Film