Projects in categories: Documentary

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Three sisters move through public/political space - a square, bridge, garden and hill- in this exploration of Black diaspora. Starting at empty carnival/parade routes in London, United Kingdom and Nassau, Bahamas, the film reflects on progress, the architectural histories of colonialism, and the female body in public space.

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The film features young people from across the world sharing their lived experiences of climate change, their hopes and ambitions for the future, and their 'asks' of the climate change negotiators. They share, in their own words, why stopping climate change is important to them - the future generation.

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"When injustice exceeds what you can withstand, you'll do anything"
This is the story of a brother and sister struggling to rebuild their lives after fighting on opposite sides of the Libyan revolution. Through one family's PTSD and quest for justice, from both sides of the conflict, we experience over the years the repercussions of intervention and the fragility of democracy.
Official Selection IDFA 2021 - World premiere

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A mixed reality exhibition that preserves memories of public and private events from the austerity era. Combining verbal testimony, original music and ground-breaking volumetric capture, this powerful documentary records stories of disabled benefit claimants who died between 2010-2021, inviting audiences to contemplate close-up the human impact of austerity.

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A group of ordinary people stop playing by the rules, embracing civil disobedience and sounding the alarm for climate breakdown. They are rebellious and they are flawed revealing the human drama at the heart of social change.
Official Selection IDFA 2021 - Frontlight - World premiere

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Delving into our historical, societal and scientific relationship with psychedelic substances, THE GOOD DRUG explores the new discoveries being made about the historical uses of psychedelics and the modern renaissance of clinical research for their therapeutic properties for a host of mental health problems.

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A group of players venture beyond the boundaries of the videogame Red Dead Online (Rockstar Games, 2018). Peeking behind the curtain of the game’s virtual world they discover a captivating and ethereal space that reveals the humanity and materiality of digital creations.
ACMI (Australian Centre for the Moving Image) - Solo Exhibition 2022

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A veteran wildlife filmmaker is bee obsessed. Seeking refuge from the pandemic in a small city garden, he films the wild bees that live there with mind-blowing results. From giant bumblebees to scissor bees the size of a mosquito, he has seen over 60 species of bee. But more importantly, he is developing a close relationship with an individual bee that he follows through its entire life.
Grierson Awards 2022 - Nomination - Best Natural History or Environmental Documentary

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A humorous, effervescent historiography in which a mythological baby, a nail salon, and cinematic portraits combine to show both timely and atemporal tales of gender non-conformity.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Inside Out Film Festival 2022

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Two elderly brothers live together on a small farm in Forest Coal Pit. This super 8mm portrait explores the mundanity, vibrancy and intimacy of their relationship and hyperlocal world. As they feed their livestock, tend to their garden, the brothers discuss elephants in China, lobster fisherman, ghosts and each other.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021
Official Selection Cork International Film Festival 2022

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HOSTILE is a feature-length documentary focusing on the impact of the evolving 'hostile environment' policies, which are designed to make living conditions so difficult for migrants that they voluntarily leave the country.

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Told entirely in drawings made over nearly thirty years by British artist/filmmaker Penny Andrea, LOCKS AND KEYS, WATER, TREES portrays the genesis of a rare brain tumor with its origins in early childhood. Diagnosed and treated in the artist's late twenties, the film reflects an ongoing process of recovery from traumatic brain injury. Portraying drawing as both escape and embrace, a 'shuttle between inner and outer worlds', and video as its counterpart medium in time, the film speaks to the communicative power of art to connect, explore and heal trauma.
Official Selection IDFA 2021 - Envision Competition - World premiere