Projects in categories: Documentary

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You can't choose what you inherit.
This documentary offers an uncompromising look at what gets passed down. Framed around a contested house in the west of Ireland, it is a coming-of-age story - a survival story - about the cost of love; and how difficult it can be to escape.
Official Selection International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection True/False Film Festival - North American premiere
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2025

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A landmark feature documentary about astronaut Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command the Space Shuttle.
Eileen’s incredible journey starts with her smalltown beginnings, sees her smash through many glass ceilings, and culminates in four dramatic space shuttle missions, the last being possibly the most dangerous and most important of them all.
At its heart the film is the moving human drama of one family, where a mother’s extraordinary career takes us straight to the big philosophical question of what is the level of acceptable risk in human endeavour?
This film celebrates Commander Collins’ trailblazing NASA career which opened the way for women to become spacecraft pilots and commanders, and proved a perfect riposte to a previous generation of male astronauts who thought there was no place for women to lead the way in space.
Official Selection DOC NYC 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2025 - European premiere

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This feature-length documentary exposes the catastrophe of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and how it jeopardises global health, food, environmental and economic security and sustainability. The World Health Organisation (WHO) views AMR —essentially the creation and spread of drug-resistant superbugs—as one of the top 10 threats to humanity.
The film delves into the causes of AMR and highlights its existing and potential impact and what measures need to be taken to avert a new global pandemic. Post-Covid, this is another wake-up call for the world and for those in power to change the course of history and act before it is too late

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In their final year of high school, three Argentinian best friends prepare for their last Welsh ‘Eisteddfod’ competition - but are they ready to say goodbye?

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Using DNA extracted from a hat worn by actors in Bertolt Brecht’s Berliner Ensemble, DRINKING BRECHT is an interactive installation that explores the past and present of genetics and synthetic biology. A documentary you can drink, the work ingests worn-out scientific narratives and turns them into a marxist-feminist ritual.
Official Selection International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) - Doc Lab 2024

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A short animation about what happens as we die. Voiced by palliative care doctor, Dr Kathryn Mannix, the film takes a gentle step by step journey through the process of dying.
Official Selection Cinanima International Animated Film Festival 2024

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In the heart of South London, hidden within the confines of a converted church hall, lies the workshop of luthier Nick Branwell. His journey from a philosophy student to a craftsman of bespoke guitars encapsulates a life lived with passion and creativity.

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An immersive 360 film, based on letters home written by two Cornish Boys from west Cornwall, who emigrated to Australia in 1864. The recently discovered letters, which provide the inspiration, overarching visual motif and compelling lyrics of the piece, cry out with homesickness, loneliness and separation, and the everyday challenges and triumphs of their pioneering life in an evolving nation. The boys had their mining and farming skills to fall back on; they also brought their culture too, particularly their deep chapel faith.
The Cornish Diaspora of the 19th century saw 250,000 people leave Cornwall, fleeing poverty and seeking opportunities across the globe. Approximately 10% of the population of South Australia, and over 3% of Australia as a whole, has significant Cornish ancestry and the settlement of the areas within of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales are sometimes referred to as ‘Little Cornwall’.
Official Selection Cornwall Film Festival 2024 - Festival World premiere
Official Selection Adelaide Fringe 2025 - Festival International premiere

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TRANS CAMERA ACTION uses digital and analogue filmmaking methods for a meaningful exploration of the construction and impact of trans and non-binary representations through conversation with trans and non-binary film workers. The film also includes experimental and allegorical views of trans representations in 16mm and 8mm film.

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Following Joe Cannon Snr. a Traveller and retired farrier, as he reflects on his heritage and makes his annual journey to Appleby Fair in Cumbria, UK.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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After four years apart, a daughter returns home to confront the unresolved family conflicts and deep-rooted domestic violence that plagued her childhood. She discovers the generational cycle of abuse and realises that only she can break it.
Official Selection SXSW Film & TV Festival 2025 - World premiere

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Kenny and Kerry marry with secrets that almost blow their marriage apart. After their new baby is born, Kenny's PTSD is triggered by his crying. Kenny no longer knows what is real, calls it ‘the screams’. It seems the marriage is over. But Kerry decides to go back to school, to study how the brain works, and discovers that suffering isn’t a given - you can do something about it. We follow their recovery over ten years, through psychiatric medication, talking therapy, horses, race-cars and ice swimming as they emerge with new insights and resilience for their life ahead.
Official Selection Dokumentale 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2025 - International premiere