Projects in categories: Documentary

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An interactive VR documentary about the history and legacy of the Aylesbury Estate, the largest housing estate in Europe. Utilising 360 video, photogrammetry, 3D modelling, archive and interactive design, this VR documentary allows the audience to explore the estate and meet residents fighting regeneration. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Tribeca Immersive - World premiere

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D'Angelo had it all: two platinum selling albums, a sold out world tour and a body chiselled to perfection. However, one day at the height of his career in 2000 the soul singer vanished. For 12 years he descended into darkness. Out of nowhere, his third album Black Messiah was suddenly released: soundtrack of the lost years. Now preparing a comeback tour, D’Angelo is at a crossroads between a haunted past and uncertain future. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Spotlight Documentary - World premiere

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Following Lazarus Chigwandali, a street musician with Albinism from Malawi as he teams up with a London-based music producer to record his debut album. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - World premiere

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The story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write - and skateboard - in Kabul. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - World premiere BAFTA Film Awards 2020 - Winner - Best British Short Film Academy Awards 2020 - Winner - Best Documentary Short Subject

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When legendary writer Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave Herzog his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Spotlight Documentary - World premiere

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Emojis are a worldwide phenomenon, with some arguing that these smiling poops and heart-eyed faces are on the verge of actually becoming their own language. But where do they come from? Who, if anyone, is in charge of this new global digital language? Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Spotlight Documentary - World premiere

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As her childhood turns into motherhood, teenage troublemaker Gemma comes of age in her fading Scottish steel town. But in a place where “you either get knocked up or locked up,” innocent games can easily turn into serious crime. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Documentary Competition - World premiere Winner: Best Documentary Feature Award; Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award, Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Official Selection Hot Docs 2019 – The Changing Face of Europe

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One trans man’s pioneering quest to fulfil an age-old desire: starting his own family. This is the story of the dad who gave birth. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Documentary Competition - World premiere Official Selection Hot Docs 2019 – The Changing Face of Europe

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A behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows of the life and career of Bill Wyman, former founding member of the Rolling Stones and renaissance man of rock and roll. Using Bill's personal archive and including interviews with Bill’s family, bandmates and friends, the film provides a fresh insight into the reality behind the myths and legends of music’s rock and roll years as we explore the experiences and stories of an amusing, engaging and down-to-earth man; often simply called ‘The Quiet One’. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Spotlight Documentary - World premiere

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After instigating the largest of leak of secrets in US history - when she disclosed 750,000 documents to Wikileaks - ex-soldier and trans woman Chelsea Manning was supposed to spend most of the rest of her life behind bars in an all-male military prison. But on January 17 2017, President Barack Obama commuted her sentence, in an unprecedented and controversial move that divided the United States and the world. XY CHELSEA follows Chelsea Manning as she leaves prison after seven years inside, and begins a new life, whilst at the same time having to deal with the far-reaching consequences of her past - the historic leaks that lead to her prison sentences, the unintended celebrity status that is thrust on her as one of the world’s most notorious whistleblowers, and transitioning to become the woman she has always known herself to be. An intimate character portrait of a fascinating, unique and complex woman, a true rebel and outsider, who after making history must now start a new life, in a world which is far from welcoming, and in the shadow of rising Nationalism and intolerance, which has fomented hate and division throughout America. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2019 - Movies Plus - World premiere Official Selection Hot Docs 2019 - Special Presentations

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Since the high school and the fish farm closed, the men and teenagers have had to leave the small northern British island of Out Skerries for Shetland’s mainland. Julie is one of the women left on the island with her youngest children. In her empty house prey to the sea winds, daily life follows a strange timescale, at the rhythm of the activities of those who left. Official Selection Visions du Réel 2019 - International Competition - World premiere

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What is it like to grow up in a place that has been forgotten? Tyler, a 16-year-old boy who has never attended school, guides us through an estate in the north of England. Official Selection Visions du Réel 2019 - World premiere Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - International Competition