Projects in categories: Documentary

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Winner of the UKRI/AHRC Best Research Film 2018 Award, and over 60 other awards and official selections globally, Black Snow looks at the explosion at the Oaks Colliery in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which despite being the world’s worst industrial loss of life in the 19th century, was a tragedy that remained relatively unremembered until 2015, when a group of ex-miners, trade unionists, and local historians attempted to raise money to erect a memorial for its 150th anniversary. The film tells three interlocking stories: the story of a historical community devastated by the disaster, struggling to survive; the story of a contemporary community, decimated by the loss of industry, rediscovering itself in the struggle to remember; and the story of a sculptor, struggling to make one last masterpiece. It features an original score by BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee Jed Grimes and Mercury Music Prize winner Robin File.

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Tom and Gertrude have been married for sixty six years. In the stillness of Nairnshire they live a life of routine pleasures. A lucid, sometimes funny, and profoundly compassionate study of extreme old age, death, grief and loneliness. This beautifully shot documentary is a portrait of old age passing by...

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An elegy for the NASA/ESA spacecraft Cassini. Using light and dark, movement and stillness, the film combines digital video with manipulated archival images and 3D models to explore the relationship between man, machine and the natural environment.

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Run by Chris Smith, the Kluster Rooms was a recording space at Cable Street Studios - an old sweet factory in Limehouse. It was home to writers, filmmakers, musicians, and a record label.

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In the quiet world of a quintessentially small English town but amidst the fear and uncertainty of immigration and terrorism, Ingrid offers shelter to Ahmed, a Syrian refugee who has left everything behind in his search for a new life.

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Going behind the doors of the private world of a residential rehabilitation centre in Somerset, this powerful documentary uncovers what is done to help people beat their addictions and start rebuilding their lives, through a series of intimate encounters at Broadway Lodge. From Phillip Wood, the film-maker behind the acclaimed BBC documentary, 'Chasing Dad', we meet people who come from different situations and parts of the UK who all have one thing in common: to seek a new beginning here. Observing the relationships formed between staff, clients and their families, the film explores how desperate and difficult it is for people to transform themselves when funding is scarce and emotions are running high.

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Documentary exploring the recent rise of antisemitism in Europe.

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STOOGE is a feature documentary about Robert Pargiter, Iggy Pop's No1 fan. It covers the three years leading up to his 50th birthday when he tries to track his hero down in a final absolution. His journey has taken him all over the world in search of redemption after years of struggling with addiction, of coping with depression, and of celebrating the communal lust that is Rock 'n’ Roll.

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A hand drawn animated documentary, following the rhythms of a day in Yorkshire. It captures the sound of Yorkshire, from it's multicultural and bustling cities like Bradford and Sheffield, to the delicate sounds of birds in the countryside and the hypnotic rhythm of the motorways and train tracks. Official Selection Annecy Film Festival 2018 - Short Film Competition

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Following participants from the local Hindu, Sikh and Muslim community. Here they develop display panels for a touring Museum exhibition. They also access archive material previously unseen, and some not explored for 100 years or more. Reflecting on the involvement of the Indian Army during WW1 .

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The film is a documentary on the urban folk musician Susmit Bose who initiated Urban folk music in India in late 1960s. However, he never got his due. With a career spanning for more than 5 decades, Susmit Bose is still declining his share in the limelight and lives a humble life despite his contribution to world music in India.

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British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in 'My Generation', a vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Based on personal accounts and stunning archive footage this documentary sees Caine travel back in time to talk to The Beatles, Twiggy, David Bailey, Mary Quant, The Rolling Stones, David Hockney and other star names. The film has been painstakingly assembled over the last six years by Caine working with producer Simon Fuller, writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and director David Batty. Telling the story of the birth of pop culture in London through the eyes of the young Michael Caine, and using carefully intercut audio of Caine's conversations with his co-stars blended with unseen archive material to take the viewer back to the heart of the 1960s. “For the first time in history the young working class stood up for ourselves and said, we’re here, this is our society and we’re not going away!” (Michael Caine) Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Journey Strand