Projects in genres: Welsh

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After unprecedented rainfall the desert of Death Valley burst into flower. Unseen in living memory, the flowers drew tourists from around the world. Greetings from Death Valley tells three stories from this forgotten landscape. From the last two residents in a gold rush town. From a village at the edge of a lake dried up to feed water to the distant city of Los Angeles. From the proposed site of the dump for all of the USA's nuclear waste. Told through the voices of residents living with the consequences of these events, the film is three postcards from places America would rather ignore.

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A short tale about a man with an impossibly large car and an impossibly large dog.

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On a remote Welsh island, an innocent game of catch leads Anna and Joseff into an ancient graveyard. Venturing deeper onto the island, their play evolves into an exploration of life, love and loss.

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When a 12-year-old Mark discovers a drowned sheep he experiences a traumatic reminder of his brother's death. Driven by anger at his grief-stricken mother's inability to recognise his suffering, he destroys the shrine-like sanctuary she has created in her deceased son's room.

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A twisted adaptation of the original folk legends of Little Red Riding Hood, from before it was mutilated by the Brothers Grim. Little Red meets the wolf. But he'll live to regret the encounter.

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On acquiring a new Digi Video camera, Beryl becomes obsessed with the filmmaking process using it to articulate her desires and dreams in a video diary. As 'cineaste par exellance' she agrees to video the wedding of her friend Mandy, seizing the opportunity to imitate her filmmaking idols with disastrous and hilarious results.

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A beleaguered young teacher, troubled by his own identity, is unable to intervene when he witnesses the homophobic bullying of a boy in his class. A chance, illicit encounter, however, suddenly sheds new light on the situation.

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The Geordie version of Supersize Me. A thin man (Gordon Gibson) has 14 days to eat himself fitter and fatter by following the Batter Diet and the advice of David R. Brown.

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Two young children wake one bright morning. To the audible and visual backdrop of a city slowly coming to life after its slumber, they discover their mother asleep, arms around a stranger. They quietly switch off her alarm and embark on a morning full of freedom, exhilaration and innocence.

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Heavy Pockets is a six-minute animated film about a girl who loses her gravity. Initially embarrassed by this amazing gift, Awel Jones becomes isolated from the other kids at school and only her sister is aware of her hidden talent. However, after being forced to confront the school bullies her secret is revealed and her classmates must marvel at her incredible floating skills.

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Wales 2005. Nadifa, a young asylum seeker, gets her refugee application rejected. As she can not return to her country in Africa, because her life was under threat, she hides from the authorities. In order to survive the present, Nadifa daydreams of her happy childhood, with the help of a View-Master toy.

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Out from the deep, dark woods, creep, creep, creeping come the Hobyar men. Woodcut animation makes a traditional tale to keep children awake at night. Winner of Best Animated Film, Dokufest 2005 Kosovo, and Best Children's Animation, London IMAF 2004.