Tells the story of an eight-year-old boy who aspires to be a hero and embarks upon a journey to prove his greatness - with unexpected consequences. A moving insight into childhood where fantasy jostles with reality as a young boy’s imagination transforms and empowers everyday life.
"A polyphonic meditation on time and urban space" (Sukhdev Sandhu, BFI 2012).
"If you let it, a street will grow" says a voice in this film-poem which offers a lyrical, painterly defence of the everyday and a celebration of multiculturalism, even as it poses questions about the process of regeneration.
Shot on location in the London Borough of Hackney, the film interweaves rarely seen archive, super 16mm and super 8mm photography. Slow, still shots of streets, parks, cemeteries and markets are juxtaposed with the East London paintings of Leon Kossoff, Jock McFadyen and James MacKinnon.
With a script based on poet, Michael Rosen's play for voices, a heightened soundscape mixes documentary with poetry, music, song and location recordings. As we slip between past and present, real and imagined, famous and unknown "the world comes to Hackney": From Shakespeare in Shoreditch, to a Jamaican builder, from an 18th Century feminist abolitionist to a Turkish barber, from Anna Sewell's "Black Beauty" to the Jewish 43 Group taking on Oswald Mosley in Dalston, the audience is invited to apprehend the city as fragmentary and multi-layered, "past in the present, present in the past."
Wreckers is an evocative, beautifully shot drama that examines the fragile relationship between truth, intimacy and betrayal. A married couple move back to his childhood village to start a family. Their relationship seems idyllic but a surprise visit from the husband's brother ignites sibling rivalry, exposing a savage past and the lies embedded in the couple's relationship.
In a small apartment in Buenos Aires, an old woman eagerly awaits the birth of her grandchild and all the joys of becoming a grandmother. However, horrific circumstances means she will be forced to wait over 30 years. Using real-life testimonials this animated-documentary raises issues of memory, repression and loss.
All Bertie Crisp wants is a quiet life in his seaside caravan home. However, when his devious wife Grace demands a baby immediately, he is forced to take matters into his own hands - with disastrous and hilarious consequences.
A film about people, preconceptions and 1960’s concrete.
Hi High Rise is the first short film by photographic partnership TAPE and is shot entirely on a digital SLR.
This documentary aims to challenge preconceptions associated with tower block living in the UK and celebrates the successful community of Hornchurch Court.
Ever since Noah was a child he’s wanted to work with his father building canoes in Maine's north woods.
But because of a well hidden secret this dream has always eluded him.
This is the story of Noah’s transformation as he uncovers the truth that has kept him from his lifelong ambition.
Five year old Amy and her Mum are divided in grief for Dad, occupying very separate worlds in their struggle to cope. But whilst Mum sinks into numb solitude, struggling to keep to routine, Amy seeks a more magical escape that ultimately has its own perils.
A Dollar and A Dream follows British political activist Malcolm Clark on the campaign trail in the American state of Ohio for the 2008 Democratic ticket. Malcolm's journey raises questions about campaigning, global democracy, the promise of social change, and the power of the individual. What inspired Malcolm to become directly involved in another country's electoral process, especially one in which he couldn't cast a vote? Was it something more than the allure of Barack Obama?
A Silent Colour is the quirky and poetic tale of a woman who thinks she is being pursued by a malignant sari. The film explores her feelings towards cultural identity. A vibrant and visually stunning piece of storytelling.
A young girl is overshadowed by her sister, a brilliant ballerina who died before she was born. Her sister comes back and releases her from her shadow.
