Projects in genres: Woman Director

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A Time And A Time is a film constructed entirely from archive footage shot in Bristol over the last century. Three specific locations are chosen and filmed images from these geographical points are cut up and reassembled so that we recreate the place with people and buildings and vehicles that span time.

A 21st century office worker crosses a road that has just been blitzed, a woman from 1910 watches a man on a mobile phone kick a football. The distance that time creates is removed and these people are reunited in location.

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In a secret world a family's code of honour is under threat, and an ancient way of life is knocked off it's axis by one small boys act of grace.

A young Dezzie befriends Yasin, a Chinese boy who has recently arrived from Hong Kong, little does he know his life will take an unexpected turn that ultimately shape his future. They become firm and loyal friends until Yasin is taken away suddenly by his godfather, Kai. Ten years pass until Yasin returns and offers Dezzie an envious position at his side within the family firm. But this is a firm with a difference: Dezzie, the only white man to do so this side of the Atlantic is to be a triad member and run the family business in Manchester.

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Returning to the village of his estranged wife, James grows increasingly concerned when the sinister owner of his guest house refuses to let him leave. A psychological suspense with a surprising yet moving denouement.

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Alba is a classic story of hope. Even in the darkest corners a better future is possible if we believe and will fight for it.

The short cleverly combines film and animation to portray the life and dreams of a boy stricken with illness. Following his experiences we see how the sterile and sombre life on a hospital world explodes in to the bright colours of a brilliant world of adventure. Lost in this fantastical universe the boy confronts his fear whilst fighting for survival and a way home. As the courageous knight he slays his demons finding the dawn light beyond the night of his world.

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Moving out of our family house I had to dispose of some of my possessions. A time of reflection.

The film is a small memorial to all those who perished in the concentration camps.

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Two Eritrean girls enchant with fragmentary tales of escaping their country, telling us what it feels like living as an unaccompanied child refugee, alone in London.

An intimate portrait, highlighting the emotional fallout of political conflict commissioned as part of London Borough of Islington's 'Kick Islamophobia' campaign.

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Poet Leah Thorn is writer-in-residence at HMP Bronzefield, a high security womens prison in Middlesex. Through her workshops we meet a variety of women striving to find a voice through creative writing. Personal histories, emotions and inner conflicts are revealed through their poems and interactions.

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Suicide of the dolphins because of the sea pollution.

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A mother is torn between being a good citizen and protecting her child leading to drastic consequences.

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Through the use of a secret camera, an out-of-work actor tries to uncover the reasons behind his failing career and takes on an experiment to find out if it is possible to control how others perceive him. Borges and I is a facetious commentary on the relentless recording and sharing of our lives in the wake of the user-generated-content generation.

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A scattered people, the descendants of storied sea-kings of the ancient West, struggle to survive in a lonely wilderness as a dark force relentlessly bends its will toward their destruction. Yet amidst these valiant, desperate people, hope remains. A royal house endures unbroken from father to son.

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By the Grace of God depicts the world of Jürgen, a tormented provocateur without a past or background, whose delusions of grandeur lead him to England in search of his place in history and his sovereign right to the throne.

A tapestry of feelings and ideas reveals a man who is simultaneously illuminated and tragic, who lives in the cracks of reality.