In South East London four young women reflect upon the reasons they love jazz. Their musings give insight into a life of jazz inspired journeys. The short paints an intimate portrait of the young women. Ty the music producer said the girls inspired him about music.
A poetic and controversial journey into the rarely seen world of vampires and other blood-loving creatures.
Featuring:
5 shades of red
4 lovers
3 erotic nightmares
2 vampires
1 snake
A crew of Rastafarians evacuated to London after a volcanic eruption in Montserrat, adjust to life in inner city London.
The Rastamen reinvent themselves as 'rude-boy' rappers and small time hustlers. They pitch between enjoying the thrills of the city and committing to Rastafari ideals.
Polish poet and retired BBC radio journalist Boleslaw Taborski revisits the Mokotów district of Warsaw where he took part in the 1944 uprising against occupying Nazi forces. He visits sites of execution and reminisces about friends who perished in the struggle for a Poland free from Nazi oppression.
A female form's mantra broken, showing itself in missing text and revealing less (or more) than intended. The filmic vocubulary of the 'reveal' is employed by both maker and subject, both an exploiter and protector of themselves.
No words are spoken, but they are stated, through words and body semiotics.
Animated music video to "Stay In My Memory" by Bim (www.bimmusic.com). A magical story where a girl ventures through a pop up book in search of her lost love/memories of her lost love.
A dazzling expression of the visual music revealed by 365 setting suns. Over 4500 time-lapse drawings were painted directly onto a continuous strip of 35mm film using a variety of materials such as nail varnish, hair, bleach, net stocking and magnolia petals. Arts Council England and Channel 4 Animate Award.
The Arbor is the powerful true story of Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and her troubled relationship with her daughter Lorraine.
Andrea wrote honestly and unflinchingly about her upbringing on the notorious Buttershaw Estate. When she died, tragically at the age of 29 in 1990, Lorraine was just ten years old.
The Arbor catches up with Lorraine in the present day, also at 29; ostracised from Buttershaw and now in prison, serving a sentence for manslaughter for the death of her son.
Whilst in prison and undergoing rehab, Lorraine is re-introduced to her mother's plays and private letters and as she reflects on the parallels in their lives, she begins to come to terms with her role in the death of her son.
Clio Barnard, began recording audio interviews with Lorraine Dunbar, other members of the Dunbar family and residents from the Buttershaw Estate over a period of two years. The material was edited to form an audio 'screenplay' which forms the basis for the film as actors lip-synch to the voices of the interviewees. This footage is intercut with archive footage and extracts from a re-staging of Andrea's first play.
An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom.
Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadors, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.
Thank You Skinhead Girl is a documentary which explores the filmmakers experience of being in care and becoming a skinhead girl during the late 70’s early 80’s.
It gives insight into a sub-youth culture that has been one of the most misunderstood, of all the youth groups. The film shows the historical rise of the skinhead movement, the fashion, music and the gang structure in Oxfordshire UK at the time.
Through the voice of the filmmaker we are taken into the personal reflections of that time, which shows a working class girl finding refuge within the skinhead movement. A place where she grew, survived, thrived and eventually learnt a very hard, uncomfortable lesson through violence.
The film features music from Reggae legends the ‘Symarip’, Oxford Ska band The Inflatables and Welsh Oi! band The Oppressed.
This film has been enabled by Screen South Community Projects Fund and OFVM – Film Oxford Production Equipment Award.
'Best Documentary' 8th International Short Film Festival Balchik, Bulgaria 2010, nominated 'Best Film' Portobello Film Festival 2009.
Ted Matthews keeps finding objects that were lost on the street.
It is actually the objects that find him. Ted stopped looking for things long before he started to sleep with his violin.
Ted's music tells the story of every object found.
All imaginary tales like his own imaginary life.
