When a stuffy, retired Judge is forced to spend time with his ten-year-old Nephew, he learns the significance of losing his imagination, but then it is never too late to get it back!
A story of independence, about a hot water bottle who gets left out in the cold. Directed and animated by Jenny Wright, it is a silent animation, exploring the nature and values of relationships, comfort, support and abandonment, told through an evocative line drawing and watercolour style.
AN INTERMISSION is a portrait of contemporary Britain as seen through the eyes of a group of young people experiencing homelessness. For over a year and a half, they worked collaboratively with artist Edwin Mingard to make a film to express their views to the wider world.
Official Selection IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) 2020
TOPOWA! is an inspirational journey of 12 young teacher musicians, many of whom grew up as street children in some of the toughest slums in Uganda. We follow them from their home in Kampala to some of the biggest music stages in the world where they perform with Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis and virtuoso trumpeter Alison Balsom OBE.
It's a story of resilience and hope, carried along by a joyous celebration of music and life. At the heart of this film: the power of music to change lives and a charity called Brass for Africa.
From the dusty dirt roads of Katwe slum to the paved streets of London and the fields of Cheltenham Festival. We follow Julius, Sumayya, Tadeo, Gilbert and the Brass For Africa band as they are welcomed to the UK for an unforgettable experience that will transform their lives forever and empower the next generation of musicians to follow their dreams - 'Topowa! Never give up!’
In the sixteen years that Felix has grown up he's had to contend with the unpredictable and consuming nature of Tourette's Disorder, all whilst navigating the usual tribulations of adolescence. He wants to share his story and break the stigma.
Official Selection IDFA (International Documentary Festival Amsterdam) 2020 - European premiere
Mary Lennox is a troubled, sickly, orphaned 10-year-old girl, sent to live with an uncle after her parents died in a cholera outbreak in India. Initially sour and rude, Mary begins to explore the grounds of her uncle’s estate and befriends a robin. Mary hears of a locked-away, hidden garden. Together with the robin, she finds the key and enters the garden, discovering it to be more magical than she could have ever imagined.
Adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic family book 'The Secret Garden'.
WASTOPIA is a short animated film exploring the issues surrounding global attitudes to waste disposal and the environment pollution the inevitably follows. The film indicates a visual journey based on an otherworldly place inhibited by strange creatures and the products of what humans discard.
