Projects matching: Anton Califano

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10 year old, Anya lives and cares for her mother, Amanda. When Derek threatens to come between them, Anya takes matters into her own hands in order to protect her home. A darkly comic drama about the power of one girl’s imagination to change her own world.

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A chance encounter between a shy, introverted woman and a loud, over-confident teenage girl takes a deeper turn when personal secrets are inadvertently revealed, and confessions take the place of pleasantries.

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No sponsorship, one kidney, tuberculosis, a broken back... All set for the London Olympics... 1948.

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A girl finds herself lost on the outskirts of a big city. Some moments stay with you forever.

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For men in particular there is a glut of stereotypes about what mid-life is supposed to look and feel like. Set against these social stereotypes The Middle Men reveals the emotional and material worlds of 8 English middle-aged men and how each is confronting life's circumstances on their own terms.

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A mobility scooter, a travel ban and one man's fight for independence. Michael Clark takes on Newcastle's Metro system in a single handed protest to restore access for mobility scooter users to the Newcastle Metro train.

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A cochlea implant is a surgically implanted electronic device which can make it possible for the profoundly deaf to hear sound. However, the use of cochlea implants is controversial. Two families both with deaf children, one has decided to have an implant for their son, the other has not, Why?

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The resurrection of dead dogs in Russia in the 1930s. An unstoppable heart in the US half a century later. And now in London a hand-made heart attack. How a strange, paradoxical discovery is helping to save lives.

Won BEST VIDEO AWARD at the Vedere La Scienza Festival 2009 and screened at Rushes Soho Shorts, Scinema and other festivals.

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Bhavesh, Farhan and Kamal all aged 24, are keen number plate collectors. PL4TE5 documents the stories behind their cherished marks, exploring the roots of their fixation, their lifestyles and charts the accumulation of their collection. All three men are easily identifiable by their plates and cars. The plates have become an extension of their identities.

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Two adopted brothers, Joe and Reese always had strong brotherly ties but took different paths in life. Joe a reformed man released from prison returns to London to protect his younger brother now in danger from his old underworld. Upon his arrival, he discovers that Reese has now become part of this world.

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Julian is forty-six and lives in Camphill in Milton Keynes, a community inspired by the ideas and writings of Rudolf Steiner. The loss of his mother over twenty years ago had a huge impact on his life, and now as the last remaining member of his family, Julian lives and works for the benefit of the community where he lives as well as the wider world.

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A stylised animated documentary visually depicting and mapping journeys, exploring notions of belonging and home.

‘Ilford’ narrates the tale of a number of its residents. The film uncovers untold stories and experiences of Ilford’s local community members. Collecting and sharing these stories, documenting experiences, mapping lives and presenting a picture of the composition of Ilford today. ‘Ilford’ takes its audience on a journey from places as far and wide as India, Africa, Kenya, Jamaica and Bosnia to settlement in Ilford.