Projects with status: Complete

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At three, Budhia Singh had already run six 13-mile half-marathons. Born into the slums of Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Budhia's mother sold him to a peddler for 800 rupees. Not long after Biranchi Das, a judo teacher who also runs an orphanage, bought him back, and soon discovers Budhia's talent for running. But when Biranchi has the four year old Budhia run 42 miles, the debate begins: is he providing Budhia with a rare opportunity, or is he exploiting a boy too young to know what he really wants. When the government gets involved the case becomes a political football, and rumours of vast sums of money attract gangsters eager to drive a wedge between Biranchi and Budhia. What starts out as a real Slumdog Millionaire turns into a the stuff of film noir, a tale of dreams, greed, and envy, with a child at its centre.

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Bitten by the Moonbug, photographer Steve Pyke sets out on a journey across America in his search to meet and photograph the Apollo space pioneers. A journey in which he was to meet the adventurers, risk takers and dreamers who were behind one of the most historic endeavours of our time. From living rooms, and moonscape deserts, to Cape Canaveral, Steve captures these men in frank, revealing portraits, while unravelling their very personal and divergent memories. With rare archive footage and an original score by Matt Johnson (The The), Moonbug is both a photographic road trip and an exploration of how photographs become signposts for history.

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The film is part of 'CINE OPERA', a series over 50 videoworks and cinematographic records shot in various part of the world by Michael Nyman during the last fifteen years. In Moscow 11:19.31, the camera observes, somewhat objectively, from the view point of Michael Nyman, the interviewee and celebrity, the proceeding of an interview in a Moscow radio station. His answers, always triggered by some sort of hesitation, are replaced by his own music: 'La Debarcadère' from 'La Traversee de Paris' (1989).

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The most dangerous journey needs a helping hand.

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A young man battles his inner demons.

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A traumatised young girl makes the chilling discovery that her missing brother has been buried in a shallow grave at the bottom of her garden. And yet he seems to be still alive.

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Tony is a teenager whose inscrutable Chinese dad has a near-death experience in a car crash. Tony yearns to break down the cultural barriers between him and his Dad before it's too late.

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Two men battle with an angry house, not for themselves and not for each other, but beer, cold beer.

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A story of heartbreak, denial and a life changing phone call.

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From Hanover in Germany to Langdale in the Lake District, we follow the life, the journey and the work that has been so influential across the world to many artists. Known for his varied styles of art, we look at the work being carried out by the Littoroal Trust and other organizations around the infamous Merzbarn projects.

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We went to Calais to make a film about refugees trying to get into Britain, but then we met sixteen year-old Abdul and suddenly things weren't so simple. Selected for official competition at Clermont-Ferrand 2010.

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On the Water is a film about Pilot Gig rowing on the Helford River. The film follows the lives of Helford’s gig rowers as a new boat is built for them to compete on at the World Gig Championships.