Made up entirely of stills, Paintbrush presents portraits of ten users of a fictitious online social networking website. By detailing the information given by each user on their profile, the film explores themes surrounding identity, while also serving as a satire of online social networking.
Sourced from content from the Great North Run film archive, concentrating on the audience rather than the runner. Frame layers are arranged across the screen in the direction of the natural panning of the original shots, revealing a unique panoramic view of the content.
Anna is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and is about to enter a nursing home. Lucette, the housekeeper, is packing up the home where Anna has always lived and Clementine, Anna's grandaughter, comes to help and spend the last days in the house with her grandmother.
Patrick Wright is a little boy being bullied at school. His father is absent and his heart broken mother struggles through every day life contending with her longing. On his birthday Patrick receives a present from a mysterious source, the contents of which teach him something extraordinary.
This film centres around the theme of its title, peace portraits. It is a film which has many entries, muscians who talk about their art and some who just play play, this feature film also has appearances by other artists from the professional fields and are well known in the film industry.
One day - one life in St.Petersburg. According to writings and biography of Russian Absurdist poet Daniil Kharms (1905-1942). An attempt to combine styles of documentary cinema and constructivists theatre, seeking to reveal Kharms' vision of life.
Based on the cult novel by Cris Freddi, Pelican Blood tells the story of Nikko, a funny but left-of-centre young man living in London. Following a disastrous break up with his girlfriend, Stevie, he’s taking life one day at a time, throwing all his energy into his hobby: Bird spotting. Just as life becomes bearable, Stevie arrives back on the scene, causing a rift between Nikko and all his friends, who warn him she will destroy him. They are fully aware of how the couple first met: on a suicide website, pledging they will ‘end it all together’. As their intense, disturbing and highly sexual connection resumes, the relationship between Nikko, Stevie, his friends and his hobby are thrown into questionable chaos. Pelican Blood is a funny and passionate look at the things that make us tick, and the things we tick off the list.
The classic story of Peter and The Wolf comes brilliantly to life in this animated film, recounting a magical world in which little boys can find the strength and courage to overcome their fears and the ever-present dangers that surround them.
Wayne Wilson is a primo paparazzi who has gained his reputation by stalking his celebrity clients. Feted by an editor who need his skills to increase the circulation of her magazine, he goes on a spree of photograping footballers, models and rockstars, but does not follow his brief. Eleanor the editor is not impressed. To get him to make amends, she sends him to photgraph the reclusive actress May Hudson, who has not been photgraphed for years.
He soon discovers that he cannot get her picture in the conventional manner, as she never leaves her Buckingham mansion. Wayne realises he must try to befriend May's village neighbours of film producers and actors. However they quickly quickly turn their aquaintance with him to their advantage by hatching a plan to have Wayne pose as a movie producer to get May in their movie.
Like the film Sunset Boulevard, May makes a triumphal return to Pinewood Studios when the village has-beens succeed in getting their film funded, but when she discovers Wayne is a lowly paparazzi, she drugs and ties him to the bed.
Kidnapped and helpless Wayne's life as a paparazzi unravels before him!
Pig Business documents Marchioness, Tracy Worcester's four year investigation into the intensive pig farming industry. The film reveals the devastating effects intensive pig farming is having on the environment, the health and welfare of agricultural communities, the quality of our food and animal welfare.
Young lovers Julius and Fiona witness the 'birth' of Salvador Dali in a field one summers day. They follow him to his studio, but Julius and Dali are destined to clash over ideals.
