A mixed media piece integrating the stylization of documentary and spoken word. Inspired by Shenny de Los Angeles’ one-woman show “What Happens to Brown Girls Who Never Learn How to Love Themselves Brown?”, this piece invites you to witness the meaning of beauty through three generations of Dominican women. The grandmother, the mother, and the daughter. In learning about the ritual to beauty that was passed down to each woman, there is a pain buried deep in the denial of their blackness. It is only through the secret voice in the water, that the daughter is able to release herself from a pain she’s been holding onto since she was born. By forgiving herself and the women before her, will she finally see just how beautiful she is when she’s free?
Official Selection BlackStar Film Festival 2022
An Australian woman moves across the world to be with a man who she considers her soulmate. On a surfing trip to Devon, she comes to terms with their incompatibility and makes the decision to leave.
John likes routine. He comes back home one day to find his wife gone. He pretends that she still lives with him and over time, settles into this new life. Will anyone find out that his wife has left him? How long will he continue the charade?
An animated short about charting the unknown within our own minds, human fragility and high tech surgery, longing for home, and fishing. WHITE OUT is made through drawing and animating handprinted photograms, incorporating nautical charts, digital drawing and plates from the 'Schaltenbrandt Atlas for Stereotaxy'.
A psycho-acoustic exploration of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire.
"Radio was the most important thing in my life and music, music, music!" A true pioneer in audio exploration and psycho-acoustics, Delia Derbyshire conceived one of the most familiar compositions in science fiction, the Doctor Who theme, while working in a BBC basement. Her soundscapes felt like they connected to another realm. Kicking off with the discovery of 267 tapes in an attic, along with a treasure trove of journals hidden in her childhood bedroom, this film tunes in to Derbyshire’s frequency; that of a life-long non-conformist, whose peals of laughter in an archive interview tickle with delight and eccentricity. Featuring a rich archive, interviews, fictional embodiment and Cosey Fanni Tutti’s psycho-sonic channelling, director Caroline Catz traces acoustic pathways on her archeological dig into Derbyshire’s resonant life. (LFF brochure copy)
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020 - World premiere
In #FollowMe we meet women in or from Iraq, who are using social media to challenge norms and traditions in their country. They risk their lives to promote an empowering image of Arabic women, educating and inspiring their followers. As a consequence of their actions, some of these women are forced to flee Iraq to stay alive. During the making of this documentary, a revolution breaks out in Iraq; the stakes are raised and we embark on a perilous journey with the women as social media becomes their weapon, not only against a deeply repressive and male-dominated society but also against their government. The film experiments with building up an online world discovering their personal stories through Skype conversations and social media platforms. #FollowMe gives a different insight into a world of young Iraqi women that is not widely presented. Additionally, it shows the Iraqi Revolution from a different perspective than that presented by the news.
Reminiscing an 1980s childhood spent pirating Bollywood VHSs in Wolverhampton, Dawinder Bansal’s plucky narration speaks lovingly of her Asian community and the films that united them.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020 - World premiere
CONNECT is the directorial debut of Marilyn Edmond and follows the story of Brian (Kevin Guthrie), a young man battling with his mental heath. Outwardly, he keeps calm, goes to work and carries on.
He never feels that it's possible to share his feelings, until care home owner Jeff (Stephen McCole) becomes a source of support. A flirtation with single mother Sam (Siobhan Reilly) could be a reason to choose life.
Moments of optimism clash with dark despair in a strikingly filmed tale shot in North Berwick. Suicide among young men is a major issue in the UK today. Connect is an ambitious attempt to confront the issue in a heartfelt drama.
CURSE OF THE BLACK SHUCK is based on a British folklore legend which originated in East Anglia. It's a mysterious black dog that brings bad luck to everyone who encounters him and causes death and destruction.
