Projects matching: Alastair Siddons

Synopsis

The true story of the Mangrove 9, the group of Black activists who clashed with London police during a protest march in 1970 and their highly publicised trial that followed. The trial was the first judicial acknowledgment of behaviour motivated by racial hatred within the UK's Metropolitan Police.
Part of the BBC-commissioned drama anthology 'Small Axe'.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2020
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020 - Opening Night Gala

Synopsis

Torn between loyalty to his father and hope for his children, a man struggles to reassess his criminal life.
Three generations of the Cutler family live as notorious outlaws among some of the wealthiest lands in Britain. They spend their time hunting, raiding large estates and tormenting the police. In the midst of it all, Chad (Michael Fassbender) finds himself torn between respect for his father (Brendan Gleeson) and a desire for a better life for his children. The law is cracking down on his clan, and the decision might not be his to make...
Original score written by The Chemical Brothers.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Thrill Strand

Synopsis

This fascinating documentary tracks the evolution of the biggest participatory art project in the world, the wildly popular 'Inside Out'. Travel the globe with French artist JR as he motivates entire communities to define their most important causes with incredibly passionate displays of giant black and white portraits pasted in the street. We witness young and old taking ownership of walls that were previously restricted and in doing so testing the limits of what they thought was possible. In capturing the process, Alastair Siddons creates a glowing testament to the power of image and the role that art can play in transforming communities.

Synopsis

Marie is frightened. On the edge of her small run-down, working class town bad things are happening. It might be her fault or it might be something much worse. She is both terrified of and yet drawn to the dark forces that seem to emanate from the ancient hill that overlooks the estate.
Marie is also struggling with her conflicting feelings towards her neighbour, Filthy, a hard-drinking poacher and father of 8 year-old Sean. Whilst she is baby-sitting Sean a tragic accident occurs. She is sure something very nasty is now out to get her and soon nowhere will be safe.
A serious, soulful and scary film with an unexpected twist about what it really means to come back from the dead.

Synopsis

In September 2007, 16 of the world's best b-boys battle one on one in a disused power station in the heart of Soweto, South Africa, to determine who will be the next world champion. Turn it Loose is a film about this competition.

Through the eyes of six competitors we leave behind any preconceived notions of what breakdance used to represent, and as the film digs deeper into their lives, we discover an extraordinary form of non-contact combat that has evolved over 30 years to become a truly 21st century global phenomenon, stretching the limits of physical capability and pushing dance itself to astonishing new heights.