documentary
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Hermanos / Siblings (2017)
Writer/Dir: Laura Plancarte Prod: Laura Plancarte Exec. Prod: Mike Lerner Dur: 80'00" Set against the backdrop of the 2016 US Presidential election, Hermanos examines illegal immigration between the United States and Mexico, and the disparities between the fantasy and the reality of the American dream for people living on both sides of the border. Two Mexican brothers, deported from the US for life, dream of returning and long for their mother, who abandoned them as children, in pursuit of her own American dream. Meanwhile, Miss Montana '78 finds herself down on her luck, mourning the simplicity of her childhood, her lost relatives and praying that Donald Trump's Presidency will fix America and her life. Watch the trailer here... Official selection at the Raindance Film Festival 2017 Official selection at FICG in LA 2017 Official selection at the Guadalajara Film Festival 2017 Roast Beef Productions/LP Films www.hermanossiblingsfilm.com |
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Life and Death Row (2016)
Series 2 Episode 1 "Execution" Dir/Prod: Marina Parker Exec. Prod: Aysha Rafaele, Fergus O'Brien Dur: 59'00" In 2009, 21 year old Daniel Lopez struck and killed a police officer with his car, as he was fleeing police. Sentenced to death for this crime, he has spent the last six years resisting all appeals in an effort to speed up his execution. His state-appointed attorneys argue that he is using the justice system as a form of suicide. His family are pleading with him to fight to stay alive for them. This film documents the five weeks leading up to Daniel's set execution date. Made for BBC Three online, it has also been broadcast on BBC One. BBC Three |
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Half Way (2015) Dir: Daisy-May Hudson Prod: Alice Hughes, Thea Paulett, Claire O'Neill Dur: 93'00" A moving portrait of the UK housing crisis, told through the experience of one family. Filmed over two years, Daisy-May is both director and daughter as her and her family fight to retain their dignity whilst they wait to be rehoused by the council. The film highlights the current attitudes and taboos towards homelessness, "scrounge culture" and dependency in an increasingly difficult economic climate, within a framework of everyday family highs and lows. Watch the trailer here... Nominated for Best Cinema Documentary at the Grierson Awards 2017 Beehive Films www.halfwayfilm.co.uk |
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Tierra Caliente (2015)
Writer/Dir: Laura Plancarte Prod: Luke Schiller, Ellis Freeman, Enrique Arroyo Schroeder & Carolina Amador Exec. Prod: Mike Lerner Dur: 80'00" This feature length hybrid documentary provides a window into the lives of an ordinary family from the Mexican state of Guerrero. Caught in the crossfire between the Narco, the military and the vigilantes, their lives have changed beyond recognition since Ex-President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels in 2006. The script was compiled from audio recordings made by the director and the family themselves. Watch the trailer here... Winner of Best Film at the World of Film International Festival 2016 Nominated for Best Feature at the Guadalajara Film Festival 2015 Official selection at the Raindance Film Festival 2015 Roast Beef Productions/Clownfish Films |
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Paint It Pink (2015)
Dir/Prod: Sophie Maccorquodale Exec. Prod: Richard Mortimer Dur: 42'00" Following the stars of the East London alternative drag scene, Sink the Pink, as they prepare for their first ever Summer Ball. Backstage and front of house footage inter-cuts with intimate interviews revealing the humour, the politics, the tears and the love between these vibrant, creative and inspiring characters. Watch the full film here... SMACC Films |
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The Third Half (2014)
Dir: Georgia Oakley Prod: Tabs Breese Dur: 12'57" On the 15th April 2014 the Supreme Court of India passed a law recognising the transgender community as India's "third sex". Over the coming years the filmmakers intend to document what changes, if any, this will bring. The Third Half is an extended trailer in preparation for a feature length documentary. More info here... |
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Love Me Tender (2014)
Dir: Timothy Knights Prod: Timothy Knights, Vera Simmonds Dur: 27'26" A fragment of time in the lives of three young men who are facing the future with trepidation. One just out of jail, one becoming housed, and one adjusting to the separation from his girlfriend and their daughter. Their tentative optimism is framed by chaotic euphoria, boredom, isolation and yearning. Who can you trust if you can’t trust yourself? Watch the trailer here... Official selection at Sheffield Doc Fest 2014 Shortlisted for the Grierson Awards 2014 (Best Student Documentary) Official selection at Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2015 |
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Laura (2012)
Dir: Timothy Knights Prod: Timothy Knights Dur: 20'16" Laura is sleeping in a fisherman's hut. The fishermen care for her, but think she should return home to her mother. Laura, a fantasist, is drawn to the fishing community as a means of escape, and yet she talks about her mother endlessly. The film follows her from the seemingly idyllic world of the fishermen which, fuelled by alcohol, erupts, sending her back home. We discover how a complicated past has held mother and daughter in an extraordinary and perhaps destructive bond. Official selection at the East End Film Festival 2013 |
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The Postbox (2013)
Dir: Jack Warrender Prod: Jack Warrender Dur: 23' 48" In 2012 workmen in Birmingham discovered a sealed Royal Mail postbox which still contained 10 undelivered letters. Jack Warrender sets out on a road trip around Britain to find the intended recipients, and to see how their lives could have been changed by the contents of these letters. |
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Risk (2012)
Dir: Anne Birgitte Borcher Petersen Dur: 4'17" A short experimental documentary film in three parts. Inspired by Anais Nin's poem "Risk". |