TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN (Documentary)
Follow a half dozen of the 300 or so hikers who attempt a PCT thru-hike every year. Armed with cameras, they give us an insider’s view into what it takes to spend half a year living in the wild.
THE DECAY OF DUCHENNE (Documentary)
A short documentary film about Tyran Hawthorn a photographer and sufferer of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The film explores Tyran’s recent exhibition ‘Modern Vanitas’ which uses surreal pictures of decaying fruit in order to represent the effects of the condition itself.
THE LAUNDRETTE SESSIONS (Documentary)
This film explores the social function of UK laundrettes in the 21st century by interviewing laundrette users of all ages and social backgrounds in laundrettes across Devon and Cornwall.
It is estimated that three quarters of laundrettes in the UK have closed down in the last 25 years. The first UK laundrette opened in 1949 in London and since then these washeries have provided fast and economical service to millions, have inspired films such as ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’ and have featured in long running soap-operas. But most importantly, they have offered a community service as social centres for an increasingly individualistic and virtual society.
To keep the privacy and anonymity of the interviewees, and to ‘help’ audiences listen without pre-conceived judgement, contributors’ identities are kept anonymous and the visual narration of the story is carried out by the colourful display of the very visually appealing tumble driers, laundry bags, huge washing machines spinning around colourful clothes and the huge variety of washing products on display.
Only people’s lower body parts are filmed (as if filmed from a washing-machine’s point of view). Original animation is used for the interview questions, as opposed to using a standard voice-over or a presenter and to add to the filmic experience and as an added story-telling device, CCTV footage of one of the laundrettes is used to show the location while it ‘sleeps’.
The film depicts compelling stories like the old widower who visits the laundrette to remind him of his wife, and light-hearted accounts like one of Maureen’s laundrette users stripping down to his underwear to wash the clothes he was wearing or Sammy’s wish to see the Queen walk through the Laundrette door.
LYDIA CORBETT - THE GIRL WITH THE PONYTAIL (Documentary)
This is an artist profile about Lydia Corbett was born in Paris on 14th Nov 1934 and was named Sylvette David. Her father was an influential art dealer and painter, whose Champs Elysee gallery, David & Garnier, exhibits the now famous Bernard Buffet. Lydia Corbett’s mother was an award-winning student at the academie Julian, Paris.
SHARING CULTURE (Mini Doc)
A short portrait of a view that pervades the zeitgeist of technological change.
WHY BUILD A SUN ON EARTH (Documentary)
Prize-winning animated documentary I made in collaboration with fusion scientists at York Plasma institute. Touring UK schools in a portable ‘Sun Dome’, this film offers an informative and entertaining spectacle that demonstrates the benefits of nuclear fusion research and empowers its young audiences to be part of the solution for our energy future.
NO DIRECTION (Short Documentary)
A short doc about the genesis of the play No Direction which debuted at The Place Theatre in Bedford and played the Bedfringe Arts festival in August of 2012.
MY OTHER ME: A FILM ABOUT COSPLAYERS (Documentary)
This feature length documentary explores the hidden world of the quickly rising sub-culture known as Cosplay. Vancouver director Josh Laner and his team spends a year chronicling the lives of 3 young cosplayers as they get ready for the upcoming season of anime and cosplay conventions.
This film dives into more than just how these three Cosplayers; Danae, Lucas, and Lilly enjoy the hobby but explores why they Cosplay and how this lifestyle has helped shape them. To them, and many others who like Cosplay, it has transcended into far than just a hobby, but a way of life. If you are a serious fan of Cosplay, or have never heard of it before, this film has something for you.
YUCK: A 4TH GRADERS SHORT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SCHOOL LUNCH (Documentary)
Zachary is a fourth grader at a large New York City public elementary school. Each day he reads the Department of Education lunch menu online to see what is being served. The menu describes delicious and nutritious cuisine that reads as if it came from the finest restaurants. However, when Zachary gets to school, he finds a very different reality. Armed with a concealed video camera and a healthy dose of rebellious courage, Zachary embarks on a six month covert mission to collect video footage of his lunch and expose the truth about the City’s school food service program.
LAST CHANCE GARAGE (Documentary)
A short documentary about Rick Maylender and the work he’s trying to do in Troutdale, OR.
