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2007
The Beloved Ones
Our latest short film is
released in March and produced with support of the UK-Filmcouncil agency Screen West Midlands. It is now
registered for the Cannes Short Film Corner in May 2007. ÒThe Beloved OnesÓ is an animated documentary directed by
renowned animator Samantha Moore
from Shrewsbury
and produced by Joshka Wessels.
The film tells the stories of two African women living with the repercussions
of HIV/AIDS in a compelling and intimate portrait. 16 year-old Maureen
survives with her only sister after she lost her parents. HIV positive Anna
is preparing her children for her own eminent death. The film weaves their
emotive stories together in a visual narrative. Well-known UK actresses
Josette Simon, OBE (BlakeÕs 7) and Lenora Crichlow (Sugar Rush, Ch4) voiced
the main characters of the film.
2006
Nor Any Drop to Drink
Sapiens Productions has released its latest environmental documentary
called ÒNor Any Drop to DrinkÓ.
Four filmmakers from Jordan,
Egypt and Palestine find out how local people and
institutions on the ground work together in solving the water scarcity. The film
is made in close collaboration and with support of the International water and Sanitation Centre (IRC)
and the Empowers partnership and Zer0-M project. It is distributed by the Television
trust for the Environment (TVE). Its first screening in the region will take
place in April during the MEDA-water partners
conference in Tunisia.
In Amman, Jordan, the film will shown during the opening ceremony of the ÒWater is
everybodyÕs businessÓ forum in June, 2007. This high profile event will bring
together water experts from all over the world to discuss local water
governance and policies for the Middle East.
Above Board, trading
legal timber
Interactive DVD package in eight different
languages to provide an insight into the practicalities of ensuring that the
timber that companies trade is legally produced,
purchased and processed. Commissioned by the Centre for International Development and
Training (CIDT) in collaboration with Television
Trust for the Environment (TVE) funded by the Department for International Development Ð UK
(DFID).
2005
Darfur: Earth, Wind and Fire
In
this programme, we go behind the frontlines in Darfur, travelling into
rebel-controlled areas to explore the relationship between the current Darfur crisis and the continuing impoverishment of the
environment.
2004
Finnish the Water
We travel to Finland
to investigate why this country has the cleanest water in the world ?
Fishing for Litter
Denmark has found a solution to deal with the tones of
rubbish that fishermen fish out of the North Sea
every year
- TVE Hands-On Series BBC World (with Perspective
productions)
Solace of Music
The story of Henry who lost
his father to HIV/AIDS and just heard his mother is HIV positive. He finds
solace in playing his music
- Birmingham TIC Short Film Festival
- BBC Big Screen
Marooned
A television documentary
about the struggle for survival of the unique Maroon culture in the former
Dutch colony, Surinam.
2003
Tunnel Vision
A
television documentary about the reviving of ancient water tunnels in Syria.
Broadcast BBC World.
Maureens' Story
Maureen survives with her
sister after both her parents died of HIV/AIDS
A River
of Hope
An
educational film that shows how child-headed families cope in a positive way
with the heavy impact of HIV/AIDS in Uganda
and Kenya.
Project commissioned by Healthlink Worldwide.
- Digital Media
Center, Shrewsbury
- Excerpts of this film broadcast at BBC Big
Screen, Birmingham, 2005 and screened at TIC
filmfestival, Birmingham.
David Morley, a man with a vision
Portrait
of David Morley, emeritus professor of tropical child health and founder of
the charity Teaching-aids At Low Cost (TALC). Project commissioned by TALC.
- Community Channel Infomercial
Little Waterfall
An
anthropological film about a small village in a remote area of Syria where
the people depend solely on the water supply of a 1500-year old water
tunnel.
- Special Commendation RAI filmfestival
Previous years
Reviving Qanats (2002)
- Screened at United Nations University, Japan
Sufis of Syria (2000)
- Soho Festival London
- Durham University Archive
Deir Mar Musa, the Green Monastery (1999)
Sudan,
communication in health education (1996)
- Broadcast Sudan local TV
- SNV video archive
Albert Cuyp, a daily market in Amsterdam (1995)
- Screened at Beeld voor Beeld Festival, Leiden, The
Netherlands
Augustinus, Century Festival (1993)
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