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My inspiration for Shawn came from seeing an onset of teenage unhappiness in people close to me, and the damaging impact of a ‘man up’ culture which isolates vulnerable people with their burdens. We wanted to show these dynamics as they occur in real life, within the hyper-masculine environment of a dingy barbershop. Shawn The […]
Read More Shawn: Exploring Masculinity At The BarbersBetween many scripts, Thou shalt not kill was the one selected to be made as our final term film for our Diploma course in Brighton Film School. The script was fun and clever and we were all excited to make it. It was a fast turnaround, we had two weeks for pre-production and we shot […]
Read More Thou shalt not kill: Clever & Macabre Debut From Barbara ToschiMy short documentary, Tianah, tells the story of my friend, 23 year old fashion entrepreneur Christianah Jones. Tianah is what she told me to call her when I first met her in Beijing in the summer of 2014, where we both had scholarships to do an internship, and we hit it off. Tianah https://www.instagram.com/p/BjBDSZGAjK1/?taken-by=r6che11e My […]
Read More Tianah: Fashion Documentary With a Message For a GenerationHere we have an impressive production headed by Cameron Lee of Lancashire. The 21 year old wrote the script and will direct once it moves into filming – you can find out more, and back the project, at The Future Stone. It’ll star music legend Damo Suzuki of experimental ’70s band Can. The Future Stone […]
Read More The Future Stone: Supernatural Lancashire DramaI am Toby Leung and Playtime is my graduation film at Edinburgh College of Art. I have always been fascinated by the imaginative world of animation, where monsters exist and toys come alive. I want to make films that invite audiences into this world, and that brings joy to audiences of all ages. Playtime I […]
Read More Playtime: Putting the Fun Into Monster ParentsYoni Ben-Haim is a filmmaker from London who has, since 2012, created a number of short films. Suzanne & Martin is his latest – having been selected by a panel of industry professionals to create a 10 minute short, the result is a bittersweet story about a failing relationship. Suzanne & Martin “I didn’t want […]
Read More Suzanne & Martin: Serving Up An Emotional 10 Minute Short
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