A VERY BRITISH WAY OF TORTURE

A VERY BRITISH USE OF TORTURE
Channel 4   –   1hr

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★★★★★  ‘Disturbing…paints a bleak and distressing picture of abuses carried out by the British against the Mau Mau’ – Mail on Sunday

★★★★ ‘Sobering…offers insight and empathy regarding the British colonisation of Kenya’ – The Daily Telegraph

‘Powerful’, Pick of the Day – The Sun
Pick of the Day – The Observer
Pick of the Day – The Guardian
Sunday Choice – Radio Times

Between 1952 and 1960, Britain fought a vicious war in Kenya against the Mau Mau – a movement fighting for Kenyan independence from colonial rule. It was an exceptionally bloody conflict, with atrocities committed on both sides. For decades, however, many of the worst abuses carried out by British colonial forces have been kept hidden.

Featuring testimony from some of the last remaining Mau Mau survivors, the film combines recon, archive and new documentary evidence to give for the first time a full picture of how systemic torture was used and authorised by British officials.

Production:  Rogan Productions
Director:  Edward McGown
Executive Producers:  James Rogan, Soleta Rogan, Mark Hedgecoe

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HAUNTINGS The Edinburgh Executions

HAUNTINGS The Edinburgh Executioner

Paramount+   –   1hr

‘The Edinburgh Executioner’ is one of four episodes from the ‘Haunted’ series, which details the most terrifying paranormal cases in Britain and America, combining personal testimony with archive and dramatic reconstruction.  

Production:  Story Films
Executive Producers:  Adam Hopkins & Peter Beard
Directors:  Keira Godfrey & Josh Allot
Series Producer; Laura Matthews

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DRUG LORDS

DRUG LORDS Series
Netflix
Drug Lords is a docu-drama series produced by Oscar-nominated ITN Productions, broadcast on Netflix.

The series reveals the true stories behind the rise, reign, and fall of the world’s most infamous drug lords, from Colombian kingpin Pablo Escobar to “American Gangster” Frank Lucas, one of the most notorious gangsters in US history.

Told by the men and women directly involved in the cases themselves – the cops, crooks, and closest associates on either side of the law – each hour of Drug Lords provides an unprecedented 360° perspective on the world’s most notorious narcos and their tragically violent rule.

The 8 episodes take an intimate look at some of the most feared and ruthless criminals across the world, bringing their stories to life with unprecedented access and dramatic recreations of the key events in the rise and fall of these infamous gangsters.

Production:  ITN Productions
Exec Producer:  Michael Welsh & Jim Lindsay
Series Producer:  Chris Boulding

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ROMAN FEVER

ROMAN FEVER
Cinema Stone
Theatrical Release – 23mins

Set in 1934, two affluent, middle-aged American women meet at a country house outside Rome. On the surface this is a reunion of childhood friends. It soon becomes obvious that there is a darker, more powerful agenda in play, as long hidden jealousies and hatreds begin to emerge, culminating in the disclosure of a devastating long-held secret.

Shorlisted: York Film Festival

Production: Cinema Stone
Director: Derek Coutts
Producer: Barbara Stone & Jordan Stone
Exec Producer: Rod McShane & Naomi Tate
Director of Photography: Mark Melville
Wardrobe: Jackie Budin

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DEEP DOWN THINGS

DEEP DOWN THINGS Music Promo
Jon Coutts Productions
Music promo for singer-songwriter Karen Grace, for the song ‘Deep Down Things’ (front the ‘Bitter Sweet’ album).
It explores the notion of being paralysed by fear and the inability to articulate oneself until the plunge into the risk of the unknown is taken.


Production: Jon Coutts Productions
Director: Jon Coutts
Producer: Tori Phillips
1st AD: Max Shapira
Director of Photography: Robert Hollingworth
Effects & Compositing: Jon Coutts
Additional Effects: Matteo Grossi & Luca Degani
3D Modelling: Tom Giokabari
Hair & Make-Up: Faye Sarah Hammond

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CLAMP & GRIND

CLAMP AND GRIND
Congo Red Films
Short Film – 8mins

Dark Comedy where a new superhero comes to the rescue.

Production: Congo Red Films
Director: Prasanna Puwanarajah
Producer: Otto Burnham
Director of Photography: Stuart Bentley
Actors: Harry Hadden-Paton, Daniel Millar

Winner:  Grand Prix, End Of The Pier International Film Festival

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TASTE SUCCESS Series

TASTE SUCCESS Series
Glow Labs
Winner: IVA Silver Lauras Award 2013

A series of three comedy shorts for a recruitment campaign run by FDF, featuring a fire breathing baby and an insatiable chocoholic.

Production: Glow Labs
Director: Edward McGown

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