IN PRODUCTION
YUMYUM
The story of a group of street youth in Kenema, Sierra Leone. Yumyum is the 24 year old gang leader of around 50 children. Some as young as 5. Yumyum has had a video diary for over 3 years and has recorded their daily lives, candid and sometimes brutal. This is the story of 4 years in their lives. www.yumyumfilm.com 60 min and 90 mins
due for completion Autumn 2010
TIANANMEN MOTHERS
As it comes up to 21 years since the massacres in Tiananmen square this is the story of the mothers of those who died who formed an organisation 15 years ago. They search for the truth and every year demand a proper investigation into what happened which is always ignored. But they wont give up. When they aren’t challenging the government they are searching for the victims and the evidence to bring to the international stage.
STAY SAILING
Pirate radio stations are a very British phenomena, pioneering new music, setting trends and building on British culture for the last 40 years. At any one point London had at least 80 stations. Pirate wars had people shooting each other for airwave space - but most are a dedicated bunch of music lovers - setting up their decks wherever someone is brave enough to offer them a room. Sometimes nice, sometimes a crack den. This is the story of Pirates as they face their toughest challenge- the digital age. Will it kill FM? Told with rhyme, death defying footage of raising the transmitter 20 stories up, interviews and music.
Directed by ex Pirate DJ The Furious
Due for completion Summer 2010
LOST VEGAS
Under the glitter of Las Vegas are 300 miles of storm drains which are home to around 400 people. Beneath Caesars Palace are Ann and Mike who are like real life borrowers, dragging down thrown out furniture from the hotels above. Under the Welcome sign live Kregg and Dennis who lost their way following personal tragedy. At night they put on their best clothes and surface to mix with the rest of the world, sometimes making a couple of hundred dollars from the slot machines and just like a science fiction movie, they return to the dark before dawn.