All Outputs (60)

The shooting party (2015)
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Banks, L. (2015). The shooting party

A half hour drama directed by Liz Banks in collaboration with acting students from the Bristol Old Vic. Made as part of their acting to camera course.

Blood Cells - Feature Film (2015)
Digital Artefact
Young, B. (2015). Blood Cells - Feature Film

Blood Cells premiered to wide acclaim at the 2014 Venice Film Festival. The film premiered in the UK at the 2015 Edinburgh International Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best British Feature Film and alongside a nomination for Best Performan... Read More about Blood Cells - Feature Film.

Drawing on Topolski (2014)
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Oldham, A. (2014). Drawing on Topolski

The Topolski Residency programme enabled six young artists to embark on a series of workshops in reportage drawing in and around the streets of London. The residency was inspired by renowned Polish emigre artist Feliks Topolski who, working from his... Read More about Drawing on Topolski.

SS Mendi (2014)
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Sobers, S., & Mitchell, R. (2014). SS Mendi

This film commemorates the fate of the SS Mendi, transporting South African Labour Corps troops to join the WW1 war efforts on the front lines in France. On 21 February 1917, just twelve miles off the coast of the Isle of Wight from leaving Cape Town... Read More about SS Mendi.

Being a man (2014)
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Sobers, S., & Townson, S. (2014). Being a man

Before being approached to make this film I had heard of muscular dystrophy, but the name Duchenne was new to me. On reading up about the condition, and listening to the audio interviews with the 20 men who talked to the researchers, I was struck by... Read More about Being a man.

Nothing Matters Everything Matters (2013)
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Sobers, S. (2013). Nothing Matters Everything Matters

Something has happened to set Tim Andrews on a different path. Formerly a lawyer, he has dedicated himself to portrait photography, having been photographed by over 240 artists for his 'Over The Hill' project. Deviating from photography, I pitched an... Read More about Nothing Matters Everything Matters.

LIGHTING UP (2013)
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Banks, L. (2013). LIGHTING UP

I worked with students from UWE and Bristol Old Vic to make an awareness video for the charity Lighting Up's website. Lighting Up is a group of artists working alongside people living with dementia in Bristol UK and surrounding areas. Their mission... Read More about LIGHTING UP.

The Bristol Bike Project (2010)
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Oldham, A. (2010). The Bristol Bike Project

“The Bristol Bike Project” is a documentary film that describes a local voluntarily run organisation that accepts donations of old bicycles and refurbishes them as donations to members of the local population of asylum seekers and refugees. Through... Read More about The Bristol Bike Project.

It's in you (2009)
Digital Artefact
Johnson, A., & Matzi, W. (2009). It's in you

Character voice recording for an animated short film addressing health issues.

Plan China (2009)
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Sobers, S. (2009). Plan China

In 2007 I visited Guangzhou, China for 10 days as Filmmaker-in-Residence with a group of young people and three other support workers, on a research trip exploring creative life and education in the city. The resulting 21 minute film was screened... Read More about Plan China.

Outlanders (2009)
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Lees, D. (2009). Outlanders. [Feature Film and DVD]

After his father's death, Adam hitchhikes to London from his hometown in Poland to find his older brother, a former Polish football star, now supplying illegal migrant workers to the booming construction industry in London. To the impressionable youn... Read More about Outlanders.

Lafrance’s Story: Inside Out (2008)
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Sobers, S., & Wicks, R. (2008). Lafrance’s Story: Inside Out

Short documentary for BBC 1's 'Inside Out' magazine programme, exploring the story of Lafrance Gordon, and how he has overcome suffering from a stroke by challenging himself to physical tests. This film charts his climbing of the highest peak in Sout... Read More about Lafrance’s Story: Inside Out.

Hedgewitch (2008)
Digital Artefact
Banks, L. (2008). Hedgewitch

Unfinished Business (2007)
Digital Artefact
Sobers, S., & Mitchell, R. (2007). Unfinished Business

In 2007 I Directed this film for Firstborn Creatives, for BBC1 (West). It explores how the city of Bristol has dealt with coming to terms with its historical links with the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, in the year of the bicentenary of the passing of... Read More about Unfinished Business.

Barbados to Bath (2007)
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Sobers, S., & Mitchell, R. (2007). Barbados to Bath

30 minute documentary exploring the story of how the city of Bath came to be home to one of the oldest Caribbean steel band orchestras in the UK.

Bluebell (2004)
Digital Artefact
Crofts, C. (2004). Bluebell

This output comprises a six-minute short film 'practice as research output' which extends Crofts published research on Angela Carter's feminist reappropriation of Red Riding Hood in the short story (1979), radio (1980) and film adaptations (1984) of... Read More about Bluebell.

Under the Bridge (2000)
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Sobers, S., Mitchell, R., & Davies, A. (2000). Under the Bridge

This documentary explores Bristol’s historical links with the slave trade, and the feelings in the city relating to this past. It charts local protests, the opening of Pero's Bridge my Paul Boateng MP, and the city's first museum exhibition dedicate... Read More about Under the Bridge.

Footsteps of the Emperor (1999)
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Sobers, S., & Davies, A. (1999). Footsteps of the Emperor

50 min Documentary about Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I’s time living in the city of Bath in exile from 1936 - 1941, during Mussolini's invasion of Abyssinia. Directer and Producer - Shawn Sobers Presenter - Benjamin Zephaniah Executive Prod... Read More about Footsteps of the Emperor.

Eazy Riderz: A short film about boys, bikes, inner city life and crime (1998)
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Sobers, S., James, M., Burton, C., & Seargent, I. (1998). Eazy Riderz: A short film about boys, bikes, inner city life and crime

Short documentary telling the story of a group of young men who go from stealing bikes, to changing their lives to be more constructive with their activities with bikes and their building friendships. Director - Marie James Producers - Femi Kolad... Read More about Eazy Riderz: A short film about boys, bikes, inner city life and crime.

No Change? Youth homelessness in Bristol - an undercurrents documentary (1998)
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Sobers, S. (1998). No Change? Youth homelessness in Bristol - an undercurrents documentary

30 minute documentary exploring the issue of youth homelessness in Bristol, and what can be done to avoid it. Director - Shawn Sobers Presenter - Eleni Kyriacou Producer - Steve Cole Transmitted on ITV West, 1998