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Pig business (2009)
Digital Artefact
Worcester, T., & Dickman, G. (2009). Pig business

A shocking exposé of how gruesome methods of factory farming are increasingly inflicting hidden long-term damage on public health and the environment, making a mockery of animal welfare and driving traditional, small-scale, humane farmers to the wall... Read More about Pig business.

Plan China (2009)
Digital Artefact
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.

Lafrance’s Story: Inside Out (2008)
Digital Artefact
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.

End of Line (2008)
Digital Artefact
Stevens, C. (2008). End of Line

This film output is the result of participation in a Bristol University led cross-disciplinary research project investigating place, space and the performativity of emptiness. A series of location-based workshops were held at Temple Meads 2006, Senny... Read More about End of Line.

Mynydd Epynt (2008)
Digital Artefact
Stevens, C. (2008). Mynydd Epynt

This film output is the result of participation in a Bristol University led cross-disciplinary research project investigating place, space and the performativity of emptiness. A series of location-based workshops were held at Temple Meads 2006, Senny... Read More about Mynydd Epynt.

Temple Meads (2008)
Digital Artefact
Stevens, C. (2008). Temple Meads

This film output is the result of participation in a Bristol University led cross-disciplinary research project investigating place, space and the performativity of emptiness. A series of location-based workshops were held at Temple Meads 2006, Senny... Read More about Temple Meads.

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

Extraordinary lives (2008)
Digital Artefact
Soyinka, B. (2008). Extraordinary lives

Short film for presentation and distribution based on participatory research by Dr. Emma Renold with young people in care.

Living in a material world. AHRC Landscape and Environment project (2008)
Digital Artefact
Stevens, C. (2008). Living in a material world. AHRC Landscape and Environment project

The outputs are three short films made in response to the location-based workshops; the films have been made into a DVD publication. As part of the DVD there are categories of Process, Form and Content to contextualise the works

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)
Digital Artefact
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.

Lazy eye (2003)
Digital Artefact
Stevens, C. (2003). Lazy eye

Lazy Eye further explores Stevens' interest in memory, place and personal identity. Set in 1960's pebbledash suburbia the film draws on substantial research into location, personal memories and the bleak de-saturated aesthetic of Lynne Ramsays' early... Read More about Lazy eye.

Clutch (2002)
Digital Artefact
Stevens, C. (2002). Clutch

Short film. Duration 5 minutes 34 seconds. Digibeta format. Stevens' films capture small worlds that communicate complex social and familial issues. Clutch tells the story of a girl and her pony, and addresses themes of adolescence and the transition... Read More about Clutch.

Under the Bridge (2000)
Digital Artefact
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)
Digital Artefact
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)
Digital Artefact
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)
Digital Artefact
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