If These Walls Could Speak: Inch Kenneth

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Duration: 9 mins
Independent short documentary film completed September 2010

A white Victorian mansion is the sole habitation on a remote Scottish island called Inch Kenneth. During the Second World War the house was occupied by the legendary Mitford family. Through the memories of the last surviving Mitford sister, Deborah, this evocative short film offers a glimpse into the mansion's mysterious past.

The Literary Tourist-F.Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island

Duration: 7 mins
Independent short documentary film completed December 2009

Simon Morris takes a literary journey to Long Island, to see whether the spirit of F.Scott Fitzgerald's novel 'The Great Gatsby' still lingers in the place today.

The Literary Tourist-John Steinbeck's California

Duration: 8 mins
Independent short documentary film completed July 2009

Self-shot & edited.

Simon Morris takes a literary journey to Cannery Row, California, to see whether the spirit of John Steinbeck's novel is still traceable in the place and its residents today.

The Pirate & The Squirrel

Duration: 4 mins
Independent short documentary film completed May 2008.

Self-shot & edited.

Music composed by Paul Frith & Rich Matthews
www.oldboymusic.com

Veteran mascots Gaz & Lenny make their 9th trip down to the Mascot Grand National, a steeplechase for costume characters.

BBC1-Steven & Ndaziona

Clip length: 2 mins

6 x 2 min short films
Aired on BBC 1 November 2006

Self-shot on Z1 and self sound recorded. Edit directed.

One of six 2-minute films shot for the BBC in Malawi, about children who have lost their parents to AIDS, but are being helped by UNICEF projects in the country.

Steven (12) and Ndaziona (5) have lost both their parents to AIDS. They live in a township in Blantyre, Malawi. Steven acts as his little sister's parents.
UNICEF run schemes in Malawi to help children like these who are orphaned from AIDS.

www.unicef.org.uk

BBC1-A Malawian Journey (PRIX JEUNESSE nominated)

Clip length: 8 mins

1 x 30 mins
Aired on BBC1 November 2006

*NOMINATED FOR A PRIX JEUNESSE INTERNATIONAL AWARD*

Directed PSC digi crew. Directed edit.

Charlie (12) and Mica (11) travel to Malawi with UNICEF to meet some of the children there who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS, and to see the Childrens' Corner projects UNICEF have set up to help them.

www.unicef.org.uk

Nickelodeon-Bullying Special (BAFTA nominated)

Clip length: 2 mins

1 x 30 mins
Aired on Nickelodeon during Anti-Bullying Week, November 2006
Wised Up Productions

*NOMINATED FOR 2 CHILDREN'S BAFTA AWARDS, 2007*

Self-shot on PD170, self sound recorded & directed PSC digi crew. Edit directed.

A 30 minute documentary exploring the issue of bullying in primary schools, telling kids' stories of being bullied, being bullies and bystanding, using stop-frame animation techniques to represent the stories.

MTV International-This Is Not A Commercial!

Clip length: 2 mins

1 x 30 mins
Aired on international MTV channels, World AIDS Day, December 1st 2005

Directed PSC digi crew. Edit directed.
Filmed in Los Angeles

A part of MTV's international AIDS awareness Staying Alive campaign, a 30 minute documentary exploring the changing world of AIDS awareness advertising from across the world in the last 25 years. Featuring global celebrities and teenagers from around the world giving opinions on what awareness messages work best, from abstinence to condom ads, humour vs. scare tactics and celebrity messages to real life campaigns.

www.staying-alive.org