L-R Ali in Wonderland (feature film), Last of the Dictionary Men (documentary), The King of South Shields (documentary), Wiki: Wonderland (camera workshop), Wiki: Wonderland (studio training), Target Tehran (installation), Neville in a Blue Dress (short film), Kooch Cinema Project (community media), i-Kooch (interactive narrative project), Perfect to Begin (Film Council Digital Short), Last of the Dictionary Men (international touring exhibition), Stories from the South Shields Yemeni Sailors (oral history project) Cover images: Muhammad Ali visits South Shields from The King of South Shields, young filmmakers on Wiki: Wonderland, John Morrison shooting Perfect to Begin Centre image: Youssef Nabil, Mr Obeya from Last of the Dictionary Men
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival Winner of the PlanetOut / iFILM Short Movie Award Commissioned by Channel Four TV / Brit Doc Foundation Winner Tongues on Fire Film Festival, ICA London Winner TCM Award, London Film Festival
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Bridge + Tunnel Productions is an
In addition to our film production work, our
independent media production company that
sister organisation, Bridge + Tunnel Voices,
produces a range of unique, exciting and
undertakes educational and charitable activities
challenging projects, both mainstream and
including the development and delivery of
community-based.
interactive online projects and training and production schemes for young people and
Founded on a principle of producing work with uncompromising creative vision and social relevance, our projects often revolve around
These schemes address racism, community
themes of identity, migration and equality.
cohesion, and issues relating to migrant communities.
Now in our tenth year, and with a growing international reputation, Bridge + Tunnel
For information on our current and forthcoming
Productions’ work is widely recognised for raising
productions and educational initiatives please
awareness and understanding of cultural diversity.
visit www.bridgeandtunnelproductions.com
Our team has over 30 years experience in the ‘Bridge + Tunnel is one of the very few film companies that genuinely embrace cultural diversity and are actively involved in enabling people from different cultures to express themselves through film.’ —Mark Dobson, Chief Executive Tyneside Cinema ‘Bridge + Tunnel’s ability to fight for and depict the struggles of marginalised peoples and communities is a hugely valuable service’ —Mark Scrimshaw, Chair BECTU BBC Division ‘Bridge + Tunnel has delivered great work, time after time.’ —Richard Lawson, Filmmaker ‘Bridge + Tunnel is a welcome and necessary part of maintaining the cultural diversity and political health of the North East and the UK wide film making scene.’ —Paul Moody, Screen Academy Executive/Head of Diversity The National Film & Television School
diverse communities.
film production sector and our portfolio of awardwinning work encompasses ground-breaking documentaries, fiction, gallery and museum projects as well as feature films.