The Brighton Documentary Film Festival
www.seefestival.org
Feb 2010 Fri 19–Sun 21 Old Ship Hotel Brighton
See Festival ̸ Feb 19–21
Introduction — Welcome to SEE: The Brighton Documentary Film Festival. We are absolutely delighted with the stellar line-up we have secured for this year, our fifth anniversary! We created SEE with the aim of giving the many film-makers, producers, directors, production companies and film students in Brighton and the South-East a chance to meet up for a weekend once a year for a spot of documentary indulgence. Over the three days you’ll be able to talk to commissioners, listen to established directors at Q&A’s, or discuss your ideas at the bar with a distributor. They are all going to be here. We like to think of this as the festival by film-makers, for film-makers. We’ve already had a number of productions grow out of meetings at SEE. Let’s hope the same happens again this year. David Notman-Watt MD – Back2Back Productions Ltd & SEE Founder
The See team - left to right: Rebecca Coleman Nina Stevens Danielle Wilmot
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Single event tickets are available from the festival on the day. For more information please visit:
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All screenings are for ages 18+ except for the School of Doc shorts session.
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Sponsors Back2Back Productions Ltd Screen South British Academy of Film and Television Arts UK Film Council University of Sussex C21Media.net Love Productions Latest7 Barefoot Wine Madame Geisha Mary Collins mi shorts Shooting People Hotel du Vin Promotion
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Friday 谈 Corn Exchange
An Evening with Louis Theroux
Photo by Caroline Irby
Tickets: 拢10.50 Includes complimentary glass of wine on arrival Corn Exchange Brighton Doors: 6.45 Box Office: 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org
BAFTA and Screen South are delighted to welcome BAFTA winner Louis Theroux to this year's SEE docs festival. Best known for making documentaries that get to the heart of the world's most fascinating lifestyles and controversial human behaviours, Louis' gentle questioning style and tenacious journalistic focus has shone light on some of the world's most intriguing stories. Over the years, though formats and subject matter have varied, Louis has remained true to a way of working that is uniquely his own: offering rounded portraits of the inhabitants, resisting easy judgments and giving us a nuanced picture of worlds in which people do questionable things for very human reasons. Join us for what promises to be a memorable and enlightening session mapping his creative journey through his critically and commercially acclaimed slate of work.
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Saturday ̸ Paganini Suite University of Sussex FREE EVENT Time: 9.00
Duration: 105 mins
An emotive, poetic and entertaining programme of the best documentaries from last year’s MA and BA students at Sussex. We investigate family secrets, visit the traditional British seaside - with the diehard professors of Punch and Judy and the rusting beauty of Coney Beach funfair and follow Alireza’s intriguing psychic journey.
Only When I Dance Director: Beadie Finzi Screening followed by a Q+A with producer Giorgia Lo Savio. Time: 12.45 Duration: 80 mins + Q&A This film follows two young teenagers as they strive to realise an extraordinary dream. One girl, one boy; both black and poor, and living in one of the most violent favelas on the outskirts of Rio. They both want to dance – to dance ballet and their ambition is to leave Brazil to join one of the great companies in the North. For them, dance is the way out, an escape, and on stage, an ecstasy, that is rarely found in their day to day lives. The question is, can they make it? Only When I Dance follows these two gifted teenagers during the year that will make or break all their future dreams.
Jonathan Meades Master Class Time: 11.00
Duration: 90 mins
Toby Amies talks to Jonathan Meades, who has written and performed in some fifty television shows on such subjects as the utopian avoidance of right angles, totalitarian architecture, the Hanseatic cities, the beauty of Hebridean dereliction, the allure of vertigo. His latest series, Off Kilter on BBC Four, was called "a masterpiece" by Simon Heffer in the Daily Telegraph. He has been described as having "invented a genre of his own", as "the most erudite broadcaster of the age", as "a charlatan" and as "a heavily sedated Geoffrey Howe". Jonathan will screen clips and talk about his work.
Al Jazeera - Making documentaries that move you (Seminar) Time: 14.30
Duration: 90 mins
Al Jazeera’s, flagship program People and Power is a current affairs program that delves into issues not generally broadcast by other media. Topics such as Nazism in the USA, political prisoners, the lies behind ‘green business’ and others. Diarmuid Jeffereys, the content editor and producer will be joined by members of his team to discuss the making of People and Power and Witness.
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What is the Future of Television? Time: 16.15
Duration: 60 mins
Simon Shaps, former director of television at ITV, will host a panel session exploring what steps television must take if it is to survive in a world where new technology and changing consumption patterns are ripping up the rule book. Traditional media owners face a precarious and uncertain future, but what about the internet? Joining him is Lauren Luke – the internet phenomenon who started giving make up tips on YouTube from her back bedroom, and is now an internet phenomenon with 100 million viewers following her tutorials on-line. She now has her own make up range, has written a book, and has appeared on television shows around the world.
Rockumentaries in Session Time: 17.30
Duration: 75 mins
Rolling Stone magazine's first used the term "Rockumentary" in 1969. Since then the music documentary has become part of the rise to fame of any successful musician. Here to discuss it’s value are Toby Amies, Dunstan Bruce, Phil Grabsky and David Notman-Watt. Chairing the event is Michele D'Acosta producer of the Blur documentary – No Distance Left to Run.
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Drama in Docs: Penny Woolcock ̸ 1 Day Director: Penny Woolcock Screening of '1 Day' followed by a Directors Q&A. Time: 19.00 Duration: 80 mins + Q&A
Penny Woolcock is one of the leading directors in the UK film industry who has established a reputation for herself in tackling tough subjects. Her latest daring feature, 1 Day, a 'hip hop and grime musical', is set amidst the gangs of Birmingham and follows a day in the life of an inner city hustler. Police in the city advised cinemas against the film and it was pulled at the last minute. Lizzie Thynne interviews Woolcock about directing the movie and how her earlier work in innovative drama-documentary fed into her feature career.
Saturday ̸ Regency Suite School of Doc FREE EVENT Screenings of short documentaries followed by presentations Time: 9.00 Duration: 60 mins A wide range of young people, ages 10–18, from Brighton schools such as Westdene Primary, Varndene College, Shoreham College, DV8 Media Training, Blatchington Mill and Balfour Juniors, will be invited to present, discuss and screen their latest work. This will be the session for fresh ideas from the brightest, youngest talent in town.
Josef Fritzl: Story of a Monster UK PREMIERE Director: David Notman-Watt Screening followed by a Directors Q+A. Time: 11.00 Duration: 60 mins + Q&A
Shorts: Screening of beautifully produced films. between 15-30 mins long. Time: 12.45 –14.15
World Champion Santa Director: Dave Downey One man’s hilarious journey from ‘naughty to nice’ as he goes for gold at the Santa Winter Games in the North Pole.
My Body Sang Too Directors: Barbara Myers & Paul Loman Lou Beckerman is a gifted musician, a trained nurse and a healing arts practitioner. We see how she uses her unique set of skills to help young children at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital
Kaw Thoo Lei - A Land Without Evil Directors: Jim Petersen & Nick Scott Filmed Secretly over a month and a half along the Thai/Burmese border; Kaw Thoo Lei: A Land Without Evil is the story of the longest running civil war in modern history and a young Karen refugee named Eh Htee.
Ghetto Town UK PREMIERE Directors: Amber Fares & Avi Goldstein Using unseen and personal videos and photographs, and with exclusive interviews with family, friends and former colleagues, Josef Fritzl: Story of a Monster will tell the story of the man behind one of the most heinous crimes in history.
The Shu'afat refugee camp lies on the edge of Jerusalem. Deprived of civil services, the camp has become an overcrowded, no-man's land. Out of the daily struggle for survival and identity rises G-Town, a young rap group bringing a voice to life in the camp and defining the Jerusalem style of Palestinian hip-hop.
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Against the Tide: Archive in Documentary Screening of short films followed by a panel discussion. Time: 14.30 Duration: 90 mins
The Old Man in the Sea Director: Kat Mansoor Photograph below by Kevin Meredith
Against The Tide is a project in which local documentary makers create responses to films in the region’s archive. A screening of four new short films followed by a panel discussion chaired by Brigitte Lardinois, from Earth Stock Films, the originators of the project.
Permanently Yours Director: Daisy Asquith
David Sawyers, whose great great grandfather started The Brighton Swimming Club 150 years ago is disabled by arthritis whilst on land. This film is a testament to all that the sea brings to his mind, body and spirit. Shot in Brighton.
The New School Director: Danny Weinstein
Ken has been perming June’s hair for over 60 years. He is now 86 and, although June protests at times, still perms her hair every week. An unsentimental story of enduring love. Shot in Folkestone.
A film exploring the passing of time, memory and imagination through children’s responses to an archive film about their own school. Shot near Chichester.
Back at the Ranch Director: Wilma De Jong Enid Briggs was a passionate horsewoman who set up a home for old and retired horses faced with the onset of motorisation. Ken Taylor became one of the children who helped with her quest. This was the beginning of a lifelong friendship. Shot in Broadstairs.
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The project has been enabled by Screen South and the UK Film Council’s Digital Film Archive Fund supported by the National Lottery and is a partnership with Lighthouse and Screen Archive South East. www.tide.org.uk
Love Productions
Arena
Richard McKerrow Seminar. Time: 16.15 Duration: 60 mins
Director: G眉nter Schwaiger Time: 19.00 Duration: 105 mins
Richard McKerrow will talk about constructed documentary television programs. From the controversial series The Baby Borrowers, to BBC One's Famous Rich and Homeless and most recently Channel 4's series following politicians living on housing estates, he explains how Love Productions' programs are made and how the form can be used to maintain educational and social purpose in the peak time schedule of commercial broadcasters.
One Degree Matters Director: Eskil Hardt Screening followed by a Directors Q&A. Time: 17.30 Duration: 52 mins + Q&A
Arena is a personal journey into the world of bullfighting. Tracing the difficult struggle of a group of young apprentices, we enter their complex and archaic realm, filled with joy and sadness, color, shadow, reflection and metaphor. Travelling with them to several countries, Arena also reminds us of the international nature of this singular Western cultural phenomenon.
Sunday 谈 Paganini Suite A documentary on climate change, about an exclusive group of influential leaders from business and society who have decided to travel to the Arctic to witness climate change first hand. The group of entrepreneurs will show the path needed for action, and present how it is possible to implement new and sustainable solutions, given that now even One Degree Matters.
Oska Bright Screening of short films followed by a discussion. Time: 9.00 Duration: 60 mins In 2000, Junk TV, a youth and community film production company, and Carousel,a learning disabled arts charity, began working together under the company Oska Bright to help learning disabled people make their own films. These seven shorts have all received awards at the film festival over the years and are a fantastic representation of the work Oska Bright has done for people with disabilities.
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Shooting People: Pitching for Docs
The Archive
FREE EVENT Time: 10.15
Director: Sean Dunne Duration: 60 mins
A selection of first time directors will pitch their ideas to a panel of industry professionals. The panel, which will include Maxyne Franklin (Editorial Director, BRITDOC Foundation) and Charlotte Dale (Current TV) , will provide feedback on the projects along with tips on how to pitch your idea and what they look for. A must for emerging filmmakers. Paul Mawhinney has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection.
King of Laughter
4Docs Screenings + Q&A Time: 11.30
Director: Nick Hillel Duration: 90 mins
4Docs is the one stop online resource for all things related to British short documentaries. Here, blog editor Helen Jack screens a diverse and inspiring selection of work with directors commentary from James Lees and Pinny Grylls.
Peter and Ben Director: Pinny Grylls After moving to a remote valley in Wales, Peter forms an unlikely, but enduring friendship with Ben, a newborn orphaned lamb.
Ethiopian's King of Laughter visits England to see if laughter is really shrinking in the western world and whether his brand of laughter therapy can cheer up the UK's unhappiest town.
The Apology Line Director: James Lees Based around the creation of a real-life ‘apology line', the apologies of people from all over the UK are blended with beautiful visuals to give new, fascinating meaning.
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This is Me Now
Men of the City
Director: Daisy Asquith Screening followed by a panel discussion. Time: 13.15 Duration: 90 mins
Director: Marc Isaacs Screening followed by a Q&A with the Director. Time: 16.30 Duration: 90 mins
A look at long-term relationships between documentary-makers and the subjects of their films, with the producers and directors of the award-winning projects-Claire Lewis (7Up), Patrick Holland (Born to be Different), Daisy Asquith (15, My New Home) and Kat Mansoor (Here’s Johnny), which have been filmed over periods ranging from 5 to 50 years.
Dom Joly - In Search of Tintin WORLD PREMIERE Director: Thomas Evans Screening followed by a Q&A/discussion. Time: 15.00 Duration: 30 mins + Q+A
Since making the film Lift nine years ago, Marc Isaacs has developed into one of the most distinctive documentary makers working today. Here, he follows a number of people who work in the City of London at the start of the recession. They range from an affluent trader to a street cleaner on the path to enlightenment. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session hosted by Mehelli Modi.
Michele D'Acosta Discussion: Media Convergence Time:18:15 The Adventures of Tintin is one of the most successful comic strip adventure series in the world. Comedian Dom Joly, a lifelong Tintin fan, sets out to discover what it is about this intrepid explorer that has captured the imagination of so many people, and he explores the history, the myths, and the political intrigue that lies at the heart of this literary legend. This session will feature Aysha Rafaele, editor of Channel 4’s First Cut. (Deputy commissioning Editor, Documentaries.)
Duration: 60 mins
The convergence of media is apparent, from the TV on your telephone to watch again platforms, never before has TV been so accessible. But what is the impact on production and how do you integrate multiplatform elements into your production and film proposals. In this session, Michele and others talk about how to sell your multiplatform content globally within new distribution channels and how to build audiences and revenue before you’ve broadcast.
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Nick Broomfield Master Class
Documentaries in the Dark
Time: 19.30
Time: 10.15
Duration: 90 mins
Duration: 60 mins
Toby Amies’ (of MTV and BBC Radio 4) exploration of sound in both visual and radio documentary. Accompanied by Sarah Jane Hall (BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Man Whose Mind Exploded’) and Lance Dann (‘The Flickrman’).
End of the Line Celebrated documentary maker Nick Broomfield discusses his life and work in this hour and a half hosted session of clips screenings, interviews and Q&As.
Director: Claire Lewis Screening followed by a Directors Q&A. Time: 11.30 Duration: 80 mins + Q&A
Sunday ̸ Regency Suite Scottish Documentary Institute Time: 9.00
Duration: 60 mins
SDI is an internationally recognised documentary research and production centre based in Edinburgh. Their aim is to stimulate and inspire the documentary scene in Scotland and beyond through focus on creative excellence and unashamed international outlook. In 2007 they set up SDI Productions Ltd, in order to develop a slate of feature documentaries. Here is a selection of these films.
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Imagine an ocean without fish. Imagine your meals without seafood. Imagine the global consequences. This is the future if we do not stop, think and act. This is the world’s first major documentary about the devastating effect of overfishing.
When China met Africa: Making of... Director: Marc Francis Time: 13.15 Duration: 90 mins Marc Francis' latest feature documentary, "When China Met Africa" is a timely film about China's foray into Africa told through the lives of Chinese adventurers and Zambian power brokers. Shot over two years, and with intimate access to the Chinese community and the Zambian government, what went on behind the scenes was as fascinating as the film itself. In this session, Marc reveals the extraordinary journey he went on to capture the stories for this film.
Making War Horse Director: Phil Grabsky Screening followed by a Directors Q&A. Session hosted by Simon Fanshawe Time: 18.15 –19.15
Jo Clinton Davies – ITV Future of documentaries within commercial television. Time: 15.00 Duration: 105 mins Jo Clinton-Davies, Commissioning Controller of Popular Factual talks about the role of the documentary on a commercial channel. Jo, who spent her formative years at the BBC and then UKTV, will discuss what she, as a commissioner, is looking for in a documentary.
Making War Horse is the story of how Michael Morpurgo’s award-winning and captivating children’s novel, War Horse, became one of the most popular and acclaimed productions in the National Theatre’s history. From its early development in the NT Studio, see how Handspring Puppet Company created the groundbreaking techniques that brought a lifelike horse to the stage.
Mighty Boosh, Journey of the Childmen Director: Oliver Ralfe Time: 19.40 Duration: 90 mins
Distribution Discussion Time: 16.30
Duration: 90 mins
It’s all very well creating an amazing documentary but pointless if no one sees it. How do you expand your market so a wide selection of people see you doc. Who will pay and how much? With the onslaught of digital media are we seeing a revolution in distribution? What about funding for co-production - can distributors help? How does the partnership work? What do you need to do to make that partnership work? Join a panel of specialist international documentary distributors who will each offer a different perspective on the distribution process and how you can succeed in getting the World to see your film and get paid in the process. Leading the Panel is David Hooper of Espresso TV.
The Mighty Boosh is one of those rare comedies that has transferred from radio and TV success to a national phenomenon, catapulting its stars Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding to stadium rock star status. Journey of the Childmen is an intimate and personal portrait that captures the roller coaster ride of the huge 110 show Future Sailors tour, as the Boosh navigates a nation hooked on its cult.
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See 2010 ̸ At a Glance All information correct at time of going to press. To see more information please visit www.seefestival.org
Friday ̸ Corn Exchange
Saturday ̸ Paganini Suite
An Evening with Louis Theroux
University of Sussex Time: 9.00 –10.45 FREE EVENT Jonathon Meades Master Class Time: 11.00 –12.30
Tickets available from: The Brighton Dome Tel: 01273 709709 Day Tickets: Saturday Sunday Concessions
£40 £45 £16 (Sat/Sun)
Single event tickets are available from the festival on the day.
Tickets: £10.50 Includes complimentary glass of wine on arrival. Time: 6.45 Box Office: 01273 709709 www.brightondome.org
Only When I Dance Time: 12.45 –14.15 Followed by a Q&A with the producer.
Get involved See Festival is organised and curated by back2back productions ltd. If you would like to find out more about the festival or submit an entry for 2011 please contact See Festival: t: +44 (0) 1273 227700 e: see@seefestival.org
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Al Jazeera - Seminar Time: 14.30 –16.00 What is the Future of Television? Time: 16.15 –17.15 Rockumentaries in Session Time: 17.30 –18.45 Drama in Docs: Penny Woolcock / 1 Day Time: 19.00 –21.00 Followed by a Directors Q&A.
Saturday ̸ Regency Suite
Sunday ̸ Paganini Suite
Sunday ̸ Regency Suite
School of Doc Time: 9.00 –10.00 FREE EVENT
Oska Bright Time: 9.00 –10.00 Screening of short films followed by a discussion.
Scottish Documentary Institute Time: 9.00 –10.00
Joseph Fritzl: Story of a monster Time: 11.00 –12.30 Followed by a Directors Q&A. Shorts Time: 12.45 –14.15 World Champion Santa My Body Sang Too A Land Without Evil Ghetto Town Against the Tide: Archive in Documentary Time: 14.30 –16.00 Short films followed by a panel discussion: Back at the Ranch The Old Man in the Sea Permanently Yours The New School
Shooting People: Pitching for Docs Time: 10.15 –11.15 FREE EVENT
One Degree Matters Time: 17.30 –18.45 Followed by a Directors Q&A.
End of the Line Time: 11.30 –13.00 Followed by a Directors Q&A.
4Docs Time: 11.30 –13.00 Screening of short films followed by a discussion. This is Me Now Time: 13.15 –14.45 Screening followed by a panel discussion. Dom Joly - In Search of Tintin Time: 15.00 –16.15 WORLD PREMIERE Screening followed by a Director and Commissioner Q&A/discussion. Men of the City Time: 16.30 –18.00 Followed by a Directors Q&A.
Love Productions Time: 16.15 –17.15
Documentaries in the Dark Time: 10.15 –11.15
Michele D'Acosta discussion: Media Convergence Time: 18.15 –19.15
ChinaAfrica: Making of... Time: 13.15 –14.45 Future of documentaries within commercial television Time: 15.00 –16.45 Distribution Discussion Time: 16.30 –18.00 Making War Horse Time: 18.15 –19.15 Followed by a Directors Q&A. Mighty Boosh, Journey of the Childmen Time: 19.40 –21.00 Followed by a Directors Q&A.
Nick Broomfield Master Class Time: 19.30 –21.00
Arena Time: 19.00 –21.00
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