The Spanish Civil War (1936-39) left a million dead and over 500,000 refugees. Mexico welcomed about 20,000. Among them were the filmmaker’s grandparents, parents, and some of their friends. In Exile: A Family Film tells some of the forgotten stories of memory and history -personal accounts…
The Accelerator is a feature documentary about Robert R. Wilson, the visionary medical physicist whose life bridged humanity’s most destructive and most life-saving scientific breakthroughs. In 1942, the United States launched the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb. Among its…
Free elections were held in Nicaragua in 1984 for the first time for 45 years. Seven politcal parties, from the extreme left to the Conservative Party participated. This film looks at the development of this democratic system from the point of view of the people: their hopes, beliefs and their culture.…
Tells the story of the first vital stages in a programme that will take many years, and aims to rid the world of a disease that strikes particularly the children. Each year some half a million children in the third world are killed or crippled by Polio, yet if they had been immunised by the age of two,…
A powerful, multi-award-winning North East documentary - directed by Hartlepool-born filmmaker Russell Smith From 1899 to 1993, the villages of Blackhall, Horden and Easington in the East Durham Coalfield extracted millions of tons of coal that fuelled British industry and warmed homes across the…
El invierno transforma el monte mediterráneo en un mosaico de contrastes forestales. Las encinas, los alcornoques, los enebros de la miera, las sabinas, los madroños, los sanguinos, los pinos resineros y piñoneros, contrastan con los quejigos, melojos, fresnos, arces, espinos, cornicabras,…
Just Like You – Diabetes is an award-winning short documentary that offers an intimate look into the daily lives of four children living with Type 1 diabetes, alongside their closest friends and supporters. Through honest, age-appropriate storytelling, the film explores what it feels like to…
Just Like You – Cleft Lip & Palate is a short documentary that offers an intimate look into the life of Billy Eckles, a young boy growing up with a cleft lip and palate, alongside his closest friend. Through honest storytelling, the film explores what it feels like to navigate visible difference,…
Just Like You – Facial Anomalies is a Mid-American Emmy Nominated and Oscar qualified documentary that follows four children living with facial anomalies as they share what it’s really like to navigate the world—socially, emotionally, and physically—when you look different. Through…
Just Like You – The Walk Beside You Promise is a powerful short film that invites viewers to take a stand against bullying and exclusion by choosing empathy, understanding, and human connection. Through simple, resonant language and intentional reflection, the film centers on a single idea:…
Just Like You – Autism is a Mid-America Emmy Award–winning short documentary that offers an intimate look into the daily lives of three children living with autism, alongside their siblings and closest friends. Through honest storytelling, the film explores what it feels like to navigate…
Just Like You – I Care for a Child Burn Survivor is a short documentary that centers the voices of caregivers navigating life after a child’s burn injury. Through honest, intimate storytelling, parents of child burn survivors share what it feels like to care for a child in the aftermath…
