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- 69 high school kids from a town in the industrial north of England went to battle in WW1. None came home. 100 years later, a group of young people from the same school decide to trace the links between themselves and their historical colleagues. As they do so, they arguably learn as much about themselves as their fallen heroes. Cynical teenagers who have seen and done everything? Don't bet on it. This film restores one's faith not only in the young people of the past but also those of the future.
- The idea of reworking a historical propaganda movie was to find out whether or not the messages and values of those who 'controlled' public opinion in the past still have the same effect today - when you would expect people to be more aware of the role of the mass media. During my research I came across the movies produced by Walt Disney Studios for the U.S government around the time of WW2. Further research revealed the contradiction between the ideological position Disney publicly held (wholesome family values, Americana) and the more-covert business/political tactics he used (more reminiscent of what used to be called the 'military-industrial complex.') I undertook a trip to Disneyland Paris to experience this 'world' Disney had created (originally modelled on Fascist principles for social engineering) and found many parallels to the 1930s hidden beneath the surface. Either the public are still unaware (or simply don't want to think about) the level of control such organisations have over their lives. If you think about it, the same family may buy and re-buy Disney product for generations. The search for further parallels led me to Disney's modern contemporaries in the Alt.Right. I wanted to know the extent to which their social ideals match his (and also by implication those of the current dominant ideology - Trump.) I found some shocking things about the business sponsorship of political parties who themselves sponsor racism. At the end, my 'character' (unable any further to fight the relentless pressure of capitalism) undergoes a kind of brainwashing into a 'good Nazi.' Has history really taught us anything?
- Once in a career a footballer gets to achieve the ultimate dream of playing at Wembley. This film is not so much about the story of one team's famous cup run, but of the way in which the entire community was inspired by their efforts.
- Unseen armies of people clean up our crap. Albert Shortt is one of them. The idea to make a documentary about Albert was a kind of David Lynch 'ear in the car park' moment. I wanted to macro-in on subject matter that is as much about all our lives as his. I feel that the old idea of the 'dignity of labour' has been somewhat lost. We follow Albert and his staff as they go about the business of cleaning up what the everyday folk leave behind, to coin a phrase. The result is funny, poignant and I hope ultimately uplifting.