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A feature documentary about the incarceration and subsequent trial of a young Congolese militia man that I edited last year has been having festival screenings across Europe.
Militia Man by Lisa Clifford followed the life of Germain Katanga as he was arrested in Congo and put on trial in The Hague for his alleged war crimes. The film follows his trial and what happened after the International Criminal Court were finished with him.
Hollyshorts have very graciously awarded The Sermon and myself BEST EDITING at the 14th edition of their film festival in Hollywood California.
It was a lovely surprise and very touching to have both mine and the entire crew's work recognised on the film.
Nathalie Biancheri's tender portrait of Catalonian sculptor Xavier Corbero that I edited, will compete at South by Southwest's Film Festival in the documentary shorts competition.
Shot in the last year of Corbero's life, he lets the director and the audience into the tender and nuanced moments of his life that defined him and made him the man he came to be.
Dean Puckett's folk horror short The Sermon that I edited will premiere in the BFI Southbank as part of it's LBGTQ+ festival Flare on 24th March 2018.
Gary Sinyor's film The Unseen, on which I served as editor is to be released through Network distribution on February 12th through; iTunes, Sky, Amazon Prime and on DVD.
Today Gary Sinyor's film THE UNSEEN which I served as editor on earlier this year has it's premiere in Leceister Square's VUE cinema.
It is due for it's cinematic release on the 15th December.
Carnaby International has released Rise of the Footsoldier 3 which I was the assembly editor for during the shoot. The edit was completed by Gabriel Foster Prior and William Gilbey.
County Lines and its director Henry Blake have been in the news over the last few months due to the films subject matter striking a chord with current affairs in London and afar. The abuse of inner-city teenagers through their use as drug dealers and mules across England is a topic close to Henry's heart and something he wanted to portray on film.
After a year of hard work, both from Henry and producers Victoria Bavister and David Broder the film has begun to shine a light on this ignored topic and brought it to the foreground of cultural discussion with articles in The Telegraph and Evening Standard newspapers and a radio interview with Rachael Venables on LBC radio.
The Evening Standard
The Telegraph
Henry Blake, interviewed by Rachael Venables on LBC Radio
Ewan Jones-Morris short 'This Far Up' , that I edited took home the BAFTA for Best Short Film at the BAFTA Cymru awards show on Saturday night.
The short film I edited last year, THIS FAR UP, for Welsh director Ewan Jones-Morris has been nominated for a BAFTA Cymru for Best Short Film
This Far Up was developed through the Beacons short film scheme, and produced by fellow NFTS Alumni Miranda Ballesteros.
Mother will be playing as part of this years Sundance Film Festival UK on the 4th June. A short review of the festival as well as of the film it self was featured in today's Timeout London.
Bill Kenwright's production of Another Mother's Son had it's premiere last night. I provided Additional Editing for the film in the latter stages of the post production process for it's editor Mark Trend.
The film is being released across the country on 24th March by Vertigo Films Releasing.
Mother, directed by Leo Leigh will play in the London Film Festival as part of their Only Wanna Laugh short film section. The film will screen twice during the festival.
Saturday 8th October 2016 @ 6.30pm in Picturehouse Central
Tuesday 11th October 2016 @ 8.40PM in BFI Southbank
The short documentary I cut in 2015, about a young London band that consists of
three autistic young men screens at Sheffield Doc/Fest three times during June 2016.
https://sheffdocfest.com/films/5977
Circles will be playing at Sci-Fi London this year in the Shorts 1 Programme.
It will be screening on Friday 29th at Rich Mix London & on Saturday 30th at Stratford Picturehouse.
http://sci-fi-london.com/festival/2016/programme/short/shorts-1
After the BAFTA nomination for MANOMAN, you can now watch the film in a cinema near you
with the BAFTA Shorts Tour. Below is a link to the cinemas that the tour will visit.
http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/shorts-tour-2016#Screenings
The short animation I cut last year is on its way to Robert Redford's snowy mountain film festival.
After a long year that has included the Festival du Cannes, Telluride, Edinburgh and London; MANOMAN is making his slow descent to earth at one of the greatest festivals in the world.
