Nine of the best documentaries made by filmmakers from Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and the UK.
Here are stories about people facing challenges, both personal and environmental.
Why not join in with your opinions and questions?
Go to https://ahaslides.com and where it says 'Are you a participant?' at the top, type in the Rate & review code for each film given in the details below.
We'd love to hear more about you and any feedback you have for us here: https://ahaslides.com/ESYDR
Nania
Cambio Tutto
Foreplay
In Dept(h)ford
When better letters met…Barbara Enright
Mind Bending
Boomers To Zoomers
Olive Harvest
Big Pink Dress
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TITLE: Nania
DIRECTOR: Nicolas Vasseur
COUNTRY: France
RUN TIME: 15m13s
Rate and Review Code: P0TTJ
Nania is a thirteen year old Muslim female thai-boxer, trained by her father in Bangkok. We experience her reality and the lead-up to a big fight.
TITLE: Cambia Tutto
DIRECTOR: Ana Mouyis & Fox Schwach
COUNTRY: Italy
RUN TIME: 4m24s
Rate and Review Code: UAQ5H
Comprised of over 2500 images that, when brought together in sequence, take the viewer through the small Italian village of Cavaso del Tomba — a place that has changed from a cultural epicentre of its rural region to a sleepy town surrounded by industrial sites.
TITLE: Foreplay
DIRECTOR: Anne van Campenhout
COUNTRY: Netherlands
RUN TIME: 15m
Rate and Review Code: ZORDT
Imagine you’re thirteen, your teacher is showing you how to use a condom in front of your entire class and images of different sex positions are flashing before your eyes. In the documentary FOREPLAY we see children receiving their most memorable lesson yet: sex education. Their faces are flushed with embarrassment and curiosity, but what’s going on in their minds?
TITLE: In Dept(h)ford
DIRECTOR: Mary Livesey & Linda Cipoloni & Niamh Fitzgerald & Samya Bachani
COUNTRY: UK
RUN TIME: 1m58s
Rate and Review Code: G2IHK
Documentary about the non-profit and volunteer run community cinema situated in Deptford, South East London.
TITLE: When better letters met…Barbara Enright
DIRECTOR: Lewis Eyers-Stott
COUNTRY: Australia
RUN TIME: 10m38s
Rate and Review Code: S4LXL
Short biopic of Australian sign, showcard and ticket writer Barbara Enright. This is the fourth short film in the 'When Better Letters Met' series.
TITLE: Mind Mending
DIRECTOR: Markus Schröder
COUNTRY: UK
RUN TIME: 16m31s
Rate and Review Code: FVV46
Filipe is only 36 when he suffers a stroke performing on stage with his heavy metal band. Believing that live music will help his recovery, and frustrated by his aphasia, a communication disorder brought on by stroke, Filipe attempts to reconnect with the world by visiting music festivals dressed as a bunny rabbit.
TITLE: Boomers to Zoomers: Veganism
DIRECTOR: Mary Livesey & Stephen Hak & Ji Hoon Kim
COUNTRY: UK
RUN TIME: 3m17s
Rate and Review Code: YB5EG
Is going vegan is just another trend or a climate changing lifestyle?
TITLE: Olive Harvest
DIRECTOR: Lane Shipsey
COUNTRY: Republic of Ireland
RUN TIME: 10m35s
Rate and Review Code: QY0PK
A short doc about small scale olive growing in Western Greece, an area where olives have been grown for centuries.
TITLE: Big Pink Dress
DIRECTOR: Chris J Allen
COUNTRY: UK
RUN TIME: 10m28s
Rate and Review Code: 05O42
Colin, a 50-year-old, 6’6” “bloke” from the North East has been an inspiration to thousands, raising money running marathons in extravagant handcrafted dresses.
Big Pink Dress gives an insight into Colin’s fundraising journey, the highs and lows he has faced along the way, and why he believes it may be time to hang up the dress.
Nine of the best documentaries made by filmmakers from Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and the UK.
Here are stories about people facing challenges, both personal and environmental.
Why not join in with your opinions and questions?
Go to https://ahaslides.com and where it says 'Are you a participant?' at the top, type in the Rate & review code for each film given in the details below.
We'd love to hear more about you and any feedback you have for us here: https://ahaslides.com/ESYDR
Nania
Cambio Tutto
Foreplay
In Dept(h)ford
When better letters met…Barbara Enright
Mind Bending
Boomers To Zoomers
Olive Harvest
Big Pink Dress
______________________
TITLE: Nania
DIRECTOR: Nicolas Vasseur
COUNTRY: France
RUN TIME: 15m13s
Rate and Review Code: P0TTJ
Nania is a thirteen year old Muslim female thai-boxer, trained by her father in Bangkok. We experience her reality and the lead-up to a big fight.
TITLE: Cambia Tutto
DIRECTOR: Ana Mouyis & Fox Schwach
COUNTRY: Italy
RUN TIME: 4m24s
Rate and Review Code: UAQ5H
Comprised of over 2500 images that, when brought together in sequence, take the viewer through the small Italian village of Cavaso del Tomba — a place that has changed from a cultural epicentre of its rural region to a sleepy town surrounded by industrial sites.
TITLE: Foreplay
DIRECTOR: Anne van Campenhout
COUNTRY: Netherlands
RUN TIME: 15m
Rate and Review Code: ZORDT
Imagine you’re thirteen, your teacher is showing you how to use a condom in front of your entire class and images of different sex positions are flashing before your eyes. In the documentary FOREPLAY we see children receiving their most memorable lesson yet: sex education. Their faces are flushed with embarrassment and curiosity, but what’s going on in their minds?
TITLE: In Dept(h)ford
DIRECTOR: Mary Livesey & Linda Cipoloni & Niamh Fitzgerald & Samya Bachani
COUNTRY: UK
RUN TIME: 1m58s
Rate and Review Code: G2IHK
Documentary about the non-profit and volunteer run community cinema situated in Deptford, South East London.
TITLE: When better letters met…Barbara Enright
DIRECTOR: Lewis Eyers-Stott
COUNTRY: Australia
RUN TIME: 10m38s
Rate and Review Code: S4LXL
Short biopic of Australian sign, showcard and ticket writer Barbara Enright. This is the fourth short film in the 'When Better Letters Met' series.
TITLE: Mind Mending
DIRECTOR: Markus Schröder
COUNTRY: UK
RUN TIME: 16m31s
Rate and Review Code: FVV46
Filipe is only 36 when he suffers a stroke performing on stage with his heavy metal band. Believing that live music will help his recovery, and frustrated by his aphasia, a communication disorder brought on by stroke, Filipe attempts to reconnect with the world by visiting music festivals dressed as a bunny rabbit.
TITLE: Boomers to Zoomers: Veganism
DIRECTOR: Mary Livesey & Stephen Hak & Ji Hoon Kim
COUNTRY: UK
RUN TIME: 3m17s
Rate and Review Code: YB5EG
Is going vegan is just another trend or a climate changing lifestyle?
TITLE: Olive Harvest
DIRECTOR: Lane Shipsey
COUNTRY: Republic of Ireland
RUN TIME: 10m35s
Rate and Review Code: QY0PK
A short doc about small scale olive growing in Western Greece, an area where olives have been grown for centuries.
TITLE: Big Pink Dress
DIRECTOR: Chris J Allen
COUNTRY: UK
RUN TIME: 10m28s
Rate and Review Code: 05O42
Colin, a 50-year-old, 6’6” “bloke” from the North East has been an inspiration to thousands, raising money running marathons in extravagant handcrafted dresses.
Big Pink Dress gives an insight into Colin’s fundraising journey, the highs and lows he has faced along the way, and why he believes it may be time to hang up the dress.