The Nightcrawlers (40mins. Nat Geo / Violet Films)Producer Joanna Natasegara, Director Alexander A. Mora
Winner of the 2020 Emmy award for Outstanding News and Doc Short, The Nightcrawlers reveals the harrowing truths behind Duterte's deadly war on drugs which some claim has killed over 20,000 people across The Philippines. With unprecedented access, filming both the killers and the photojournalists following in their wake, The Nightcrawlers was one of 10 films shortlisted for the Oscars (Best Short Documentary), BAFTAs (Best Short Film) and was nominated for the International Documentary Awards.
To view the full film, please visit the Nat Geo YouTube channel: The Nightcrawlers
The Nightcrawlers
Clip from this unflinching exposé of Philippines President Duterte's war on drugs, which made the last 10 films shortlisted for the Oscars.
Name Me Lawand (82mins. Pulse Films, BFI Doc Society)Dir. Edward Lovelace
Lawand is a young Kurdish boy, deaf since birth. At five years old his future in Iraq looks destined to be limited and lonely. In desperate search of a better life in a world where he can communicate, his family decide to leave their home. After a treacherous journey, the family arrives in Derby where Lawand joins the Royal School for the Deaf. As he grows older, the film follows his dramatic progress learning British Sign Language, revealing a bright, charismatic and inquisitive boy, who discovers friendship and a new way to express himself. But just as Lawand is joyfully finding his place in the world, the family face deportation from the UK. Name Me Lawand premiered at the London Film Festival 2023.
Name Me Lawand
Trailer for the Grand Jury Prize winner at Hot Docs. Name Me Lawand premiered at the London Film Festival and has a cinematic release planned.
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries) Director: Alba Sotorra, Exec. Producer: Poppy Dixon
Shamima Begum (UK) and Hoda Muthana (USA) made worldwide headlines when they left their countries as teenagers to join ISIS. Now they want to return but their countries don't want them back. This Emmy-nominated film won several accolades including the Digital Broadcast Awards and the Catalan Film Academy's Gaudi Awards for Best Documentary. The Return first screened at the Curzon Bertha Dochouse cinema before worldwide festivals including Hotdocs, Sheffield International Film Festival and SXSW.
The Return: Life After ISIS
Clip from the Emmy-nominated feature documentary which explores life after ISIS for Shamima Begum, Hoda Muthana and others.
No Fire Zone (94mins. Channel 4 / Britdoc / Outsider Films) dir. Callum Macrae, prod. Zoe Sale
Told by the people who lived through it, with some of the most dramatic and disturbing video evidence ever recorded, this film is a chilling exposé of some of the worst crimes against humanity during the final awful months of the 26-year-long Sri Lankan civil war. Described as 'beautifully crafted and heart wrenching' (Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting, Washington DC) and by British Prime Minister, David Cameron as "one of the most chilling documentaries I've watched," the film won numerous awards and was nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Documentary.
To view the full film, please visit the production website: No Fire Zone
No Fire Zone
Clip from the opening of this Emmy-nominated feature documentary revealing the truth of the Sri Lankan civil war.
Building Jerusalem (89mins. Kaleidoscope / New Black Films) dir. James Erskine,
prod. Victoria Gregory
With never-before-seen behind the scenes footage, Building Jerusalem brings to life Sir Clive Woodward's extraordinary battle to drag English rugby, kicking and scrumming through a series of scandals; from amateur to professional; from international laughing stock to the Champions of the World. The film hit No.1 in the Official DVD Charts for Documentary on its release and was nominated for Best Use of Sports Footage at the Focal International Awards.
The full film can currently be viewed on Amazon Prime and some Netflix territories or in iTunes: Building Jerusalem
Building Jerusalem
Clip from this feature documentary following the England rugby team to World Cup glory. The film was nominated for Best Use of Footage in a Sports Documentary.
Guillemot (31mins. The Royal Foundation / Latimer Films) dir. Nick Marcq, Writer Torben Betts
Drama filmed in St. Ann's, Nottingham in collaboration with the Royal Foundation and co-created with non-actors who share similar plights to the characters portrayed, Guillemot follows Tyler as she tries to make sense of her claustrophobic life of stress and responsibility. The film was premiered in Nottingham to Prince Harry and Dominic West who supported the project.
Clip from the opening of this Nottingham drama funded by the Royal Foundation and supported by Dominic West.
Rebellion (82mins, Halcyon Pictures, Netflix) Maia Kenworthy & Elena Sanchez Bellot, Prod. Kat Mansoor
Nominated for the 2023 BAFTAs for Best Newcomers (directors Maia and Elena), Rebellion was premiered at IDFA Hits in Amsterdam before it's cinematic release across Britain and subsequent launch on Netflix in April 2022. Winner of the Teens Audience Award and the New Talent Award for its first-time directors at the Barcelona Documentary Film Festival, this film is the first and only feature documentary to tell the story of Extinction Rebellion over three tumultuous years.
Rebellion
Two clips from the BAFTA-nominated feature doc filmed over three tumultuous years of Extinction Rebellion.
First Ladies: Jackie Kennedy (60mins, CNN) Narrator Robin Wright, Director Kim Duke
Broadcast in the USA on CNN and then on Sky Documentaries in the UK. One of three episodes edited across the series (also Michelle Obama and Ladybird Johnson).
First Ladies: Jackie Kennedy
Clip from the TV series narrated by Robin Wright which aired in the US on CNN, reaching their highest ever total viewer figures.
The Pit (16mins. UK Film Council / Lonegrip Productions) Prod. Julian Bird, Dir. Rupert Raby
Nominated for the FujiFilm Shorts Awards (Best Drama) and winner of the Best Cinematography Award for Ula Pontikos, a young boy's arrival on a hermit's desolated landscape starts a curiosity in both. The Pit made official selection at Palm Springs International Film Festival and screened globally on the festival circuit.
Clip from the opening of the 35mm drama starring Natalie Press which was nominated for Best Short at FujiShorts and won Best Cinematography for Ula Pontikos.
Lincoln - Navigator (Imagination London) Prod. Damian Ferrar, Dir. Loren Samowitz
Launched alongside the new Navigator and Zephyr model Lincoln cars, and projected across the car windscreens, this was one of a series of concept films designed to promote Lincoln at the Detroit Auto Show.
Lincoln Cars
Commercial Promo
An Impossible Project (93mins. Weltkino / ARRI / Instant Film) Prod. Judy Tossell, Dir. Jens Meurer
Shot entirely on 35mm film stock, An Impossible Project is a love-letter to all things analogue. First screened at the Rotterdam International Film Festival and now finally on cinematic release across Germany in 2022. When the very last Polaroid factory closed in the wake of the digital revolution, Florian "Doc" Kaps set out to achieve the impossible. This is his rollercoaster odyssey swimming against the digital tide to single-handedly save Polaroid from extinction.
An Impossible Project
Clip from the opening of this feature doc filmed entirely on 35mm film; a love-letter to all things analogue premiered at this year's Rotterdam International Film Festival.
The Once And Future King (Kula Shaker / Stangefolk Records) Director: Crispian Mills
Single for their latest album, 1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs. Released ahead of their first UK tour in 6 years.
Michael initially developed the idea with Crispian and consulted on the shoot before editing the final music video.
Kula Shaker: The Once and Future King
Music Video for the band's latest album.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
WINNER
The Nightcrawlers
Short Documentary
NOMINATED
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries)
The Return
Best Documentary
NOMINATED
No Fire Zone
Best Documentary
SHORTLISTED
The Nightcrawlers
Best Documentary Short
NOMINATED
Rebellion
Outstanding Debut
SHORTLISTED
The Nightcrawlers
Best Short Film
WINNER
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries)
The Return
Best Documentary
WINNER
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries)
The Return
Best Single Documentary
SHORTLISTED
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries)
The Return
Best Documentary Editing
THREE TIMES NOMINATED
Windscale: A Nuclear Disaster (90mins, BBC Features)Producer: David Belton
Nominated for Best Use of Footage in Factual Production, Windscale tells the story of when Britain found itself on the brink of an unprecedented nuclear tragedy, as they tried to bluff their way into an alliance with the Americans.
The Return; Building Jerusalem; Windscale:
Best Use of Footage
NOMINATED
No Fire Zone
Best Editing
WINNER
Best Editing Michael Nollet
NOMINATED
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries)
The Return
Best Documentary
TWICE NOMINATED & SHORTLISTED
Another News Story (86mins. Gallivant Film | Wislocki Films) Dir. Orban Wallace, Prod. Verity Wislocki, Ed. Dominic Stabb
Michael worked as consulting editor on Another News Story - threading the narrative of the 2015 media frenzy feeding on the human stories of refugees as they traveled across Europe. Shortlisted for a Grierson Award for Best International Documentary and Winner at the Impact Docs Awards, director Orban Wallace turned his cameras to the reporting journalists. Selected in over 30 international film festivals, Another News Story also won the Grand Jury Prize at Wexford Documentary Film Festival and was nominated Best Documentary at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the Zurich Film Festival.
Name Me Lawand; No Fire Zone & Another News Story:
Best Current Affairs Documentary
NOMINATED
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries)
The Return
Best News & Current Affairs Film
NOMINATED
The Nightcrawlers
Best Short Film
NOMINATED
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries)
The Return
Grand Jury Award
WINNER
Name Me Lawand (82mins. Pulse Films, BFI Doc Society)Dir. Edward Lovelace
Lawand is a young Kurdish boy, deaf since birth. At five years old his future in Iraq looks destined to be limited and lonely. In desperate search of a better life in a world where he can communicate, his family decide to leave their home. After a treacherous journey, the family arrives in Derby where Lawand joins the Royal School for the Deaf. As he grows older, the film follows his dramatic progress learning British Sign Language, revealing a bright, charismatic and inquisitive boy, who discovers friendship and a new way to express himself. But just as Lawand is joyfully finding his place in the world, the family face deportation from the UK. Name Me Lawand premiered at the London Film Festival 2023.
Name me Lawand
Special Jury Prize for Best International Film
SPECIAL MENTION & NOMINATED
No Fire Zone & The Nightcrawlers
Vaclav Havel Jury Prize
DOUBLE WINNER
The Return: Life After ISIS (90mins, Sky Documentaries)
Premiered at the Shefield International Doc Festival, 100 Doors follows director Kerri on her search for what made her part of Britain's invisible and innumerable "hidden homeless" in her teenage years. Time Out described the film as "a humorous, spirited defence of youthful independence." The film was nominated for a British Independent Film Award and nominated Best Documentary at the Raindance Film Festival.
100 Doors & Rebellion
Best British Documentary
WINNER
Brick Lane
Best Short Drama
WINNER
Floorplay (3mins. Shaw&Shaw Photography)Dirs. Christoph and Joanna Shaw
Photographers Shaw&Shaw turn their cameras on a mass outdoor line dance in Southport, Merseyside.
Their first venture into moving image earned them a Creative Review Photography Annual award (Best Moving Image).
