First shown in Sky1 in August 2009, this film charts the life of two boys – Mario and Nini - from primary school, to secondary school and on the streets of London over a period of six years. Director Chloe Ruthven worked with them as their Learning Mentor over this period, gave the boys a camera to make their own film and involved them intimately in the process of making this film. The film raises many questions about the provision for children who are vulnerable to crime and street violence in London, and points to possible solutions. The film is now available for screenings in schools and to community and other groups. If you would like Chloe to bring the film to you, please contact her directly at the email address opposite. This is what they said about the film when it was broadcast:

‘What makes a gangster? The excellent Mario and Nini went a long way towards showing us" Tim Dowling, The Guardian

‘An amazing piece of work; shocking, revealing, insightful, totally unavoidable in its message and impact’ Rod Morgan, former chairman of Youth Justice Board

‘A remarkable documentary...’ Andrew Billen, The Times

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This major, lavishly shot feature documentary reveals the very real threat to the world’s fish stocks: unless something is done there will be no fish left to eat in the oceans by 2050. This is an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe: three billion people rely on fish as their main food supply. Shot all over the world, the film shows how this has happened, who is to blame and what can be done about it. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009 and since then has been widely and favourably reviewed in the UK, has already forced companies to change their fish purchasing policies and is being distributed all over the world. Find out where you can see the film by going to www.endoftheline.com

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This film charts the four year investigation by eco-campaigner Tracy Worcester into the industrialisation of pork production. Filmed in America, Poland and the UK it shows how the growth of this industry has harmed the environment, the rural economy, the quality of our food and animal welfare. Covering a large canvas, the film sets the story in the context of the growth of multinational companies, the collapse of communism and state support for industrialised agriculture. The film was shown on More4 in June 2009 and is now available for public screenings. For more information go to: http://www.pigbusiness.co.uk/screenings.php

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This unique film tells the story of one of Africa's most isolated tribes – the Mursi – through the eyes of one its members Olisarali Olibue, who carries in one had a Kalashnikov and in the other, a DV camera. A pastoralist tribe, living in an area of Ethiopia the size of Wales, the Mursi are surrounded by their enemies – 14 other tribes and those who want to bring tourists and a national park to the area. The film provides a compelling and at times disturbing insight into everyday life of a people whose culture, in the words of Olisarali, faces extinction.

Phume Tsewu has dedicated the last twelve years if his life to creating one of South Africa’s most successful choirs – in Fezeka High School, in one of the poorest townships in South Africa. The choir has six weeks to learn a Latin Requiem, which it will perform at one of the world’s leading music festivals. Will Phume’s choir make the grade? Will they get the passports to let the students leave the country? How will they get on – on their first trip outside South Africa – with their middle class hosts in Salisbury, England? This film charts their triumphs and setbacks, provides a unique insight into the modern South Africa and shows the universal power of music to transform lives. The film is almost completed and, when it is, will be used to both raise money for music scholarships for the pupils of Fezeka High School and also to inspire pupils at other schools in South Africa.

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This feature length film is about three of the great events of the twentieth century: the Bolshevik Revolution, the Holocaust and the collapse of Communism. It is told through the story of the film-maker Dan Edelstyn, whose Jewish grandmother fled the Bolshevik revolution as a 20 year old , to end up in turbulent Belfast in the early 1920s. Dan, discovering her diaries a few years ago, decides to investigate her life. He discovers that most of the remaining members of his family died at the hands of the Nazis in Kiev, but the family vodka factory still exists – tottering on the edge of bankruptcy. To save it – and the village on which it depends – he decides to import its high quality vodka to the UK. The film will interweave Dan’s attempts to get the business going, with his historical investigation into the history of his family – including his father, who became an eminent cancer specialist in Northern Ireland. This is a film about identity, belonging, cultural integration and the Jewish experience of the twentieth century, told with wit, insight and a gripping unfolding narrative. More4 have committed to this film in the UK. Much of the filming has been done and we are now raising funds to complete the film, including through one of the most innovative crowd funding schemes in the UK.

For more information on how you can support the film, go to http://www.myvodkaempire.com/?page_id=209

PLANEAT is a provocative challenge to our love of meat. Tracking the work of a group of scientists, doctors and environmentalists, the film forces us to confront the evidence that an animal-based diet could be bad for our health, the environment and the future of the planet. But this first documentary feature from film makers Shelley Lee Davies and Or Shlomi also shows that this is a problem we can do something about, without resorting to a diet of lentils and lettuce leaves. The film premieres at the Raindance Film Festival in London on October 1st. To book tickets go to www.raindance.co,uk. For more information go to www.planeatthemovie.com.