Documentaries

Zanzibar Soccer Dreams presents the dawn of an era for women’s football in Zanzibar. This film is a follow-up to the 2007 Zanzibar Soccer Queens which focused on Women Fighters Football Club, a team of strong-willed Muslim women determined to play soccer. The women’s resistance to cultural norms has taken them beyond the borders of their country; when they were invited to visit Potsdam, Germany, attitudes started to change back home. The once-marginalised football 'hooligans' are now cultural ambassadors. Schoolgirls can now play soccer as part of their physical education. As one schoolgirls says, “Something great has happened to girls.”

The Bronze Men of Cameroon is an intimate portrait of a community of bronze artisans in Foumban, the ‘City of Arts’. Bronze casting is a valued cultural heritage of the Bamoun People in the Western Region of Cameroon. The film is about the changing landscape of Bamoun bronze casting; the craftsmen are facing increasing competition from Chinese businesses who buy up large quantities of the raw materials for export. The foundries are closing down, some bronze artists are turning to farming and other trades. Is this the last generation of bronze craftsmen in the Bamoun Kingdom?

Judith and Amrish re-discover the healing power of plants during the COVID-19 lockdown. Judith is passionate about green spaces in her city, Bristol, and is determined to take responsibility for beautifying the city herself. Amrish cultivates the Bayan tree, with a mission of getting it into classrooms across the city. Part of the Co-POWeR project.

A woman is to be enthroned as Chief in Nkol Ngock I, a small village in Cameroon. This is a rare occurrence in most African societies where the position of chief is customarily handed down from father to son. This documentary presents a rare glimpse into a community undergoing change, in the words of one man, "Women are doing more to encourage development than men. I believe a female Chief will bring new things."

Belonging: Tiger Bay Boxing Club presents an intimate portrait of group of young people in the Butetown area of Cardiff. How does a boxing club in a deprived neighbourhood manage to navigate the challenges of limited resources while pursuing a big vision to support young people to thrive? Part of the Co-POWeR project.

A documentary created for Mental Health Foundation (MHF). The film documents the charity’s work setting up online training sessions with refugees during the Covid-19 pandemic, showing how they have been able to help vulnerable people who otherwise are at a greater risk of falling behind, and of isolation while the country is shut down.