Animated Voices

Made by young people from ethnic backgrounds this film explores their experiences of life in the UK. Winner Best Animation 12-19 Into Film Awards.

Inner Polar Bear

Short film made for the BFI written by Jeanette Winterson and narrated by Maxine Peake. Nominated for a BAFTA Cymru Best Short Film.

The Comet's Tale

Exploring our changing view of the cosmos through a returning comet. Winner BAFTA Cymru for Best Animation.

Romance in the Air

Screened at the London Film Festival a romantic ride on a seaside funicular. Nominated BAFTA Cymru for Best Animation.

Bara Plu a Mate

A short about the relationship between the Welsh settlers in Patagonia and the Tehuelche Indians. Nominated BAFTA Cymru Best Short film.

Just Not Cricket

A short film made for S4C and Channel 4's West Indies cricket season.

Addis Life

A film made with young people from The Gemini Trust in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Poodle Rockin'

Screened on MTV, a music video for Welsh band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, for their album Spanish Dance Troupe.

Traveller’s Tales

Made for Save the Children Fund, young Gypsies and Travellers talk about negative stereotypes from their own experience.

The Travelling Harpists

The story of Welsh Gypsy music made with young Traveller's and Gypsies.

Gypsies in Auschwitz

An animated documentary made with a group of young Traveller girls on a visit to Auschwitz.

African Elephant

A short sting made for S4C tracking around a rampaging elephant

Spanish Dance Troupe

Music video screened on MTV for Welsh band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci for their album of the same name.

Whale Song

Broadcast on C4 and S4C a poetic history of the whaling industry.

No More War

Animation by young people in Wales accompanied by a West African anti-war song performed by the River Music project.

We Are Gritty Realism Productions

AN AWARD WINNING ANIMATION COMPANY SPECIALISING IN PRODUCING THOUGHT PROVOKING FILMS THAT CROSS THE CONVENTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF ANIMATED FILM

GRITTY NEWS:

Animated Voices Wins at Into Film Awards

Made by young people from ethnic minority backgrounds ANIMATED VOICES won Best Animation 12-19 at the Into Film Awards 2025.… More
Gritty Wins Best Animation at Liverpool Indie Awards

Inner Polar Bear has won a Best Animation award at the Liverpool Indie Awards at a great awards ceremony.
Gerald Conn Winner at London Director Awards

Gerald Conn has won the Best British Director Award from the London Director Awards for ‘Inner Polar Bear’. The awards… More
Gerald Conn’s Q&A at Mumbai Design Xpress

Gerald Conn discussed his work at the Mumbai Design Xpress event in India and had a Q&A with renowned Indian… More

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