A video triptych exploring the story of the contact between the first Welsh settlers in Patagonia and the indigenous Tehuelche people. Nominated for best short film BAFTA Cymru.
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Samba Paloma
Made during the International Animation Festival in Cardiff in 1998. A battle of the bands ensues between birds and humans when a group of street pigeons lose their ‘pitch’.
Cinema Memories
A short animated documentary about the history of cinema in the Afan Valley using reminiscences of older residents and animated by young people. This film was made as part of the Film in Afan project funded by the Big Lottery.
Travellers’ Tales shown at Sheffield Documentary Festival
Travellers’ Tales, The Real Lives of Young Gypsies and Travellers the film Gritty made with young Travellers in Wales was screened in this year’s Videotheque at the Sheffield Documentary Festival last week. The film is a combination of interviews and animations by young people to respond to the negative representation of the community in the media. Sheffield Documentary Festival invites up to 70 specially selected films to participate in the Videotheque from this year’s submissions. These films are invited with market, broadcast and festival acquisitions in mind.
