Filmmaking
Delve into the inspiring works of our students from the Filmmaking department.
Student work
Find out more about our students' projects from the Filmmaking department.
Our Home at the Marble Run - Maxwell Silver
This project is aboout the odyssey of alien automata, Lucent, as it travels across the south west USA. Its search for home is helped along by a series of strangers. Lucent meets a kind hitchiker, a mad gun engraver, two creative toy shop employees and a soft spoken doctor with a bad painting on his office wall.
Untold - Elena Harris
Untold centres around a young girl who mysteriously wakes up in a river, discovering she is lost in a dark red forest. Walking through the forest, she realises an unknown entity is following her. The young girl must find a way out of the perplexing forest to save herself before it's too late. The animation is a re-imagined version of The Brothers Grimm's story of “Little Red Riding Hood” (1812), delving into the genres of horror and dark fantasy.
The project aims to explore the agency of a female protagonist within a fairy tale re-telling, delving into the ideologies of a feminist re-framing, where instead of the Woodsman saving Red Riding Hood. The re-telling will focus on the female protagonist reclaiming the power of the story and facing her fears. The aim is to urge spectators to rethink what they know about original fairy tales; challenging their sexist ideologies.
Spotlight - Sadie Le Bas
Spotlight is a captivating documentary that explores the vibrant, yet exclusive music scene of Brighton through focusing on the underrepresentation of women and queer individuals. Central to the narrative is Rachel Bloch, a non-binary DJ who confronts these persistent norms by establishing Spotlight Events. This initiative not only gives marginalised talents a stage, but also fosters a community within the music industry, which often disregards their contributions.
Through candid interviews interwoven with energetic dance montages, the film offers an immersive experience, capturing the raw and dynamic essence of live DJ events. Spotlight provokes thoughtful discussions, inspires inclusive actions, and garners support for underrepresented groups. It’s more than a documentary; it’s a call to action, advocating for inclusivity and diversity in the music industry.
Essential viewing for advocates of social injustice and equality, the film seeks to catalyse change and empower the underrepresented through a compelling narrative and vibrant cinematic techniques.
Monkey Radio - Raj Ravishankar
Within the biodiverse and peaceful rainforest an academic exhibition of Brazil’s Amazon ensues, led by an experienced professor, Jean Boubli. The narrator Raj, who joined Jean and his students on this adventure, calls into a popular radio show, which wholeheartedly gives eco-friendly advice to its viewers, named Monkey Radio. The host K.CHUCKLES, takes an interest in Raj's journey and his perspective as an inexperienced participant, helping him break down the trip into three sections named Monkey Lessons for her audience. The trip was designed to encourage the students to take interest in the study of protecting wildlife in
tropical areas, or more commonly referred to as Tropical Conservation.
While Monkey Radio is broadcasting, Raj displays details the activities students partook in, and the different methods of conservation the experts specialise in, in a very unconventional manner. Eventually, K.CHUCKLES opens up a serious discussion regarding Tropical Conservation efforts.
Samba Fever - Finlay Nolan
This project explores football culture in Brazil with an infusion of carnival.
When It Breaks - Kiri Ebbs
Group members: Simeon Kempner.
When It Breaks is a documentary that focuses on a charity called The Wave Project’, a program that aims to improve the lives of children across the UK. The Wave Project institutes a course of surf therapy, where the children learn to Surf, have fun, socialise, and enjoy the tranquillity that the water can bring. The group embarked on an insightful journey with the program on the Isle of Wight, where they spoke to a variety of individuals who told them about their struggles and the impact that this charity has had on them and those they love. These individuals contribute reflection, joy, and emotion as they took the group through their journey of personal growth, whether that be learning to walk again or building confidence in social interactions. This documentary emphasises the importance of being part of a community, spreading awareness of mental health, and showcasing the beauty of The Wave Project.
Lone Star - Becky Curtis
Group members: Euan Braidwood, Max Kirkillo-Stacewicz and Saul Peck.
Clint, a self-proclaimed cowboy with a penchant for trouble, seizes the opportunity to stand up against Dean, who is mistreating his partner, Anna. This impulsive act leads Clint to face the consequences of his reckless behaviour. Lone Star cleverly reimagines the essence of a cowboy, weaving a narrative that challenges the foundations of self-identity. Clint must evaluate what is childish fantasy and what he truly believes in.
Set against the backdrop of the South Downs' rugged beauty, the film juxtaposes classic American Western motifs with the cynicism typical of British cinema, offering a unique and compelling cinematic experience that explores what it truly means to be a cowboy in a contemporary world. Clint begins to realise that embodying the spirit of a cowboy isn't about adopting a facade or engaging in reckless acts of bravado. It's about embodying the values of courage, integrity, and perseverance in the face of adversity.
Seeking Solace - Alexandra Stewart Godino
Group members: Ruby Newman, Claire Roffey and Ruby Woods.
Following the tragic loss of his sister, Alban is tasked by his preoccupied father to return home and collect her belongings. Upon arrival, he is confronted with the poignant sight of her unpacked bedroom, a stark reminder of her sudden absence. With the assistance of his sister’s housemate, Mara, Alban methodically packs her personal items into boxes. Throughout this process, he and Mara begin to confront and process the grief he had been previously suppressing. The pair share an emotional moment on a bench when Mara recounts her personal experience with grief. She advises him that he will eventually learn to sit with it. This emotional journey not only facilitates the physical task at hand but also aids Alban in coming to terms with his profound sense of loss.
Reincarnation - Qing Wang
Group members: Thusika Baskaran, Jiayu Xu and Harry Barclay.
The couple, Lisha and James, have been struggling trying to have another child after the loss of their first daughter. Their loss and frustration make their already twisted marriage filled with more conflicts. Lisha, after years of unconditional tolerance, finally decides to take an act of revenge and end such a state of life permanently. She seeks help from her long-time friend and colleague, Dr.Wong, whose daughter is dying of liver cancer and desperately needs a liver transplant. They reach an agreement that Wong would help Lisha to kill her husband, and in return, her daughter would get the liver of James. Wong disguises as an experienced doctor who has been practicing Asian treatment to cure infertility. By tricking James into drinking the drugged herbal tea, their plan of killing proceeds successfully.
Tarantella - Luke Miller
Group members: Aspyn Phoenix and Poppy Wright.
Recovering’ alcoholic and escort, Violet, arrives at the home of her AA sponsor, Henry. Eerie jazz backgrounds the two as the tone of their transactional relationship is set. Red wine is shared, and conversation erupts when Violet expresses a distaste for Henry’s relationship with an under-age sponsee. Henry retaliates, commenting on Violet’s abusive, alcoholic father. Violet takes refuge in the bathroom, where we see the layers of her elegant persona dismantled. Grounded by the sound of shattered glass, she frantically rebuilds her image, re- emerging with a homicidal resolve. She manipulates Henry into inebriation, while disposing of her own drinks. Henry chokes, Violet places her heel on his chest, recounting her father's matching demise via asphyxiation. With chilling calmness, she concludes her story beside Henry's lifeless body. Basking in the silent serenity, she turns to Henry, “It is always better, to just be quiet.”
High Tide - Flora Smith
Group members: Aanchal Chawla, Lucy Brown, Gan Gan and Xiaofan Xie.
Damon is a writer, living alone and struggling with writer’s block since the tragic death of his wife, who drowned after he froze and could not resuscitate her. One day a strange young woman, Annie, who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife arrives at his house, having some car troubles. He takes a look at the car for her and orders the parts she needs, offering his spare room to her until they arrive and her car can be fixed. Over the next few days, Annie’s presence in his space seems to brighten his demeanour and he finds inspiration to write again, however after a series of incidents Damon finds himself locked out of the house, and with no choice but to return to the beach where his wife died. Here he confronts Annie and is forced to open up and face his trauma, and begin the healing process.
LIARS - Sarah Goldney
Group members: Cole Stuart, Sam Oldham, Arthur Smith and Phoebe Jennings.
On her last night in town, May, an enigmatic and ambitious young woman, has just enough money to leave and never return. At a party, she witnesses the new boy, Oliver, fail miserably at telling a story about himself. Seeing one last opportunity to make money, she offers her skills of spreading misinformation. Discovering his book full of lies, they start telling his stories and building his façade. Soon the people at the party begin listening and paying attention to Oliver. As the night goes on, his popularity increases and their friendship becomes closer, closer than any relationship they’ve both had before. However, as their partnership grows, the lines between reality and lies begin to blur, until Oliver becomes a mystery even to May. Soon, he must choose between his new reality or the only essence of truth he still has left.
Faithfully - Esme Ramlal
Group members: Xinyu Wang, Lewis Hodgson, Esme Ramlal, Iman-Esayo Dekonor and Louis SzeChai Fung.
Faith is disillusioned. Her early twenties haven’t lived up to the hype. Everywhere she looks, twenty- somethings seem to be at their best, glowing up, jet setting across the world, having adult relationships, and (seemingly) with lots of money. Faith is still rocking the same blue braces from secondary school, and is an unemployed graduate with no signs of success from her dream music career... After hearing some gossip about her childhood crush - “90s fine”, heartthrobbad boy Malik is returning to London, Faith decides to take charge of her destiny and plans to rendezvous with him during a girls’ night out in London. Despite her friends’ teases about her searching for love in a “hopeless place”, Malik is there in the night club, and he approaches her. But just as everything going according to her plan, Malik turns the romantic fantasy to a nightmare.
Into the Wild - Josh Hamer
Group names: Stefan Huiani, Joss Hamer, Oliver Tickner and Zack Kovacs.
Set in a remote rural hamlet, the film follows the journey of a young man named Indi. We see his internal battles and challenges of having to conform to long standing traditions that have stalked him all his life. This film follows the development of Indi’s growing courage to stand up to his authoritative father. He has been longing for something more since he could perceive where he was. His relationship with his father is strained and Indi is nearing his breaking point and decides to take the step he has been yearning for for so long. Fuelled by remnants of a ripped postcard and stories of a realm beyond the farm, Indi sets off on a transforming journey where he finds a world of possibilities within the huge metropolis known as London. Maybe even love!
