Dorothy Allen-Pickard

Películas

The Place that is Ours
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A daughter returns to her father's village in Palestine, which was destroyed in 1948. She journeys through unfamiliar landscapes and is confronted with the reality of her own exile.
Nova
Director
When Nova (15) brings her little sister Ivy to soccer practice with her mother Maria, Ivy’s new trainer Nadia tells them that Ivy cannot train anymore until her membership fee has been paid. The situation turns into a conflict when angry Maria takes Ivy from the field. When Nadia puts a comforting hand on Nova’s shoulder, Nova gets overwhelmed with a feeling she has never had before.
Material Bodies
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Through interweaving dance and dialogue, Material Bodies is a sensual and cinematic look at the relationship between amputees and their limbs. This visceral and colourful short film explores how a prosthetic leg can be more like a piece of jewellery or a dance companion.
Wannabe
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A hilarious, heart warming docu-drama about a group of elderly women who form a Spice Girls tribute band to earn a quick buck when one friend can’t pay the bills
The Masses
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The Masses explores three South London neighbour’s devotion to their respective religions: Islam, Christianity and Football.
London Calling: Brit Shorts
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A compilation of short films that peek behind the curtain and get inside the lives of the people of London. Explore the diversity of this great city through drama, comedy, animation and documentary.
The Things They Say
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A young girl finds herself estranged from her mother and goes out collecting conversations with people she meets around South London. All the conversations are unscripted and the characters play themselves.
The Mess
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As Ellice gets low, her room gets messy - she never sees it coming, but it always happens. There seems to be no way to break out of the endless highs or lows that make up bipolar, or even to pick up her clothes up off the floor.
A Sonic Pulse
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A short documentary exploring deaf people's experiences of electronic music from a communal and visceral perspective.