SMALL TOWN INERTIA
Whether it’s a form of personal catharsis, or an opportunity for the people he photographs to reveal intimate accounts that would otherwise remain behind most firmly closed doors of this Norfolk town of Dereham, 15 miles west of Norwich, Jim Mortram’s chance introduction with photography spawned a documentary passage. Small Town Inertia reveals portraits of people and their stories within a three mile radius of the photographer’s home; an honest and unwavering true work of photojournalism from a man with no other agenda it seems, than to care.
THE SCULPTOR
There is a legacy to this artist’s story; history and method to how he works and what drives him forth. A gentle film, it is, it seems to me, perfectly Johannes. The film won bronze at a London digital film festival in Leicester Square in 2013.
THE DAY THE TOWERS FELL
A British photojournalist living in New York, Jason Florio talks of the day the city’s landscape and his photography changed, forever. Making pictures in uncomfortable close proximity as one of the ill-fated towers fell, he took refuge in a one of the district’s delis. This story contains pictures and sounds from 9/11.
THE DIRECTOR CALLED ACTION
A short personal portrait film about Olivia Jackson, the stunt actor who was 'felled' from a motorbike at speed by a camera on the set of Resident Evil. A South African court ruled in Olivia’s favour that the stunt was negligently planned.
WITNESS
The late Tom Stoddart remains one of photographic history’s most respected photojournalists. His images of conflict and unrest, famine and pivotal historical moments such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the election of President Mandela, and the siege of Sarajevo undeniably shaped and still form public opinion. His book iWitness is one of the most celebrated and very honest accounts of humanity’s struggle with amity, a legacy volume rich with at times shockingly raw and frank pictures of combat and famine. This film was made before his passing in 2021.
CONFLICTED
Part of a series of short film documentaries entitled; ‘The Photographers:’ In this short, award winning former conflict photographer Giles Penfound discusses his relationship with documentary photography through a selection of images captured from his time as Head of News Photography in the British Army, through to his personal travels across India.
MARK POWER HOME
Magnum photographer Mark Power talks of his association with Brighton in this short film about his home, a project partnered by the world famous photographic agency and association with Fujifilm.
OLIVIA ARTHUR HOME
Magnum agency photographer Olivia Arthur talks of her home, the study story for a collaborative project between the agency and Fujifilm Cameras.
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING PROJECT
The story of Simon Wood Harris, and a twelve-year journey to create an album featuring the world's finest musicians.
FINDING BRACA
In early to mid 2011 Claire Whittaker elected to have her ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts removed (subsequently reconstructed), as the result of learning she had a particular gene mutation. She entered a hospital operating theatre, perfectly fit physically but for the unsettling knowledge, she carried a gene mutation, shared genetically through her family bloodline. ‘Finding Braca’ is a delicate empowering documentary short, and our thanks go to Claire for her generous honesty during the production of this portrait. You can read more about Claire’s story and the BRCA gene mutation by visiting her incredibly inspiring blog.
RONNIE
There are 850,000 people in the UK with dementia. Nearly a quarter of a million people will develop the condition in the next year. It's one of the main causes of disability in later life, yet still, there is no cure for what many people consider an 'unfashionable disease.' In 2011 professional photographer Mark Seymour started to document his father Ronnie's battle with the disease. This film shows a little of that body of work.