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  Oddsquad   BBC
  

  BAFTA winning drama for the BBC, written and directed by the playwright John Godber. Filmed on location in Hull, it tells the story of Joe, Zach and Ellie, three 16-year-old outsiders, struggling with family, school and problems in their own lives. In a rundown caravan on the edge of town, they discover surprising friendships and the value of being who you really are.

  Writer/Directors: John Godber and Jane Thornton, Producer: Hilary Durman

  BAFTA Winner

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  Lion Mountain   BBC
  

  Abu and his younger sister Fatu find themselves being airlifted to safety in the UK when their country Sierra Leone is plunged into civil war. Having left behind friends and family, Lion Mountain explores their experience of loneliness and alienation as they navigate their lives in a strange new country.

  Writer/Director: Ray Harrison Graham,Producer: Hilary Durman

  BAFTA Winner

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  Losing It   Channel 4
  

  Juse is 17, good-looking, intelligent, athletic, popular. It seems he has it all... However, behind the confident smile is a young man struggling with self-doubt and depression. Losing It explores Jude’s battle to express his feelings and ask for the help and support he needs.

  Director: Cilla Ware, Writer: Malcolm Campbell, Producer: Hilary Durman

  BAFTA Winner

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  All About Me   BBC
  

  Elliott Conroy is 18, has just finished his exams and is looking forward to a long summer of freedom. Instead, a diagnosis of Parkinsons leads his mother to disclose a family secret, which leaves Elliott hurt, confused and questioning his understanding of himself. All About Me is a drama about family secrets, teenage identity, and the far-reaching impact of donor conception.

  Director: Beryl Richards, Writer: Malcolm Campbell, Producer: Hilary Durman

  BAFTA finalist.

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  Shooting Party   Channel 4
  

  A 12 part series for Channel 4, following a group of aspiring film-makers with disabilities as they make their short films, from pitching their ideas to researching, shooting, editing, and finally seeing their finished films on the big screen at BAFTA.

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  Dream On   Channel 4
  

  Danny is 11, deaf and ready for adventure. When a strange and magical caravan appears overnight in the woods at the start of the summer holidays, he and his friend Jamal decide to investigate. It's a decision which sets Danny on a journey which will change his young life.

  Director: Cilla Ware, Writer: Ray Harrison Graham, Producer: Hilary Durman

  BAFTA and RTS Winner

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  The Greatest Show on Earth   Channel 4
  

  Nana loves to dance. Nana is also deaf. When given a chance to fulfil her dream of taking part in the world’s biggest carnival, Nana takes up the considerable challenge of learning samba in its heartland of Brazil, aiming to become a dancer good enough to perform in the world famous Rio Carnival.

  Director: Rosa Rogers

  Best film: Moscow Disability Film Festival, Emotion Festival, Athens.

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  Dragon People   Channel 4
  

  Photographer Louise Gibson sets out to meet deaf Chinese people from all walks of life, to explore their hopes and fears for the future in a China undergoing rapid change. As she captures these encounters with her camera, a photographic journey emerges with a unique perspective on modern China.

  Director: Rosa Rogers

  Best Documentary, Picture This, Emotion Film Festival, Moscow Disability Film Festival

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  New Shoots   Channel 4
  

  A series of documentaries from emerging deaf and disabled film-makers, ranging from a celebration of the world of Quizzers , to a portrait of the last days of Walthamstow Greyhound Stadium, to an exploration of living with chronic pain, to a personal homage to the last Elswick Envoy on the road (pictured above with the owner, driver and film-maker Nancy Willis.) Several New Shoots Directors have done on to make successful careers in the television industry.'

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  Circus of My Sun   Al Jazeera
  

  A documentary about Morocco’s first contemporary circus school and the extraordinary young people in it as they undertake their first national tour.

  Director: Rosa Rogers

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  Rush   Channel 4
  

  4 feature length dramas following the interlocking stories of six deaf students at college and the challenges they face as they try to make their way in the world.

  Winner, Picture This Festival.

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  Women In The Madrassa   BBC World Service
  

  Radio documentary about Morocco’s first women Muslim leaders as they attempt to
  transform their country.

  Presented by Zaiba Malik.

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  Becoming Jazzy Whipps   Diverse Film Fund
  

  An uplifting and inspiring film that goes behind the scenes with Jazzy Whipps, the UK’s biggest Deaf social media influencer and tells the moving story of how she got here.

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