Documentary
The documentary web series is a universal tale of a complex identity crisis in war torn Ukraine
The three part documentary web series, commissioned by Coda stories and distributed by Journeyman pictures has been nominated for a prestigious One World Media Award, under the short film category.
Directed/cinematography/editing by Ross Domoney. Co-Directed by Julia Kochetova-Nabozhniak. Produced by Thomas Burns.
Well done to all the team!
https://www.oneworldmedia.org.uk/awards/longlist-2020/
Practical workshop in documentary film making taught by Ross Domoney and Rod Morris
Read MoreThe three part web series I co directed with Julia Kochetova-Nabozhniak, which was initially commissioned by Coda Stories has been picked up for distribution by Journeyman pictures.
The series has now been cut into to one complete film which has been embedded at the top of this blog post.
The story;
As war rages in eastern Ukraine, Dima, a former leader of an ultra-right group, and Tanya, a self-proclaimed anarcho-feminist, make an unlikely couple in modern-day Kiev. This is their bewildering story.
"When I was a Nazi, I was madly in love with death in all its forms", says Dima, a former member of Kiev's C14 organisation, one of the extreme political factions that thrived in the instability following the war with Russia. But Dima's experiences fighting in Donbass opened his eyes to the bravery of those he thought he despised: "There were all these people serving who I never thought could be warriors." In love and in an 'experimental' new lifestyle, Dima does the cleaning, laundry and cooking while his feminist girlfriend Tanya is out at work as a computer programmer. "If Dima could change his beliefs, that gives hope to other ultra-right people", says Tanya.
Originally published on Roar
The police violence in Hong Kong has intensified, but so has the militancy of the protesters. All dressed in black, they are ready for the confrontation.
Since early June, a huge protest movement has erupted in the semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong against the encroaching rule of China. What started as a protest against a controversial amendment to the Extradition Law that could potentially see Hongkongers being extradited to China has since evolved into a broader pro-democracy movement. The amendment that triggered the protests has since been shelved, but the protests show no sign of abating,
The extremely violent and disproportionate crackdown by the Hong Kong police forces have in turned sparked a more aggressive and organized resistance from the protesters. The movement’s militant “frontliners” have been inspired by black bloc techniques they picked up online watching videos form past protests in Greece and France.
October 1 was the 70th anniversary of the people’s republic of China. On this occasion, up to one million people came out to protest. Nearly all demonstrators wore black and the frontline was occupied by a black bloc of over 10,000-strong, ready to resist and fight the police. It was the first time that Hong Kong police shot a live round at a protester, taking the crisis to a new level.
Ross Domoney was there with his video camera to capture the day as it unfolded.
We are delighted to announce that our film '44 Messages from Catalonia' has been shortlisted for the next round of judging at the prestigious Grierson Trust Award for best short documentary. Co directed by Ross Domoney & Anna Giralt Gris and executively produced by Laura Poitras (Citizen4)
Well done to the whole team involved!
More info can be found here
On the southern coast of England; drifters reflect on what the sea means to them, with soothing music filling gaps in-between
Pleased to announce that our film '44 Messages from Catalonia' commissioned by Field of Vision was published online via The Intercept. Directed by myself and Anna Giralt Gris and executively produced by Laura Poitras (Citizenfour).
'In 2017, the citizens of Catalonia voted to become an independent state. The referendum was then deemed illegal in Spain’s constitutional court. Through on-the-street conversations and actual WhatsApp chats, join the voters as they head to the polls and anxiously await the results.'
Links to film:
https://fieldofvision.org/44-messages-from-catalonia
https://theintercept.com/2018/03/28/44-messages-from-catalonia-referendum-whatsapp/
Miss Daily looks on at her tangerine tree as diggers knocking down the old Myatt's Field North estate inch closer to it. In 'Uprooted' the tree becomes a symbol of resistance as many residents are sad to loose old memories as their homes are bulldozed.
We are pleased to announce that the Grierson shortlisted 'Uprooted' has won the Royal Television Society best factual award.
“A beautifully crafted film that demonstrated a real understanding of how personal stories, powerfully told, can be used to shine a light on a wider political issue.”
A humbling thank you to the residents of Myatt's Field North who intimately shared their struggle with us.
Thanks to the pre and post production crew who made this film possible.
From the archive: A short clip from a documentary we were never able to finish in early 2016. It shows the hardships of volunteers who run a self orginized refugee rescue camp (Platanos) on the Greek island of Lesvos. A group of friends from Athens set up the camp in the face of E.U inaction with regards to the refugee crisis on the island of Lesvos.
This film is released under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND licence.
Details here: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en_GB
Really pleased to announce that our Grierson shortlisted documentary 'Uprooted' has been nominated for a Royal Television Society award. Well done to all the team that made this moving documentary happen.
https://rts.org.uk/studentawards2017
See the trailer bellow:
If you want to learn more about the housing crisis here in London you can also watch 'Estate of War' by lyrical bad man Potent Whisper. We shot this a few months back.
As the press and politicians obsess themselves with the second round of voting in the French elections, with the choice between the two final contenders seeming meaningless for many, we follow those who were never offered a choice to begin with: France's forgotten refugee populations are now faced with grim future scenarios, dictated by either the neoliberal, or the outright fascist policies of the two remaining candidates.
'As France braces itself for the April 22 election, we visit the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis to talk with the locals there: to get a sense of their fears and hopes for what lies ahead.'
Glare at your TV screen, flick through your feeds, blink at your flashing updates and you will soon immerse yourself in what is meant to be an election like no other, an election that is supposed to determine the future of France and even Europe as we’ve known it so far.
Keep it at that, and you could easily believe the election is fought at the TV studios, between the four gladiators fighting for the soul of the Republic. But out in the city things are, as always, more complicated. In the days leading up to, and following the election, we ask urbanites about their fears and their hopes. As the country grips itself for the mother of all battles, we delve into the city’s streets and its metro carriages to brush out its psyche.
Ross Domoney & Antonis Vradis.
With the help of Daniel Murphy & Eric Amalraj
Pleased to announce I have got some of my cinematic footage of political unrest from Washington DC to Athens in Paul Mason's new play which will be performed at the Young Vic this week and broadcast on BBC.
The play is based on Paul's book 'Why it's kicking off everywhere'.
"The world premiere of a play about revolution.
This is the story of the networked generation. How did we get from the optimism of the Arab Spring and the Occupy Movement to Trump’s election and the dislocation of the present day?
Journalist Paul Mason teams up with Young Vic artistic director David Lan for this powerful and challenging new show based on Paul’s acclaimed book.
Performed by Paul Mason, Khalid Abdalla, Lara Sawalha and Sirine Saba in promenade with stunning video designs, the audience will interact with the company throughout the show.
The show will be filmed and broadcast at a later date by BBC Television as part of Performance Live."
