You can catch the very popular and award-winning Starting Block short, James Dean at Encounters Festival in Bristol.
The film screens:
Thursday November 17th 2011, 5.30pm
Watershed 1, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, UK BS1 5TX
Saturday November 19th 2011, 1pm
Watershed 2, 1 Canon’s Road, Harbourside, Bristol, UK BS1 5TX
Tickets: £7.00 (£5.50 conc.)
Starting Block short Running Wild continues its travels, this time heading eastwards to Dundee Mountain Film Festival. Pete Rennie’s documentary about his wife’s amazing ultra-running achievements will be screened on:
Saturday 26th November 2011, 10.30
Bonar Hall, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN
Tickets: £6.00
Saturday 22nd October, 2pm – 3pm
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JD
Free entry (ticketed)
Tickets from CCA Box Office 0141 352 4900
or www.cca-glasgow.com
OUT OF IT
Directed by Ian McLaughlin and the young people from Youth Alcohol Information Services
Documentary (14’40)
Why isn’t it OK to say no to a drink? A group of young people talk about their experiences with drink and what effect it can have on your life. Funded by North East Glasgow Area Committee
IT’S OK TO ASK
Directed by Abigail Howkins
Developed by and featuring the NAEDrama young people’s group
North and East Glasgow have the highest rates of suicide in Scotland. Developed with young people from the area, It’s OK to Ask raises awareness of how young people can help themselves and their friends at times of emotional distress and crisis. Commissioned by Positive Mental Attitudes
MY FATHER’S SON
Directed and produced by Claire McGuire and Ian McLaughlin
Drama Documentary (14’09)
When Ian was a wean he was petrified of his alcoholic dad. Was it too late to change his ways when he realised that he was slowly turning onto the person he loathed so much? Produced through Diversity Films’ Starting Block programme.
VOICES FROM THE BARRAS
Directed by Alan Knight with The Barras Story group
Documentary (25’25)
A celebration of the heritage and history of Glasgow’s World Famous market, The Barras. The film focuses on the Barras community’s memories and stories, past and present. Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival presents RE:Mind
Friday 14 October – Saturday 15 October 2011
11:00am – 8:00pm: FREE (ticketed)
Venue: CCA 4 (cinema) / CCA 5 / Clubroom
Starting Block Showcase
Saturday 15th October, 11.30am – 1.15pm
CCA4 (cinema)
Diversity Films are pleased to present the first year of Starting Block films at SMHAFF 2011. Starting Block is our core filmmaking training and mentoring programme which provided six filmmaking teams with the opportunity to develop and produce their first short film commission. The Starting Block programme which has toured the country with individual films also screening in the USA and Australia, has been heralded as ‘formidable’, ‘thought-provoking’, ‘brave’, ‘excellent’, ‘fun’, ‘emotional’, ‘giving people an amazing insight into everyday people’s lives’.
Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival and Diversity Films invite you to watch these six intriguing personal films and meet the filmmakers and programme producers to find out more.
Starting Block short, Running Wild, will be screening at Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival. Another chance to see this inspirational documentary about the life of ultra-distance runner Fiona and her family.
Sunday 9th October 2011, 2pm
George Square Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh University, George Square, Edinburgh
Tickets: £9.00
Welcome to Diversity Films
We have recently released sad news about ceasing our filmmaking programmes for the foreseeable future due to funding limitations.
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Diversity Films is a community interest company working to nurture, train and develop a new generation of creative filmmakers. Established in 2007, we have run a variety of training and mentoring programmes for new, first-time and community filmmakers.
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