{"id":15,"date":"2013-12-11T18:24:48","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T18:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:59:58","slug":"documentary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"DOCUMENTARY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CHOC FEST<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">In collaboration with The Bone Ensemble theatre company, Birmingham and the Amankwatia Cooperative Society Cocoa Farmers in Ghana, I curated and edited this short film about the process of cocoa farming. This was shown as part of the pop-up arts festival <a href=\"https:\/\/theboneensemble.com\/performances\/chocfest\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/theboneensemble.com\/performances\/chocfest\/\">ChocFest<\/a>, held beside Cadbury\u2019s factory in Bournville Village, bringing communities together in the name of chocolate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ChocFest Farmers Video - Final 1080p (Amends)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/727166475?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">GATTON SCHOOL AT THRIFTWOOD CAMP, BRENTWOOD<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Getting school-age children away from the urban environment is an important part of their development. Tooting&#8217;s Gatton School did just that with a series of character building activities which left pupils with new perspectives of themselves and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gatton Primary School at Thriftwood\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1XtbcnXgHs8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AL-ANSAR COMMUNITY CENTRE<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I was invited to produce a documentary promoting the wide-ranging impact of the Al-Ansar Islamic Education Centre, not just on Muslims but on all faiths across the local area. With solid additional footage from <a href=\"https:\/\/freelancerclub.net\/discover\/freelancers\/kangong\/images?search=music%20promo\">Kang Ong<\/a>, the video helped raise funds for the redevelopment of its community hub, which is now well underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Al-Ansar IEC - Building the Prophetic Mosque in the 21st Century\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7FIeoI-qsA8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WILL &amp; MARIANA&#8217;S WEDDING<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Some might say that the wedding video is documentary in its rawest form, capturing a factual event in a way that&#8217;s engaging to a wider audience.&nbsp; I had the pleasure of filming the delightful event that was Will and Mariana&#8217;s wedding in London.&nbsp; Will is a great friend and the joy that abounded through the day is a reflection of how much he and Mariana are loved by all who attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/vimeo.com\/248570730\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">CAT FACE<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Working behind the scenes never really feels like working, since I&#8217;m capturing cast and crew in their downtime and the occasional snippet of &#8216;take&#8217; action.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s my short BTS for the psychological horror <a href=\"http:\/\/catfacethefilm.com\/\">Cat Face<\/a> &#8211; currently doing the rounds at film festivals and written and directed by the multi-talented <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/192944559\">Ogo Okpue<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cat Face - Behind The Scenes\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QrdtlpTePjU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">AL NOOR FOUNDATION FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2016<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There&#8217;s nothing like sport to bring kids together and develop team spirit&#8230; I filmed this little videography for the Al Noor Foundation which organised the i7 cross-London football tournament<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Al Noor Foundation Football Tournament 2016\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uOthnQFivrc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LAST FAN STANDING<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">I had the pleasure of being the second camera on Big Deal Films&#8217; reality series Last Fan Standing, commissioned by the Community Channel.&nbsp; Each episode features four contestants who try their hand at each others&#8217; hobbies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">It was great to be part of, witnessing talented people end up in often hilarious situations&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Last Fan Standing - Episode 6\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/daLbcGaAVrE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">THE BIG SOHO CLEAN-UP<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">On 26 May 2014 over 100 young people descended upon central London to voluntarily clean the streets of Soho. This is how it went&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big Soho Clean Up 2014 (Short Edit)\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rqTSjAP6Ru8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FIVE A DAY TO GO<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">The traders and customers of a traditional fruit and veg store in East London give their views before it closes to make way for a multinational coffee shop chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Five A Day To Go\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qMEXnkf-xbg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">DRAGON TONGUE SQUAD IN LONDON<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">China&#8217;s premiere hip hop act Dragon Tongue Squad made their UK performance debut in 2008. This film documents their opinions on music and culture ahead of their collaboration with British Chinese musicians Suki Mok &amp; DJ Phat at the Royal Opera House, London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dragon Tongue Squad &amp; DJ Phat\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-nDEIgvamgw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">A PIONEER PERSPECTIVE<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">My first documentary production, this is a 10 minute precis of the original half hour programme which was broadcast in 2008.&nbsp;&nbsp; It deals with the mood of the traders and customers of an East London market which was forced to close after developers claimed their land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ilford Pioneer Market Documentary (A Pioneer Perspective)\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/05v5mYXcBYs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHOC FEST In collaboration with The Bone Ensemble theatre company, Birmingham and the Amankwatia Cooperative Society Cocoa Farmers in Ghana, I curated and edited this short film about&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":350,"href":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keenote.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}