JAMIE KATAKY http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020 Cues for imagined films Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:41:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.9 http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-Filmstrip-32x32.jpg JAMIE KATAKY http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020 32 32 Motherland http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/2020/10/12/motherland/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 16:28:13 +0000 http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/?p=8

“A powerful study of the Windrush scandal” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
“Chief among the successes is Ellen Evans’ Motherland” – Danny Leigh, The Financial Times

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Motherland traces the experiences of two young men forcibly returned to Jamaica after a lifetime in Britain, alongside the story of a Windrush-generation man denied re-entry to the UK. Through the personal accounts of those who have had their British identity questioned by the state, MOTHERLAND explores what it really means for someone to “go back home”.

One of 20 films commissioned by The Uncertain Kingdom program. Shortlisted for Grierson Award, 2020

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Available on BFI Player, Curzon Home Cinema, Amazon Prime and iTunes

Directed by Ellen Evans,
Produced by Alice Hughes,
Cinematographer Thomas Doran,
Editor Jamie Kataky,
Composer Matt Huxley,
Sound Design Oriol Campi,
Colourist Vlad Barin,
Graphic Design Daniel Prothero

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An adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus set in contemporary New Delhi

The Hungry is a contemporary retelling of Shakespearian tragedy Titus Andronicus, set in the extravagant surroundings of an Indian wedding whilst exploring the role of the patriarch and corruption in Indian politics and big business.

Director: Bornila Chatterjee
Writer: Bornila Chatterjee, Tanaji Dasgupta, Kurban Kassam
Produced by: Cinestaan Film Company and Film London

Toronto International Film Festival 2017
London Film Festival 2017

]]> Eve http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/2020/10/12/eve/ Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:44:15 +0000 http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/?p=11 Release Autumn 2020

EVE, is an intimate story of a 9 year old girl called Eve, living in one of the oldest off grid communities in the UK. Following her journey returning to school and becoming a young climate activist. Her story encapsulates the human complexity of navigating the environmental crisis and what moving to live off grid really means for a UK family.

Commissioned by BFI Doc Society
Developed through the Made of Truth’s Fund & Climate Story Lab

Directors: Joya Berrow & Lucy Jane
Producer: Orban Wallace

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Somalinimo celebrates the experiences of four Cambridge University students as they seek positive change and find solidarity with each other in what could otherwise be an isolating and intimidating environment.

Full film available on the Guardian:

https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2020/sep/02/somalinimo-somali-culture-blackness-and-islam-at-cambridge-university

Directed by: Alice Aedy
Written and produced by: Awa Farah
Produced by: Julie Vergez and Chloe Abrahams

]]> Chomo http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/2020/10/11/chomo/ Sun, 11 Oct 2020 10:25:21 +0000 http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/?p=42
At a nunnery in the Himalayas, a young woman named Chomo fills her days with meditation and study, hoping to emulate the first class of senior nuns to receive the prestigious Geshema degree.
This quiet portrait contemplates a fairer future for women in her field.
 – American Museum of Natural history
 
]]> A Song For Our Fathers http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/2020/10/11/a-song-for-our-fathers/ Sun, 11 Oct 2020 10:00:28 +0000 http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/?p=67 A Song for Our Fathers follows Ray, a grieving prison officer from rural Ireland. When Michael, the young man responsible for the death of Ray’s wife is admitted to the prison that he works, Ray can’t help but confront him. As the time goes on we gradually begin to realise that their past relationship runs deeper than we ever could have imagined.

Directed by Jonny Blair

]]> Zero Zero http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/2020/10/10/zero-zero/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 20:25:20 +0000 http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/?p=135 Rooted in an ethnographic approach to filmmaking, Zero Zero meditates on one family’s relationship to identity and belonging.

The BFI Doc Society presents a Try Hard Film

Director: Eva-Grace Bor
Producer: Sorcha Baron

World Premiere – Black Star Film Festival, 2020
Nominated for Best Short Doc

Aestethica Short Film Festival 2020

London Short Film Festival 2021

]]> Heavy Weight http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/2020/10/10/heavy-weight/ Sat, 10 Oct 2020 08:22:42 +0000 http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/?p=90 When a talented new arrival begins using the local boxing club, Paris, a skilled and confident fighter, is forced to face the truth about his own emotional vulnerability.

Official Selection
Mardis Gras Film Festival 2018
Official Selection
The Smalls Film Festival 2017
Official Selection
BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival 2017
Official Selection
14th London Short Film Festival 2017
WINNER Best of Fest
New Renaissance Film Festival 2016
WINNER Best Actor (Chuku Modu)
New Renaissance Film Festival 2016
Official Selection
TWIST Seattle Queer Film Festival
WINNER Best Picture September 2016
Canadian Diversity Film Festival

One of British Council’s #FiveFilms4Freedom: a global LGBT short-film celebration 2017

Directed by Jonny Ruff
Produced by Archie Pearch, Christian Proctor

Written by Chuku Modu and Jace Moody

]]> River City http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/2020/10/09/river-city/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 19:36:00 +0000 http://jamiekataky.co.uk/wp2020/?p=112 Continuing Drama series set in a close-knit Glasgow community. For BBC Scotland

S21 – Eps 30 + 31 | Dir: David Hayman Jr | Prod: Martin McCardie, Kieran Hannigan

S21 – Eps 25 + 26 | Dir: Stuart Davidson | Prod: Martin McCardie, Kieran Hannigan

S20 – Eps 37 + 38 | Dir: Paulette Randall | Prod: Martin McCardie, Kieran Hannigan

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On a long road leading only to a city, a man, Christopher, waits for a bus. As he embarks his ride, he is suddenly jostled and his glasses break. With the lenses through which short-sighted Christopher has understood the world now smashed, memories begin to seep in through the cracks, forcing him to face up to his past, his relationship with his wife and all the things that he never saw before.

Official Selection:

VIFF 2018, Kaohsiung Film Festival 2018, San Diego Film Festival 2018

Dir: Kevin Yeh 

Prod: Fawzia Mahmmod

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