Directed by Ben Garfield
Produced by Kris Budelis & Doug Baldinger
Co-produced by Kyaligamba Ark Martin
Executive produced by Doug Baldinger , Chris Naka, Ansh Vohra @ Atlas Obscura
Cinematography by Megan Eleanor Clark
Sound engineer: Willis Abuto
AC + Additional cinematography by Kino Musoke
2nd AC: Kizza Teflon Moses
Drone operator: Kasujja Asaph
Edited by Pawel Slawek, Ben Garfield, Ansh Vohra
Sound design & mix by Hansdale Hsu
Colour by Finlay Reid
Associate produced by Danny Lunden
“In 2013, when we began our project, children didn’t go to school. So, to attract the children, we needed something that was unique…”
In Uganda, a new sport is driving social change. It is boosting school attendance and providing a unique space for girls and boys to play side-by-side. The sport is quidditch, and the small rural village of Katwadde is about to host the country’s first-ever national tournament.
This short documentary was produced by Atlas Obscura. It premiered at DOC NYC 2023.
Credits
Directed and Edited by Ben Garfield
Produced by Andrey Kurganov & Noemi Gunea
DoP – Danny Salkhov
Colour Grader – Misha Denisov
Sound Design – Peter Warnock
“I heard destiny calling… I was going to be a cheesemaker.” When Oleg Sirota discovered his native Russia was banning all Western cheese imports, he quit his IT job in Moscow, sold his house and cars, took out a $100k loan and set about building a cheese factory in the snowy wilderness. “Russian Parmesan” was born.
War and Cheese was longlisted for the 2017 BAFTA Short Film Award.
The film has been featured on National Geographic, Nowness, Short of the Week, The Atlantic, Slate, Lost at E Minor and Omeleto, as well as being selected for a Vimeo Staff Pick.
Official selections: Harvest Film Festival 2017 (Grand Jury Prize Winner), Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2016, Curta Cinema: Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2016, London Short Film Festival 2017, London International Documentary Festival 2017, 33rd Festival du Cinéma Européen Lille, Black Nights Film Festival 2016, The Smalls Film Festival 2016, 20th IDFF OFF Cinema Film Festival, The Shortest Nights Film Festival 2017, Marbella International Film Festival 2017, Pluk de Nacht Open Air Film Festival 2017, 11th "Cinema Verite" Iran International Documentary Film Festival, Los Angeles San Rafael Film Festival 2017, Brownsville International Film Festival 2016, 10th British Shorts Film Festival Berlin, StranoFilmFestival 2018, Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival 2018, Guelph Film Festival 2018, Anchorage International Film Festival 2018, Concorto Film Festival 2019.
Credits:
Film by Ben Garfield
Music: Humphrey Lyttelton and His Band - Echoing the Blues
“It’s gonna be just specials!”
Heart & Soul profiles charismatic chef Mustapha Mouflih and his much loved Italian eatery Anima e Cuore.
The film bagged first place in Go Daddy’s “Short Business Stories” competition.
Starring - Bertie Peacock
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Written, Produced and Directed by Ben Garfield
Produced by Harriet Harper-Jones and Mark Driver
Executive Producer - Marta Sala Font
Director of Photography - Jim Petersen
Edited by Hettie Griffiths
Sound Design by Joseph Munday
Music by Alex Harwood
Coloured by Jamie Welsh
Homey follows a young boy as he musters up the courage to make the daring run from one side of the playground to the other in a game of “British Bulldog”.
It was shot at Grafton Primary School in Holloway, North London and features a combined cast of over 100 of the school’s pupils, none of whom had previous screen acting experience.
“Brilliant. Pure cinema.” – Jay Rayner, BBC’s ‘The One Show’.
“Deftly shot and edited … brimming with suspense.” – Oliver Lunn, Editor of Grolsch Film Works.
“Excellent camerawork, editing and the energy of the young cast gave it drama and tension, all very precisely and effectively done.” – Jane Schoettle, Toronto International Film Festival Programmer.
It was shortlisted for the Virgin Media Shorts award, was selected as the runner up in Grolsch Film Works’ Shorts Showcase Competition, featured as re:Vault Film Den’s ‘Film of the Month’ and has been chosen as part of the Official Selections for the BFI Future Film Festival 2013, Sundance London’s “Time is Now” 2013 Short Film Competition, Barbican Framed Film Festival 2013, St Albans Film Festival 2013, Walthamstow International Film Festival 2013, British Shorts Berlin 2013, Tres Court International Film Festival 2014, Kinofilm Festival 2014, Catalyst Communities Film Festival 2015 & the Zealous X Showcase 2016.
