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I was assistant producer, graphic designer and animator on ‘Stitch Sainte Luce’
Following a successful kickstarter campaign, this short documentary tells the story of a women's embroidery
co-operative in rural South East Madagascar. With Meline ( a member of Stitch ) as our guide, we see how creativity combats poverty and flourishes into independence.
Directed by Elise Du Feu
Animation by Igor Longinidis
Sound Design by Rico Casazza
Colourist Sara Buxton
For more information on ‘Stitch Sainte Luce’ please visit www.stitchsainteluce.com
I was a camera operator on these videos for the Independent Cinema Office’s ‘The Cinema of Ideas’. Curated and directed by documentary filmmaker Kateryna Pavlyuk , these videos are from ‘Feast from the East’, a film programme, ‘dinner-table’ discussion and cooking workshop celebrating the rich film and food culture of Eastern Europe.
(In partnership with The Ukrainian Institute, London)
Cooking workshop with co-founder of Cook For Ukraine, Alissa Timoshkina
Panel discussion with Alissa Timoshkina and professor of Ukrainian studies Dr Rory Finnin
Stories From The Archive - short obs doc video for Black Cultural Archives
Kickstarter video edit for ‘BETTER’, a short fiction film about disability, ableism and sibling relationships.
20% of the population is disabled, and yet disabled people make up just 8.2% of characters on screen. By funding ‘BETTER’, you’re actively changing the kinds of stories which make it to our screens.
This campaign surpassed it’s funding target by 50% raising £15,000 and became a Kick starter staff pick! To find out more about the project click the link below.
BETTER Kickstarter campaign video - link to the campaign here
Southall Ever After : filming, editing, sound recording and graphic animation
The Southall Ever After festival supported the diverse communities of Southall, South London, to reflect on their personal and collective past, present and future through a range of arts-based activities.
This film, and uncut interviews from it, form part of an ethnographic research project run by University of the Arts London and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. For more information on the project and it’s aims please visit > Imagining India.
Making this film involved COVID-safe socially distanced interview and observational filming , sound recording, editing and graphic animation.
This film would not be possible without Southall Community Alliance, Punjabi Theatre Academy UK, London Transport Museum, Gunnersbury Park Museum and A Rocha UK.
“Our first online Gala broadened our supporter base as well as raising in excess of £30,000 ”
During the lock down I created a series of videos for the multinational interfaith charity, The Faith & Belief Forum’s first online fundraising gala. This involved COVID-safe socially distanced filming and creative use of archive. The Faith & Belief Forum believes that intolerance has no place in our communities and that diversity adds value.
For more information please visit www.faithbeliefforum.org
F&BF’s ParliaMentors programme video and animation for Instagram
The Faith & Belief Forum in Barking & Dagenham
The Faith & Belief Forum’s educational programs
Officially selected for the Women Over 50 Film Festival and Barcelona International Film Festival.
HOME IS
NOT JUST A PLACE
This film is a timely and intimate portrait of issues faced by a community of British Asian women. It reveals a delicate, yet strong mutual local support network. We feel the tensions around assimilation and between generations. The long-term impact of forced migration to and settlement in the UK is explored through performance and conversation. ‘Home Is’ a balancing act between acceptance and cultural heritage.
Home Is has been used in an NHS GP training context and has helped BAWA secure government funding to support it’s members with digital inclusion.
To inquire about running a session with your organisation, please get in touch at davidjackfenton@gmail.com
The Other Mendelssohn colour grade and sound mix for Newnham College Cambridge
Taster tape fine cut edit, sound mixing and colour correction
The London Humanist Choir Shenandoah arranged by Bob Chilcott
Thinking Pitstops is a voluntary mental health project to support the NHS through COVID
Age UK Barnet is a promotional video for a local old age Charity.
Designs on Britain exhibition promotion for the Jewish Museum London
Hidden stories is a 60 seconds look at the Jewish Museum London Archives.
The Button Collection (in development): When finished, this film will be used in classrooms to teach the surprising value of a make do and mend attitude in 2020.
Clay - Laura De Benedetti is the first in a series of short films about the creative use of clay. Featured at ‘Flicks Festival 2018’ at The Cinema Museum in London and the 100 Minutes of Film and Animation exhibition at the City Lit in 2019.
Clay 2 is a process film which follows the real time creation of a teapot, featuring Ware Ceramics
I Need Your Spirit explores the restorative power of music and community despite personal loss featuring the IDMC gospel choir
The Clock is a short poetic video about ageing told through objects.
Lighthouse Observational filming of AA’s Mark Fisher scholarship performance 2020. Editing and project by architect Sean Gwee
Falling is an unconventional love story in three parts. Cinematography by Ruby Rossini
Deep in Space and Time is a music video and live studio session recording for B-Croma.
Resonate live studio session recording for electronic band B-Croma.
Dandiya is a short dance video for SAID Indian Dance
No Human is Illegal is a video I edited for the educational charity Migrants of Circumstance.