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Film Festival Fever
My first feature documentary: The Quiet Shuffling of Feet was successful in submissions to three international film festivals. In July it...

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Aug 21, 20231 min read
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Trauma Documentary Screening in Newcastle
There will be a special screening of my documentary: The Quiet Shuffling of Feet Thursday 8th of September in Newcastle Community Cinema,...

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Aug 12, 20222 min read
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Once Upon a Time in my Childhood
My love of films began at a very young age. The youngest of 4 boys, I tagged along with the brothers to the Saturday morning film club at...

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May 3, 20224 min read
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Preparing for Your TV Interview
Giving your first television interview need not be as daunting as you first feared. Here are some things you can do to ensure that the...

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Apr 11, 20224 min read
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War, Conflict Trauma, and Media
Current events in the Ukraine, in the Yemen and Palestine remind us that war devastates and changes lives forever. It is not just the...

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Mar 31, 20223 min read
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Black & White - Writing a documentary film treatment
As a documentary filmmaker, I'm often asked where do you get your ideas from? And this is followed up by, how do you make a start? To...

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Mar 22, 20224 min read
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5 Things I Learned in Film School
I attended the Northern Ireland Film & Television School, SERC, Bangor 2019-21. I was 62 when I started and 64 when I emerged with my...

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Mar 15, 20224 min read
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Filmmaking
How I got started in filmmaking and shooting documentaries.

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Mar 8, 20226 min read
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