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A beautiful struggle is a fashionable portrait following a small-town man’s pursuit of stardom against a vibrant, psychedelic backdrop of Lagos city where music is his passion.

Drawn Out is a very important film to us all, it’s more than just a film, it’s hope, a way out and a message to those caught up or stuck in negative situations they don’t want to be in. It’s a look at the reality rather than the sensationalisation of street life, ga ng life, violence and how easy it is to get drawn out. This means the film is harsh at times but we all felt it needed to be to reach those who are in harsh situations and to deal with the rawness of these issues. A partnership between Fully Focused, Arsenal in the Community and Ambitious Academy, we held over 25 workshops on a north London estate for 8 months, working with people on the estate affected by the issues the film deals with who had no experience of film-making, acting or script writing, to come up with the concept, work on the script, act in the film and work behind the scenes on set. 50% of the cast including one of the leads had never acted before, never been on screen and never been involved in anything like this before. There has been so much achievement from so many people involved already, the project has been a great success. With over 15 young participants from Elthorne and another 15 of the young team from Fully Focused plus some of the best cast and crew in the industry, we are so proud of what we have all achieved together and we are more than gassed about what this film can now go on to achieve. Creative Concept: Jon Jon Levi Hughes Emmanuel Nzeza Niah Dorsett Sami Nahum Jordan Aloye Karmen Royal Jay Jay Doyle Mbongo Jaden Lee Jaden Mcgibbon Josh Bacor Stazzy Javah Pasquine Shawdon Smith Director - Teddy Nygh Producers - Nick Bedu & Leah Henry Cinematography - Bani Mendy Editor - Adam Lewis Co-producers - Shawdon Smith & Jack Ironside #ShortFilm #DrawnOut #MYM 🚨SUBSCRIBE : https://bit.ly/subscribeMYM 📷INSTAGRAM : https://www.instagram.com/ukfullyfocused 🕊 TWITTER : https://www.twitter.com/ukfullyfocused 👨‍💻FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/UKFullyFocused Ambitious Academy: https://www.instagram.com/aaislington

Hit that SUBSCRIBE button! http://www.bit.ly/FSSYouTube Being the new kid in school isn't easy. After being bullied by his classmates for being biracial, a boy begins to question his own identity in 'Born With It'. A film by Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour. Visit our Website: http://www.kqed.org/fss Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FilmSchoolShorts Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FilmSchoolShort Film School Shorts is made possible by a grant from Maurice Kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of KQED. Film School Shorts is a production of KQED.

✸ Winner of Jury Award - Best Short Film at United Film Festival London 2013 ✸ ✸ Winner of Best Short film in Shnit International Film Festivals 'Made in South Africa' 2012 ✸ Shot on Arri Alexa with Zeiss Ultra Primes A look through a hipster photographers lens as he embarks on a project to capture the faces of desperate souls discovering planted treasures in the city's foraging hot spots. The photographs captured make up a trendy exhibition, where the gallery goers gorge themselves on hors d'oeuvre and champagne. This is a story of the photographers success until we are gently reminded of the stars of the show and their exploitation. Words by Director Carl Houston Mc Millan Does Art really bring awareness and promote change? As a keen photographer my self I have always questioned my wondering eye, questioning what it perceives to be a “good snap”. I have come to appreciate images that have stories behind them, where the photographer has not just approached his subject for the sake of a “good picture”, but has taken the time to get to know his subject, to understand his subject’s situation. The concept “The Blind Photographer” tells the story of a young photographer who is only concerned with capturing images, with no regard or concern for the subject behind the lens. He does this with the mentality of “This is going to be a great photo” as he goes about capturing his theme of poverty. He is a photographer who is unaware of his thoughtlessness, unaware that he is using the plight of another to aid the sale of his work. In a way the photographer is blind, he does not look deeper into his subjects and uses his lens as a mask. Directed by Carl Houston Mc Millan Cinematography, Grade and Visual Effects by Christian Denslow