A poetic documentary following Welsh poet Dylan Thomas’s journey through Iran in 1951 on a film assignment for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Combining original archival images with Thomas's lyrical reflections (performed in voiceover by Michael Sheen), the film captures Thomas’s haunting vision of oil and modernity in 1950s Iran, as a political upheaval for oil nationalisation unfolds.
It’s All True International Documentary Festival, Brazil, 2023 - International Short Film Competition
Produced as part of Subject to Scrutiny, a collaborative project between Migration Mobilities Bristol, University of Bristol and Bristol Refugee Rights, Dear Home Office shines a light on the UK asylum system through the lived experience of recent asylum seekers and refugees.
My father recalls memories of arrival in Britain in 1989 and his attempts to rebuild bonds with the family after four years of separation living in exile in Germany.
Official selection: dokumentART European Festival for Documentaries, 2016
My mother's search for her childhood home in the northern city of Tabriz, Iran.
University of Bristol
Robert Winston narrates the shocking story of health in Britain before the National Health Service. In the early 20th century, getting treated if you were ill was a rudimentary, risky and costly business - a luxury few could afford. Using rare archive footage and personal testimony, the programme tells how ordinary people, GPs, midwives and local councils coped with a chaotic and ramshackle system as they struggled to deal with sickness and disease in the homes and communities of pre-World War II Britain.
BBC / Available Light Co-Production
Broadcast: BBC4, September 2012
‘Baba’ performs himself in this tale of an Iranian exile dealing with inertia, absence and defeat.
Produced by Parallax Media
Supported by British Council, Iran Heritage Foundation, Royal College of Art
A muslim women's encounter with an elderly man invites reflection on a dark conflict and its hidden consequences.
Produced by Saltaire Films
Official selection: Encounters Film Festival, 2010