DocHeads presents ‘Bridging the Gap’
13 Jan 2011, 20:00
Monty’s Brick Lane
DocHeads is a night for documentary filmmakers. The group was set up by five directors in 2009 with the aim of bringing all their documentary friends together, and has rapidly expanded to become a who’s who of the independent documentary scene.
Every two months they screen a selection of the latest and best work in the field, with the filmmakers giving the inside story on each film. They showcase real talent that’s under the radar, and have had support from 4Docs, Shooting People, Prime Focus and Cinephonix. www.docheads.org
Bridging the Gap is one of the leading documentary new talent initiatives for cinema and broadcast in the UK, consistently picking up awards, BAFTAs, special mentions and festival screenings in over 40 countries world-wide and offering a creative training programme that runs alongside production.
Partly funded by BBC Scotland, as well as generous in-kind support from Edinburgh College of Art (ECA), home of Scottish Documentary Institute, the scheme aims to bridge the gap between training and gradua- tion, and is an opportunity to work closely with BBC Scotland to make documentaries for the big screen. www.docscene.org.
Tonight is a chance to see a selection of the short documentaries from Bridging The Gap’s 7th year:
LOST EVERY DAY, dir Michelle Coomber.
SURPRISEVILLE, dir Tim Travers Hawkins.
TWINSET, dir Amy Rose.
THE TIE THAT BINDS, dir Holly Elson.
THE WORM INSIDE, dir Sam Firth.
