Events
14
Jan
Doc Heads Presents “The Street” At London Union Chapel
- By Katharine
- 1,431 Comments
Doc Heads presents a special event – Zed Nelson’s “The Street” at the London Union Chapel on 19th February
Focusing on one East London street and its inhabitants over a four-year period – a film about love and loss, a community unravelled by gentrification, and the nation’s slide into Brexit.
As the glinting steel and mirror-glass skyscrapers of London’s financial hub edge ever closer, the area surrounding Hoxton Street has been transformed by luxury developments and sky-high property prices. This traditional East London street, less than a mile from the City of London, has become the last bastion of the areas disadvantaged – a concentration of the aged, poor and dispossessed.
Set against rapid gentrification, the fallout from Grenfell and the eruption of Brexit, Zed Nelson’s feature-length debut is a comic, tragic and deeply moving portrait of not just a street, but a nation on the cusp of enormous change.
Afterwards director Zed Nelson will be in conversation with Docheads’ Katharine Round.
★★★★ “Quietly enraging. An unmissable portrait”
The Guardian
★★★★ “Accomplished. Surprising tenderness and humour”
The Times
★★★★ “A purposeful, poignant pictures of loss. Watchful, patient documentary”
Total Film
★★★★ “An intimate and original exploration of an oft neglected topic. Captivating.” Little White Lies
Doors open at 7pm on 19th February 2020.
TICKETS: https://www.unionchapel.org.uk/event/19-02-2020-the-street/
01
Dec
Discounted Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 Passes for Members
- By Katharine
- 2 Comments
Don’t miss out on Sheffield Doc/Fest, a world leading film festival and marketplace celebrating, sharing and debating the stories of our time. The Festival will take place 4-9 June 2020.
Doc Heads members have access to a limited number of special passes at a discounted rate of £219+VAT on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Festival Pass is the only way to access the Film Programme, Alternate Realities Programme, Talks & Sessions, Marketplace, Doc/Player and all social events and parties at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020.
For details of how to buy your discounted pass, please log in to this site or email info@docheads.org
01
Dec
Discounted Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 Passes for Members
- By Katharine
- No Comments
Don’t miss out on Sheffield Doc/Fest, a world leading film festival and marketplace celebrating, sharing and debating the stories of our time. The Festival will take place 4-9 June 2020.
Doc Heads members have access to a limited number of special passes at a discounted rate of £219+VAT on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Festival Pass is the only way to access the Film Programme, Alternate Realities Programme, Talks & Sessions, Marketplace, Doc/Player and all social events and parties at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020.
To purchase your Discounted Pass please follow the instructions below carefully
Go to the following link: http://sheffdocfest.com/CPN76897556
- You will need to sign up for a new My Doc/Fest account when prompted to do so. If you have signed up previously, please disregard these details and sign up again. (We’ve recently made some changes to our website);
- Please have a credit or debit card ready to complete the purchase;
- To avoid delays in collecting your Festival Pass in June, please have a headshot ready to upload when asked during the registration process (this photo must be a headshot for the person attending the festival in June);
- Please be aware the deadline to register with the discounted rate is 9 May 2020. This is to ensure that you receive the most up to date information about the festival and to receive instructions on Festival Passholder pre-selection which opens on 10 May 2020.
02
Apr
Discounted Sheffield Doc/Fest Passes for Members
- By Katharine
- No Comments
Doc Heads members have access to a limited number of special passes at a discounted rate of £219+VAT on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note there are no refunds on previously purchased passes.
The Full Festival Pass is the only way to access the Film Programme, Alternate Realities programme, Talks & Sessions, Marketplace, Doc/Player and all social events and parties at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019.
Don’t miss out – book now to secure your place at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019!
To purchase your Discounted Pass please follow the instructions below carefully
Go to the following link: http://sheffdocfest.com/CPN19066877
- You will need to sign up for a new My Doc/Fest account when prompted to do so. If you have signed up previously, please disregard these details and sign up again. (We’ve recently made some changes to our website);
- Please have a credit or debit card ready to complete the purchase;
- To avoid delays in collecting your Festival Pass in June, please have a headshot ready to upload when asked during the registration process (this photo must be a headshot for the person attending the festival in June);
- Please be aware the deadline to register with the discounted rate is 9 May 2019. This is to ensure that you receive the most up to date information about the festival and to receive instructions on Festival Passholder pre-selection which opens on 10 May 2019.
02
Apr
Discounted Sheffield Doc/Fest tickets for Docheads members
- By Katharine
- 4 Comments
Doc Heads members have access to a limited number of special passes at a discounted rate of £219+VAT on a first-come, first-served basis. Please login to see more about how to claim your pass.
09
Mar
Members offer – 10% off CinemaJam/NFTS courses this Spring
- By Katharine
- 8 Comments
Fancy a Spring course from CinemaJam/NFTS?
Cinema Jam and Short Courses@NFTS are teaming up with us at Docheads to offer five lucky members 10% off their upcoming weekend masterclasses with some big industry names , including Editor Mick Audsley (12 Monkeys), Producers Gareth Wiley (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and Mark Foligno (The King’s Speech), and Cinematographer Tony Pierce (The Remains of the Day).
These intensive, practical weekend courses bring together a small group of professionals in central London.
This offer is valid for 5 codes only, so book now to avoid disappointment.
Secrets of Sound Design
with Paul Davies (HUNGER, THE QUEEN, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE)
with Mick Audsley (TWELVE MONKEYS, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS) & David Charap (JAWBONE, SUNSET SONG)
7th-8th April, 2018. Central London
with Mark Foligno (KING’S SPEECH) and Gareth Wiley (VICKY, CRISTINA, BARCELONA)
with Tony Pierce-Roberts (HUNGER, THE QUEEN, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE)
09
Mar
Members Discount Information for CinemaJam/NFTS courses
- By Katharine
- 15 Comments
Fancy a Spring course from CinemaJam/NFTS?
Cinema Jam and Short Courses@NFTS are teaming up with us at Docheads to offer five lucky members 10% off their upcoming weekend masterclasses with some big industry names , including Editor Mick Audsley (12 Monkeys), Producers Gareth Wiley (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) and Mark Foligno (The King’s Speech), and Cinematographer Tony Pierce (The Remains of the Day).
Get more info and claim your discount by clicking on a link below, registering on the course page, and entering this promo code: DocHeads1018
This offer is valid only until 16th March and only 5 codes can be used, so book now to avoid disappointment.
Secrets of Sound Design with Paul Davies (HUNGER, THE QUEEN, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE)
10th-11th March, 2018 . Tileyard Studios
Get info and claim your discount here: Sound Design Course
Edit Like A Legend with Mick Audsley (TWELVE MONKEYS, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS) & David Charap (JAWBONE, SUNSET SONG)
7th-8th April, 2018. Central London
Get info and claim your discount here: Editing Course
How To Be A Successful Producer with Mark Foligno (KING’S SPEECH) and Gareth Wiley (VICKY, CRISTINA, BARCELONA)
21st-22nd April, 2018 . Central London
Get info and claim your discount here: Producing Course
Cinematography Short Course with Tony Pierce-Roberts (HUNGER, THE QUEEN, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE)
12th-13th May, 2018 . Central London
Get info and claim your discount here: Cinematography Course
09
Jun
New events at Union Chapel in July – including Q&A screening of Five Broken Cameras
- By Katharine
- 19 Comments
New dates added for our second season of Docheads – we’ll be screening on 14th June at Ritzy Brixton, 21st at Hackney Picturehouse, 29th at Crouch End Picturehouse with a final date on 18th July at the Union Chapel in Islington.
We’re also thrilled to be hosting a special Q&A screening of Oscar-nominated Five Broken Cameras with co-director Emad Burnat in attendance.
An extraordinary work of both cinematic and political activism, the film is a deeply personal, first-hand account of non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village threatened by encroaching Israeli settlements.
Shot almost entirely by Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat, who bought his first camera in 2005 to record the birth of his youngest son Gibreel, the footage spans five years in his village, Bil’in, as a separation barrier is built and the villagers start to resist the decision. Burnat watches and films the struggle, led by two of his best friends, alongside filming how Gibreel grows. Very soon it affects his family and his own life. Daily arrests and night raids scare his family; his friends, brothers and himself are either shot or arrested. One camera after another is shot at or smashed. Each of the 5 cameras tells part of his story.
This special screening is followed by a Q&A with Emad Burnat and Dr Shohini Chaudhuri, lecturer at Essex University and author of a number of books on world cinema and the ethics of film spectatorship
Presented by DocHeads in partnership with Union Chapel Church and the department of philosophy and art history at the university of Essex.
22
May
Docheads second cinema season at Picturehouse cinemas
- By Katharine
- 7 Comments
We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be launching the second season of our critically-acclaimed programme of short documentaries at Picturehouse Cinemas across June! We love Picturehouse, so we’re thrilled to be working with them.
The season, called “The Past in the Present”, is a collection of films that explore how our lives are shaped by the events that precede them – through secrets, mysteries, memories and myths. Our aim is to be innovative, boundary-pushing and cinematic: delivering an immersive experience designed for the big screen.
We’ll be showcasing work from some of the most exciting documentary filmmakers working today. Shot entirely on an iPhone 6, Victoria Mapplebeck’s 160 Characters brings to life the secrets buried in a vintage mobile. Fish Story by Charlie Lyne (Beyond Clueless, Fear Itself) searches for the truth behind a fishy tale. Florence Kennard’s Norma’s Colours is a dream-like exploration of memory told through Norma’s extraordinary belongings. In Calling Home, Jade Jackman uses phone recordings from the women the government doesn’t want you to hear, memories of detention from residents of the notorious Yarl’s Wood immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire. Off the Grid by Meghna Gupta, takes us to Sandwip, a Bangladeshi island without electricity that straddles past and present.
We’ll be screening at the following cinemas:
7th June – Picturehouse Central
15th June – Brixton Ritzy
21st June – Hackney Picturehouse
29th June – Picturehouse Crouch End.
Each screening will feature a Q&A with one of our filmmakers, so come along and join in the discussion.
30
Mar
Peter Broderick at Somerset House – members offer
- By Katharine
- 17 Comments
With the rise of streaming, Netflix and the democratisation of HD cameras over the last ten years the world of documentaries has transformed. Scores of films are being made and new methods are being devised to bring them to audiences.
One man at the centre of this transformation is Peter Broderick, a distribution expert who has guided hundreds of film makers on how to get their films to as many people as possible. This one-off Unorthodocs special at Somerset House on 10th April is a rare opportunity to hear from Peter directly when he will he give a master class on the new world of documentary distribution. If you have made a documentary, want to make one or are just interested in how the creative economy works, join us for a fascinating and informative evening exploring the current landscape of an evolving industry.
DocHeads has two free tickets to offer to our members!
If you are a DocHeads member and would like to enter the competition, please tweet the following: Join distribution guru Peter Broderick for a masterclass in documentary distribution http://bit.do/peterbroderick @docheads
The winner will be announced on Friday 7th April.
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