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Custodian of the Woodlands: Drum Beat

Director: Roland Keates

DoP: Andrew Rokita

Genre: Factual

Roland Keates, custodian of the woods, talks to John Smith about being a

Sharmer and how it developed an 'inner signs'.

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Roland Keates

John Smith

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Custodians of the Woodland: Sharmism

Director: Roland Keates

Screenwriter: Roland Keates

DoP: Andrew Rokita

Genre: Factual

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Sue: Artist and Sculptor

Director: Andrew Rokita

DoP: Andrew Rokita

Genre: Factual

Artist and sculptor 'All About Sue' follows the person and the artist as she prepares for an exhibition. Her passion for dancers is evident and key to her philosophy is her ability to construct 'form' through her passion for movement.

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Sue Riley

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Softly Spoken

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Director: Andrew Rokita

Producer: Sian Evans

DoP: Andrew Rokita

Screenwriter: Andrew Rokita

Genre: Documentary

The idea to make a documentary about former textile company British Celanese was simply a matter of course.

There was no great plan, merely the notion that if we didn't do - and there was no one else offering to - then no one would make the picture. This is more poignant considering the place, vast 450 acre site on the outskirst of Derby was close to becoming extinct. In fact, a lot of decommisioning was already underway so we picked up on the project at the right time, and concluded just in the nick of time.

The project took the best part of 18 months, on and off! I didn't imagine it would take so long - no one did - but after a slow start, we started to get a feel for the story of this place through interviews with past employees. And you soon start to pick up on little gems, little asides that give the subject the human element, and bingo, you end up shooting for longer than you expected, made possible by a dedicated crew.

A great experience and as always a joy to listen to all the stories....

Presented by John Hardy