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Listen to Britain 2017
Celebrating 75 years since Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister’s original film, BBC Four and BFI NETWORK, in association with Wingspan Productions, have partnered to offer the next generation of UK filmmakers the opportunity to present their diverse and unique perspectives on modern Britain.
Taking inspiration from the original Listen to Britain – a poetic collage of British life which pioneered a new form of documentary filmmaking – twelve filmmakers have created a compelling collection of short films that take the original idea in new and exciting directions.
Through animation, montage, poetry, archive and specially shot footage, these up-and-coming filmmakers ask us to think about Britain today, and give voice to those we might otherwise fail to hear.
Listen to BritainListen to Britain
Documentary 1942 20 mins
Humphrey Jennings and Stewart McAllister's masterly collage of the various people and classes of Britain - at home and at work, at war and at peace - is one of the great films of war-time Britain.
Voices of BritainVoices of Britain
Short documentary 2017 10 mins
A tapestry of images woven together by snippets of interviews, musings on memory, identity and our perception of the self, exploring what it means to be an individual in a collective society.
The Silent RoarsThe Silent Roars
Short documentary 2017 10 mins
Four of the internet's biggest female stars reveal how their followers are shaping them.
That Yorkshire SoundThat Yorkshire Sound
Short documentary 2017 3 mins
An audio-driven animated documentary covering a day of life in Yorkshire.
Listen To BridgetonListen To Bridgeton
Short documentary 2017 8 mins
Documentary which explores the last corporation bus garage in Glasgow.
MaestegMaesteg
Short documentary 2017 11 mins Location: Maesteg
A day in the life of a taxi driver in Maesteg, an ex-mining town in the Welsh valleys.
ClashClash
Short documentary 2017 8 mins
Clash is a short experimental documentary critiquing the lack of diversity in on-screen representation in Britain today.
Accents Speak Louder than WordsAccents Speak Louder than Words
Short documentary 2017 10 mins
Can accent training help avoid discrimination for Kasha who has lived in UK for 27 years?
From HK to MKFrom HK to MK
Short documentary 2017 10 mins
A mixed race son visits his Chinese father in Milton Keynes.
India Hope: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young WomanIndia Hope: A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Woman
Short documentary 2017 6 mins
A portrait of India Hope, a 24-year-old female poet with Down's syndrome.
In Other WordsIn Other Words
Short documentary 2017 10 mins
Three young London poets reveal their personal struggles with mental illness.
Learning to SwimLearning to Swim
Short documentary 2017 11 mins
In a time of uncertainty, Ingrid welcomes a Syrian refugee into her home and finds hope.
EricEric
Short documentary 2017 10 mins
A unique view of Britain today, through the eyes of one very special therapy dog.