Pieta
Pieta (2000, 19’)
Dir. Joachim Trier
Prod. Teun Hilte/NFTS
Special jury prize, Milan
In this beautifully made film, Julian tells the story of the loss of his best friend Jacob. Years later, he goes back to the place where Jacob died and finds himself caught up in a cathartic experience with Rebecca, Julian’s mother.
Scored for string quartet
Losing Touch
Losing Touch (2000, 28’)
NFTS
Dir. Sarah Gavron
Prod. Jonny Percy
- Prix de la Jeunesse, Clermond-Ferrand
- Best Foreign Short Los Angeles
- Winner, London region Royal Television Society student awards
When Tessa’s English father leaves his Italian wife and family stranded, each member of the family responds to the crisis in their own (very) peculiar way…
Sensitively shot in the English Fens, from a child’s point of view.
Scored for piano, clarinet and flute.
Crow Stone
Crow Stone (2001, 10’)
NFTS
Dir. Alicia Duffy
Prod. Hugh Welchman
- 3rd prize Cine foundation Cannes
- 1st prize London region Royal Television Society student awards
- Best British short, Edinburgh
http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/films/crow-stone
Scored for voices, reflecting the absent mother, director Alicia and I felt that music wasn’t needed in this film until the credits.
Metalstasis
Metalstasis (2001, 6’)
NFTS
Dir. Matthew Hood
Prod. Douglas Ray
Best short, British Animation Awards 2002
A mechanical man finds his routine of life disturbed by illness from an unusual source. This is a brilliant film, clever and heart-rending.
The World According to Me
The World According to Me (2001, 28’)
Chameleon Television/Channel 4
Dir. & Prod. Ivan Mowse
One man’s homage to modernist architecture.
Addicted to Love
Addicted to Love (Compulsion series)
(2005, 60’)
Mentorn/BBC
Dir. Tanya Stephan
Prod. Richard Klein
This documentary, directed by Tanya Stephan for BBC2, follows four people going through therapy at Barley Wood, Britian’s largest residential drug rehabilitation centre. Part of Compulsion, a series on addiction.
Composed for acoustic piano and electronics
The Tale of Sir Richard
The Tale of Sir Richard (2006, 3’)
Mummysboy/Channel 4/Canal +
Dir. & Prod. Peter Dodd
“The Tale of Sir Richard is a short film about the brave and gallant knight, Sir Richard, who is hell bent on slaying a dragon, if only it weren’t for a particularly embarassing problem with his sword.”
In this beautifully made and humourous short animation Peter Dodd uses wooden cut out puppets on painted background sets.