Our Commissioned Filmmakers!
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We are thrilled to announce the selected applicants for our Women of Cornish Music Short Film Commission.
An amazing variety of ideas were submitted and whittling the list down to the final eight was not easy! Our finalists and their subjects:
Sky Neal will be focusing on the musical women of Helston's Flora Day:
This film is told through the lens of three musical women from three different generations bound together by their love of Flora Day. Flora day, Helston, is a living celebration that shifts and changes over time, and the songs, music and dances are the beating heart of the festival. We will gain a unique insight into the power of Flora Day, and see how it reverberates meaning through its generations. We will also see how the festival is itself a dynamic space that can be challenged and reshaped by these musical women. A colourful and experiential film that will evoke myths, history and magic to highlight women's key roles in this rich and vital heritage.
Terry Binns and Eliot Alison will create an immersive exploration of music therapist Ruth Boulton's work:
Our film celebrates Ruth’s unique influence in using music therapy to support client health in Cornwall. We hope to provide viewers with an immersive introduction into some of her techniques through a musical and verbal conversation between practitioner and viewer.
Isabelle Morris is planning an experimental documentary exploring the life and music of Annabel Hockey-Smith:
Caravan Graveyard will explore the life and music of Annabel Hockey-Smith, the front-woman to the band Hockeysmith and co-founder of the label Eel. The film will consist of a glimpse into Annabel's daily life followed by an interview with the artist. Set against the sublime backdrop of Falmouth and its rolling countryside, Annabel's story is one of harmonious existence. She lives amidst the natural beauty of Cornwall on a bus, and creates powerful and engaging electronic music.
Ella Turner will work with the singer-songwriter Martha Tilston for her film ‘Staying Here’:
Focussing on singer songwriter Martha Tilston, this film considers the intense scrutiny of women in music alongside Martha's own experiences on what it means to create and perform music today.
Jo Barker and Holly Black will:
Follow the 'accidental' choir mistress Vicky Abbott, and explore the role that her choirs bring to Cornish communities.
Jonny Dry will focus on the craft and daily life of Penzance-based luthier Hannah Sedgwick:
From her Penzance-based workshop, Hannah Sedgwick continues the town's long line of luthiers; those who take battered instruments and turn them towards a new lease of life. Through a web of conversations and sound, this project reflects on the meaning of craft, showing a woman working with her hands, and listening to the interactions that make up her daily life.
Chris Smith & Joe Turnbull will explore:
What does 'for the joy of music and friendship' mean to the Stithians Ladies Choir?
Biddy Lloyd will be working on ‘My Mum - a life in music’:
A short animation about the life of a community pianist, her relationship with music, the village, family and the passing of time.
We'll be checking in with our filmmakers over the coming months and bringing you updates on their projects, and we've all got our fingers crossed that it won't be too long before they can get going!