Here and Elsewhere Films supports emerging non-fiction filmmakers
Rejeito (2023) / Brazil, USA
a co-production with Enquadramento Produções
directed by Pedro de Filippis
produced by Leonardo Mecchi, Bronte Stahl, Tarsila Nakamura
logline:
After the largest mining dam breaks in history, further dam collapses threaten millions in Brazil. A state counselor confronts the government's modus operandi, while dam refugees resist the mining companies' abuses in their threatened communities.
festivals:
Cinéma du Réel (France)
Hot Docs (Canada)
Camden International Film Festival (USA)
CineEco (Portugal)
Panorámica - Stockholm Latin American Film Festival (Sweden)
Cinéma sous les étoiles (Canada)
Festival Brésil en Mouvements (France)
FICA - International Festival of Environmental Film (Brazil)
Best Director
Festival do Rio (Brazil)
CineBH International Film Festival (Brazil)
supported by:
DocSociety New Perspectives Seed Fund
Sundance Documentary Fund - Luminate
LEF Foundation
Nia Tero Foundation
Chicago Media Project
pitched at:
Points North Pitch at the Camden International Film Festival (Special Jury Prize)
Gotham Week 2022
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Beyond the Fold (2024) / Northern Ireland, USA / feature / in production
a co-production with Nighstaff Ltd.
directed by: Ross McClean
produced by: Bronte Stahl and Ross McClean
written by: Ross McClean and Bronte Stahl
logline:
Ryan is brimming with optimism to own his own sheep farm in anticipation of his release from a Northern Irish prison. But the harsh realities that await him on the outside soon threaten to unravel his ambitions. Filmed on two sides of the prison walls, the film contemplates whether Ryan’s path is destined by the weight of his community and family history, or if it is within his power to break the cycle.
supported by:
BFI DocSociety Features Fund
Northen Ireland Screen
2020 Open City Assembly Lab
EURODOC 2022
IDFA Project Space 2022
IDFAcademy
pitched at:
Edinburgh Pitch (winner Edinburgh Pitch Award)
DokLeipzig Co-Pro Market
Sheffield Meet/Market