Documentary Film Production
Stories worth telling
In today’s seemingly media obsessed society, we can often get caught up in superficial celebrity gossip or panicked by endless reports of angst, fear and hopelessness peddled by fear-based news media.
With all of this negativity it’s easy to become ignorant to what good really is happening, and forget that there is actually a real world brimming with positive stories about real people, doing interesting things with something worthwhile to say.
It’s this world that reputable documentary production companies like us enjoy filming, patiently observing a world grounded in reality and devoid of sponsored news feeds, infomercials, click bait and fake news. Whether hidden communities or not these are spaces that most of us occupy. Places where good things happen and people genuinely impact each others lives. If left undocumented, a world so amazing could so easily fade away into the background.
Your stories deserve to be told. We’re here to tell them.
Recent Projects
PROJECT: Doorstep Dances
CLIENT: Tamar & Jo
The Brief
In this documentary film production we join Hull based dance duo Tamar & Jo on the road as they bring an irreverent, surrealist and honest mix of contemporary dance, comedy and physical theatre to the doorsteps of households, streets and public spaces in Hull during summer 2021. Dive into their views on art, pop culture and the pandemic in this unique documentary by Rad Miller.
The End Result
The final 24 minute documentary is a warm and captivating tale about resilience in the face of adversity and how a genius artistic idea can bring communities together.
PROJECT: SHIFT Dance
CLIENT: Northern Ballet
The Brief
To produce a single documentary film highlighting the teaching of dance to SEND adult dancers. The films are part of an Erasmus Funded International project and involved Pocket Projects flying out over several days to film at three dance companies from the UK, Netherlands and Spain during the first part of 2020. The research project was also conducted in partnership with the Universities of Leeds & Edinburgh.
The End Result
The documentary was premiered to an international audience at the SHIFTing perceptions conference, hosted by Northern Ballet in 2021. The educational resource is now online at the SHIFT Dance Toolkit and used by an international audience of dancers.
PROJECT: Into The Light
CLIENT: Yorkshire Dance and HULL UK City Of Culture
The Brief
In April 2017 we were commissioned by Leeds based dance agency Yorkshire Dance to make a 15 minute documentary video production following the behind the scenes journey of 50 community dancers as they perform Into The Light, a brand new piece created by acclaimed choreographer Gary Clarke.
The piece was created to mark LGBT50 and premiered during the summer as part of Hull UK City of Culture.
The End Result
The final documentary was shot over 6 rehearsal days and a final performance day at Victoria Square, Hull city centre. It features interviews with Gary Clarke and selected dancers from the LGBT and Hull community to create an upbeat and energetic film that captures the spirit of the event.
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