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Bully

Bully (3 min Drama)
 

Jamie starts boxing to stand up to school bullies, but what road will Robbie take?

Filmmakers: Sophie Critchlow, Ashton Merrifield and Lee McKarkiel

Devised, performed & filmed by 12-15 year olds at Lansbury Youth Centre 
Poplar Film School/Poplar Harca Partnership

 

The Clash

The Clash (3 min Drama)
 

MC Little is beaten up but comes through in a sound clash.

Filmmakers: Sophie Critchlow, Ashton Merrifield and Lee McKarkiel

Devised, performed & filmed by 12-15 year olds at Lansbury Youth Centre 
Poplar Film School/Poplar Harca Partnership

   

March 2005 - Pfs in partnership with Poplar Harca

 

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That’s What Friends are for (12 min Drama) 
 

The world of ballet can be harsh. Has Tula, a young street dancer, got what it takes to become a ballerina?

Filmmaker: Schuman Hoque 

Devised , performed & filmed by 13-16 year old girls at Limehouse Youth Centre
Poplar Film School/Poplar Harca Partnership

 

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Salvation Alley ( 8.5 min Horror)
 

PFS in partnership with Paradise Zone Youth Club
A terrifying tale of ouija boards and instant messaging. Who is the mysterious ‘MM’? Why does he want Mandy to go back to the alley? Dare you find out?

Filmmaker: Pinny Grylls 

Devised, performed & edited by 11-14 year olds from The Paradise Zone Youth Club & young people who live in E14, or who attend George Greens, Langdon Park, Raines secondary schools.
Poplar Film School/The Paradise Zone Youth Club/Salvation Army partnership
   

April-June 2005

 

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Documentary of Mad Max or is it... Mike
(6 min Mockumentary)
 

The story behind the myth of serial killer mad max

Filmmaker: Lee McKarkiel

 

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Robbin Hoodz (6 min Spoof)
 

They steal from the rich to give to... themselves, who is Robbin, and will the gang enjoy the rest of their lives living it large in the sun?

Filmmaker: Sophie Critchlow

Devised, performed & edited by 14-15 year olds from Paradise Zone Youth club, Langdon Park, George Greens secondary schools, living in E14 & E3
Poplar Film School/The Paradise Zone Youth Club/Salvation Army partnership
   

April- June 2005 - PFS in partnership with Street Soul

 

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Street Dance Not Street Hype (4 min Dance Video)

Streetsoul dancers take it to the street. There’s more than one way to settle a score. (2 versions)

Dance on Street (6 min Documentary)
Poplar Film School film makers followed StreetSoul dancers as the street dance came to life.

Filmmaker: Schuman Hoque

Dancers & Film Crew from Poplar Harca Youth Centres 
Ages 11-16 year olds
Aberfeldy Neighborhood Centre/Poplar Film School/Street Soul /Poplar Harca partnership

   

July 2005

 

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BGTC Shorts (10 mins Drama/Doc)
 

Tales of first day at school, sumptious school dinners and more! A selection of drama and documentary.
Bethnal Green Technology College
Year 8 students took part in a 1 week intensive filmmaking programme in school time
 
Filmmaker: Anson Hartford
   

September 2005

 

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School of the Dead (8 mins Horror)

Morpeth Secondary School
When 13 year old Tommy wakes up on the 31st October to find his school over run by blood thirsty students- turned- Zombies he doesn’t he doesn’t think anything is amiss…..it’s Halloween after all.. But when he meets Jake an ambitious young TV journalist running for his life, the true nature of this nightmare begins to emerge.

Filmmaker: Pinny Grylls

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U Bin Jacked (7 mins) Drama

Harpley School & ISC
Ray’s phone isjacked, and Rhys knows who took it. Will Rhys tell Ray? Will Ray get his phone back?

Filmmaker: Abdoulaye Thiam

   

Oct-Dec 2005

 

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Evil Cupid (6 mins) Mystery/Horror
 

Langdon Park Secondary School
Its Valentine’s day 2006. Taking shelter from the rain in Poplar’s deserted community centre, a group of friends stumble across an old newspaper article about Stanley Bogart a boy who disappeared there over 40 years ago on Valentines day. Who was Stanley’s mystery valentine?

Filmmaker: Sophie Critchlow 

   

Jan-March 2006

 

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Teens from Hell (11 mins) 
 

Morpeth Secondary School
A mad and crazy double bill of short films by a group of year 7 & 8 students . A hypnotist sends his patients into a weird trance, followed by ‘Super Nanny’ spoof that sends expert psychiatrist to help a poor struggling teacher with her unruly class.

Filmmaker: Pinny Grylls

 

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The Haunted House of Horror (6 mins) Horror

PFS in partnership with Paradise Zone Youth Club

A group of friends arrive at Gorsefield Manor for their weekend holiday. They spot a strange character at the window, who is she? After a spate of horrific killings only one survives…or do they?

Filmmakers: Sophie Critchlow, Hermann Djoummessi, Tunji Akinsehinwa
Editor/Edit tutor: Peter Blach

Graduates from Poplar film school introductory film making programmes participated in a 3 day film making residential at Gorsefield Rural Studies Centre. 

   
   

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