FOCALPoint Autumn 2021 by FOCAL International

WelcometoFOCALPOINTournewbiannualmagazine,yournumber1sourcefor industrynews.

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OurfirsteditionisdevotedtotheFOCALInternationalAward2021showcasingthe shortlist nominees,winners,andexclusiveinterviews.Sinceearly2020whenthe COVID-19pandemicaffectedallourlivesgloballyweweredelightedtobeableto continuewiththeAwards,tocelebrateandhonouralltheachievementsinthe creativeindustry.

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TheFOCALInternationalAwards,whichareheadingintotheir19thyear, celebratestheachievementsintheuseoffootageinallvarietyofgenres,across allmediaplatformsplusitsrestoration.Producers,filmmakersandothercreative professionalswhohaveusedlibraryorarchivalfootageinallvarietiesofform, includingthroughdocumentaryorfeaturefilmproductions,aswellasanyother formofproductionoracrossallmediaplatformsduringthecalendaryearof2021 are invitedtosubmittheirworkforconsideration.

Wealsorecognisetheresearchers,techniciansandproducersthataccess, maintainandusethispreciousresourcewithAwardsonthenightforbestarchive researcher,footagecompanyandperson,andrestorationwork.

WiththepandemiccausingtheFOCALAwardstobehostedandstreamed virtually,wearedelightedtoannouncethattheFOCALInternationalAwards2022 willbealiveeventinLondon,furtherdetailswillbeavailableshortly.

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

Ostatni Etap (The Last Stage) Ostatni E atni Etap (The Last Stage) Ostatni Etap ( toration andP

Ostatni Etap (The Last Stage)

TheLastStagewasshotonlocationin theAuschwitzconcentrationcampin 1947,whichbroughtmanytechnical problemsforthecrew,whoworkedwithpoor andrandomequipmentandonvariousfilm stocks.It'spriorvalueliesstronglyinthecultural andhistoricalcontexts,makingitavalidfilm heritageforgenerationstocome.Theyarevery proudofthisrestoration.Itwasn’teasytowork forseveralmonthsonthefilmthattreatson suchapainfulandpowerfultopic.Also,not beingabletoworkontheoriginalnegative posedchallengestomakethemostofthe acetateelementsfeaturingmanymechanical damages,especiallyinthesoundarea.

OriginalRelease: 1948

CountryofProduction: Poland

InvolvedPartners:

FilmotekaNarodowa-Instytut Audiowizualny(FINA),TORFilm Productioncurrently DocumentaryandFeatureFilm Studio(WFDiF),European RegionalDevelopmentFund,the PolishMinistryofCulture, NationalHeritageandSport

OriginalRelease:

CountryofProduction:

Shortlisted: TheLadykillers

I Studiocanal,SilverSaltRestoration,FidelityinMotion,DeluxeDigitalCinema

Shatranj-EBaad

OriginalRelease:1976

CountryofProduction:Italy

Involvedpartners:L'ImmagineRitrovata,TheFilmFoundation'sWorldCinemaProjectand FondazioneCinetecadiBologna,MohammadRezaAslani,theHobson/LucasFamilyFoundation

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TthehighlightsoftheMutoscope& Biograph’sEuropeanproductionsdating backtotheendofthe19thcentury,shot withgreatdetailon68mmfilm.Thecompilationis dividedintofivethematicallyarrangedchapters, connectedbyimagesoftrainrides,thattakeviewers onatouracrossEurope(bothinspaceandtime). Theselectionisnotbasedonhistoricalor geographicalaccuracy.Instead,thefilmsareput togetherinanabstractcollagetoevokevarious prominentaspectsofturn-of-the-centurylife,such asurbanization,recreation,tourism,technological innovation,andvaudevilletheatreand performances.This52minfilmisaccompaniedbya specialpianoscore,composedandrecordedby DaanvandenHurk,holdingthecompilation together.

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Involvedpartners: Cineric,NewYorkand PortugalHaghefilm Digital,Eye Filmmuseum's Amsterdamin cooperationwithBFIand EuropeanCommission (grant).Thisprojectwas incooperationwithBFI andEuropean Commission(grant)

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Shortlisted:

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Involvedpartners:RestorationpromotedbyGaumont.FilmscanatGeorgeEastmanHouse.Digital restoration,ColorcorrectionandfinalizationsatL'ImmagineRtitrovata.

CountryofProduction:

Involvedpartners:L'ImmagineRitrovata,CinetecadiBologna,IstitutoLuceCinecittàandCentro SperimentalediCinematografia-CinetecaNazionale

Couldyoutellusabitabouttherestorationprocess? Didyoufaceanychallenges?

FR:

Thefirststepintheprocess,whichtookusalittlebitmorethanayear,wastoask foragranttotheEuropeanCommission.Theyhaveaspecialprogram,theEuropean TributetoFilmHeritageandourapplywasgrantedintheendsowewereveryhappy andwecouldstartwiththecollection.BecauseEyeFilmmuseumhasinitscollection overtwohundredfilmsfromtheMuseumcombinedBiographcollection.Sowehad to select.Wecameupwithlet’ssaysomefiftyfilmsfromourcollectionthatwereally wantedtorestorewhichisdigitisingin8Kanddosomerestorationworkonit.And theotherstepwetookbeforeactuallystartingtheeditingprocesswastogetin touchwithourdearcolleaguesfromtheBFIandproposedthemtocooperateonthis project.Theywerehappytodoso,andthatmadepossiblethatwecouldalsouse someofthebeautifulfilmsthattheBFIalreadyhaddonei

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tion our idea was to realise the preservation of this on. The films themselves are ropean commis i sion also asked from the beginning we films and create an enjo able o think of creating ched from the beginning to , collection specialis i ts we s, structures, which ilms to were also selecting and r . So in the end of this re refined and we ended up their own theme and songs. better to have music with pecial music to the Dutch t the end we were very happy all the images, these one-minute

On theonehandofthepreservationourideawastorealisethepreservationofthis audio-visualfilminhighresolution.Thefilmsthemselvesare about1minuteeachandtheEuropeancommissionalsoasked ustomakethefilmavailable.Sofromthebeginningwe thoughabouthowtoofferthesefilmsandcreateanenjoyable viewingexperience.Westartedtothinkofcreating acompilationthatcouldbewatchedfromthebeginningto theend.Withcurators,restorers,col would regularlydiscussourideas,structures,whichfilmsto includeandhowandsoon.Wewerealsoselectingand sendingthefilmstothelaboratory.Sointheendofthis process,itbecamemoreandmorerefinedandweendedup withthese5chapterseachwiththeirownthemeandsongs. Wealsorealisedthatitwouldbebettertohavemusicwith imagessowecommissionedaspecialmusictotheDutch composerDaanvandenHurk.Attheendwewereveryhappy becausethemusickindofholdsalltheimages,theseone-minute bits together.

Whatsurprisesorrevelationsdidyoucomeacross?

FR:

SofarIonlysawthecollectioninalowresquality,inSD.In2000wedidananalogue restorationprojectbymakingareductionon35mmandfromthatwehadaDigibeta qualityviewingmaterial.Thatwaswhatweworkedwithinthemakingofthefilm.The bestandbiggestsurprisewasactuallysittingattheHaghefilmDigitalwherewelooked atthegradingresultsofthefilmandbeingastonishedoftheamazingdetailsinthe imageswhichIactuallyneversawonmycomputerscreeninsd.Sothatwasthe moment I sort of fe f ll from my chair after working a year on it. And I think that the audience can relate to th t is i ex experi r ence. If I yo y u’r ’ e sitti t ng in a theatre screen, you will really enjoy the bri r lliance of the material.

Interviewed by: Camille Carlier

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

American Murder: The Family Next Do

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American Murder: The Family Next Doo

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American Murder: The Family Next Doo

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American Murder: The Family Next Door

Toldentirelythrougharchival footagethisisanimmersive andauthenticexaminationofa disintegratingmarriage. The focusofthefilmwastogive ShanannWattsavoicetotellherstory. Shehadbecomeoverlookedthrough theyearswhilepeoplefocusedonher husbandtotryandunderstandwhythis ‘niceguy'snapped.Societycanbequick toblameandshamefemalevictimsof violentcrime.Itwasimportanttoreveal alayeredrepresentationofShanann andtochallengetiredtropesthata bossywomandroveherhusbandto commitviolence.

ExecutiveProducers: JonathanStadlen,JamesMarsh

LineProducer: HayleyFord

FootageArchiveResearcher: SarahPowell

FootageArchiveProducer: JamesRMHunt

ProductionCompany: Knickerbockerglory

Shortlisted:

Room2806:TheAccusation

Director:JalilLespert

Producer:PhilippeLevasseur

FootageArchiveResearchers:BronwenPugsley, CatherinePaoli

ProductionCompany:CAPAPressewithLe ChaînonManquant

Availablenowon:Netflix

SpaceshipEarth

Director:MattWolf

Producers:MattWolf,StaceyReiss

FootageArchiveResearchers:BrianBecker, AnnieSalsich,TiahogaRuge-FelliniFilms

Mexico,KenHoward

ProductionCompany:RadicalMedia

Availablenowon:AmazonPrimeVideo,YouTube,AppleTV

TheRiseoftheMurdochDynasty

Director:JamieRoberts

Producer:OwenPhillips

FootageArchiveResearcher:SophiaDoe

ProductionCompany:72Films

Availablenowon:BBCiPlayer,AppleTV,YouTube,GooglePlayMovies&TV,AmazonPrimeVideo

Unpaysquisetientsage,'TheMonopolyofViolence'

Director:DavidDufresne

LineProducer:GabrielleJuhel

AssociateProducer:VincentGadelle

Executive

Producer:BertrandFaivre

FootageArchiveResearcher:DavidDufresne

ProductionCompany:LeBureau–Jour2fête

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

Crip Camp Crip Camp Crip Camp Crip C ip Camp Crip Camp Crip Camp Crip Cam

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Crip Camp

Intheearly1970s, teenagerswithdisabilities facedafutureshapedby isolation,discrimination andinstitutionalisation.Camp Jened,aramshacklecamp explodedthoseconfines.Jened wastheirfreewheelingUtopia wherecampersexperienced liberationandfullinclusionas humanbeings.Jenedgalvanizes agroupofteenswith disabilitiestohelpbuilda movement,forginganewpath towardgreaterequality.

Directors: NicoleNewnham,JimLeBrecht

Producer: SaraBolder

FootageArchiveResearchers: RachelAntell,JenPetrucelli

ProductionCompany: AHigherGroundandRusted SpokeProductioninassociation withLittlePunk,JustFilms,Ford FoundationforNetflix

FootageArchiveResearcher:BrianBecker

ProductionCompany:FieldOfVision,PlayActionPictures,Cinetic

VieetDestinduLivreNoir,ladestructiondesjuifsd'URSS

ProductionCompany:LesFilmsduPoisson

Director:

Producers:ChrisFarrell,DaveKirkpatrick

FootageArchiveResearcher:JimMcDonnell

ProductionCompany:NotJustPeanutsLLC,ThunderMoccasinPictures

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

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TheBBCMotionGraphicsArchive showcasesthehistoryand developmentofmotiongraphics acrosstheBBC,reflectingchanges intechnologyandtheevolutionoftherole ofthegraphicdesignerwithintheindustry. Thisuniquecollectionfeaturescontent fromthe1940stotheearly2000s,andwill expandovertime.Itincludesmany thousandsofexamplesofopeningtitles, programmeinserts,promotiontrailersand channelidents.TheBBCsoughttowork withanexternalacademicinstitutionfor theprojectanditprovedtobeastrong partnershipwithRavensbourne.

Producers: EbenHugo, MichaelGraham-Smith

Editor: MarkMacey

ArchiveResearcher: MarkMacey

ProductionCompany: BBCand Ravensbourne UniversityLondon

Available nowon: ravensbour

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ProductionCompany: LaCinémathèqueFrançaise

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Producers: NoelMcCartney,WarrenBell,GordonAdair,BarryMcCaffrey

ExecutiveEditor: AndyMartin

Editor: HelenToland

Availablenow on: cinematheque.fr /henri/ Availablenow on: bbcrewind.co.uk

ArchiveResearchers: RonanBreathnach-Cashell,PatriciaBuller,DarrenMcLarkey,KathyWilford,Jason Martin,GaryWatson,NicoleBurns,KathleenBell,ÁineQuinn

ProductionCompany: BBCNorthernIreland

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

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Ronnie'sisthestoryofmusicianRonnie Scottandhisworldfamousjazzclub.in 1959,saxophonistRonnieScottopened thedoortoasmallbasementjazzclub inLondon’sSoho.Aspartoftheburgeoning modernjazzmovement,heandfellow saxophonistPeteKinghaddreamtofopeninga clubmodelledontheswingingsceneofNew York’s52ndStreet.Fromitshumblebeginnings sixtyyearsago,RonnieScott’swouldbecomethe cornerstoneoftheUKjazzsceneandoneofthe mostfamousmusicclubsintheworld.Ronnie Scottwasbelovedbymany,fromthegreatand famouswhofrequentedhisclub,tothemany hardupmusicianswhowereoftenhelpedbyhis warmthandgenerousspirit.However,Ronnie wasascomplexandcolourfulasthemusic playedonhisstage.

Director: OliverMurray

Producer: KirstyBell

FootageArchive

Researcher: JamesRMHunt

ProductionCompany: OrofenaFilms, Goldfinch

Entertainment

AdditionalArchiveProducers:

AdditionalArchiveResearchers:

ProductionCompany:FinePointFilms,FadooProductionsforSkyDocumentaries

LongHotSummers:TheStoryoftheStyleCouncil

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

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TheIraqWaristhedefiningconflictof ourageandsetinmotionacalamitous chainofunforeseeneventsthatare stillplayingouttoday.Thepoliticians anddecisionmakershavealreadyhadtheir say.Inthisseries,directedbymulti-award winningdirectorJamesBluemel,thestoryof theIraqwaristoldinsteadbycivilians, journalists,andsoldiers-ordinarypeoplefrom bothsidesoftheconflict,wholivedthrough the2003invasionandthe17yearsofchaos thatfollowed.Toldwithhope,humanityand humour,andillustratedwithextraordinary andneverbeforeseenpersonalarchive,this seriestakesusclosertotherealitiesofthe invasion,occupation,civilwarandlifeunder ISISthanhaseverbefore.

Director: JamesBluemel

Producer: JoAbel

ExecutiveProducer: WillAnderson

ArchiveProducer: MiriamWalsh

ArchiveResearcher: MariamKoloyan

ProductionCompany: KEOfilms

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Director:JörgMüllner

Producer:IsaRekkab

FootageArchiveResearcher:JörgMüllner

ProductionCompany:HistoryMediaGmbH

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

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StanleyKubrick’smarkonthelegacyof cinemacanneverbemeasured.Hewasa giantinhisfield,hisgreatworksresembling pristinepiecesofart,studiedbystudents andmastersalike,allsearchingforanswerstheir makerwasnotoriouslyreticenttogive.Whilehe’s amongthemostscrutinisedfilmmakersthatever lived,thechancetohearKubrick’sownwordswasa rarity-untilnow.

Director: GrégoryMonro

Producers: MartinLaurent, JeremyZelnik

FootageArchive

Researcher: MarieBaudoin

Production Company: TempsNoir,Telemark

Shortlisted: Disclosure

Director:SamFeder

Producer:AmyScholder,SamFeder

FootageArchiveResearcher:KatherineCoe

ProductionCompany:DisclosureFilminassociationwithFieldofVisionandBow&Arrow

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FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

Finding Jack Charlton Finding Jack Char

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Finding Jack Charlton

FindingJackCharltonis thecompelling, emotionalanddefinitive portraitofafootballlife likenoother.Itisthestoryof anextraordinaryman:an EnglishWorldCupwinning legend,whobecameanIrish hero.Contemporaryfilmingand interviewscombinewithunseen audio,visualandpersonal archivematerialtorevealthe untoldstoryofJack’slifeand career.

Producers: JohnMcKenna,TorquilJones, DrewMasters,Catherine Quantschnigg

FootageArchiveResearcher: ProductionTeam

ProductionCompany: NoahMediaGroup

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NinaKrstic,JillianMoosmannandZacharyRothfeld ProductionCompany:AMandalaySportsMediaProductioninAssociationwithNBA Entertainment,ESPNFilmsandNetflix Availablenow on: Netflix

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MariannaYarovskaya,AnneCarkeet,WillLennon,ShirleyMoyers,AJ

Howdidyouworkonthearchiveonthisproduction?

Howdidyouedittheproduction aroundthearchive?

ItwasamazingworkingwithJack,becausehehadsuchanamazinglifethatthe archivewasreallyrichandvaried.Atthestartoftheprojectamassivepartofitwas tryingtoputourhandsonmaterialthatcoveredallthedifferentthingshehaddone inhislife.Alsototryandfindthingsthatweredifferent,orthatmaybepeoplehadn’t seensomuchbefore,becausehewasaverywell-knownman.Becauseofthestateof Jack’shealthwhenwemadethefilm,wewerelookingforarchivethatcouldget across differentpartsofhislifeandtheamazingstrengththathehadalwaysshown. Wereallywantedtoshowhowhecouldmakepeoplelaugh,howfunnyhewas,how hemanagedtoconnectwithpeopleacrosstheworld.Whenweweremakingthe film,wewerediscoveringnewarchivesourcesallthetime.Wehadvariousleadsthat tookustoBoston,Sydneyandallaroundthe world.Itallowedusintheend,tofindsome greatunse to bringtopeopleforthefirsttime,whichwe feltreallyenhancedthefilm.

we were discovering new archive sources all the time. We had various leads that s to Boston, Sydney and all around the It allowed us in the end, to find some unseen films of Jack that we were able ng to people fo f r the first time, which we ally enhanced the film.

Weidentifiedafewthingsthathadtobeinthe filmearlyon,andtheybecamethepillarsofthe narrative.Wealsohadvariousstoryarcsfrom differentpartsofJack’slife;Jacktoday,Jackinthe past,theIrelandjob,Jackasayoungman…

Oncewehadthosepillarsofthenarrativeinplace,it wasjustacaseofworkingaroundthemandlooking tobringinanythingthatwouldliftthoseandallow thedifferentstoryarcstoreallycomeacrossto people. Wewereblessedthatwehadanamazing arrayofsourcesthatwecoulduse,anditwasacase ofnarrowingdowntoonlytheabsolutebest materialthatwouldgetintothefilm.Itwasareal treattobeabletodothat.

Didthearchiveinspiresomeshotsofthefilm?Forexample,when Jacklooksattheplane?

It’sanexampleofhowthingswerenatural.Jackwasjustnaturallylookingaround andthatcutreallyworked.Itmadeyouthinkhewaslookingupandlookingbackinto hislife.

Therewerequiteafewofthosemoments.There’sonewhereJackandhiswifewalkby theseaside.WefoundsomeoldfootageofJackwhenhewasinhisthirties,doing almostthesamewalk,inthesamepartoftheworldandsi So wewereabletodothat,abletolinkhimnowandthen.

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Mostofthose,ifnotallofthosewerearchivethatwefoundthatmirroredthemodern dayfilming.Wedidn’ttrytodirecthimwhenwefilmed.WeletJackjustbeJack,and foundsomethingstolinknowandthen.

Whatsurprisesorrevelationsdidyoucome across?

IthinkworkingwithJackandhisfamilywasabigstep forwardforme,achallengebecauseJack’shealthwasn’t greattowardstheendofhislife:managingthatprocessof doingthingsthatwouldshowhimintherightlight,and wouldhopefullygetacrossthatthefamilyandJackwere lookingtostillfocusonwhathecoulddo,despitehis dementia,andtotryandlivethebestlifehestillcould–withfamilyaroundhim,hestilllovedgoingforapint,still loved watchingafootballmatch.

Ithinktreadingthatbalance–sowecouldgetacrossthe realityofhislifenow,butalsoshowthejoythatwasstill there–thatwassomethingthatIlearntanawfullotfrom.A hugethanksisowedtothefamilyforhelpingus,because theyallowedustotryafewthings,toexploreoldmusicand archivewithJack.Wedidn’tknowwhetheritmighttriggera memoryforhim.Wewantedtotrythosethingsanditwas thankstothefamilythatwewereabletolearnandachieve some lovelyinteractionswithJack,andthoselittlesparksof memoriesthatwewereabletogetwithJackintheend.

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

The Spiritual Exercises The Spiritual Ex

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Directors: LloydKramer, ScottChestnut

Producers: LloydKramer, TomYellin, AlisonJoy

Revelaciones(Revelations)

Director:JuanSoto

Producer:JuanSoto

FootageArchiveResearcher:JuanSoto

ProductionCompany:TardeoTempranoFilms

Director:NickMartini

NorthCountry

DirectorofPhotography:CamRiley

ExecutiveProducer:AnthonyLahout,LindseyHagen

Editor:MattiasEvangelista

ProductionCompany:SteptStudios

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his spot celebrates diversity, social justice and collectivism in sport by juxtaposing athletes in different sports, able-bodied & disabled, professional & amateur, male & female, and all ethnicities. Using split screens to match movements, the spot brings together all that is different and difficult in sport (especially in a year where sports where upended by a global pandemic) illustrating how together we are all stronger.

Production Company: STALKR LTD ' B e s t

Director: Oscar Hudson

Producer: Wieden and Kennedy PDX

Archive Researcher: Elizabeth Smithson, Lauren Wackell, Craig Phillips, Brandi Self, Rachel Saxby, Luke Borsten, Jen Van Horn, Cole Hooper, Emily Brandenstein, Anna Weltner

Bumble'FirstMovesForever'

Director: Eloise King

Producer: Uncommon Creative, Jennifer PriceThomas

Footage Archive Researchers: Marina Sánchez, Katarina Stankovic, Jimmy Dunne, Joe Bowler, Marta Popivoda , Morgan Foye

Production Company: STALKR LTD Available now on: Vimeo

Playstation'Explorers'

Director: Daniel Wolfe, Alex Hulsey

Producer: Jessica Middleton, Persephone

Withnell, Elly Camisa

Footage Archive Researcher: Jody

Winterbottom, Pete Davies, Karim Ben

Abdelkadir, Hugo Jenkins, Sirena Chan

Production Company: The Director Studio, Adam and Eve, Somesuch

Available now on: YouTube

Director: Jaron Albertin

Producer: Nick Fewtrell

Footage Archive Researcher: Jody Winterbottom, Pete Davies, Karim Ben Abdelkadir

Production Company: The Director's Studio, Wieden and Kennedy Amsterdam, Smuggler

Available now on: YouTube, Vimeo

Athleta'WomenRunItAll'

CreativeDirector: UlrikaKarlberg

Producer: YardNYC,ChrisCapretto

FootageArchiveResearcher: ElizabethSmithson, ChelseaZerbe,AnnaWeltner,KadieSpinks,Cole Hooper,LukeBorsten,LaurenWackell,BrandiSelf

ProductionCompany: STALKRLTD

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

MLK/FBIisthefirstfilmtouncoverthe extentoftheFBI'ssurveillanceand harassmentofDr.MartinLuther King,Jr.Basedonnewlydiscovered anddeclassifiedfiles,utilizingatroveof documentsobtainedthroughtheFreedomof InformationActandunsealedbytheNational Archives,aswellasrevelatoryrestoredfootage, thedocumentaryexploresthegovernment's historyoftargetingBlackactivists,andthe contestedmeaningbehindsomeofourmost cherishedideals.Featuringinterviewswithkey culturalfiguresincludingformerFBIDirector JamesComeyanddirectedbyEmmy®AwardwinnerandOscar®-nomineeSamPollard, MLK/FBItellsthisastonishingandtragicstory withsearingrelevancetoourcurrentmoment.

Director: SamPollard

Producer: PhilPinto,JessicaLuya, KennethAlexander Campbell

ArchiveResearcher: BrianBecker

ProductionCompany: FieldOfVision,PlayAction Pictures,Cinetic

FindingJackCharlton

Director: Gabriel Clarke, Pete Thomas

Producers: John McKenna, Torquil Jones, Drew Masters, Catherine Quantschnigg

Footage Archive Researchers: Production Team

Production Company: Noah Media Group

Available now on: BBC iPlayer

Ronnie's

Director: Oliver Murray

Producer: Kirsty Bell

Footage Archive Researcher: James RM Hunt

Production Company: Orofena Films, Goldfinch Entertainment

Available now on: BBC iPlayer

CripCamp

Director: Nicole Newnham, Jim LeBrecht

Producer: Sara Bolder

Footage Archive Researcher: Rachel Antell, Jen Petrucelli

Production Company: A Higher Ground and Rusted Spoke Production in association with Little Punk, JustFilms, Ford Foundation for Netflix

Available now on: Netflix

TotheMoon

Director: TadhgO'Sullivan

Producer: ClareStronge

FootageArchiveResearcher: 34individual archiveresearchers

ProductionCompany: InlandFilms

FOCAL AWARD 2021 WINNER:

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Director: JamesBluemel

Producer: JoAbel

ExecutiveProducer: WillAnderson

ArchiveProducer: MiriamWalsh

ArchiveResearcher: MariamKoloyan

ProductionCompany: KEOfilms

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HowdidyouworkonthisproductionwithMariam Koloyan?Howchallengingwastheproduction?

ImetJamesBluemel,ourdirectorveryearlyonintheproductionprocess..Hewas lookingforsomeonetohelpmakeaseriesinthepasttensebecausehehadpreviously workedonfilmsinthepresenttensewithhisactuality-baseddocumentaries.So workingwitharchivewasnewforhim.

"OnceUponaTimeinIraq"offersanarrativeoftheIraqWarinfivechaptersas experiencedbyafinite setofinterviewees.Wesetaboutlookingatasmanyfilmsas we couldwhichwereshotinthe2003-2004period.

Oncewestartedthisprocess,wewereabletofindcontributorsinthearchiveandthen wesubsequentlylocatedanycameramenorfilmmakerswhoworkedintheareas whereourcontributorswherebased..Anotherdecisionwemadequiteearlyonwasto usepredominantlyB-rollorrushesmaterial.Theuseofrushesallowedanimmersive storytellingexperience.Wealsoreliedonthearchivefootagetogivepoliticalcontext as wedidnothaveinterviewswithanypoliticiansintheseries.

Weweresurprisedthattherewassomuchfootageoutthere.MariamKoloyancame onwithmeandhelpedlogthehugebankoftapeswhichweuncoveredinthe archives.

Therewasalsoalotofarchivewhich hadtobetranslated.Wehada teamofamazingtranslators whohelpeduswithallthe interviewsandarchive.Andwe alsohadabrillianttechteamwhich helpusdigitizethematerial.The processing ofthearchivewasincredibly collaborative,bothwithmyproducerswho wereonthegroundinIraqandAmerica andwiththetechteaminLondon.

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Theprocessingofthearchivewasincrediblycollaborative,bothwithmyproducers whowereonthegroundinIraqandAmericaandwiththetechteaminLondon.The Archivehouseswereamazingandverygenerousinthattheywereabletoaccessme lotsofrushesandpreviouslyunseenfootage.Theyalsohelpedmenegotiatesome great dealstofacilitatetheuseofthefootageintheseries.

Ijustcouldn’tbelievehowmuchfootagepeoplehadshotofeventsthatIhadnot expectedtobefilmed.TheyweresomanybravefilmmakersinIraqwhofilmedoutside therelativesafetyofthegreenzone.JuliaGuestwasonesuchfilmmaker.Shefilmed someincrediblefootageasafreelancefilmmakerintheperiodjustbeforethewar through to2004.Oneofourkeyinterviewees,WaleedNesyiffilmedwithJulia throughoutthisperiod.Itwasbrillianttobeabletouseherrushestoillustratehis incrediblestory.

Theothersurprisewashowgenerousthecontributorsintheserieswere,inallowing ustousetheirpersonalphotographsandfilms.Wecouldnothavedoneitwithout them.Itisnoteasytosharesuchpersonalmemorabiliawhenone'sexperienceshave beensotraumatic.

I’ve beendoingthisjobalongtimeandI’malwaysamazedbyhowarchivecanhelp travelastoryanddevelopanarrative.Archivefootagebringsthepast tothepresent.It’simmersive.Itdoesn’tmatter thatithappenedin2003-2004.Whenourpeople aretalking,they’rebackinthatplaceinthat time.Andthearchiveauthenticatesthat.

Asanaudio-visualmedium,theuseof archiveandtestimonyformeisthe essenceofdocumentarymaking.

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ProductionCompany:WhizzKid Entertainment,eOne,BMG

BrianBeckerfor 'MLK/FBI'

ProductionCompany:FieldOf Vision,PlayActionPictures, Cinetic

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