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Breaking the Circle

Beads on One String String now streaming on Netflix

Beads on One String String now streaming on Netflix

Ayouni now available to stream via Kanopy

Ayouni now available to stream via Kanopy

Al Jazeera | Bread or Life; My Iranian Corona Diary

Ayouni in the cinema this month

Olympic Studios to show Ayouni this June

26 December 2021

UK cinema release for Maya

Maya is in cinemas across the UK supported by YourScreen - an initiative set up in response to the closure of independent cinemas during the pandemic.

Maya to play at TIFF

Maya to play at TIFF - Transilvania International Film Festival

Al Jazeera | The Dancer Thieves

22 February 2021

4 Stars for AYOUNI

Ayouni review – a raging lament for Syria's 'disappeared' Peter Bradshaw - The Guardian

Climate Home News reviews Thank You For The Rain

"Kisilu began mobilizing his community through small group conversations and training sessions on climate-smart agriculture. With the help of the film, he has since turned these local activities into a national movement across Kenya."

HSBC | The Belt and Road

Facebook | Indonesia

How A Farmer’s Film Helped Transform A Sleepy Village In Kitui With A Dam

Film is such a powerful tool to drive social change. When we are watching an amazing story, it does not matter where we come from or our level of education, we are bound by empathy, which is a language of humanity. Read the wonderful interview with Wanja and Kisilu.

21 February 2020

Ayouni - World Premiere in competition in Copenhagen

6 years in the making Yasmin Fedda's 'Ayouni' will have its world premiere in competition at CPH Dox in Copenhagen this March

17 October 2019

Thank You For The Rain is one of #DocImpactHi5 winners!

The award celebrates films that have made real world impact. See all winners + our impact case study here: http://bit.ly/docimpacthi5kisilu

Facebook | India

CNBC | The New Silk Road

India’s Wushu Warrior Girl to repeat on Al Jazeera Witness on 20th October 2019

23 September 2019

The Dancer Thieves on Al Jazeera Witness

Our latest Al Jazeera Witness follows a world-famous Burkinabe choreographer who teaches inmates to dance - preparing them for life outside prison in Burkina Faso

CNBC | The New Silk Road

Al Jazeera | The Mountain Will Fall

23 September 2019

Only My Voice won best short doc at the Nova Frontier FF in New York!

Thank You For The Rain takes home the Sim Award for Best Cinematography

Thank You For The Rain takes home the Sim Award for Best Cinematography

27 November 2018

Thank You For The Rain Wins Best Documentary @ Kalasha Awards 2018!

Honoured to hear that Thank You for the Rain won in its category.

Arte | Thank You For The Rain

Redbull | Fastest Indian On Ice

2 November 2018

Thank You For The Rain gets nominated for Kalasha Awards 2018

Thank You For The Rain gets nominated for Kalasha Awards 2018

Thank You For The Rain receives two year-grant from Climate Justice Resilience Fund.

We are incredibly pleased to hear that Thank You For the Rain has received a grant from Climate Resilience Fund.

Redbull | Strong Woman

I Have a Message for You gets Emmy Nomination

Congrats to Matan Rochlitz for his Emmy Nomination for the Banyak supported I Have a Message for You

Thank You For The Rain wins Best Story Award at NaturVision Film Festival, 2018.

We are thrilled to hear that Thank You For the Rain won Best Story at NaturVision!

Only My Voice @ Arab Cinema Festival, Paris

Only My Voice has been selected for Arab Cinema Festival in Paris.

Redbull | Throwing Rocks

Al Jazeera | Building Better Cities

One World Media nomination for Best Feature Documentary.

Thank You For the Rain has been nominated for the One World Media award for best feature documentary!

Refugees Got Talent wins two awards at New York Festivals 2018!

We're extremely pleased to hear that our film has won a gold and bronze award medal at New York Festivals.

Al Jazeera | Refugees Got Talent

Facebook | Bangladesh

Only My Voice @ Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival

Only My Voice selected for short documentary film festival in London.

Best international movie win

Sguardi Altrove jury award goes to Thank You For The Rain

Thessaloniki Jury Award goes to...

Thank You For The Rain wins WWF Jury Award at Thessaloniki

GODAN | Open Climate

The Guardian | A Tale of Two Lands

Spanish Cinema release for Thank You For The Rain

This month our latest feature Thank You For The Rain is in 80 cinemas across Spain

21 February 2018

The Mountain Will Fall - Out Today

Our most recent doc for Al Jazeera's People & Power airs on Feburary 21, 2018 at 10:30pm.

Al Jazeera | The Business of Colonisation

Al Jazeera | The Colonised Society

26 January 2018

The New Silk Road - Out Today

Our most recent documentary for CNBC is out today. It will be airing on CNBC until the end of March.

23 January 2018

Transitions Film Festival 2018

Thank You For The Rain will be screened at Transitions Film Festival in Melbourne on Thursday, March 1 @ 8:15 pm.

12 January 2018

Social Impact Media Awards 2018

Banyak is nominated for not one but two SIMA Awards!

GODAN | Open Skies

GODAN | Open Farms

17 November 2017

UK Cinema Release of Thank You For The Rain - Today

It's the opening weekend of the UK cinema release of Thank You For The Rain.

Only My Voice @ London Short Film Fest

We'll be @ LSFF in January with ONLY MY VOICE.

GODAN | Open Fields

Al Jazeera | India's Wushu Warrior

Al Jazeera | Hacking Madrid

Al Jazeera | The Citizens' Network

Al Jazeera | Give Us Back Our Data

GODAN | Open Water

Al Jazeera | Meet Your Maker

Al Jazeera | Ebola in Liberia

Al Jazeera | Bad Habits

Al Jazeera | HIV in Zimbabwe

Al Jazeera | New knees

The Guardian | The Weight of Light

The North Face | From 5 To 9

Al Jazeera | Calais Jungle Clinic

Al Jazeera | The Critical Engineers

Al Jazeera | Steal from the Capitalists

Al Jazeera | Take the Power Back

Al Jazeera | Victims of War

Al Jazeera | VR Therapy

Al Jazeera | Myanmar's Smart Farmers

The North Face | Untouched Ground

The North Face | Always Moving

Al Jazeera | Crowdsource

AJ+ | How to Rob a Bank

Al Jazeera | From Africa's Palms

Al Jazeera | Conservation Drones

Al Jazeera | Aquapods

Al Jazeera | Rooftop Farming

Al Jazeera | Birdman

Al Jazeera | Pink Rhino

Sky | Fields of Vision

Team Sky | The Winning Jersey

Sky | The Team Prepares

Sky | What's Got Into Dad

Sky | King of the Mountain

Al Jazeera | Border Prosthetics

Al Jazeera | Pangolin Rangers

Al Jazeera | Dr Robot

Al Jazeera | Building Blood

Al Jazeera | A Liter of Light

Al Jazeera | Repair Cafe

Al Jazeera | Urban Oil Men

Al Jazeera | Six Legged Meat

Al Jazeera | Green Goodbyes

Al Jazeera | Floating Hospital

Al Jazeera | Arctic Enzymes

Al Jazeera | Birth of a Movement

Film 4 | Ping Pong

Al Jazeera | Isle of Eigg

Al Jazeera | Nepal's Lost Circus Children

Beads on One String

Al Jazeera | Beppe's Blog

Al Jazeera | Broken Covenant

Piecing Together Rwanda's Past

Channel 4 | Us Now

Nat Geo | Short Man of the Forest

BBC | James Ravillious

Breaking the Circle

Beads on One String String now streaming on Netflix

Beads on One String String now streaming on Netflix

Ayouni now available to stream via Kanopy

Ayouni now available to stream via Kanopy

Al Jazeera | Bread or Life; My Iranian Corona Diary

Ayouni in the cinema this month

Olympic Studios to show Ayouni this June

26 December 2021

UK cinema release for Maya

Maya is in cinemas across the UK supported by YourScreen - an initiative set up in response to the closure of independent cinemas during the pandemic.

Maya to play at TIFF

Maya to play at TIFF - Transilvania International Film Festival

Al Jazeera | The Dancer Thieves

22 February 2021

4 Stars for AYOUNI

Ayouni review – a raging lament for Syria's 'disappeared' Peter Bradshaw - The Guardian

Climate Home News reviews Thank You For The Rain

"Kisilu began mobilizing his community through small group conversations and training sessions on climate-smart agriculture. With the help of the film, he has since turned these local activities into a national movement across Kenya."

HSBC | The Belt and Road

Facebook | Indonesia

How A Farmer’s Film Helped Transform A Sleepy Village In Kitui With A Dam

Film is such a powerful tool to drive social change. When we are watching an amazing story, it does not matter where we come from or our level of education, we are bound by empathy, which is a language of humanity. Read the wonderful interview with Wanja and Kisilu.

21 February 2020

Ayouni - World Premiere in competition in Copenhagen

6 years in the making Yasmin Fedda's 'Ayouni' will have its world premiere in competition at CPH Dox in Copenhagen this March

17 October 2019

Thank You For The Rain is one of #DocImpactHi5 winners!

The award celebrates films that have made real world impact. See all winners + our impact case study here: http://bit.ly/docimpacthi5kisilu

Facebook | India

CNBC | The New Silk Road

India’s Wushu Warrior Girl to repeat on Al Jazeera Witness on 20th October 2019

23 September 2019

The Dancer Thieves on Al Jazeera Witness

Our latest Al Jazeera Witness follows a world-famous Burkinabe choreographer who teaches inmates to dance - preparing them for life outside prison in Burkina Faso

CNBC | The New Silk Road

Al Jazeera | The Mountain Will Fall

23 September 2019

Only My Voice won best short doc at the Nova Frontier FF in New York!

Thank You For The Rain takes home the Sim Award for Best Cinematography

Thank You For The Rain takes home the Sim Award for Best Cinematography

27 November 2018

Thank You For The Rain Wins Best Documentary @ Kalasha Awards 2018!

Honoured to hear that Thank You for the Rain won in its category.

Arte | Thank You For The Rain

Redbull | Fastest Indian On Ice

2 November 2018

Thank You For The Rain gets nominated for Kalasha Awards 2018

Thank You For The Rain gets nominated for Kalasha Awards 2018

Thank You For The Rain receives two year-grant from Climate Justice Resilience Fund.

We are incredibly pleased to hear that Thank You For the Rain has received a grant from Climate Resilience Fund.

Redbull | Strong Woman

I Have a Message for You gets Emmy Nomination

Congrats to Matan Rochlitz for his Emmy Nomination for the Banyak supported I Have a Message for You

Thank You For The Rain wins Best Story Award at NaturVision Film Festival, 2018.

We are thrilled to hear that Thank You For the Rain won Best Story at NaturVision!

Only My Voice @ Arab Cinema Festival, Paris

Only My Voice has been selected for Arab Cinema Festival in Paris.

Redbull | Throwing Rocks

Al Jazeera | Building Better Cities

One World Media nomination for Best Feature Documentary.

Thank You For the Rain has been nominated for the One World Media award for best feature documentary!

Refugees Got Talent wins two awards at New York Festivals 2018!

We're extremely pleased to hear that our film has won a gold and bronze award medal at New York Festivals.

Al Jazeera | Refugees Got Talent

Facebook | Bangladesh

Only My Voice @ Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival

Only My Voice selected for short documentary film festival in London.

Best international movie win

Sguardi Altrove jury award goes to Thank You For The Rain

Thessaloniki Jury Award goes to...

Thank You For The Rain wins WWF Jury Award at Thessaloniki

GODAN | Open Climate

The Guardian | A Tale of Two Lands

Spanish Cinema release for Thank You For The Rain

This month our latest feature Thank You For The Rain is in 80 cinemas across Spain

21 February 2018

The Mountain Will Fall - Out Today

Our most recent doc for Al Jazeera's People & Power airs on Feburary 21, 2018 at 10:30pm.

Al Jazeera | The Business of Colonisation

Al Jazeera | The Colonised Society

26 January 2018

The New Silk Road - Out Today

Our most recent documentary for CNBC is out today. It will be airing on CNBC until the end of March.

23 January 2018

Transitions Film Festival 2018

Thank You For The Rain will be screened at Transitions Film Festival in Melbourne on Thursday, March 1 @ 8:15 pm.

12 January 2018

Social Impact Media Awards 2018

Banyak is nominated for not one but two SIMA Awards!

GODAN | Open Skies

GODAN | Open Farms

17 November 2017

UK Cinema Release of Thank You For The Rain - Today

It's the opening weekend of the UK cinema release of Thank You For The Rain.

Only My Voice @ London Short Film Fest

We'll be @ LSFF in January with ONLY MY VOICE.

GODAN | Open Fields

Al Jazeera | India's Wushu Warrior

Al Jazeera | Hacking Madrid

Al Jazeera | The Citizens' Network

Al Jazeera | Give Us Back Our Data

GODAN | Open Water

Al Jazeera | Meet Your Maker

Al Jazeera | Ebola in Liberia

Al Jazeera | Bad Habits

Al Jazeera | HIV in Zimbabwe

Al Jazeera | New knees

The Guardian | The Weight of Light

The North Face | From 5 To 9

Al Jazeera | Calais Jungle Clinic

Al Jazeera | The Critical Engineers

Al Jazeera | Steal from the Capitalists

Al Jazeera | Take the Power Back

Al Jazeera | Victims of War

Al Jazeera | VR Therapy

Al Jazeera | Myanmar's Smart Farmers

The North Face | Untouched Ground

The North Face | Always Moving

Al Jazeera | Crowdsource

AJ+ | How to Rob a Bank

Al Jazeera | From Africa's Palms

Al Jazeera | Conservation Drones

Al Jazeera | Aquapods

Al Jazeera | Rooftop Farming

Al Jazeera | Birdman

Al Jazeera | Pink Rhino

Sky | Fields of Vision

Team Sky | The Winning Jersey

Sky | The Team Prepares

Sky | What's Got Into Dad

Sky | King of the Mountain

Al Jazeera | Border Prosthetics

Al Jazeera | Pangolin Rangers

Al Jazeera | Dr Robot

Al Jazeera | Building Blood

Al Jazeera | A Liter of Light

Al Jazeera | Repair Cafe

Al Jazeera | Urban Oil Men

Al Jazeera | Six Legged Meat

Al Jazeera | Green Goodbyes

Al Jazeera | Floating Hospital

Al Jazeera | Arctic Enzymes

Al Jazeera | Birth of a Movement

Film 4 | Ping Pong

Al Jazeera | Isle of Eigg

Al Jazeera | Nepal's Lost Circus Children

Beads on One String

Al Jazeera | Beppe's Blog

Al Jazeera | Broken Covenant

Piecing Together Rwanda's Past

Channel 4 | Us Now

Nat Geo | Short Man of the Forest

BBC | James Ravillious

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Redbull | Throwing Rocks

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Producer: Hugh Hartford

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June 2017

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