Three student-led projects from University College London came together to help empower people experiencing homelessness by encouraging them to share their stories and their art.

Projects: Art Without a Home, Double Exposure, and Smartphone Videography (UCL Film and TV Society).

Special thanks to: One Housing Group Volunteering Services (UCL Student Union) Full credits in video.

 

FilmSoc Webseries – 2017/18

When enthusiastic survivalist, Alastair, decides to form his own society dedicated to the art of survivalism, he must try and convince his friends to join him. Testing their skills and their patience, Alastair does what he must to form The Royal Survivalists Club. But will they fall apart before they even begin?

Alastair: Jamie Hardie
Alice: Wafia Zia
Jamie: Tim Bolton
Molly: Keziah Mills
Professor: Eno Carka

Writer: Alban Aubert
Producer: Bori Bernat (Ep 1)
Executive Producer: Tanya Dudnikova
Assistant Producer: Andrea Di Franco
Director: Alex Dewing (Ep 1)
Assistant Director: Lily Ketzer
Script Supervisor: Kelly Frost
Director of Photography: Freddie Rodgers
1st Assistant Camera: Andreea Vladulescu
2nd Assistant Camera: Ben Deschamps
Gaffer: He Ainong
Spark: Mary Ignatiadi
Location Sound: Alex Craggs
Sound Assistant: Cheryl Wang
Production Design: Hannah Stothard
Costumes / Wardrobe Manager: Mathilde Boecker
Runner: Amelia Christofis
Editor: Danlin Yu

 

FilmSoc Term 3 Film – 2016/17

Annabel, fed up with her dysfunctional relationship, replaces herself with a shop window mannequin without her boyfriend noticing.

Directed by Thomas Rebour and Hugh Pearson
Written by Hugh Pearson
Produced by Maurice Anton Brown

Starring Sarah Lauridsen, Nick Tuck, Hanna Harris, Olivia Burgin, Munaye Lichtenstein

Director of Photography – Molly Hwang
1st Assistant Camera – Dhaval Joshi
2nd Assistant Camera – Pietro Sambuy, Andreas Zinonos
Gaffer – Shaun Waldie
Sparks – Lorcan Moullier, Milo Garner
1st Assistant Director – Bori Bernat
Sound – Jordan Harding
Script Supervisor – Kisshor Samyrao
Composer – Jack Selby
Costumes – Maki Morita
Production Design – Leo Bowers
Assistant Producers – Hebe Hamilton, David Cheung
Runners – Annie Maguire, Olivia Burgin

“Smooth Lovin” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

FilmSoc FemFilm – 2016/17

“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes” – Andy Warhol

Karen moved to London to start University and is immediately swallowed up by the big city: She feels invisible. That is, until an unplanned shortcut sparks her fifteen minutes of fame. Suddenly the quiet life doesn’t seem so bad after all.

Cast:
Jess – Lelia Yvetta
Rachel – Amarah-Jae Harris StAubyn
Mum – Katherine Kerman
Toilet Fan 1 – Louise Waller
Toilet Fan 2 – Madeleine Sharma
Laughing Girl – Sapphire Stutchbury
Journalist 1 – Aude Naudi-Bonnemaison
Journalist 2 – Hebe Hamilton

Crew:
Director – Iris Breward
Writer – Madeleine Sharma
Producer – Natalie Ohene
Assistant Director – Lilly Schlagnitweit
Assistant Producer – Ciara Hablützel
Script Supervisor – Shu-Hua Lin
Executive Producers – Misan Aviomoh and Shelby Weldon

Director of Photography – Melody Ho
1st Assistant Camera – Molly Hwang
On-set Photographer – Imogen Louise

Gaffer – Charlotte Hurst
Best Girl – Jessica Kleyn
Spark – Saskia Melina

Production Designer – Mary Ignatiadi
Costume and Props – Sofia Kourous Vàzquez

Sound Recordist – Hannah Alexander
Sound Assistant – Helen Poon
Boom Operator – Mary Berman

Runner – Zara Hussein
Production Assistant – Pip Jimovna

Editor – Miranda Yu
Assistant Editors – Hebe Hamilton, Lydia Bennett and Hanna Johara Dokal

FilmSoc Term 2 Film – 2016/17

He wants love. She wants to kill. They probably shouldn’t have met.

CAST
Gillian: James Cassir
Nathaniel: Nick Brown
Olivia: Kimi Lysette
Stephanie: Isabel Patterson

Producer: Tanya Dudnikova
Assistant Producers: Demi Hao and Issam Azzam
Director: David Cheung
Assistant Director: Misan Aviomoh
Writer: Francesco Dinmore
Script Supervisors: Chloe Woods and El Mayor of the Bakrania
Director of Photography: Cristian Gathern
Assistant Camera 1: Lorcan Moullier
Assistant Camera 2: Milo Garner (day 2)
Gaffer: Shaun Waldie (day 2)
Spark: Pietro Sambuy
Best Boy: Milo Garner (day 1) / Jordan Harding (day 2)
Grip: Christian Harb
Production Design Leads: Bori Bernat and Sarah Saraj
Production Design Assistant 1: Xinyi Wang
Production Design Assistant 2: Sean Osborne
Costumes: Yara Althekair
Hair and Makeup: Brooke Diamond (day 1) / Kira Amin (day 2)
Graphic Design: Alessandro Rognoni
Sound Team 1: Emily Waldron
Boom Operator: Seb Collinson (day 2)
Assistant: Molly Hwang (day 2)
Runner day 1: Andreas Zinonos (also BTS)
Runner day 2: Mary Ignatiadi

Viewable upon request.

FilmSoc Term 1 Documentary – 2017/18 | In collaboration with SAVAGE Journal

A famous melting pot faced with a modern issue – the story of Brick Lane is diverse and ever-changing. ‘Brick Lane In Flux’ explores immigration and gentrification by way of this unique setting.

Directed and produced by
Nick Mastrini and Imogen Holland

Research, Filming and Editing by
Zabrina Lo
Alexia Kerwat
Ruby Harrop
Clara Invitado
Lorna Miri
Ay Nassimoldina
Katie Li
Thomas Nguyen
Maya Sughaiyer
Diggy Hill
Alex Anderton
Coco Shi
Duncan Smith
Seren John-Wood
Alex Craggs
Flora Zamula
Drone footage by Marley Fernandes

With thanks to
Rachel Lichtenstein
Sandys Row Synagogue
Stefan Dickers
Bishopsgate Institute
Sajjad Miah
Brick Lane Jamme Masjid
Ashraf Hoque

Find out more about SAVAGE Journal at savageonline.co.uk. You can also find them on FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER.

 

FilmSoc Term 2/3 Documentary – 2016/17

In one of the most diverse cities in the world, many face challenges of identity and progress. In ‘Heimweh’, Sebastian Egger explores what nationality means to young Londoners today.

Written and directed by Sebastian Egger
Produced and edited by Nick Mastrini
Co-directed by Amanda Maniero and Melody Ho
Special thanks to Tilen Zupan

FilmSoc Term 2 Film – 2015/16

Directed by Ben Haven Taylor
Starring Gabrielle Sheppard and Charlie Crossley
Produced by Keno Katsuda
Written by Benjamin Whitman
Director of Photography: Peter Kehoe
Production Design: Mayanne Soret

 

A promotional trailer for the UCL BME Students’ Network‘s series of Black Lives Matter events around UCL in March 2017.

Directed by Sayeeda Ali
Written by Sayeeda Ali and Sandra Ogundele
Produced in association with the UCL BME Students’ Network.

A FilmSoc Affiliate Project.

Directed by Madeleine Haslam.
Starring Laetitia Bouhelier, Sheikh Muizz, Phil Travers Spencer and Thomas Hetherington.
Screenplay by Charlotte Gregory – based on the poem by John Keats.
Produced by Keno Katsuda.

FilmSoc Webseries – 2015/16
Best Project Award Winner – UCLU Arts Ball 2016

Produced and co-written by Thomas Rebour (assisted by James Bloomer).
Directed by Lilla Vindics, Laetitia Bouhelier, Andreas Zinonos, Madeleine Haslam and Noah Reich.

Over the weekend of June 9-11, seven teams of FilmSoc members came together to make seven short films as part of our first major 48-Hour Challenge. The teams had two days to write, shoot and edit their films, having to follow multiple creative constraints including runtime, a line of dialogue, and…the use of a potato.

Watch a selection of the films made as part of the challenge below:

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Tuberosum Sanguis

Judges’ Winner

By Thomas Rebour, Thomas Hetherington, Francesco Dinmore and Ivan Nagar

Music: “A Singular Perversion”, “Reign Supreme”, “Welcome to HorrorLand”, “Schmetterling” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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The Hot Potato

Audience Vote Winner

By Hugh Pearson, Pietro Sambuy, Aude NB, Kisshor Samyrao, Mikayé Yakovlev

Music:

“Interdimensional Lounge Music” by The Polish Ambassador
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

“In Your Arms” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Living On The Wedge

Created/Written/Directed By: Andreas Zinonos, Bori Bernat, Diego Armando Aparicio, Tanya Dudnikova, (Molly) You Jung Hwang

Edited By: Andreas Zinonos

Assistant Editor: Diego Armanado Aparicio

Music: “A Singular Perversion”, “RetroFuture”, “Dirty Spider”, “Eyes Zombie”,”Hoodoo” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Rot

By Albert Lam, Edward Neville-Cadwallader, Elizabeth Atanassova and Rüzgar Akgun.

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Pomme de Terror

Starring Milo Garner and Rosemary Moss

Crew: Sofia Kourous Vazquez, Sarah Saraj, Milo Garner and Rosemary Moss

Music: Amor de Argentina by Américo Jacomino “Canhoto” (public domain)

Special thanks to Lelia Juhr-De Benedetti

// His youth is fleeting, his memories fading and failing

In search for a phantom of lost love and innocence //

Written, directed and edited by Melody Ho
Starring Candice Fraisse
Directors of Photography: Mahmoud Shehab El-Din and Melody Ho

Term 1 Film – 2015/2016

A young filmmaker struggles to come to terms with the loss of his greatest gift: his
vision.

Directed by Ed Bragg
Written by Mesbah Uddin
Produced by Katherine Thomas

Starring Alberto Lais, Charlie Crossley, Mesbah Uddin and Danielle De Vito Halevy

Edited by Ed Bragg
Director of Photography: Berthold Wahjudi
Music by The Esbjorn Svensson Trio

A young woman suspects her new flatmate is more sinister than he seems. Is he a psychopath, or is it… paranoia…

Written and directed by Aislinn King
Produced by Shaun Waldie

Starring Jennie Hillard, Charlie Crossley and Abigail Hooper

Executive Producers: Edward Conder, Elsa Kang and Leiah Yvonne Kwong
Director of Photography: Thomas Rebour
Music by Jonny Southard
Art Director: Genevieve Caulfield
Set Designer: Glen Heng
Edited by Aislinn King

Special thanks to the UCLU Writers Society

UCLU Film Society is proud to present ‘Weird Sisters’, the second entry in our annual FemFilm series.

‘Weird Sisters’ is a mockumentary about three London-based supernatural undergrads’ quest to find a fourth flatmate to complete their household.

Directed by Emma Wagstaff
Written by Hannah Farell, Becky Ellis and Masha May Voyles

Starring Clea Martin Vargas, Indigo Evans, Lao Lee, Ieva Matulaytyte and Ellen Deng

Producer: Leah McGurk
Executive Producer: Victoria Nambi
Director of Photography: Maisie Harrison
Production Designer: Yan Yu
Editor: Mandy Lo

A new collaboration between UCLU Film and Hindu Societies, made by Freshers to both societies over a weekend in October 2015. Part of the Film Society’s ‘World Cinema’ series.

Written and directed by Ankit Bhatt & Tanvi Punatar
Producer: Peter Kehoe
Choreographer: Neha Raithatha

Starring Theresita Joseph, Sai Pendyala, Ciaran Cyriac and Adil Hasham

Director of Photography: Jonathan Andrews
Production Designer: Meghan Bradford
Editors: Ankit Bhatt and Tanvi Punatar

A UCLU Film Society Affiliate Webseries

Couchtime Stories narrates the everyday adventures of 6 students with very different backgrounds sharing a flat in London (a crossover between “Friends” and Klapisch’s “The Spanish Apartment).
From the career-driven intern, to the university drop-out volunteering for charitities, they all go through experiences that you will definitely relate to.
They awkwardly get to know each other, and share their hopes and dreams. They get drunk, they get dumped, they fight and make up, and eventually learn to live together!

Written and directed by Lucie Trémolières
Produced by Julie Joubert, Ivan Nagar and Lucie Trémolières

Starring Aurora Cominetti, Florent Simon, Ottavia Derossi, Cora Burridge, Thomas Fenton and Lucie Trémolières

Director of Photography: Thomas Rebour
Set Design: Simon Carpentier, Julie Joubert and Maialen Maugars
Makeup: Ottavia Derossi and Julie Joubert
Edited by Mallory Blackwood and Mandy Lo

Written and performed by Harry Balfour-Lynn and George Houghton
Sound Mix: Rubin Patel
Production Team: Adam Pinnock, Amandla Bitonga Inhambane, Giulia Simone, Mickey Dekel, Nada Bashir
Producer for UCLU Live Music: Anjelica Barbe
Producer for UCLU Film Society: Ed Conder

Written and performed by Luke Purwar
Production team: Luke Blackett, Giulia Simone & Edward Conder

Context in case you are confused:
http://buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/bellogate#3nuivt5
http://bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-29555344

Synopsis: an affiliate film about two men unwittingly stumbling into a postmodern nightmare upon realising that their entire existences are symbols of the cyclicality of human nature.

Producers: Leiah Kwong and Lilla Vindics

Writer: Gregor Sinclair

Director: Gregor Sinclair

Editor: Gregor Sinclair

Starring: Charlie Crossley and Adam Woolley

Director of Photography: Peter Kehoe

Sound Recordist: Emily Waldron

Synopsis: an affiliate project about a man forced to face the harsh reality of his life and friends.

Produced by: Leiah Kwong and Lilla Vindics

Writer: Gregor Sinclair

Director: Gregor Sinclair

Editor: Gregor Sinclair

Starring: Lovis Maurer, Charlie Crossley, Adam Woolley, Beatrice Courage ad Thomas Hetherington

Director of Photography: Peter Kehoe

Sound Recordist: Emily Waldron

Assistant Camera: Peter Bishop

Gaffer: Shaun Waldie

Original Score by: Johnny Southard

Synopsis: an affiliate project about an argument between two artists.

Writer: Camille Beglin and Thomas Rebour

Director: Camille Beglin and Thomas Rebour

Editor: Camille Beglin and Thomas Rebour

Shot by: Camille Beglin and Thomas Rebour

Starring: Thomas Hetherington, Charlie Crossley and Friend Ghiassi

Producer: Leiah Yvonne Kwong

Assistant Director: Bartek Podkowa

Assistant Camera: Peter Kehoe

Gaffer: Shaun Waldie

Sound: Elsa Kang

Composer: Andy Morris

Music Performed by: Thomas Hetherington

Grade: Bartek Podkowa

Prop Master: Isaac Cherian

Makeup: Jade Gaskin

Production Assistant: Francesco Dinmore

Synopsis: an affiliate project about two friend’s who are alone in the world and are looking for someone to blame.

Writer: William Kennedy

Director: William Kennedy

Producers: William Kennedy and Luke Blackett

Starring: Max Bennett, Paul Coldrick, Sally Guinness and Harry Melling

Executive Producers: Katie Dolan and Ted Filmer

Associate Producer: Harry Tann

Director of Photography: William Kennedy

Music Composers: Frazer Anderton and Timothy Zha

Sound Recordist: Adam Pinnock

Sound Mixer: Andrew Hughes

Editor and Colourist: William Kennedy

1st Assistant Director: Luke Blackett

2nd Assistant Director: Ariathney Coyne

Set Dresser and Makeup Artist: Aislinn King

Production Assistant: Madeline Davidson-Houston

Synopsis: A man is forced to face someone from his past.

Starring: Michelle Fahrenheim, Antony Jardine, Cordelia Levinson and Joseph Kelly

Director: Marissa Montgomery

Writer: Marissa Montgomery

Producers: Sam Warner and Marissa Montgomery

Executive Producer: Luke Blackett

Associate Producer: Gabriela Bojilova

Runners: Chiara Mazzocconi, Shyshy Fung and Kenzo Luolin

1st AD: Gintare Balandaite

2nd AD: Kevin Schmidt

Script Supervisor: Charlie Mackeith

Director of Photography: Benjamin Leggett

1st AC: Abi Talabi

2nd AC: Shyshy Fung

Key Grip: Benjamin Leggett

Gaffer: Luke Blackett

Production Designer: Edith Dormandy

Props: Kevin Schmidt

Storyboard Artist: Ele Lighter

Costumes/Makeup: Shelby Weldon

Sound Recordist: Adam Pinnock

Foley Artist: Benjamin Leggett

Original Music: George Leggett

Editor: Benjamin Leggett

A man struggles with his gambling addiction.

Producers: Giulia Simone and Leiah Yvonne Kwong

Location Scout: Jonny Wong

Director: Chris Tapsell

1st Assistant Director: Bartek Podkowa, Ariathney Coyne

2nd Assistant Director: Lily Donnelly and Maxime de Sadeleer

Director of Photography: Aislinn King, Will Kennedy and Shaun Waldie

Assistant Camera: Shaun Waldie

Gaffer: Virunee Viravong

Lighting Assistant: Jamie Hearing

Sound Director: Adam Pinnock

Sound Assistant: Ariathney Coyne

Production Designer: Aislinn King

Art Department: Kitty Mayo and Davide Spina

Makeup Artists: Caroline Ball, Berthan Chan and Kira Amin

Editor: Gustav Hoder

An affiliate music video project from the album ‘Light Up My Head,’ which is out in 2016.

A UCLU Francophone and Film Society collaboration.

Synopsis:

A film about a man seeking redemption and the power of love.

Cast:

Starring: Tsz Wai Pun as Elle and Alexei Liss as Lui

Extras: Jean-Luc, Jean-Eugene and Marie-France

Crew:

Directed and Written by: Lucie Tremolieres and Roaxane Metzger

First Assistant Directors: James Bloomer and Keno Katsuda

Second Assistant Director: Harriet Tym

Script Supervisor: Charlotte Lamb

Director of Photography: Ben Taylor

First Assistant Camera: Ivan Nagar and Harriet Tym

Second Assistant Camera: Jonathan Weinberg and Melody Ho

Sound: Kevin Choi, Ivan Nagar and Katie Pak

Spark: Mew Jirasirikul and Robert Stevens

Art Department: Lea Ghanew, Yan Yu and Lavinia Johnson

Music: Kevin Choi and Charlie Egan

Gaffer: Joe Andreyev

Runner: Emily Waldron

Edit: Michelle Jiang, Olivia Fokeerah and Charlotte Lamb

Executive Producers: Leiah Yvonne Kwong, Peter Kehoe, Shaun Waldie and Thomas Rebour

Shelved

A librarian hatches an elaborate plan to win over the girl of his dream with an indigenous mating dance.

Short, Comedy, Drama
2014
Term 3 Society Film
Written & Directed By: Berthold Wahjudi

IMDB

BFI Future Film Festival 2016 Official Selection

Librarian: Jasper Bartlett
Girl: Rosie Abraham

Producer: Giulia Simone
Director of Photography: Edward Conder
Composer: Johnny Southard
Production Design: Caitlin Abbott
Assistant Director: Ariathney Coyne
1st Assistant Camera: George Washbourn
Gaffer: Soonmyeong Yoon
Best Boy: Jonathan Moens
Sound: Adam Pinnock
Script Supervisor: Shelby Weldon
Editor & Colourist: Berthold Wahjudi 

“Shelved” is a story of boy meets girl meets outdated and kind of racist anthropology book from the early 20th century. It’s a comedy, in the style of the 1960s, about a somewhat lost mid-twenty year old with no well-defined aims in life who gets carried away in an overly elaborate plan to win over the girl of his dreams.

Behind The Scenes: