LCC Postgraduate Shows – MA Television
As the LCC Postgraduate Shows are around the corner, we thought of doing a round-up and giving a glimpse at some of the MA Television productions this year.
The MA Television course is headed by Susan Shaw. To give a taster of the varied productions this year, here is a Showreel of all the films.
1. 99 Red Balloons
Ran, a female artist from China, has started an art project about red balloons in London, where she invites strangers to write their stories and wishes on the red balloons and pass them on to the next person.
Director: Xiao Fu (Sara)
Producer: Linlin Jin (Ariel)
Researcher/Writer: Linying Wu (Lynne)
Editor – Yikai Shao (KaKa)
2. Making it
Making It is a documentary about the story of four generations of one Windrush family of tailors, and the family has been part of a transformational Caribbean contribution to British fashion and music.
Director: Huiling Yan (Riley)
Producer: Zhiwei Du (Josephine)
Editor: Ailin Mi
3. Azaadi
This documentary Azaadi tells the story of two Muslim girls with football dreams, who through their perseverance and courage, learn how to balance their belief and life in sports and move closer to their ideal lives.
Director: Shubhangini Bajoria (Kiara)
Producer: Yaqiong Yan (Eleanor)
Editor: Xie Ge (Xayla)
4. Fashion Goes Wild
FASHION GOES WILD is about a group of young women living in London who decide to take on a bold challenge: using completely eco-friendly materials, creating fashion clothes to express themselves, the runway being an unexpected place.
It is a fashion reality TV show, focusing on the views of women in the UK and discussing the various forms of fashion in life.
Director: Siyu Chen (Vicky)
Producer: Jing Zhang (Summer)
Researcher: Qinchen Cai (Esther)
Editor: Rongjia Qi (Yoga)
5. Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever is an investigative documentary that uses participants’ first-hand tales of emotional abuse and pain in their interactions with racial obsessions to show viewers how the phenomena of Yellow Fever/Asian Fetish occur in contemporary culture.
Director: Shan Goa (Josslyn)
Producer: Shuyi Yan
Writer/Researcher: Shufan Lin
Editor: Xianyu Xhu (Zoey)
6. Maria’s Farm
Maria’s Farm is a documentary telling the story of a hobby farm struggling to survive in the context of the economic crisis and the Covid-19.At the same time, the relationship between Maria Ian and the two children is constantly changing.
Director: Weihong Lai (Lai)
Producer: Zhenni Tang (Jenny)
Editor: Yuchen Xie
7. Hostage Diplomacy
“Hostage Diplomacy” is the story of Anoosheh AshoorI A British Iranian dual National who encounters problems on a trip to Iran and subsequently gets arrested and imprisoned for 5 and a half years. The story is a human story about his and his family’s struggles during this time and the diplomacy that played a part in his arrest and eventual release from prison. There are also interviews with other detainees, legal experts, and various new reports that help shape the story.
Director: Alireza Abhari
Editor: Yaojie Wei
Writer/Researcher: Hongyao Zhang
8. No Way Back
The war that Russia started aiming to destroy Ukrainians is still ongoing. How do young people of each country manage living in the new reality and is there any way back home for them?
Director: Anastasiia Dushutina
Producer: Yinuo Li
Editor: Chenghao Wang
These were some of the MA Television productions this year as part of the LCC Postgraduate Shows, you can find more about them HERE