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For
over 20 years High Point has been distributing unique
documentary voices to international broadcasters with
films such as Two Hours From London, Born In Soweto, The
Princess Diana Collection, amongst many others. With our
long history in documentary High Point now presents our
label HORIZONS, new independently produced documentary
films and feature films by both new and established filmmakers.
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THE
AMBASSADORS OF HOLLYWOOD
Chasing fame and fortune - one
dollar at a time. From dangerous drug addicts
to struggling homeless to inspirational dreamers,
a verité look at costumed characters
on Hollywood's Walk of Fame trying to make
rent one tip at a time off tourists from all
over the world before the sun sets or the
cops crack down.
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ROAD
TO LAS VEGAS
Spurred
on by a dream from God, Vanessa and Maurice
take their five youngest children to start
a new life in Las Vegas. With only their car
for shelter, they set up camp next to the
airport runway. Spread over the following
four years of their lives, we track the family’s
mixed fortunes as they attempt to sustain
a living in the face of unemployment, an impending
recession and Maurice’s recurring drug abuse.
Made for More4.
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DONOR
UNKNOWN:
Adventures in the Sperm Trade
Donor
Unknown is a documentary feature following
the journey of JoEllen Marsh as she goes in
search of the sperm donor father she only
knows as Donor 150. Funny, moving and surprising
Donor Unknown raises intriguing questions
about our understanding of parenthood, and
the strange power of our genetic connections.
Made for E4.
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OPERATION
PETER PAN:
Flying Back To Cuba
Between
1960 and 1962 about 14,000 Cuban children
were sent to the USA from Cuba before the
curtain came down. Their parents were not
able to join them. Nearly 50 years later some
of those children return to their homeland
for the very first time.
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CAMERAMAN:
The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Officicial
Selection Cannes International Film Festival.
A
passionate and detailed film about legendary
cinematographer Jack Cardiff whose career
spanned an incredible nine of moving picture's
first ten decades on such classics as Black
Narsissus, The Red Shoes andThe African Queen.
Featuring interviews with Martin Scorsese,
Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Charlton Heston
and many more.
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SHADOW
PLAY:
The Making of Anton Corbijn
"He
calls himself a photographer but really he's
a thief." And Bono should know, Anton Corbijn
has been stealing pieces of the rocker since
he was a young boy. Anton has created some
of the most iconic images of the biggest popstars
and groups on the planet: U2, Coldplay, Nirvana
and Joy Division. This stylish film follows
Anton as he considers a change in direction,
from still image to moving. His recent film,
Control, the award winning biopic of Ian Curtis
and Joy Division, has set the artist considering
a more permanent move into film.
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MARIZA
AND THE STORY OF FADO
It’s
been called the Portuguese blues, and fado
is now enjoying an extraordinary revival.
Mariza, one of its most charismatic and celebrated
divas, is the focus of this film that takes
us on a journey through the art and soul of
fado. A specially-filmed concert of Mariza
is interwoven with historical footage of famous
fadistas such as Amalia Rodrigues, all set
amidst the beautiful city of Lisbon, one of
the historic centers of the genre. Made for
the BBC.
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CINEGAEL
PARADISO
CINEGAEL
is an independent cinema set up by Irish filmmaker
Bob Quinn in the 1970's, in which his son,
the director Robert Quinn, lived as a child.
The film focuses on the contribution the cinema
made to the cultural life of the community,
but also to the Irish film industry itself,
acting as a home for, and catalyst to, radical
ideas and attitudes within the film industry
at the time. Made for TG4.
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