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Approaching Shadows (Trailer)

During their golden wedding weekend away, Edward and Violet Knights are brutally separated, triggering a wife’s desperate pursuit of her abducted husband through an increasingly frightening and unfamiliar world.

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Approaching Shadows is TAPE’s second feature film, co-produced by over 250 people through bespoke workshops, projects and engagement. The film, which had its world premiere at the BFI Southbank in December 2021, is due for release through Bohemia Media on July 1st 2022.

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AM

A website and app for the arts in Wales.   AM was launched in March 2020 by PYST with financial support from the Welsh Government. The platform is both a website –www.amam.cymru – and app optimised for mobile and tablet devices (available via Apple App Store & Google Play), and consists of different channels representing the […]

SXSW Video Diaries: Cara Hammond’s journey to Austin, Texas

In March 2022, 6 artists from Wales headed to Austin, Texas for the international showcasing festival SXSW. Following a break in international showcasing during Covid-19, for many of the artists, this was their first opportunity to take part in one of the biggest festivals in the calendar. One of those artists was Cara Hammond, who was heading to the US for the first time ever to perform at the Focus Wales showcase, as well as many others. Supported by PRS Foundation’s International Showcase Fund, in partnership with Wales Arts International, Cara performed at several showcases and shared her experiences with us as she discovered the city and festival for the very first time.

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Artist: Cara Hammond
Editor: Cadi Jones
Videographer/Photographer: Jake Pollard
Appearances from: Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Mace the Great, The School Band
With thanks to: Focus Wales PRS Foundation

(SSAP) Youth Leadership Network – SYLN

A youth-led network made up of young people from the African community and within local Universities. BAME/African young people are experiencing barriers that are preventing them from flourishing. Many of our young people are marginalised, unemployed, not in education, suffer poor mental health, are in care (or are care leavers),are asylum seekers, refugees, disabled, from […]

Debating Wales’ slave trade links

Billy Mazoya from SSAP had a few words to share in regard to the debate on local landmarks in Wales having links to the slave trade. In an interview with ITV Wales, Billy talks about one of the controversial figures, Sir Thomas Picton from Haverfordwest who has a total of 39 different forms of commemoration across Wales. An audit by the Welsh Government audit revealed more than 200 public commemorations across the country are to people who are connected to slavery.

Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel

Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel was formed in 2009 when a number of African diaspora groups in Wales met to consider how they might collectively advance their common interest in local and International Development. We are not an organisation representing African Diaspora communities in Wales but one that seeks to utilise skills, capacity and knowledge found within Welsh […]

PLETHU

Welsh Creative Community Well-being Movement in Dyffryn Teifi

CULT Cymru

CULT Cymru is a learning project led by BECTU in partnership with Equity, the Musicians’ Union and the Writers’ Guild. We work with industry workers, employers and other organisations to arrange learning activities and networking events throughout Wales.   Types of learning activities include:   Business Skills (e.g. Becoming freelance, Marketing & Promotion, Bid Writing, […]

Gwlad, Gwlad. Dyma Gymru.

Gwlad, Gwlad. This is Wales.

On St David’s Day, we’re celebrating all things Wales across the globe, inviting audiences to join us on social media with #SmallThings or #PethauBychain. In the words of our patron saint “Gwnewch y pethau bychain”, do the small things for the wellbeing of our communities in Wales and across the world.

Plethu: Affricerdd Connections

‘Plethu: affricerdd’ is a series of short films commissioned by NDCWales and Tŷ Cerdd fusing original music and dance from across Wales and giving platform to music artists of African descent.

This unique collaboration gives artists the chance to explore film-making as a new skill and medium for their combined artforms.

Connections’ shows different responses to living in the city of Cardiff.

Dancer, Idrissa Camara has set movements in response to music featuring energetic, percussive rhythms, bolon taps and field recordings of traffic taken near where Composer Eric Martin Kamosi lives in Cardiff.

What can be seen here is effected by what can be heard and seen in the Cardiff.

The listener is encouraged to take part in an experience of this environment.

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Composer, Film and edit: Eric Martin Kamosi

Choreographer, Dancer: Idrissa Camara

Dance Warrior by Sherrall Morris

The Gift: Leeway Productions are working with individuals who have been isolating for a long-time. We are delivering creative moments and wellbeing interventions to help with isolation, loneliness and just to have a good old off load.

Barry Harden: Facebook Troll!

Corona Wars: a series of 3 verbatim mini musicals lifting the viewpoints, agreements, disagreements, frustrations and observations gathered by our company as they researched the Wales Online comments sections during three key speeches delivered by Boris Johonson, Mark Drakeford and Nicola Sturgeon during the 2020-21 pandemic.  Composed by Kizzy Crawford, James Williams and Lynwen Haf […]

Buddsoddwch Mewn Cryptocurrencies Drwy Mr Thomas

Corona Wars: a series of 3 verbatim mini musicals lifting the viewpoints, agreements, disagreements, frustrations and observations gathered by our company as they researched the Wales Online comments sections during three key speeches delivered by Boris Johonson, Mark Drakeford and Nicola Sturgeon during the 2020-21 pandemic. Composed by Kizzy Crawford, James Williams and Lynwen Haf Roberts. Directors: Angharad Lee and Emma Hickey MD: David Laugharne Editor: Jonathan Dunn (Shot at home by the members of our Academi)

Snake Pit

Corona Wars: a series of 3 verbatim mini musicals lifting the viewpoints, agreements, disagreements, frustrations and observations gathered by our company as they researched the Wales Online comments sections during three key speeches delivered by Boris Johonson, Mark Drakeford and Nicola Sturgeon during the 2020-21 pandemic. Composed by Kizzy Crawford, James Williams and Lynwen Haf […]

Marshall Art (Trailer)

Marshall Art’s exclusive digital premiere will be on Am on Friday, December 19. A powerful and deeply personal story about turning pain into power is set to hit the screen. Ceirion Marshall, who hails from the Maesincla area of Caernarfon, opens up about the years of relentless bullying that pushed him to breaking point. The […]

Music Theatre Wales – New Directions – The House of Jollof Opera AUDIO DESCRIPTION

Adeola is a budding chef. He brings style and his specialty, vegan jollof. Asha is a tired, hard-working boss of a neighbourhood café. Will her job criteria barriers deter Adeola, or will he bring the flavour party she needs?

Welcome to The House of Jollof Opera, written by Tumi Williams as an exploration and expansion of the operatic form, and directed by Sita Thomas, a multidisciplinary director. The creative duo enjoyed developing their collaborative relationship, bringing their own cultural heritages to the piece, and engaging in contemporary opera in Cardiff.

Music Theatre Wales

Music Theatre Wales is changing the way opera and music theatre is made and perceived by addressing who makes it and who it is for: Reaching out to new and more diverse audiences; Responding to and reflecting society; Celebrating opera as a multidisciplinary form.

FEATURE FILM SPOTLIGHT – SAINT NARCISSE

SAINT NARCISSE

FRI 08 OCT 2021, 21:00
SAT 09 OCT 2021, 18:00
PREMIERE CINEMAS

Dominic has a fetish… for himself. Nothing turns him on more than his reflection.
Discovering a deep family secret, he is soon entangled in a web of sex, revenge and redemption!

DIRECTOR: BRUCE LABRUCE
CANADA, 101 MINUTES

FEATURE FILM SPOTLIGHT – RŪRANGI

RŪRANGI


SAT 09 OCT 2021, 20:30
SUN 10 OCT 2021, 16:15
PREMIERE CINEMAS

Caz returns home to the farming community of Rūrangi, New Zealand, having transitioned in the decade since he left, and seeking to rebuild relationships with friends and his estranged father. Slowly, wounds begin to heal, and old flames rekindle.

DIRECTOR: MAXWELL CURRIE
NEW ZELAND, 87 MINUTES

FEATURE FILM SPOTLIGHT – REBEL DYKES

REBEL DYKES

SUN 10 OCT 2021, 15:30
SUN 10 OCT 2021,19:30
CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE

REBEL DYKES is a rabble-rousing documentary set in 1980s post-punk London. The unheard
story of a community of dykes who met doing art, music, politics and sex, and how they went on to change their world.

DIRECTOR: HARRI SHANAHAN, SIÂN A. WILLIAMS
PRODUCER: SIOBHAN FAHEY
UK, 82 MINUTES

FEATURE FILM SPOTLIGHT – Firebird

FIREBIRD

THU 07 OCT 2021, 19:00
FRI 08 OCT 2021, 20:30
PREMIERE CINEMAS
A powerful tale of love and friendship in the Soviet Airforce, set during the Cold War. Based
on a true story.

DIRECTOR: PEETER REBANE
PRODUCER: BRIGITA ROZENBRIKA
WRITER: PEETER REBANE, TOM PRIOR
CAST: TOM PRIOR, OLEG ZAGORDNII, DIANA POZHARSKAYAUK / ESTONIA, 107 MINUTES

“Jonathan” – Jonny Reed

Filmmaker Jonny Reed has been recording himself ever since he got his first 8mm video camcorder in 1996, aged 14. Facing his 14-year-old self for the first time in 25 years, the video is both a
pilgrimage to accept the boy he tried to leave behind, and a letter back to his younger self,
educated entirely under Section 28, who was afraid of how his life might turn out.

jonnyreed.com

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Tryweryn

Short animation based on the story of Capel Celyn

Disability Arts Cymru

DAC is the leading disability arts organisation in Wales, promoting equality for disabled and Deaf people in the arts. We’re working to create and share opportunities for our members to produce and introduce work. We maintain a supportive community that encourages new and experienced artists to share and participate. 

Menter Iaith Abertawe | Tŷ Tawe

Tŷ Tawe is a live music and events venue at the heart of Swansea. The centre is also home to offices, cafe & shop, and offers a centre point for the Welsh language in the city. This channel is ran by the staff of Swansea’s Welsh language initiative – Menter Iaith Abertawe.