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Young Filmmakers' Films to Screen in the Olympic Park

A selection of films made by young people whilst working with Eelyn Lee will screen this weekend at the OPEN EAST Festival which marks the opening of the first phase of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Watch out for Muzzammil Hashmi's short teaser about the new public art commission from Heather and Ivan Morison, CAVES AND CROSS and a series of 6 x 1min films about inspiring young people, STORIES FROM THE OLYMPIC HOST BOROUGHS. The Barbican who are programming the festival have also selected MOVING STATUE, a great little film by Ifthekar Ahmed. Take a sneak preview of this his above. Tickets for the festival are available here.

New Film about Public Art Commission for Olympic Park

Watch the teaser clip for a new film we're making about an exciting public art commission for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Heather and Ivan Morison are making a new piece of work for the re-vamped Olympic Park. Inspired by caves and shelters the sculptures will sit like urban relics in a newly landscaped northerly section of the park which is due to open on 29th July.

Directed by 19 year old Muzzammil Hashmi, the film crew comprises young filmmakers from East London working alongside the Eelyn Lee Production team. The longer film will be released at the end of the month.

Commisioned by A New Direction for LLDC [London Legacy Development Corporation].

Paralympic Film to Premiere at East End Film Festival

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Pleased to announce that All Eyes on Us, a 26' documentary about the opening ceremony of the 2012 Paralympic Games will have it's world premiere public screening at this year's East End Film Festival. Last summer Eelyn Lee and her crew of local young filmmakers were granted unique access to rehearsals taking place in secret locations around East London. The film captures the spirit of an Olympic summer through the experiences of four inspiring performers.

'The East End Film Festival is the perfect place to premiere our film which is a story about the world's eyes all focussing on a major event in East London.' Eelyn Lee

The film will screen at the Rio cinema in Dalston on Sunday 30th June at 1.30pm. For ticket info click here. Watch the trailer above and get updates on the Facebook page. Watch the subtitled version here.

For more details about All Eyes on Us which was commissioned by A New Direction see our project page or check the film's website.

Delivering the Barbican Film Box

We are happy to be working with the Barbican Centre in delivering their first ever Barbican Film Box, an exciting self-contained filmmaking resource for teachers. Filmmakers from Eelyn Lee Productions recently ran two intensive, hands-on training days for 10 of the teaching staff who will be rolling out film projects in their schools.

After making three short films in only two days we look forward to seeing what their students produce later this year.

Truce Triptych Selected for Festival in Paris

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Image from Truce Triptych by Eelyn Lee

Hot on the heels of Life and Deaf picking up the RITTER SPORT Film Prize in Berlin last month, we are delighted to announce that another of short film by Eelyn Lee has been selected for an international festival. Truce Triptych will screen as part of this year's Les Rencontres Internationales [The International Meeting] in Paris which runs from 30th Nov - 8th Dec.

Inspired by Old Master paintings, Truce Triptych comprises three slow-moving tableaux images depicting scenes of conflict and resolution on the streets, at home and in the workplace. It has already been well-received in the Tanks at Tate Modern and at various Peace One Day events.

Eelyn Lee worked in collaboration with young people from east London; cinematographer Winstan Whitter and photographers Tim & Barry to create this compelling piece of moving image work.

The film was commissioned by A New Direction as part of their Headstart Programme.
Find out more about the project here

Great Review for ALL EYES ON US

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Nina Muehlemann from Disability Arts Online attended the premiere screening of ALL EYES ON US at the East End Film Festival. She had also attended the preview screening back in March and writes of the film,

The 30 minutes of the documentary are packed with emotion, beautiful images and interesting insights into the performers’ lives. The film perfectly captures the spirit of London 2012 from the point of view of four very different disabled people.

Although it tells personal stories, ‘All Eyes On Us’ never feels intrusive, and during both screenings, all people involved confirm that the filming was a supportive experience. Director Eelyn Lee, says that to her, crossing the boundary from the outside into the Olympic Park was an important moment, and that, although the film had a big production crew, she felt a very strong bond with everyone. It reflects in the way the documentary captures the bond between the Paralympic performers.

READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE

World Premiere of ALL EYES ON US

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On Sunday ALL EYES ON US was well-received at the East End Film Festival. The film looked great at the Rio Cinema in Dalston and was followed by a lively Q&A with cast and crew. We were also joined by Jenny Sealey, co-Artistic Director of the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games. We're now gearing up to a series of screenings in September that will mark the one-year anniversary of the London 2012 Paralympics.

Photo from left to right: Steve Moffitt, Jenny Sealey, Jacqui Adeniji-Williams, David Ellington, Sandy Abdelrahman, Eelyn Lee, Muzzammil Hashmi, Shajna Begum. 

Successful Screening in Paris

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Palais de Tokyo, Paris

On 6th December Truce Triptych screened at Paris's Palais de Tokyo, one of Europe's major visual arts venues. It was programmed as part of Les Rencontres Internationales a festival celebrating new cinema and contemporary art. Artist and filmmaker Eelyn Lee was in attendance at the screening and says,

"It was great to have the film selected for an international arts festival and to see the work presented in this amazing space. It is exciting to be making work that can play in both gallery and cinema contexts."

Watch Truce Triptych here 
 

 

Life and Deaf Screening at Barbican Centre

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Still from Life and Deaf directed by Eelyn Lee

On the back of winning the RITTER SPORT Film Prize in Berlin last month, the Barbican Centre are screening Life & Deaf before Penny Woolcock’s new documentary One Mile Away as part of their FRAMED film festival.

Eelyn Lee will be leading the Q&A with Penny Woolcock and two of the contributors from her film at the end of the night. Get your tickets here

 

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