Each year, the British Council choose a selection of films from the UK to add to the British Council Films Directory. Chin Up can be seen here.

The UK Films Directory is an extensive searchable database of new British films, containing a continuously expanding record of the best UK features, shorts, documentaries, and animations. It’s archive of British films extends back to 1998.

LoveLove Films won MOFILM’s global competition, Many Voices ‘ Year of the woman’ with Chin Up. Chin Up is about one of our animators, JoAnne Salmon, who tells her story of being born with Treacher Collins Syndrome, a rare genetic condition characterised by deformities of the ears, eyes, cheekbones and chin, which causes breathing problems and hearing difficulties. She explains the challenges she has faced throughout her life, and how she has not let them stop her following her dream of becoming an animator.

A still from “Chin Up”

Throughout her childhood, JoAnne loved to draw herself as heroic characters to escape the insecurity and feeling of being different that came with her condition. However, JoAnne never drew her facial features any differently to fit the scene of a heroic warrior or mystical mermaid, she always stayed true to her appearance in her drawings. The documentary touches on poignant milestones that have impacted JoAnne and made her the strong and inspirational woman that she is today. Chin Up highlights on the female empowerment that is giving 2018 the great ‘Year of Woman’ status. JoAnne’s story also fits into the much larger narrative of how attitudes towards women are changing in todays society.

Chin Up was narrated, illustrated and animated by JoAnne, giving a true insight into growing up with a visible disability. JoAnne and the LoveLove Films animation team created the documentary with intricate 2D mixed media using childhood photos mixed in with beautiful and colourful illustrations and animation.

Chin Up was described by Campaign Magazine as an “Uplifting story for rebel creatives.”

Director JoAnne Salmon states: 

“Chin Up is not a documentary about sadness. It’s an animated documentary about facing challenges head on that is full of heart and adventure. This documentary is about keeping your ‘chin up’ and following your dreams in the face of adversity. It has taken 33 years to write it, Chin Up, which is a story about my own life and aims to highlight that anyone can be whatever they want to be, no matter what gender, age, race or ability.”

Georgina Hurcombe, Producer and Founder of LoveLove Films said; “We are honoured to have Chin Up listed in the British Council’s Film Directory and hope that global audiences enjoy JoAnne’s uplifting story. We hope that it acts as a source of inspiration to many.”

Chin Up is about to start it’s festival run in 2019 and we are very excited about sharing this film with a global audience. We hope that this short documentary will touch the hearts of many.

Keep an eye on LoveLove Films blog to see updates to the festival run, and watch the trailer for Chin Up here: https://vimeo.com/286156799

To find out more about Chin Up, click here: https://lovelovefilms.com/blog/chin-up-animated-documentary/

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I Won’t Go is an intimate portrait of a determined, lively and thoroughly unconventional elderly woman. It features Oli, an eccentric ex-headmistress in her nineties, who now lives isolated and housebound in her condemned country cottage; her only real companion is a small Shetland pony named ‘Baby’. What follows is a moving and surprising account of her life, from her unexpected past as a former millionaire through to her daily struggles to keep her independence despite age and infirmity. Ultimately, the film ask who is responsible for elderly care, and who is to decide where, and how we should live our final days.

The documentary was shot over the course of seven years by LoveLove Films’ managing director Georgina Hurcombe. Georgina was inspired to produce this documentary after living close to Oli as a child. Oli used to teach Georgina afterschool reading and writing skills.

After producing an 8 minute short Georgina received further funding from Channel 4’s 4Docs initiative to expand I Won’t Go into a lengthier and more in depth exploration of Oli. The final documentary features a wide variety of prestigious behind the scenes talent, including Henry Dalton the multi award winning documentary associate producer; Tony Palmer, an Emmy and RTS winning editor and Alex Baranowski a Tony award winning composer for the Royal National Theatre.

Upon completion the film went to a wide range of national and international film festivals, including opening for the Oscar qualifying Edindocs festival and the Prague based One World festival. It subsequently secured distribution rights with Terra Nova Films in America, where it was screened in select venues with the purpose of highlighting issues effecting the elderly.

In regards to the final product Michelle Mitchell, a Director of Age UK, said the following:

“By telling the emblematic story of an older person’s fight for her independence, this documentary film shines a powerful light on the dilemmas many of us will face in old age, such as whether, when and where to look for support, and the challenges our society faces in meeting the care needs of an aging population.”

It was recently launched online on Vimeo’s on demand service, where it can be rented for up to 48 hours for £2.12

We’re incredibly pleased that I Won’t Go has been launched on this new platform and hope the documentary is enjoyed by a large new audience.

Watch I Won’t Go Online Here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/iwontgodocumentary

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In today’s climate, when in the past homeowners would have moved home, more people are turning to DIY, self-improvements, or even custom extensions to accommodate their families. But what happens if all this custom work leads to “something” being just not right in your home? Then enter Christian, The House Whisperer. His mission: to scrutinize properties and reveal how our homes influence and lead our lives.

By connecting the successful property and life coach genres, The House Whisperer will be a ground-breaking new series that changes the way audiences look at their homes forever. The series will reveal how the history, structure and design of our house impacts upon every aspect of our lives, from relationships to careers, by exposing how our home environments dictates us. If you are unhappy in your life, your home could be the cause- The House Whisperer will help you fix this.

YOUR STORY- YOUR LIFE- YOUR HOME

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LoveLove are pleased to announce that ‘I Won’t Go’ opened the EdinDoc’s Festival in 2010; was officially selected by One World International Human Rights Festival in Prague in 2011 and showcased at the LSFF held at the Curzon cinema Soho; and most recently secured distribution rights across America with Terra Nova Films. Terra Nova Films is the only company in the world dedicated exclusively to the production and distribution of films and educational videos on ageing. The team at LoveLove are deeply honoured to be a part of Terra Nova’s extensive catalogue of productions helping to raise awareness of issues affecting the elderly across America.

We are all extremely excited about this brilliant news, and we are all looking forward to raising awareness about the elderly with Terra Nova Films throughout 2012. More information on Terra Nova Films can be found at: http://www.terranova.org/Catalog.asp?v=details&product_code=IWGD

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Come and see ‘I Wont Go’ at the fabulous Brancharge Film Festival! We attended last year’s and we are delighted to have been selected for the programme of documentaries this year. http://www.branchagefestival.com/

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