Ben Douglass wants to reignite pride in his home city of Newcastle after discovering that not everything is as worth being proud of as he once thought. However, is his idea of a mass sing-a-long enough to spark a change?

ABOUT

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SYNOPSIS
Oh Me Lads is a documentary short film that follows an optimistic Geordie, Ben, as he tries to reignite local pride in his home city of Newcastle. But is his idea of a mass sing-a-long enough to spark change?

DIRECTOR BIO
Ralph Sansum (Director)

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CAST & CREW

Director Ralph Sansum Producer Ben Douglass Executive Producers Peter Hort  Rob Harper Cinematographer / Colourist Ben Holt Editor Kristof Szenasi Production Sound / DIT Louis Holder Additional Camera Operators Simon Diaz-Cuffin  Ralph Sansum Dubbing Mixers Tom Beale  Aidan McCarthy Special Thanks Stephen Barnett, Nick Cavill, Jade Chen, Dorothy Crozier, Richard Crozier, Helen Douglass, Jean Douglass, Glenda Greco, Jose Guevara, Sarah-Jane Harrison, Barbara Hodgson, Cris Irvine, Julie Lambden, Antonio Mancone, Rhodri Martin, Hasan Matar, Andy McNaughton, Lynn McNaughton, Simon Meechan, Sophie Moore, Rebecca Neligan, Simon Passmore, Osian Pearson, Neil Sansum, Behnam Taheri, David Wilson, Adam Katt Zaatri.

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Best Factual Film - The Royal Television Society (RTS) Student Awards London (2020)
Official Selection - White Unicorn International Film Festival (WUIFF) (2020)
Official Selection - Story? International Student Documentary Festival, Cork (2020)

PRESS & REVIEWS

"The University of Westminster led the way with 11 nominations and three wins at the awards" - University of Westminster Press
"Winners of the RTS London Student Awards announced" - Royal Television Society

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Running Time: 24 minutes
Screening Format(s): 
Negative Format / Camera: Canon XF305
Resolution: HD   |   Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound Mix: Stereo Theatrical Mix

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