A feature documentary, 'Prisoners of the Cold War: Campaigning for the Grenada 17' tells the story of the ongoing campaign to free 17 former members of the Grenadian Government, who were imprisoned after the US invasion in 1983.
The government was in power on the Caribbean island between 1979 and 1983, when events led to the killing of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop. What happened is still bitterly disputed, but the 17 were convicted in what Amnesty International describes as a 'fatally flawed' trial, leaving deep trauma on the island, and many unanswered questions.
Throughout their long and difficult battle, what keeps the campaigners going and how optimistic are they about the future?
Screened at the Document4 film festival in Glasgow, 12 - 16 October 2006
Watch the trailer for this film called 'Here's Some They Locked Up Earlier' on Channel 4's Four Docs site.
Anne (on the right) at the Montecatini Festival
Cliffhanger
The Norfolk coastline is under threat from erosion and the government has stopped putting protection measures in place. This means that whole villages will fall into the sea, with devastating consequences for the people who live there and at great loss to the wider community. Global warming will make the problem worse and it is predicted that the Norfolk Broads could also be washed away.
Diana Wrightson set up her home and café business in the village of Happisburgh 25 years ago, after retiring from full time teaching. The building is now about to fall over the cliff. She cannot insure her property and she will receive no compensation. She will lose everything she has worked for all her life. But just when it seems hopeless, this charming and indomitable woman decides to stand up and fight.
Watch the trailer for this film on the environmental website green.tv
Cliffhanger screened at the IFCT in March 2008, opened the 2007 FilmVideo Festival in Montecatini, Italy and screened at the Sapporo Short Film Fest in Japan.