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Bristol-based filmmaker wins Netflix documentary competition
Netflix have announced the recipients of this year’s Netflix Documentary Talent Fund who receive funding and professional support to make a short documentary on the theme of “Connection.”
Among the five filmmaking teams, Bristol based filmmaker Caroline Williamson, alongside Troi Lee, have been announced as winners.
Their film, Turn Up the Bass, is the remarkable story of Troi Lee (aka ‘DJ Chinaman’), a deaf DJ and pioneer of the UK’s deaf rave scene, as he and his ‘deaf rave’ team put on his 20 year anniversary show.
Each team will now be expected to produce a short documentary between 8-12 minutes long with a budget of £30,000 that will be released on Netflix’s YouTube channel.
The other recipients of the talent fund includes documentaries that tackle a range of inspiring and challenging topics.
First Trimeser follows a transgender performance artist as he interviews potential sperm donors live on stage, Iranian Yellow Pages looks at Iranians searching for connection in London, Two Mothers focuses on an Irish mother of twins’ decision to travel to war-torn Ukraine and Black People Can’t Swim highlights three people tackling their biggest fear.
As part of the process they will undergo bootcamp training from specialists at Netflix who will coach and host workshops covering all aspects of production including legal, creative, HR, production and finance.
The fund to date has championed filmmakers from across the whole of the UK and Ireland, with Netflix supporting talent from Wicklow to Hackney and the Midlands to Bristol.
The films are set to launch early next year.
Main photo: Hoda Davaine
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