#BRAVEFUTURES: LONDON, ENGLAND (2022)
After a successful competitions around the globe we we hosted the U.K. edition of this film race for creatives, storytellers and filmmakers of all levels in London, England.. Using one intersectional theme, one prop and one action, we challenges one selected team in each city to create a film in 48 hours.
Participants registered their team (6 max) for a chance to be selected by OTV and our community partners at T A P E. We then curated six teams comprising of up six individuals with a wide range of talents, skills levels and filmmaking experiences and provided them with production resources and mentorship to help bring their films to life.
After the three films were completed and submitted, we hosted a LIVE screening + awards show at Rich Mix.. The live screening + awards show featured an opportunity for their films to be voted on by the public for a chance to win one of six people's choice awards.
This special edition of #BraveFutures was like no other 48 hour film competition and we are excited to continue evolving the format, building community, creating space for joy and brave art-making .
Unlike traditional film races that place an emphasis on technicality and production value (i.e. cinematography, acting, original score, etc.) OTV chose to focus on diverse awards that created more opportunities for inclusion, inspiration and impact: Most Brave , Most Unapologetic , and Most Intersectional. In addition to these, two of the awards featured premiere prizes: 1). OTV Staff Pick: The Time is Now Award .
#BRAVEFUTUrES London SELECTIONS (2022)
64 Squares (04:48)
A game of chess begins between two shadowy agents and their detainee, Omar.
Created by: Team Tornadoes: Terunesh Tafari, Suhur Yousouf and Miro Alleyne-Mccarthy.
Location: London, England
Awards: Most International Film Award
Omar is being held in captivity by shadow government agents. Their aim is to prevent further political dissent by capturing leaders involved in the recent protest. In an interrogation room the agents use intimidation and fear in attempts to pressure Omar to provide the names of those involved.
GRASS PATCH (04:22)
A journey of self-discovery. From the start to the goal, and all that's in between.
Created by: Team Bagels: Yen-Jung (Roni) Niu and Patrick Carlo Bangit.
Location: London, England
Awards: Most Thought-Providing Film
This short film is a deep dive that converses with the self - it is the crystallization of all our thoughts, revelations, and traces of our steps in the big city. In a world that is always rushing - a world that is full of conflicting thoughts - don't forget to find a patch of grass where you can breathe, and most importantly, dream.
I AM THE IMPOSSIBLE (06:36)
A woman breaks away from a tiresome world in which she doesn't feel fully a part of.
Created by: Team Girls Don't Cry: Tulsi Behl, Brendan Harvey, Recel Wynsley Tonelada, Catalina Curbishley, Rebecca Chan and Atom Inions Morton
Location: London, England
Awards: Most Joyful Film Award
An experimental film takes a dancer on a journey of self-discovery and acceptance. Using an original remixed version of an offensive song about being of mixed heritage, the dancer reappropriates the term 'half-caste' and makes her stamp on London. She dances through iconic London spaces slowly gaining her identity. She is the impossible. She is here and she exists.
London IS THE PLACE FORM (07:00 )
An alien trapped in a life of mundanity finds a momentary escape from their soulless work.
Created by: Team Elixir: Aliyah Qayum, Dani Chukwuezi, Sophie Gouk, Charlie Benjamin and Téa Anya Earle
Location: London, England
Awards: Most Innovative Film Award
The film centres on the duality of mundanity in both routine and escape. The film centres on an Alien litter picker who roams London cleaning up the neglected terrains all to find themselves invisible and disregarded. The consistent animosity of society forces the alien into a breakdown where they soon find a group of kindred souls by the river who invite the alien out into a night of escape and freedom. The alien parties but soon loses their friends only to be left back alone.
wanted (03:56)
A suspect in a police investigation becomes subject to intense interrogation.
Created by: Team 4sight: Deborah Igunma, Samuel Fashakin, Ade Balogun, and Joel Weller.
Location: London, England
Awards: Most Unapologetic Film Award
The police are looking for a suspect who they begin to profile. During the interrogation, the suspect is scrutinized because of their ""Britishness"", their accent and cultural norms. Throughout this, the suspect is ultimately being themselves and is multifaceted through their interests, culture, and upbringing. These things are tested in an intense interrogation. Ultimately, through the perspective of an unrelated witness, we find that the suspect is too multifaceted to be reduced and belittled.
WINGS (04:57)
A young South Asian woman navigates her inner turmoil as she must choose between two paths.
Created by: Team Gemini: Rohan Sudan and Sangeetha Veluru
Location: London, England
Awards: Most Brave Film Award and The Time is Now Award
The police are looking for a suspect who they begin to profile. During the interrogation, the suspect is scrutinized because of their ""Britishness"", their accent and cultural norms. Throughout this, the suspect is ultimately being themselves and is multifaceted through their interests, culture, and upbringing. These things are tested in an intense interrogation. Ultimately, through the perspective of an unrelated witness, we find that the suspect is too multifaceted to be reduced and belittled.
2022 AWARDS & HONORARIES (London)
OTV STAFF PICK: THE TIME IS NOW AWARD
WINNER: WINGS
MOST BRAVE FILM AWARD
WINNER: WINGS
MOST INTERSECTIONAL FILM AWARD
WINNER: 64 SQUARES
MOST UNAPOLOGETIC FILM AWARD
WINNER: WANTED
MOST INNOVATIVE FILM AWARD
WINNER: LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME
MOST JOYFUL FILM AWARD
WINNER: I AM THE IMPOSSIBLE
MOST THOUGHT-PROVOKING FILM AWARD
WINNER: GRASS PATCH