Screening Program - I'VE SEEN FILMS - International Film Festival

I’VE SEEN FILMS 2010
International Film Festival
Threads
Threads
Genre: Fiction
Year of Production: 2009
Runtime: 12’
Country: UK
Original format: HDV
Language: English
Director: Matt Taabu
Screenplay: Matt Taabu
Cinematography: Paul Wiseman
Editing: Anton Short
Music: Stuart Earl
Cast: Reece Noi, Jamie Lomas, Sebastian Shaw
Production: Picture Palace North in association with the South Yorkshire Filmmakers Network
Liam is a mixed-race fifteen-year-old boy, who comes face to face with Steve; a man who Liam believes
is his father. Steve, however, is a leading member of the Far-Right.
Director’s Biography
Matt Taabu was born in Tanzania in 1971, and grew up in Kenya before moving to the UK in his
early teens. He studied film at Staffordshire University, graduating with a BA in Film, Television
and Radio Studies. He studied script writing with the Black Media Training Trust in Sheffield.
His short film ‘Into The Woods’ won a Special Jury Mention at Rutger Hauer’s ‘I’ve Seen Films’
International Film Festival in 2009. Matt’s work
explores issues of identity, both cultural and
social, with a theme of social exclusion running
through his films. He is currently developing
several feature film projects as writer/director.
Filmography
2009 - Threads
2008 - Into the Woods
2005 - Black/Blue
2002 - Causing Grief
2000 - Tribal Vibe
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