NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY TALENT FUND GRADUATES!
17th February 2022
Netflix Documentary Talent Fund was created at the end of 2020 to support emerging filmmakers from across the UK and to nurture the most innovative and creative minds of the future.
Out of thousands of applications Netflix selected 10 documentary ideas and fully funded the films to be made with the focus of addressing imbalance in the industry. The films feature themes of gender, identity, heritage and current events from all over the UK. MEET the talented folk behind the films and enjoy their work over on NETFLIX social platforms!
More on the 10 Docs!
Ngaio Anyia & Aodh Breathnach, “Tegan” – A young black woman with cerebral palsy is how the world categorises Tegan Vincent Cook – what we discover is her talent and drive as an equestrian, matched with unbridled dedication to reach the 2024 Paralympics.
Daisy Ifama, “Twinkleberry” – Twinkleberry is a lighthearted documentary about my super gay school year that had 30+ queer students in one year group… in the middle of the West Country… during 2005 to 2012
Shiva Raichandani “Peach Paradise” – Non-binary Japanese-Irish drag artist storms U.K.’s cabaret scene with a gender-diverse, Pan-Asian collective of bitten peaches, to dismantle racial stereotypes with love and glitter!
Tobi Kyeremateng & Tania Nwachukwu, “ÓWÀMBÈ” – An intergenerational docu-fiction film on ÓWÀMBÈ in Britain – the life and soul of Nigerian party culture.
Jakob Lancaster & Sorcha Bacon, “Seal And The City” – The only thing stopping London’s oldest fish market from being redeveloped into luxury flats is a seal, who has shown up there for breakfast every day for 15 years.
Beya Kabelu, “The Detective & The Thief” – Every hour a dog in Britain is stolen. We’ll follow the hunt for the missing pets; from the detective tasked with finding them to loved ones left distraught.
Dhivya Kate Chetty, “Bee Whisperer” – Bee Whisperer is a tale of conservation, community and solidarity through one man and his bees.
Jason Osborne & Precious Mahaga, “Love Languages” – Five black men debunk myths and stereotypes of black masculinity by having revealing, humorous and vulnerable conversations about their own personal love language set within the comfort of their safe space, an Afro-Caribbean barbershop.
Sean Mullan & Michael Barwise, “HYFIN” – Jordan-Lee Brady-James aka HYFIN, a young Derry-Londonderry man in-between places, is told that a Northern Irish accent can’t rap
Tavie Tiffany Agama, “Women Of The Market” – Introducing the markets of London and the entrepreneurial women that operate within them; trading, chattering, flattering and most importantly earning. These are the Women of the Market.
JAMIE DORNAN & CAIRIONA BALFE INTERVIEW ON THE STUNNING ‘BELFAST”!