James - As political turmoil surrounding the Brexit result takes hold with cheaper, lower quality products set to be imported from abroad, affecting the future of British agriculture; farmer Wayne Copp is preparing to face Brexit and ready his children as they prepare to become the 5th generation to work his farm.

​Linda - Rose Manning was born in 1945 and has been in farming all her life. Rose is the eldest daughter of 3 girls and she took the role of future farmer in the absence of her parents having a son.  Lifelong Farmer will be told through memories of Rose, through informal conversations whilst she is working with the animals and in the kitchen.

Florence - The film will focus on the Eveleigh family's recently begun 'meat box' scheme, an enterprise which sees them take their own livestock from their farm on Exmoor to the local abattoir in Combe Martin and produce high-quality meat boxes which they can then sell. The focuses on the importance the family place on a small, local abattoir, as this is a crucial factor in the animals' welfare but is often overlooked by the general public. 
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Holly & Jo - All Down Farm’s produce is eaten within a 20 mile radius of the farm.  By engaging with their wider community, market gardeners Olivia and Henry believe not only does this help to strengthen the resilience of the farm itself but also helps rebuild local food networks, links and relationships - links that were once at the core of rural farming communities.

Michael - The lambing season on Michael's family's farm.  Focusing on Michael's Mother, Sister Mel and her 3 year old daughter, this inter-generational perspective exemplifies the importance of women in the continuation of farming life.

Alice - Smallholder Leighton was brought up by the ‘make do and mend’ generation.  He spent his childhood embracing nature and making the most of all it had to offer. This reflects in the resourceful way he farms today.

Ariel - Wife & husband team Tina & Dan Jeffery fulfilled a life's ambition three years ago: to run their own farm. The National Trust's award to the Jefferys of the tenancy at Lower Brownsham Farm meant a challenging, tough new start “at the deep end.” "Through Josh's Eyes” aims to tell the story of the Jefferys, their hopes and struggles as relatively new tenant farmers, from the point of view of their children.

North Devon documentary maker Martin Kemp has won the very first 2018 ARRI Doc Challenge film competition for his three minute film, Where the Land Falls.  The film sees Ed Strawbridge, a third generation dairy farmer at Down Farm in North Devon, looking at photographs of his family by James Ravilious. Ed reflects on how farming life has changed during his lifetime.

As a supporter of North Devon Moving Image (NDMI) and former film judge himself (for our Wild Shorts competition) we are thrilled that Martin is sharing his film with us for the NDMI collection.

The theme for the inaugural ARRI Doc Challenge was “Millennial”. As the winner of the competition, Martin received a cash prize of £3,000.  “For me, having the chance to play with the ARRI Amira for three days was an unmissable opportunity. It’s a wonderful camera and I very quickly fell in love with it. The challenge to shoot and edit a film in just three days is certainly tough but it’s a great discipline. Plus you have the privilege of being able to make the piece you want to make without commissioning editors!” said Martin.

Thank you Martin and well done.  A great film and doing the job that Ravilious did with his engaging photographs - preserving North Devon stories on film.

Following on from some positive feedback and great press coverage of our Clovelly Donkeys pilot film we are full steam ahead with plans for community workshops, film making and education for 2014 and beyond.

1. We are delighted to be able to offer work experience to a student from Pilton Community College in Barnstaple for work experience.  We have a very enthusiastic student who has come up with a great idea for a short film for North Devon Moving Image (NDMI).  During the week he is with us he will research, write, shoot and produce a short film.  As well as production skills the student will be learning about promoting their work to the public.
2. Following a meeting with Torrington Cavaliers this week we are excited to let you know that we will be working closely with the well known local fundraisers to make a film about their next giant bonfire.  Although this extravagant charity event will not take place until the summer of 2015, the building is due to start soon and NDMI will be there to chart its progress.
3. We are also really pleased to announce that we will be collaborating with North Devon artist Jo Bushell on the When I Was Your Age project for NDMI.  This innovative intergenerational visual art and movement project is in the planning but we will let you have more news when all is confirmed.
4. At 150 years old this year, the Royal North Devon Golf Club in Northam is the oldest links golf course in the country and (once the weather clears up!) we will be meeting the oldest and youngest members to create a celebratory film.

We have plenty more up our sleeve too including the all important funding bids to bring these exciting projects to fruition.

One area we are keen to get going as soon as possible is delivering some documentary film making education in North Devon.  We are currently looking for partners who can help us deliver film making workshops for children and adults in community or education settings.  If you are interested in this please do get in touch.