Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: August 2022

Out of office:

Park Life - Leighton Spence
Sion Trefor: Love - Mac Nixon
The Simple Things - Robert Lee Jenkins
Kind Regards - Alun Rhys Morgan

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: July 2022

Where did they go?

Future Kult: My Brothers and Me - Mac Nixon and Broadside
Bloom - Jake Thompson and Arcadian Owls
Long Shots Episode 4 - Matthew Doman and James Plumb
Detective The - Luke Vermirovsky
There Are No Comets - Chris Reynolds
Art In A War Zone - Melvyn Williams
Mother Sky trailer - Michael Henry
Vanishing Act - Andreas Kyriakides and Arcadian Owls

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: June 2022

This month's special screening was dedicated to the Chapter Queer Film Prize 2022. The finalists were:

Skinny Fat - Mathew David

Lord Build Me a Cabin - Hunk Williams

Jelly - Samantha O’Rourke

And the winner is ... Jelly! Samantha O'Rourke's film is now Chapter's Welsh regional nominee for this year's Iris Prize. We were also very happy to get another chance to show Jay Bedwani's My Mother, a previous winner of the prize. Thanks very much to all the submitting filmmakers and everyone who attended the event.

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: May 2022

Look here!

Pathway - Tom Gripper
Hiya, Mate - Joe Hurst
The Colston Four - Arthur Cauty
Out There - Rhys Miles Thomas

Vue D’en Haut - Arwen Harrison, Harri Dobbs and Alexander Griffiths

True Crime - Alex Priestley
Someone stole my lunch What should I do? - Johnny Maya
Protein trailer - Tony Burke
The Metaverse in 5 Years - Samuel Rush

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: April 2022

This month we were very pleased to present Welsh Work, a special programme for Cardiff Animation Festival:

Affairs of the Art - Joanna Quinn and Les Mills
Druids - Shwan Nostrapour
Pawesome, But Weird! - Nayomi Hewa
Prosperina: Boot - Zach F Evans
Tryweryn - Osian Roberts
Allowed - Zillah Bowes
Foo Fighters: 'No Son of Mine' - Emlyn Davies, Josh Hicks and Bomper Studio
Tyler Childers: 'Country Squire' - Colonel Tony Moore and Bomper Studio 
Bear Hunt - Molly Allen
Calon Rew - Efa Blosse-Mason
Kami Kuin - Jamie Ellis

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: March 2022

Incredible journeys through space, time and our own heads ...

The Tower - Alexander Griffiths and Joe Prescott
Bald - Luke Bather
What Comes Next - John Crerar
Quest Episode 1: The Star Lady - Dylan Thompson, Reece Beckford & George-Ann Dobb

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: February 2022

We're all in this together ...

Left To Our Own Devices - James Plumb and AJ
Birjina gaztettobat zegoen - Léa Sautin
Me And You - Johnny Maya and Lorenzo Fedon
Cysuro - Peter Darney
Whatever Happened To The Bean Genie? - Austin Charlesworth and A. Jason Dinsdale
Pig Face - Dylan Thompson

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: December 2021

What's past is prologue?

Think Globally, Grow Locally - Amanda Wood
Between The Headphones - Matt Colin Evans
Mark’s Time Traveling Machine - Johnny Maya and Curt Dennis
Jangle - Andrew Creak and Simone Greenwood

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: November 2021

So close, and yet so far away ...

Surrender - Carmen Medway-Stephens and Simon Huntley
Music Theatre Wales: Somehow - Jasmin Kent Rodgman and Krystal S. Lowe
The doGs illusion - Mashroor Parvez
Cysylltiad (Connection) - Mared Rees
1914 - Rhys Horler
Disconnected Episode 3: Rhymes With Oven - Mad Science Films

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: October 2021

Now in theatres ...

Music Theatre Wales: The House of Jollof Opera - Tumi Williams, Sita Thomas and Asha Jane
Jackdaw - Mac Nixon, Ed Casey and Dan Bailey
Music Theatre Wales: Pride (A Lion’s Roar) - Renell Shaw, Rachael Young and Kyle Legall
Abandoned - Justin Chaloner and Purple Hat Productions
Disconnected Episode 1: Don’t F*** With Science - Mad Science Films
Stay Alert - Leah Rogers and Purple Hat Productions
The Foul - James Button

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: September 2021

We're back! Our first screening live in Cinema 2 since March 2020 was fully booked and featured the following films:

Through The Waves - Ben F. Roberts
The Space Between Us - Rick Allden and Alun D. Pughe
The House of Jollof trailer - Music Theatre Wales
Last Step - Andrew Evans and Purple Hat Productions
My Sister’s Keeper - Shay Revolver
The Resurrection Bone - John Jenner and Jay Powrie
Bert - Michael O. Lewis

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: March 2021

This month we were happy to host another new online programme of shorts and Q&As on the Chapter Player. Thanks again to Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK Wales for the support through their Connector Fund.

Tweaks - Jasper Warry
The Welshman - Lindsay Walker
Strange Days - Alex Priestley
Some Sunny Day - Carmen Medway-Stephens
Paradise Inquest + Elastic Seed Cycle - Onismo Muhlanga
Cardiff 1919: Riots Redrawn - Kyle Legall
Tinge Krishnan Q&A, hosted by Carys Lewis and Tom Betts

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker: The Bridge

On Friday 12th February 2021 Cables & Cameras in Bristol and Chapter MovieMaker in Cardiff presented THE BRIDGE, an online event and cross-collaboration between creatives and POC filmmakers from Wales, Bristol and Birmingham. 

Thanks to the support of Ffilm Cymru Wales / BFI NETWORK Wales' Connector Fund, plus Film Hub South West and BFI NETWORK South West, here's the programme:

Corrupt - Michael Ellis
Black In A Box - Ryan Francis
Paradise Inquest - Onismo Muhlanga
Cardiff 1919: Riots Redrawn - Kyle Legall
What Are Your Plans? - Josephine Gyasi & Pierre Niyongira
Uprising 2020 - CARGO
The West - BLACKFONT vs. George Kurts
Pro Dance - Sadie Pro Dance
A Viable Candidate - Orson Nava
Us Vs Them Teaser - Tee Visuals
25 Years Of Full Cycle Records - Gary Thompson
Elastic Seed Cycle - Onismo Muhlanga
Q&A: Adam Murray speaks with Josephine Gyasi, Onismo Muhlanga and Tee Visuals

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: December 2020

For our final (online) screening of 2020, we had a great selection of shorts, including the Plethu / Weave series from National Dance Company Wales and Literature Wales ...

Housebreaker - Alun Rhys Morgan and Tomos Gwynfryn Evans
The Beekeeper - William McGregor
The Last Goodbye - Nat Pearse and John Rees
McPherson’s Toys - Austin Charlesworth
The Bean Genie - Austin Charlesworth
When The Planes Stopped - Carmen Medway-Stephens

Ust - Ifor Ap Glyn and Faye Tan

Ble Mae Bilaadi? - Aisha Naamani & Hanan Issa
The Branches of Me - Connor Allen and Jodi Ann Nicholson
O'r Lludw - Aneirin Karadog and Joe Powell-Main
Cyswllt | Datgyswllt - Elan Grug Muse & Shakeera Ahmun
Swyn-gân/Summoning - clare e. potter and Jo Shapland
Hirddydd - Mererid Hopwood and Tim Volleman
Triptych Part 1 - Marvin Thompson and Ed Myhill
Triptych Part 2 - Marvin Thompson

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: Cardiff Animation Festival's Welsh Work

This month we collaborated with the excellent Cardiff Animation Festival to bring you a special mix of shorts from Welsh and Wales-based animators at different stages of their careers:

Coffee Run - Bomper Studio
Cwch Deilen - Efa Blosse-Mason
Children Talking - Oliver Wilson
The Goat - Eleri Edwards
Tafla’r Dis - Lucy Jenkins
Fire and Water - Robert Brown
Aorta from ANIMA! - Trevor Hardy

The Replicant - Jane Hubbard
Stranded - Jacob Williams
The Tears of Possessions - Will Humphreys
What Will Future Humans Look Like? - Casey Raymond
Tigertailz: Bloodsuckers - Jammy Custard Animation Studio

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: October 2020

This month we returned to Chapter virtually with a new programme of shorts and special guest segments hosted on the Chapter Player. Big thanks to Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK Wales for the support through their Connector Fund.

Road Rage! - James Button
Tanna - Carmen Medway-Stephens and Simon Huntley

Surrender trailer - Carmen Medway-Stephens and Simon Huntley
A Q&A with director Rhys Thomas
Lockdown - James Ashton
Well Worn Boots - Samantha Peacock and Zak Owen
A Q&A with Gary Thompson, founder of Cables and Cameras
Canvey Island - Isla Ure
Alan - James Ashton

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker: Film Feels Connected

In late August 2020 we posted this collection of previously-screened shorts on the new Chapter Player as part of the Film Feels Connected season:

My Favourite Director - Matt Nōmmé
Salam - Claire Fowler
Trim - John Vanderpuije
Tesco Substitution - Paul Allen
Fire In My Heart - Hefin Rees and Daniel Harris
Flying Visit - Natalie Martins and James Button
Passengers - Isla Ure
Euros Childs: Tête à Tête - Ryan Eddleston

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: March 2020

Difficult discussions in lush locations:

The Arborist - Clare Sturges and Like An Egg Productions
Long Shots episode 1 - Matthew Doman, Lucas Eisele and James Plumb
Champagne - Coralie Lavergne
Last Orders - Mathew Evans
My Favourite Place - Kristy Philipps and Like An Egg Productions
Sleepy Head - Purple Hat Productions
In The Footsteps Of Ghosts extract (full film here) - Geraint Rhys
Sausage Roll - Purple Hat Productions
Sorcerer - Tom Hughes and Mei Lewis
The Vale Episode 2.1 - Adam Llewellyn
Bucket - Purple Hat Productions

Last time at Chapter MovieMaker: February 2020

If you go down to the woods today ...

The Graduation - Lewis Carter and Claire Peate
Dig Ophelia Dig - Kyran Davies
The Picture - Adam Lipsius
The Wishing Bridge - Lisa Smoult and Craig Jenkins
Frankenstein’s Motors - Sam Dennis
Will The Real Gavin Henson Please Stand Up? - Luke Walters

Previously at Chapter MovieMaker at Cinema & Co.

It was great to be back for another short film night at Swansea's Cinema & Co. on Monday 13th January 2020. We're very grateful for the support of Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NET.WORK Wales through their Connector Fund.

When In America 2 trailer - James Button
Wolfwood trailer + clip - Harry Boast
Stop The War - Geraint Rhys
Cefn Coed Remembered - Jono Atkinson
Split/Lives - Dan Linn-Pearl
Bog Art II - Melvyn Williams
Guess His Table - Ceri Evans
Heroes By The Sea - Stavros Apostolopoulos, Sarah Barry Williams and Cameron Veasey
Salam - Claire Fowler
The Glamorgan Strangler - Kristian Kane & Lewis Carter
The Amulet - Martyn Harris
The Ballad Of Swansea Kingsway - Melvyn Williams