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DOP completes edit of "The Island That Time Forgot"
9th July 2010: Distant Object Productions today announced the completion of "The Island That Time Forgot".
The Island That Time Forgot follows an adventure on a remote island in Lake Victoria that has the most elaborate collection of ancient rock gongs on the African continent.
Led by Rungwe Kingdon, a cultural arts expedition set out to reawaken the music of the gongs. They discover a previously undocumented rock gong, and a new species of reptile specially adapted to living on the rocks. A specimen is sent for analysis to Stephen Spawls, a herpetologist specializing in East African Reptiles, who confirms it is both new to science and Uganda's only endemic reptile.
Showing a hazardous adventure by canoe, and stunning HD photography this unique island with its ancient Neolithic rock gongs has never been filmed before. It uses a unique sound track of music from the rock gongs played in a fusion of Ugandan folk and modernist classical music and exposes bittersweet contrasts of natural beauty versus the rubbish left by an impoverished human population.
One of the biggest threats to the island, its gongs and its wildlife is the lack of awareness of this expanding fishing population. Is the lizard at risk?
DOP launch Crowd Funding for film featuring talented Ugandan artist
Distant Object Productions launch a Crowd Funding initiative to help support the charity work of one of Uganda's foremost upcoming artists.
An escapee boy soldier, formerly abducted by rebels, has found positive self-expression through art and has now supported over 256 traumatized child soldiers in northern Uganda by forging his own charitable arts foundation.
Hugely talented and having secured a residency with a major London gallery in 2010, the film will follow his story from home in Kitgum to the hub of art and culture in Kings Place London. It will contrast new cultural influences and motivations for the artworks he creates during his British residency with the survival strategies of his community back home.
Interweaving his story with those of the child soldiers he continues to help, the documentary looks at how art helps these children learn to put aside their gun culture as they express experiences dominated by war and poverty.
This film will tell powerful personal stories, capturing the healing power of music and art and bring fresh African perspectives to the London international art scene. Peter’s story is helping his community find their own voice.
This is a joint UK/UGANDA Co-Production (Distant Object Productions and Talking Film Production) which will train Ugandan crew members during production.
Please follow the link to support this potential production: https://www.indiegogo.com/project/pledge/4589
Read the Proposal on: http://www.underthemvuletree.com
Under the Mvule Tree - a boy soldier redeemed through Art
British Council showcases Rock Music Rock Art at 75th Birthday
Newbury, UK - 26th October 2009: Distant Object Productions today announced that Rock Music Rock Art was selected to feature in the British Council showcase videos at their sold-out 75th Birthday celebrations - Matthew Herbert Resound - held at the Barbican Centre, London.
Distant Object Productions films new species of lizard
Newbury, UK - 19th October 2009: Distant Object Productions today announced that Stephen Spawls, a leading herpetologist, confirmed the Lolui island skink discovered by Rungwe Kingdon is a species new to science. It is also Uganda's only endemic reptile species and will hopefully be named after the island it was found on.
DOP film generates interest in island becoming World Heritage site
Newbury, UK - 8th Septemer 2009: Distant Object Productions has received a positive reply from UNESCO in response to the film Rock Music Rock Art with the hope that progress will be made to obtain heritage status for Lolwe Island, featured in the film.
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