africa united
feature
90 mins / South Africa / Rwanda / Burundi / 2010 / 35mm
dir. Debs Paterson / Pathé / BBC Films / Footprint Films
WORLD PREMIERE Toronto International Film Festival 2010
GALA SCREENING BFI London Film Festival 2010
UK Theatrical release October 2010
WINNER WWW Award Stockholm Film Festival 2011
NOMINATED BEST FEATURE Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival 2010
NOMINATED BIFA DOUGLAS HICKOX AWARD 2010
directed by Debs Paterson
producers. Mark Blaney / Jackie Sheppard / Eric Kabera
cinematographer. Sean Bobbitt BSC
editor. Victoria Boydell
production designer. Mike Gunn
composer. Bernie Gardener
I've known Debs Paterson for several years having shot many of her previous shorts, so it was a pleasure to join her on this adventure shooting her B cam and 2nd Unit for DP Sean Bobbitt BSC. And making Africa United was certainly a journey, shooting on location in South Africa, Rwanda and Burundi, it was an amazing opportunity to see and photograph these beautiful landscapes and people and experience something of these countries whilst we were working in them.