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Kill or Cure?, The Real Lady Killer

directed by Beth Jones; produced by Beth Jones, in Kill or Cure? (London, England: SW Pictures, 2009), 23 mins

In the developing world it’s the leading cause of female cancer deaths: it’s cervical cancer and it kills more than half a million women every year, most in poor countries. New low-tech screening programmes have begun to reduce cancer deaths but campaigners like Sarah Nyombi, a politician in Uganda, wants to s...

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Survivor's Guide, Relative Values

in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins

In many parts of Malawi girls have a very low social status. In the more traditional communities, such as amongst the Yao people, young girls and boys go through initiation rites as they move into adulthood. In some cases girls are forced to have sex with older men as part of this, and often girls as young as 11 a...

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When Women are in Charge

(London, England: SW Pictures, 2009), 51 mins

What would have happened if Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters? Would the American investment company have gone under in the same way? If women had been in charge, would they have made the same mistakes? There is obviously no answer to this question, but the irony underlying it is present in the minds of some...

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Women of the Uprising

(SW Pictures), 26 mins

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We gave them cameras to film themselves. Making this documentary in Syria would have otherwise been impossible. Too dangerous! We asked them to tell their stories of revolution and war. They did, sometimes at great risk to themselves and their families. This documentary made for the BBC provides a unique insight into the lives of Syrian women, and tells the story of how this revolution and conflict transformed their lives. Most of the women suppo... We gave them cameras to film themselves. Making this documentary in Syria would have otherwise been impossible. Too dangerous! We asked them to tell their stories of revolution and war. They did, sometimes at great risk to themselves and their families. This documentary made for the BBC provides a unique insight into the lives of Syrian women, and tells the story of how this revolution and conflict transformed their lives. Most of the women support the revolt against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. There was one exception – Yara Ismail. She’s a translator and reporter for the government news agency SANA in Damascus. A crew filmed her openly. She’s not at risk from the Syrian authorities. But she’s at risk from the random violence of Syria’s conflict. Ayat is an activist from Douma, a suburb of Damascus. She wants the Syrian regime to fall. She doesn’t like the Baath Party nor the Assad family. Her father was from the party, indeed her whole family is from the party and they all have positions in the government. Khawla is an activist from Salamieh near Hama. She helps refugees with humanitarian aid, shelters, homes and medicines. Like Khawla, Maria is an activist. She organises protests and lobbies for change in her own community. She’s from a city in Qalamoun. She can’t say its name because she’s from the only Christian opposition family in the city. Sima is a student from Homs. Unfortunately we can’t show her face. She’s at risk of arrest by the Syrian authorities. She says she didn’t want the fall of the regime and she didn’t hate Bashar al-Assad. She was for the reforms, but changed her views when she saw the first bloodshed. Maya is an activist and film-maker. We have to hide her face and to change her voice. She fears the authorities because she is involved in the revolt against the regime. Maya risks her life to film the people caught up in Syria’s conflict. One of her projects is to film Syria’s children. Show more Show less

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Survivor's Guide, A Sporting Chance

directed by Ben Summers, fl. 2007; produced by Ben Summers, fl. 2007 and Dick Bower, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 23 mins

There are an estimated 170,000 Somalis living in the Dabaab refugee camp in northeast Kenya. Life in the camp is tough but one new – and surprising – initiative is starting to make quite an impact. Sport in the camp is important. It keeps the youngsters healthy and occupied amid the monotony. But very few girl...

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Helping Social Entrepreneurs, Episode 7, Educating Girls

directed by Ashley Morris; presented by Alvin Hall, 1952-; produced by Ashley Morris, in Helping Social Entrepreneurs, Episode 7 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2018), 22 mins

Across Africa, millions of girls are denied a decent education. CAMFED aims to change that and break the cycle of poverty by paying for books, fees, even school uniforms.

Alvin Hall, a business and financial expert who was saved from a life of poverty in the USA by educational scholarships, wants to help the CAMFE...

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Survivor's Guide, Sharmila's Journey

directed by Jago Smith, fl. 2010; produced by Jago Smith, fl. 2010, in Survivor's Guide (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 26 mins

Although there is a huge and growing appetite for greater education in India, girls are still getting a raw deal. In the state of Bihar, for example, a large proportion of girls simply don't bother with school and are often married off to older men, often suffering violence and abuse as a result. The Mahila Samakh...

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