Great news!

My graduation film THE SUNFLOWER INN has just been nominated for 
The Grierson Award Best Student Documentary 2016

A shout out to everyone on the team, including Dennis Mabry, Payam Hosseinian, Victor Hugo Fumagalli, Barney Brookes, Corrado Riccomini, Simone Tomasi, Carl Thompson and Alessia Costa! 

Women Directors Shine at NFTS 2016

Lovely review praising this year's graduation documentaries, with specific mention of The Pacemaker, The Sunflower Inn and Forest Gate Girls. Well done everyone!
 

Graduation Documentary The Sunflower Inn

Directed and filmed by MIRIAM ERNST
Editor DENNIS MABRY
Composer VICTOR HUGO FUMAGALLI
Sound Designer PAYAM HOSSEINIAN
Sound recordists BARNEY BROOKES, CORRADO RICCOMINI
Colorist & Online Editor CARL THOMPSON
Production Manager SIMONE TOMASI

Film Project "The Sunflower Inn"

„La Locanda dei Girasoli“ (The Sunflower Inn) in Rome serves great food. But there is one difference from other Roman pizzerias: most of the staff have Down's Syndrome. 
This 40-minute film observes a special corner of the Italian capital where ordinary human beings achieve the extraordinary. We witness a life-giving experiment in integration – moving, funny and somehow heroic. We enter into the interior worlds of the characters to share their joys, sorrows and dreams for the future; dreams that sooner or later will be confronted with the realities of the outside world.

Expected release: February 2016

Current Film Project "Roads to Healing"

                         

In the Western world the process of healing is often reduced to dosing patients with drugs and rationalising a course of treatment. This 30-minute film takes a holistic approach, exploring some of the factors which contribute to the healing process, including the power of self-regulation and belief. 

Expected release: April 2015