Ben Garfield

Director

'Homey' is about a game of British Bulldog being played at an inner-city primary school. It follows 8-year-old Bertie as he aims to achieve the epic and extraordinary feat of... making it from one side of the playground to the other. In between lies a battlefield - a bank of children, intent on stopping him. Can he hold his nerve and make it?

Homey

In a dark back-street basement a young man is thrown into a mysterious game of poker, being played with Tarot cards. Four shady opponents draw him in further and further, as he desperately attempts to decipher what it is that's really going on.

The Players

“In 2013, when we came into this community, children didn’t go to school. So, to attract the children, we needed something that was unique…”

In Uganda, a new sport is driving social change. It provides a safe space for young people, in a climate of poverty and gender inequality. On this field, women and men compete as equals. The sport is real-life quidditch…

This short documentary was produced by Atlas Obscura.

The Ugandan Quidditch Movement

"I heard destiny calling... I was going to be a cheesemaker." When Oleg Sirota discovered his native Russia was banning all Western cheese imports, he quit his IT job in Moscow, sold his house and cars, took out a $100k loan and set about building a cheese factory in the snowy wilderness. "Russian Parmesan" was born.

Ben Garfield

Director

The Ugandan Quidditch Movement

Homey

The Players

War & Cheese