by Si Mitchell | Feb 15, 2017 | Documentary, Video
In the porous borderlands between Lebanon and Syria agendas and alliances are both confusing and contradictory. This film was shot in the winter of 2011-2012 as the Syrian uprising morphed in to civil war. (18min doc 2012) Meet Nabhan, shot through the penis but ready...
by Si Mitchell | Mar 8, 2016 | Documentary, Video
The last old style boozer on the London Road provides an unlikely community resource. I made this short doc in the winter of 2015-16 at The Branch on Brighton’s London Road. I had set out to tackle the changing face of the area more head on – London Road...
by Si Mitchell | Oct 7, 2015 | Journalism, Words
Mass exodus from strife and war is an ancient and profoundly human act – a piece from the Balkan refugee route September 2015. “There was no food. Nothing. People ate tree leaves. They ate cats. You know what a cat is?” We’re on a train rattling through northern...
by Si Mitchell | Feb 9, 2014 | Music, Video
Check out the latest from The Mono Grande – the official promo for Bristol’s Got Some featuring The Get Along Gang on Defected Records. Story, script and production by The Mono Grande (full cast and crew list below). We shot the lion’s share of this...
by Si Mitchell | Nov 10, 2012 | Journalism, Words
In the porous border between Lebanon and Syria words don’t always match actions but young men catch bullets just the same. Photos: Si Mitchell. “I am one,” says Ahmed. He holds up a single finger to drill home the point and locks me with his collie...
