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Written and directed by Liz Crow
16 minute drama, 2005
36 minute three-part documentary, 2006
With audio description, captions and BSL interpretation
A short film written and directed by Liz Crow, Nectar follows Walter Kendall, a man who has lived all his 91 years in the same city. When his beloved wife Gloria dies, he is overtaken with memories of the day he discovered what he really wanted from life.
It’s 1931 and Walter is a young deaf swimmer bound for glory. But on the eve of selection for the Olympic squad, Walter knows with sudden clarity that the dream he is following is not his own. Can he find the courage to turn from the expectations of others towards a life and language of his own? Trusting his instincts, Walter finds that simplicity can make for the sweetest of lives.
Nectar is accompanied by Making Nectar, a documentary that looks behind the scenes at the film’s production, providing insight in to how the film brings a fresh representation of disabled people to the screen and how innovative approaches make the film accessible to deaf and visually impaired audiences.
Both films are also available to buy on DVD.
Awards
Merit Award, Superfest, 2006
Governor of California’s Media Access Award, 2006
DVD of the Month, One in Seven magazine, 2006
Best Male Actor, Best Director, Best Short Film, International Cinema and
Video Festival of the Deaf, Milan, 2006
Commended, e-Wellbeing Awards, 2006
Honorable Mention, Projections Film Festival, 2007
Telecommunications Foundation for the Deaf: Film of Note, 2007
First ever public screening in India of an audio described film, 2007
A New Approach to Film Accessibility
Read Online Download PDFNectar: Behind The Scenes
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Premiere at Arnolfini, Bristol
VisionSign event, Watershed, Bristol
Cube Cinema, Bristol
Disability Film Festival, London
Bird’s Eye View Film Festival
South West Disability Film Festival, Exeter.
Filmstock, Luton
Disability Rights Commission
Mimosa Festival, The Sage, Gateshead
Plymouth Exchange
DaDaFest, Liverpool
BDA Deaf Arts and Film Festival
BDA BSL Recognition Day
Deaf Rochester Film Festival, New York
Borderlines Film Festival, Hereford
Skylight Cinema, Devon
The Great Create, Devon
Purbeck Film Festival
Outside Centre Disability Film Festival, Wolverhampton
Bird’s Eye View Int. touring programme
Swansea Community Voluntary Service
Bristol City Council
Filton College, Bristol
Disability Pride, Norwich
Bristol Deaf Festival
Our Deaf Bristol
Watershed, Bristol
Together! 2012 festival, University of East London
2013 Disability History Month Festival
Canada
Picture This Film Festival, Canada
Projections Film Festival, Toronto
Denmark
Danish Disability Film Festival
France
Retour d’Image, Paris
Italy
International Cinema and Video Festival of the Deaf, Milan
The Netherlands
Deaf in the Picture, Amsterdam
Poland
Cracovian DeafNight Project
European Festival of Deaf People’s Culture, Lodz
Russia
Moscow International Disability Film Festival
US
Bodies of Work, Chicago
Superfest, Berkeley, USA
International Disability Film Showcase, San Fransisco
Plymouth International Film Festival, Massachusetts, USA
Deaf Studies Today Film Festival, Utah
University of Mary Washington
Utah Valley State College
Disability Arts and Culture, Oregon
Broadcast
Propellor TV
Nectar
Writer-Director
Liz Crow
Producer
Abigail Davies
Director of Photography
Terry Flaxton
Production Designer
Simon Hicks
Editor
Bim Ajadi
Composer
Barnaby Taylor
Co-Producer
Rachel Drummond-Hay
Assistant Producer
Sue Fairbanks
Deaf Consultant
Lorna Allsop
Audio Description Consultant
Raina Haig
Production Assistant
Martin Elston
Main Cast
Jacob Casselden
Ian Chandler
Joe Hall
Poppy Roberts
Production
Roaring Girl Productions in association with DA2
Making Nectar
Writer-Director
Liz Crow
Presented by
Liz Crow
Ahmed Mudawi
Glenn Lewis
Produced by
Liz Crow
Sue Fairbanks
Camera
David Ellington
Sue Fairbanks
Editor
Glenn Lewis
Sound
Thomas Ozanne
DVD authoring
Glenn Lewis
Adart Design
The jewel of the festival… an exceptional achievement
A beautifully directed, warm and entertaining drama with great performances and an evocative period atmosphere. Nectar is surprising, thought provoking and memorable
A beautifully directed, evocative, well-crafted period set piece
A wonderful story that draws you in and takes you away. I couldn’t bear to blink. The film is shot with the detailed attention of a word perfect poet and takes the use of words in films to a new level. When the credits start rolling the viewer is left thinking. I can’t stop thinking about it, I like thinking films. I have heard of nectars that must be tasted, this Nectar has to be seen
Liz Crow’s Nectar is a beautifully crafted, classy piece of quality, mainstream drama that enchants, intrigues and delights the viewer
Nectar made me cry like a big girl. I think it’s great. Great performances, looks amazing, great sound design. Ah hell, it’s fantastic
A sweet uplifting film about making your own choice. A simple story, yet very moving, showing different kinds of courage and consequential emotions portrayed so well by actors Jacob Casselden and Ian Chandler. I can predict a deaf audience cheering when they see what Walter does with his hearing aid
…a poignant love story….a gem
a simple but poignant love story that subtly intertwines with complex Deaf cultural, sign language, disability and access issues.
Nectar gives a sense of light and life from times past. A film rich in content and vibrant in humanity
With glorious cinematography and exquisite attention to detail, established British director Liz Crow creates a cinematic jewel
To cite this page: Crow, Liz (2005) Nectar, Roaring Girl Productions [online] [Available at: http://www.roaring-girl.com/work/nectar/] [Accessed 06/10/2024]