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DOCUMENTARY BIOGRAPHY: FREEDOM WRITER/ DIRECTOR/ PRODUCER: SAPNA RAMNANI How are we bound by our emotions? Can we be "free" from our desires and attachments? This documentary explores the bonds between parents and children. It attempts to uncover the experiences of parents, who find it difficult to cope when they are forced to live without their children. This documentary was my first truly independent production after completing my Masters. It cost £6,500 to make and was funded by the Millennium Commission. 'Freedom' was a challenge to make since I was solely responsible for the whole production. In the process of researching the film, I had to broach difficult and intimate subjects with people who were not known to me. It was vital to gain their confidence without either compromising the quality of the film, or abusing trust. This documentary includes interviews with two separated fathers who have been forced to have bare minimum contact with their children, their emotions are revealed on camera. Also a mother expresses her anguish for her son when she was forced to make the decision of sending him away to a special boarding school that caters for his disability. 'Freedom' seeks to answer the question, "What does it mean to be truly free?" This film was screened in March 2003, at SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) in London. I enjoy the challenges that production offers and I would like to continue my career as a filmmaker. SYNOPSIS: 'Freedom' was my first truly independent production after completing my Masters. It cost approximately £6,500 to make and was funded by the Millennium Commission. This documentary was a challenge to make since I was solely responsible for the whole production. In the process of researching the film, I had to broach difficult and intimate subjects with people who were not known to me. It was vital to gain their confidence without either compromising the quality of the film, or abusing trust. I enjoy the challenges that production offers and I would like to continue my career as a filmmaker. FILM MAKERS RESUME: SHOBHA SAPNA RAMNANI DOB: 16.11.73 Email: sapnaramnani@yahoo.co.uk www: sapnaramnani.com Web: www.sindhiexodus.com SKILLS * Development of ideas, researching and collating information according to a brief. * Co-ordination and scheduling of projects to set deadlines and budget. * Script development and writing for documentaries and trailers. * Directing in a studio environment and on location for trailers, documentaries and short films. Directing in a post-production environment with editors, sound engineers and composers. * Post-production skills: Editing utilising personal facilities on Adobe Premiere 5.0. * Producing broadcast quality media for a specified target audience. * IT skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop 4.0, PageMaker 6.5 and Email programs Microsoft Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, Netscape Navigator 7.1, Corpernic 2001 basic and Eudora. Adobe Premier web design with Netscape Communicator 7.0, Composer and Mapedit. * Software development for switch access, a computer tool for people who cannot use a keyboard or mouse. * Creating sponsorship and fundraising for charities such as Bliss, The Thalidomide Society and Action Research. ACHIEVEMENTS Festivals and Screenings 'The Great Illusion' Documentary Nov `03 Preview for broadcast on 'Open Access', Sky TV, 291 Gallery, Hackney Ongoing www.3btv.com Broadcast 7th June, 19th Sept, 4th & 26th Oct, 17th Nov, `03 & 17th Feb `04. Included in the 'Top Ten Most Watched' films, Oct `03 Oct `03 Club Electro, Homerton June `03 National Disability Film Festival, National Film Theatre, London April `03 The Electronic Image, Stoke on Trent Ap