Spanner Films
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Spanner Films is a small London
-based documentary
company founded by film director
Franny Armstrong
in 1997. Notable productions include the no-budget epic McLibel (1997/2005) - the story of a postman and a gardener who took on McDonald's
and won, with courtroom reconstructions by Ken Loach
, and Drowned Out
(2002), following an India
n family who decide to stay at home and drown rather than make way for the Narmada Dam.
Director Franny Armstrong
has just finished work on her new film about climate change, The Age of Stupid
(formerly known as Crude
).
London
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-based documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
company founded by film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
Franny Armstrong
Franny Armstrong
Franny Armstrong is a British documentary film director working for her own company, Spanner Films, and a former drummer with indie pop group The Band of Holy Joy...
in 1997. Notable productions include the no-budget epic McLibel (1997/2005) - the story of a postman and a gardener who took on McDonald's
McDonald's
McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 64 million customers daily in 119 countries. Headquartered in the United States, the company began in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by the eponymous Richard and Maurice McDonald; in 1948...
and won, with courtroom reconstructions by Ken Loach
Ken Loach
Kenneth "Ken" Loach is a Palme D'Or winning English film and television director.He is known for his naturalistic, social realist directing style and for his socialist beliefs, which are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as homelessness , labour rights and child abuse at the...
, and Drowned Out
Drowned Out
Drowned Out is a 2002 documentary by Franny Armstrong about the Sardar Sarovar Project. Shot over three years, Drowned Out follows one family’s stand against a government dam project which is set to destroy their home and their village.-Plot:...
(2002), following an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n family who decide to stay at home and drown rather than make way for the Narmada Dam.
Director Franny Armstrong
Franny Armstrong
Franny Armstrong is a British documentary film director working for her own company, Spanner Films, and a former drummer with indie pop group The Band of Holy Joy...
has just finished work on her new film about climate change, The Age of Stupid
The Age of Stupid
The Age of Stupid is a 2009 British film by Franny Armstrong, director of McLibel and Drowned Out, and founder of 10:10, and first-time producer Lizzie Gillett...
(formerly known as Crude
Crude
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).