Burnfoot Grows

(9 minutes / 16mm transferred to digital / 2023)

A collaborative film portrait of Burnfoot Community Garden, and its dedicated team of staff and volunteers, in the Scottish Borders town of Hawick. Made as part of a residency with Alchemy Film and Arts.

Screenings:
Alchemy Film and Arts Moving Image Festival, Hawick, UK
Artists Make A Better World Launch, Scottish Contemporary Art Network, Glasgow, UK
Edinburgh International Film Festival, Edinburgh, UK
Brazier International Film Festival, Oxford, UK

CREDITS
Director – Julia Parks with Burnfoot Community Garden Volunteers
Cinematography – Brandon Anderson, Dion McCartney, Julia Parks
Sound Recordist – Brandon Anderson, Julia Parks
Editing – Tom Swift, Julia Parks
Sound Design – Tom Swift
Colour Grade – Sophie Broadgate
Graphics – Matthew Walkerdine
Producer – Jane Somers
Production Assistant – Milo Clenshaw
Exec Producer – Rachael Disbury, Michael Pattison
Special thanks to Brandon Anderson, Dion McCartney, Dinah Forrester, Sarah Miles, Luna Issa, Jeanette Howie, Miwa Nagato-Apthorp, Alistair Redpath, Sarah Robinson, Joyce Short, Maggie Tod and Derek Wightman.