In Development

Sacred Land

Documentary Proposal

60 minute documentary proposal suitable for BBC Urgent Stories or Big Names Strand

Presenter

Confirmed:

Andy Sturgeon, international award winning garden designer, author and tv presenter on BBC Chelsea Flower Show looks to take a step away from presenting gardening programmes to explore mental health, drawing on animism and his Japanese research in how nature quiets the mind.

Interviewees & Guest Experts

click here to view Podcast Interviews for Sacred Land

Confirmed:

Philip Carr-Gomm former chief druid, psychologist, author and sophrologist working in mental health;

Mark Horton Professor of archaeology, author and tv presenter on BBC’s Coast;

Satish Kumar former monk and peace activist;

Mark Townsend Anglican Vicar and hedge priest;

Richard Williamson guest presenter and Guardian of Kingley Vale in Walk With Me (the trailer for Sacred Land Series). Richard is a British naturalist, writer and the fifth child of Tarka The Otter author Henry Williamson. He carved out his own respected path as a conservationist and served as the long-time president of the Henry Williamson Society.

Crew

Confirmed:

Sara Proudfoot Clinch award winning producer, director, writer, MA in Archaeology for Screen Media and holistic health therapist for 25 years

Michael Standish Oscar Nominated art director on The Danish Girl, meditation teacher and owner of listed Henry Williamson Writer’s Hut (author of Tarka The Otter)

TBC:

mental health experts, mental health sufferers, mental health practitioners, wild swimmer, expert archaeologists, representative from Samaritans and MIND

Logline

Since mental health and suicides are on the rise we look to find solutions to well-being in nature as our ancestors did.

Synopsis

Covid-19 and Lockdowns saw a rise in mental health sufferers and suicides especially in the young rising by 50% in the last decade. This film seeks solutions in sacred landscapes as our ancestors did. Just being in nature helps us re-connect with mother earth, bringing about a much-needed sense of peace and healing.

Audience

Teenagers to 100 years old – anyone interested in mental health, the outdoors, history and nature.

Writer Sara Proudfoot Clinch ©

Producer/Director Sara Proudfoot Clinch

Click here for 1 Page Treatment

Seeking TV commission and funding

Further Information – contact:

Sara Proudfoot Clinch

07887 721 508 or sara@proudfootfilms.com

Sara Proudfoot Clinch, award winning producer on The Duke, director, writer, holistic health therapist with an MA in Archaeology For Screen Media.

Michael Standish, Oscar Nominated Art Director on The Danish Girl, meditation teach and owner of Tarka The Otter author Henry Williamson’s listed Writer’s Hut. Photo by Michael Tullberg, Getty Images

Photo of Lanyon Quoit Halo – www.cornwalls.co.uk

Andy Sturgeon award winning British landscape and garden designer, journalist and broadcaster (BBC presenter on Chelsea Flower Show) known for winning multiple gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Philip Carr-Gomm, British psychologist, author and former Leader of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.

Professor Mark Horton, British historical and maritime archaeologist, academic and broadcaster, best known for co-presenting the BBC Two series Coast.

Satish Kumar is an Indian British activist and speaker. He has been a Jain monk, nuclear disarmament advocate and pacifist. Satish undertook an 8,000-mile peace pilgrimage in Britain, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and nuclear disarmament, where he walked entirely without money, relying purely on the hospitality, food, and shelter offered by strangers.

Mark Townsend – is a wonderful combination of a ‘Hedge’ Priest, Magician and Author. Mark has spoken and performed in Gothic Cathedrals and on the African Savannah, entertaining all; including Catholic Nuns and Massai Warriors.

Richard Williamson, appears as a guest presenter and Guardian of Kingley Vale, in Walk With Me (the trailer for Sacred Land Series). Richard is a British naturalist, writer and the fifth child of Tarka The Otter author Henry Williamson. He carved out his own respected path as a conservationist and served as the long-time president of the Henry Williamson Society.

Photo from www.henrywilliamson.co.uk.

Ashes To India

Feature Film Proposal

90 minute feature film.

Logline

Anglo Asian farce of young love transcending cultures spiced with dark humour.

Synopsis

Disappointed with her sweetheart Raj, English born Suni embarks on a journey to discover her Indian roots. Unbeknownst to her, she is accompanied by the ghost of Raj’s deceased mother, Mrs Shankar, who delights in rediscovering her native land. Along the way Suni discovers she is pregnant and meets a rich widow Mrs Chatterjee, who soon becomes the host body for Mrs Shankar with intriguing consequences. When newly wed Raj and his father turn up in India can Suni find it in her heart to forgive them? And how does Mrs Shankar’s ghost get back to the afterlife? Can Suni and her baby restore equilibrium in this hilarious Anglo Asian farce.

A chic dark rom com, this is a tale of unconventional love transcending cultures, spiced up with laughter, tears, birth and death, set against the backdrop of vibrant Brighton and colourful India.

Writer Sara Proudfoot Clinch ©

Director Sara Proudfoot Clinch

Feature Screenplay Available

Short Film Available

Marketing Pack Available

Budget Available

Seeking Producer, Finance, Distribution

For Further Information:

Contact Sara Proudfoot Clinch

07887 721 508 or sara@proudfootfilms.com

Trailer Ashes To India on which screenplay is based. NB Cast will be different in Film Project

PROPOSED CAST

(The following cast are attached to Ashes To India subject to availability and contract)

Suni Singh – Mandeep Dhillon (forthcoming After Life, Zapped, Good Karma Hospital, City And The City, Dr Who, Inspector George Gently)

Mr Shankar – Nitin Ganatra (Hellboy, Eaten By Lions, EastEnders, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Bride And Prejudice)

Mrs Shankar/Ghost & Mrs Chatterjee – Nina Wadia (forthcoming Alladin, BBC’s EastEnders, Still Open All Hours, Holby City, Bend It Like Beckham, Goodness Gracious Me)

Raj Shankar – TBC

Mrs Singh – TBC

Mr Singh – Adil Ray OBE (forthcoming Blythe Spirit, Viceroy’s House, Beecham House, Ackley Bridge, Citizen Khan)

PROPOSED CREW

(The following crew are attached to Ashes To India subject to availability and contract)

Producer – TBC

Producer – Sara Proudfoot Clinch (Four Brothers And A Funeral)

Writer – Sara Proudfoot Clinch (Four Brothers And A Funeral)

Director – Sara Proudfoot Clinch (Four Brothers And A Funeral)

Production Design – Michael Standish (Victoria & Abdul, Oscar Nominated– The Danish Girl, Zero Dark Thirty)

Costume Design – TBC

Makeup & Hair Design – Colette King (Dark Corners, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, One More Kiss)

Composer – Stephen Warbeck (Oscar winner – Shakespeare In Love, Billy Elliott)

Sound Mixer – Martin Beresford (Danish Girl, Paddington 2, Death Of Stalin, BAFTA Nominated – Wallander)

Assistant to Sara Proudfoot Clinch – Elodie Taylor (NFTS graduate in Production Management)

Director of Photography – TBC

Editor –TBC

The Chaperone

Feature Film

Proposed 90 minute feature film.

Log Line

A storm brews when mother and daughter spend Christmas on an enchanting Greek island, one looking for love, the other hiding from it. What strange twist of fate do the Gods have in store for our native New Yorkers?

Synopsis

Magic happens in this enchanting rom com set on a Greek island at Christmas. The Chaperone tells the story of Diana, a fire fighter wrapped up in her hobby archaeology and all the mysteries that surround it, forsaking herself, romance and her vivacious daughter, Sarah, who has been invited to spend Christmas on the island with her new boyfriend Niko. The only snag is Niko’s traditional Grandmother has insisted on a chaperone, and although not her first choice, Sarah persuades her neglectful mother Diana to accompany her. Whilst there, Diana digs up fragments of an ancient statue, invoking interest from the Gods and the wrath of a local fisherman who secretly watches her and finds himself becoming attracted to her. Ironically it is her passion for archaeology that leads Diana to the very thing she is hiding from – love.

What strange twist of fate do our naughty Greek Gods hold in store for our native New Yorkers?

Director Sara Proudfoot Clinch
Feature Screenplay Available
Marketing Pack Available
Seeking Producer, Finance, Distribution
For Further Information Contact Sara Proudfoot Clinch
07887 721 508 or sara@proudfootfilms.com