Coffee Films have completed a wide range of films over the years, experimenting with technique, style, genre and the medium of moving images generally. The films vary from the classic 5 minute black and white short to hour long wildlife documentary, we like to try and be diverse.

Our early experimental works (1996-2003); entirely unbudgeted, shot on S-VHS and Hi-8 and edited using everyday VCR's, were created with the intention of making films outside of any of the normal structures, inspired by the "guerilla" filmmakers of the mid to late 90's. Though it ultimately proved impossible to complete our aim of shooting an entire feature without a budget these films established the company, educated us all in the filmmaking art, and gave us a very different perspective on the way that films can be put together.

Our new work, from 2004 onwards, shows just how we have chosen to utilise that knowledge and apply it to more traditional independent filmmaking structures; producing award winning and critically acclaimed short films and documentaries from even the tiniest budget, and winning us recognition as one of Europe's best young film production companies.

2007

Under Same Sky
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Director; Steve Piper, Producers; Steve Piper and Niall Quinn, Concept/Music/Featuring; Niall Quinn, Also featuring; Nikki Posener
4 minute music video to the song "Under Same Sky" by British acoustic/folk artist Niall Quinn, shot on a low budget and released online as publicity support for Niall's latest EP release. Site coming soon.

2006

Last of the Scottish Wildcats
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Director/Producer/Writer/DP/Editor; Steve Piper, Music; Robeter Productions, Executive Producer; Vanda Rapti.
60 minute wildlife/current affairs documentary investigating the issues faced by Britain's wildest animal. Less than 400 Scottish Wildcats survive in the world, and more are being trapped, shot and run over every day; our last indigenous cat will be extinct within 10 years if something doesn't change immediately. Made possible by the financial support of Edinburgh management consultancy Wildcat One and now available on DVD in association with LPS Creative Media.

A Plaster, a Paper, and a Cheese & Pickle Sandwich
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Director/Writer/Co-Producer; Sheena Holliday, Editor/Writer/Co-Producer; Adam Greenwood, Producer; Emma Clover, Executive Producers; Steve Piper and Vanda Rapti, Music; Idle Jack and the Big Sleep, Morning Lane, Michael Cheung and Robert Loxley Hughes.
Blackly comic 20 minute short film telling the story of a very unusual friendship between two neighbours with similar hobbies. Developed in association with the new Yorkshire based film production company Crestfallen Productions. Currently entering festivals worldwide.

2005

Jake Stigers; Out of Idaho
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Director/Producer/Writer; Steve Piper, Music; Jake Stigers and the Velvet Roots, Executive Producer; Vanda Rapti, Featuring; Jake Stigers.
Short 22 minute documentary profiling the rapidly emerging US rock singer/songwriter Jake Stigers during his 2005 acoustic tour of the UK with our sister company music agency Coffee Artists. Due for some festivals and a DVD release in the near future through Jake's management Lil' Pony.

2004

3
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Director/Producer/Writer; Steve Piper, Music; Mister Ed, Featuring; David House, Mat Betteridge and Sarah Harvey-Smart.
Low budget 3 minute Super 8mm/DV short documenting the apocalyptic destruction of three relationships.

How to Disappear Completely
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Director/Producer; Steve Piper, Writer; Jason Young, Producer/DP; Rob Fairlie, Executive Producer; Vanda Rapti, featuring; David House and Michelle Munden.
8 minute DV short following a young photographer who can no longer stand the ugly face of society and turns his back on it. Shot for just £500 "the film they called a waste of time" has won several awards, been called a masterpiece and screened across four continents over the last three years.

Televisual Man
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Director; Steve Piper, Featuring; Dave Smith, Music; Amir Baghiri
Remastered experimental 5 minute zero budget S-VHS short. Our first ever film, made back in 1996, shot and edited on an S-VHS camcorder. The original music was unlicenced and as such we never screened the film, it now has an amazing new score by Amir Baghiri and is screening all over the web after a decent run of festivals.

COMING SOON

Dealer
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Director/Producer/Writer; Steve Piper, Screenplay devised by the company during production and rehearsals, Featuring Dave Smith, Neil Jordan, Liz Green, Matt Bremerkamp and Sarah Green.
Low budget 40 minute Hi-8 black and white/colour short following a week in the life of a young drug dealer living in the south east England commuter belt. A very long running and complicated project which is finally nearing completion and will be at festivals in 2007.

IN PRODUCTION

Sweet sweet nothing! It would be time off if we didn't have so much in post production at present...

IN PRE-PRODUCTION

Untitled Cat Documentary

Director/Producer/Writer; Steve Piper, Music; Robeter Productions, Executive Producer; Vanda Rapti
Following up Last of the Scottish Wildcats this exciting wildlife documentary is currently in talks with several leading international broadcasters and we hope will go into production in 2009, more news soon.

Into the Shadow

Director/Producer; Nicolas Fogliarini, Writer; James Hancock, Producer; Steve Piper, Executive Producer; Vanda Rapti
A chilling short from long time collaborator James Hancock, to be directed by young French director Nicolas Fogliarini, another long time friend of the company. Planned to be shot on HD or film with a small budget in mid 2008.

The Maquette

Director/Producer; Steve Piper, Writer; Phillip Smith, Executive Producer; Vanda Rapti
Intense feature length character led dramatic film currently being prepared to shoot in the near future in south London on a low budget and 35mm.

Lucid

Director/Producer; Nicolas Fogliarini, Writer; James Hancock, Producer; Steve Piper, Executive Producer; Vanda Rapti
Feature length thriller/horror film from the same team working on Into the Shadow, planned for shooting in the near future on 35mm in Scotland.

ARCHIVE

Experimental Films 1996-2003

16 films, S-VHS and Hi-8, no budget, experimental and documentary
Horrifying to many, beloved by some, this is where we came from.

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