Charity Productions

Investing in Communities (for Big Lottery Fund)

Big Lottery Fund from chris leslie on Vimeo.

Filmed at a variety of locations throughout Scotland including Foula – from the most remotely inhabited island in Britain, to Polmont Young Offenders Prison to Whitehill Boxing Club in Glasgow. A main 6 minute film was used for press, conference and online to launch the 2010 Investing in Communities project by The Big Lottery Fund as well as 16 other short films, some of which are featured below.

Brighter Futures

Promotional film showing the work of the project Brighter Futures, a befriending service for older carers and participants in Scotland

When The Cameras Leave

When the cameras leave from chris leslie on Vimeo.

Short promotional film for UK charity Hope and Homes for Children. Includes interviews with children the charity is supporting – from child headed households in Rwanda to children in state institutions in Romania.

Pensions Not Poverty with Bill Bryson (For Help the Aged)

Pensions Not Poverty featuring Bill Bryson from chris leslie on Vimeo.

Short promotional film for Help The Aged campaign with Bill Bryson campaigning for pension rights for elderly people in poverty stricken countries. Filmed on location in Camden Town in London and in Delhi, India.

Children at Risk in Nepal

Children at Risk in Nepal from chris leslie on Vimeo.

Short promotional film documenting the work of the charity Child Welfare Scheme who work with street children and child labourers in Nepal.

Revisiting the Tsunami (India)

Revisiting the Tsunami from chris leslie on Vimeo.

Short promotional film for Help The Aged revisiting those whose lives were affected by the Asian Tsunami in 2004 and the help they received from Help The Aged and Partner organisations. Filmed in Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.

Project Sierra

Project Sierra from chris leslie on Vimeo.

Short promotional and fundraising film for Soroptimist appeal for Sierra Leone. I filmed most of the material and interviews for the film, although the edit and production was done by another company.

A Backpacks Journey

A Backpacks Journey from chris leslie on Vimeo.

Follows a donated backpack from a UK school child all the way to Malawi where it is donated to a school child. Made in 2007 for the international school feeding charity, Mary’s Meals.