Productions
Wild Explorers (In Production – 2019)
Produced and directed by Michael Maloney.
A series of natural history short films intended to introduce children to the fascination of the natural world.
The Apprentice – Making Life Work (2015)
Produced and directed by Michael Maloney.
The objective of this production is to encourage young people to seek out career opportunities afforded by apprenticeships. A common myth is that Britain is no longer a major manufacturing nation. But the reality is that, despite a considerable surviving industrial base, apprenticeships have declined and have been systematically undervalued. Home grown smaller enterprises are overshadowed by the spectre of globalism. Educational policies have favoured university qualifications at the expense of vocational expertise gained by a “hands on”experience in the real workplace. An apprentice system has obvious advantages, and provides a constant supply of skilled and motivated young people into the workplace. Apprenticeships are vital for the future prosperity of Britain – both socially and economically.
Visions of a Creek
Produced and directed by Michael Maloney. 2013.
The 56 minute film explores the heritage of Faversham and its Creek, examining the Neighbourhood Plan in the context of proposed development which once decided will define Faversham for many years to come. The film also contains interviews with local people with a wide range of views, opinions and aspirations for the town that means so much to them. True “Localism “ in action. More…
Red Sails
DVD (48 mins). Produced and directed by Michael Maloney. Edited by Glen Steggles and John Kerry. 2011.
Red Sails is a documentary which explores through interviews and archive footage, the influence of the Thames Sailing Barge in the school homework help development of trade, and its contribution to the building of Victorian London. It also looks in detail at the craftsmen and their trades, which made the Thames barge so unique. A few have become barge yachts for chartering, but the Thames barge lives on through the recent restoration of one of the most famous: the Cambria. More…
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A Dream of Flight
DVD (48 mins). Produced and directed by Michael Maloney. Written and edited by John Kerry. 2009.
Documentary celebrating the centenary of the first flight by a British aviator over British soil, JTC Brabazon, on The Isle of Sheppey, Kent, in 1909. The film chronicles, through interviews and archive film, the development of aviation, and the extraordinary events that took place on Sheppey in the years leading up to the 1st World War. More…
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A Sideways Launch
DVD (40 mins). Produced and directed by Michael Maloney. Written and edited by John Kerry. 2008.
Tells the history of the shipyard established in Faversham by James Pollock & Sons (Shipbuilders) in 1916. More…
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The Cambria
Filmed on 1st September 2007.
The arrival at Faversham of one of the last working barges, first launched in 1905, now in need of full restoration which will be carried out at Iron Wharf in Faversham Creek (Kent). More…
Sigmund Freud – The Last Decade
Educational DVD (26 mins).
A DVD featuring the Freud Home movies. Made from amateur footage shot between 1930 and 1939, the film starts with a colour introduction by Anna Freud, Freud’s youngest daughter. She provides a commentary that includes invaluable information about the everyday events and special moments in the Freud family life. More…
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Zulu – Blood Mountain
Video – DVD (45 mins). Produced and directed by Michael Maloney. 2000.
Written and narrated by award winning author Ian Knight.
Tells the true story of the remarkable adventures of a group of British history enthusiasts who in January 1999 – 120 years on, set out to walk in the footsteps of history. More…
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Zulu – The Warriors Return
Television production (52 mins). Produced and directed by Michael Maloney. Edited by John Kerry. 2000.
Tells the true story of the remarkable adventures of a group of British history enthusiasts who in January 1999 – 120 years on, set out to walk in the footsteps of history, and to re-enact the events of Isandlwana on the battlefield itself. More…
The Fingertip Phenomenon
Television Documentary (52 mins). Produced by Michael Maloney. Directed by Sid Perou. 1984.
Ron Fawcett is a natural-born climber. In 1969, while still at school in his native Yorkshire, he tied into a climbing rope for the first time and was instatly hooked. In 1983 Ron Fawcett along with his wife Gill and friends decided to climb in the Gorges du Verdon, France. More…
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Le Crossing
Corporate production (14 mins). Produced and directed by Michael Maloney.
An indepth look into the complexities of the management and operations of one of Europe’s busiest toll roads, the Dartford tunnel and Queen Elizabeth II bridge in London.
SAGA – A Surprisingly Different World of Holidays
Corporate production (18 mins). Directed and filmed by Michael Maloney.
A promotional video presented by Valerie Singleton (remember Blue Peter?) extolling the range and diversity of the holidays offered by SAGA
The National Trust – Meet the Director General
Corporate production (9 mins). Produced and directed by Michael Maloney.
With a variety of superb aerial footage of National Trust properties, this programme was used as a promotional tool to introduce Fiona Reynolds and explain the purpose and direction of the organisation.
The Great Martian Water Expedition
Corporate production (15 mins). Produced and directed by Michael Maloney.
An educational video aimed at primary schools dealing with the subject of water conservation and the environment.
VisitBritain – Publicity for London
Corporate production (4 mins). Filmed and directed by Michael Maloney.
A snapshot of many of the unique and charismatic sights London has to offer.