A multi award winning filmmaker, Tom Stubbs is a partner of Biggerhouse Film, a Director of JUMPcuts, a Film Director, Cameraman, Animator, Editor and musician.
With experience in documentary film making, often focussing on work to give under-represented people a voice, Tom has his own filming and editing facilities and a proven track record of being able to deliver creative, interesting and rewarding projects and films. Tom has been making films for a living for over 15 years, since graduating from the University of Wales College, Newport in 1996.
producer / camera / editor
“A believer in helping; a learning disability person of standing. His last project was for better information about cancer. He raised money to make this film but never saw it finished. Despite his disabilities, don’t underestimate David’s understanding of the choices he had left.”
Funded by Glastonbury Mencap + Somerset NHS Partnership Foundation Trust
camera / editor
2 films for the DotComUnity website. An online Disability Directory, for activities, events and services in the SW
camera / co-producer
Mark sits on the outside. He sees everything but never takes part . . .
“It’s all in here. In my book. If something happens, I write it down. What I hear, what I see, and what they say. I take my book with me all the time. It’s full of bits of people.”
. . . but a secret from the past will finally make him connect to the present.
Funded by: Somerset County Council Network For Social Change Lankelly Chase Foundation & South West Screen
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts in association with Somerset Film 2011.
producer / director / editor
6 x films profiling the work of an independent Shared Lives scheme operating in the south west of England: delivering long term services, short breaks, day support and community based services.
A biggerhouse film production for Shared Lives SW
camera / editor
Moving On (Relationships & Sexuality training DVD)
5 real life stories about relationships and sexuality from people with a learning difficulty.
Michael wants a girlfriend but is stuck in the grey zone.
Phil and Ali are moving in together.
Jo has never talked about it, since it happened.
Anton says it’s just a label.
Dan thinks they’re ready but Sue is not so sure.
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts in association with Somerset Film 2008.
This is the DVD cover for the JUMPcuts film ‘Caring for Teeth’
it was a great project to do, working in four care homes thoughout Somerset
The team I worked with was Sue Palmer
Joff Winterhart and Simon Roberts from the band Bucky.
James Price and Clare Cannon did camera whilst I did sound.
Will Bix from the Somerset Film helped too.
this hopefully spaces things etc
here is the DVD disk art
camera
Paul makes the big mistake of letting his brother know he fancies Sam . . .
. . . who tells his dad, who tells his support worker, who tells his teacher . . .
They are all just trying to act in Paul’s ‘Best Interest’ But it doesn’t work like that . . .
Won ‘Best Overall Film’ award at the Oska Bright Festival 2011.
Won ‘Best Drama’ award at the Flash Forward Film Festival in Oxford 2010.
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts in association with Somerset Film 2009.
camera / co-producer
Film Academy – a creative film making project for people with learning disabilities.
Film Academy is a long-term film making project that will enable groups of adults with learning difficulties to become empowered storytellers, filmmakers and actors.
Film Academy will build opportunities for students to take part equally in the culture of film.
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts in association with Somerset Film.
film maker
One of eight films under the title “This Is Me!” made with students from the Getting A Life Project (Somerset Work Preparation Service – Yeovil, ROC in Totnes and South Devon College)
The films were made as creative portraits of where they are now and what they hope for in the future.
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts.
film maker
A series of 8 films called “How Are You?” which tell deeply personal health related stories from adults with learning disabilities made as a training resource for health and social care practitioners.
Commissioned by Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and made at Fiveways Resource Centre, Yeovil.
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts 2010
Tom Stubbs was bought in by Innovations in Dementia to work and collaborate with the participants to create their films.
But these films are not just about dementia.
They are about people living their lives positively, with vitality and creativity.
They are about people who are still learning, and still growing.
They show that dementia is life-changing, but not life-ending.
A biggerhouse film production for Innovations In Dementia 2009
writer / director / animation
A 13 minute animated musical about oral hygiene made with learning disabled students and produced for NHS Somerset.
Fred runs away from the dentist because his teeth start singing to him. “Attention, Attention, this is your teeth, talking to you from your mouth!” In this epic musical journey, Fred meets Mr Toothpaste and Mr Toothbrush and learns everything there is to know about teeth and the entire subject of Dental Hygiene.
The film has won the Education Business Award For 2010 – Somerset County Council. The Patron’s Prize at the National Oral Health Promotion Group conference 2010 and the ‘Best Education Award’ at the Picture This Film Festival in Canada.
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts in association with Somerset Film.
co director
In July 2009 biggerhouse film joins forces with somerset film to launch JUMPcuts a training and production partnership in association with Somerset County Council and Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
High quality digital media co-produced by people with learning disabilities reaching audiences across the UK and beyond.
camera
Following three characters’ interweaving stories as they battle with issues arising from learning disability, mental illness and dementia.
Commissioned by Somerset County Council as a training resource to dramatise issues raised by the Mental Capacity Act to be used in staff training as a focus and discussion point.
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts in association with Somerset Film 2009.
co-writer / camera
A 20 drama about healthy eating made by a cast of learning disabled actors.
‘James needs to lose weight but he’s fed up with everyone having a go at him…. Jane wants to stop eating junk food but finds it too tempting… Jake wants to put weight on because he thinks he is too weedy…When will they all learn to ‘shape UP!’?
Commissioned by the Food Standards Agency and Somerset Learning Disability Services.
A biggerhouse film production for JUMPcuts in association with Somerset Film 2008.
writer + cameraman – Tom Stubbs
directed by Stephen Clarke
a 23 minute film for Learning Disability Services Somerset and the Food Standards Authority.
produced by The Engine Room
10 days of creative film making for adults with learning difficulties
film makers: Stephen Clarke + Tom Stubbs
produced by Learning Disability Services, Somerset in association with the engine room
4 x short dramas + interactive dvd
Camera – Tom Stubbs
produced by Learning Disability Services, Somerset in association with the engine room
a 6 minute film animated entirely by 6/7 years about the reminiscences and story’s of ex-pupils.
facilitated by Tom Stubbs & Joff Winterhart
produced by Suited + Booted.
written & directed by Tom Stubbs & Joff Winterhart.
A 20 minute mixture of live action and animation to encourage primary school pupils from the Blackdown Hills to eat healthy local food.
produced by the engine room
film makers: Stephen Clarke + Tom Stubbs
17 short films made with Carr-Gomm residents in Birmingham, Bristol, Aylesbury + Somerset.
produced by the engine room in association with Carr-Gomm, a social landlord & registered charity
produced and edited by Tom Stubbs
2BU are a Somerset based gay, lesbian and bisexual young people’s support group. The framework for the film was a weekend residential trip ran by Stephen Clarke & Joff Winterhart in Dartmoor.
an engine room production
watch video on youtube.com – Part One
watch video on youtube.com – Part Two
film makers Tom Stubbs + Lucy Bailey
a documentary about the support network charity KeyRing in Barton Hill Bristol. The 36 minute film follows all of the individuals, covering what they do and how they help each other.
Made with the Crewkerne Ranger Guide, It won a Heritage Lottery Fund ‘Heritage Heroes’ award in the Children and Young People category 2006.
cameraman and editor – Tom Stubbs
a devised drama and documentary film that tells the storys of several teenagers who have survived cancer.
a Wolf + Water project
cameraman + editor – Tom Stubbs
A 6 episode epic about the Government’s Valuing People Paper, based loosely on 80’s TV show – The A Team.
directed by Peter Harris for Wolf + Water.
written & directed by Tom Stubbs & Lucy Bailey
a short commission film about a teacher covering a sex education lesson.
made for Picture This, funded by South West Screen
Joff Winterhart and Tom Stubbs joined members of Wolf + Water, to work with 10 pupils from Rathbone Pupil Referral Unit, in Weston Super Mare. A 26 minute film was made in a week.
a Wolf + Water project
video promoting ‘Widening Participation in Somerset’
film makers: Stephen Clarke + Tom Stubbs
produced by somerset film + video and Somerset Adult Learning + Leisure.
a 16 minute film by Lucy Bailey and Tom Stubbs made with the special needs art group Art + Power, it looks at the problems their members face when travelling through Bristol.
made for the Arnolfini, Bristol
film makers in residence – Stephen Clarke and Tom Stubbs
a series of 10 day long workshops at the Phoenix Project, Glastonbury. 10 participants were guided through all the processes of becoming filmmakers.
an engine room project
film kares in residence – Tom Stubbs & Lucy Bailey
a micro film project for artist Miranda July. Screened as part of the Commotion programme of live events for Arnolfini, Bristol.
facilitated by Tom Stubbs & Luke Wiles
a mixture of drama and documentary about parents and children’s perception of home. filmed in taunton.
a First Light film produced through a collaboration with Calling The Shots and Somerset Film + Video.
a 12 minute animation about a teenage girl trying to fit in.
edited and composited by Tom Stubbs.
written and directed by Joff Winterhart, the film won a Bafta Cymru in 2003.
sound recordest on one of 10 crews
directed by Julian Temple.
a Social Inclusion In the Media Arts project with 20 young people, working with 5 film-makers and 5 actor-musicians to devise and
produce their own 30 minute film.
produced by somerset film + video in association with Action Track Performance Company and Take Art!
edited by Tom Stubbs
Views of the the Somerset town of Wellington by members of Genesis Youth Theatre.
written and directed by Tom Stubbs
shot on super 16mm
a residency project based in Glastonbury.
over the summer of 2001 project facilitators Tom Stubbs and Joff Winterhart got 25 members of the local community, aged between 8 to 80, to make a one minute film
sound recordist – Tom Stubbs
a HTV wales documentary about Peter Karrie, directed by Paul Bullock.
broadcast october 2000
short documentary about an art exhibition in Pristina, Kosova. 8 months after hostilities ended. Soldiers from KFOR and several local artists contributed.
a joint film project with Andrea Williams and Dave Daggers
off line editor – Tom Stubbs
a half hour documentary about little league football for BBC wales. Directed by Christopher Morris.
broadcast december 1999.
sound recordist – Tom Stubbs
a portrait of Alison Collier. Directed by Stephen Clarke for HTV west, as part of their ‘figures in the landscape’ season. broadcast february 2000.
written and directed by Toby Miller and Tom Stubbs.
an animated public information film about diabetes for the Royal Gwent Hospital.
written and directed by Tom Stubbs
a 25 minute one man play about a teacher and his wife. Performed by Robert Chase as a script reading at Dempsey’s Bar cardiff.
documentary for the Ffotogallery/Ely special needs hospital. Detailed video research of 6 clients changing lives as the hospital closes.
animation degree at UWCN. Duties involved; personal tutorials; technical demonstrations; overseeing of final year films and administration to help with the smooth running of the course.
assistant animator, nominated for an oscar in 1998.