Our film, No Fare: The Sian Green Story has picked up Best Documentary at the annual Midlands Movies Awards. In a competitive category, up against 3 other fantastic films, it was a real honour to receive the nod from an esteemed panel of judges that included BAFTA and BFI members.

Director, Matt Holt with the award for Best Documentary

With so many excellent films being produced across Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester and the whole region, we were delighted to be nominated, but to pick up the main award was a thrill. No Fare tells the story of Leicester woman, Sian Green-Lord who lost her leg when a New York taxi mounted the sidewalk and hit her in Rockefeller Plaza in 2013.

Trailer for No Fare: The Sian Green Story

Our film tells of Sian’s fight for justice, her road to recovery and her desire to make things better for other amputees and victims of traffic violence. It’s an inspiring story that we hope to screen at a special premiere at Demontfort University later this year. We are also now currently looking for wider distribution of the film, in addition to a broadcast partner, to give Sian’s incredible journey the wider audience it deserves.

Director, Matt Holt attended the ceremony, which took place at Leicester’s historic Y Theatre, and paid tribute to Sian and her incredible courage.

Our thanks go to Michael Sales, founder of Midlands Movies and to everyone else who organised the event during such challenging times and we’re proud to be part of the region’s vibrant filmmaking scene.