World Down Syndrome Day

In March 2016, as part of World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), Breadmakers (Director: Yasmin Fedda) will be screened in Slovenia.

The screening, to raise awareness and to fight stereotypes, will take place in Ljubljana as part of a short films presentation by The Kraken Short Film Society.

Breadmakers is a short 2007 documentary film directed by Yasmin Fedda and produced by Jim Hickey and Robin Mitchell. This is a film about a unique Edinburgh bakery, where a community of workers with learning disabilities make a variety of organic breads for daily delivery to shops and cafes in the city. The Garvald Bakery is part of a centre inspired by the ideas of Rudolf Steiner where the workers realise their potential for self-discovery and creativity in a social environment.

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), observed on 21st March every year, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.

The National Film Archive of India

In advance of World Mental Health Day (2015) on Saturday 10th October, Breadmakers will be screened at The National Film Archive of India (NFAI).

Breadmakers is a short 2007 documentary film directed by Yasmin Fedda and produced by Jim Hickey and Robin Mitchell. This is a film about a unique Edinburgh bakery, where a community of workers with learning disabilities make a variety of organic breads for daily delivery to shops and cafes in the city. The Garvald Bakery is part of a centre inspired by the ideas of Rudolf Steiner where the workers realise their potential for self-discovery and creativity in a social environment.

The theme of World Mental Health Day (2015) is ‘Dignity in Mental Health'. #WMHD

Going Underground

Our short film Breadmakers (Dir. Yasmin Fedda) is to be screened in the London Underground as part of a season of films to spotlight the diverse talents of women filmmakers.

Breadmakers will be part of a 50-minute programme co-produced by Art on the Underground and Birds Eye View Film Festival. The films will be shown on a loop on a large screen in the concourse of Canary Wharf Underground station from 19th June to 16th July 2014.

Canary Wharf Screen is an innovative motion-picture screening programme initiated by Art on the Underground. The screen first launched in 2012 and Birds Eye View is programming its season 8, which is entitled: FemaleVisions: Past, Present and Future.

Art on the Underground (AOTU), which is part of London Underground, provides a world-class programme of contemporary art that enriches the Tube environment and customers journey experience; and continues the longstanding tradition that excellent art and design is at the core of London Underground's identity and services.

The BAFTA nominated Breadmakers was filmed in 2007 at an unique Edinburgh bakery where a community of workers with learning disabilities make a variety of organic breads for daily delivery to shops and cafes in the city.

Breadmakers still Travelling the World

The remarkable international journey of our short documentary Breadmakers (Director Yasmin Fedda) continues. Breadmakers was screened at The Arc & Sprout Film Festival as part of The Arc National Convention in Bellevue, WA, USA on the 5th August 2013.

Sprout is a private, non-profit organisation, founded in 1979, offering innovative programming related to the field of developmental disabilities. Their Film Programs showcase original works of artistry with the goal of breaking down stereotypes, celebrating difference and promoting awareness of our inherent similarities.

Breadmakers was first screened in 2007 and since then has been to over 50 Film Festivals worldwide.