First Cut
Season 2007
Series of short documentary films from new directors.
Where to Watch Season 2007
15 Episodes
- In Search of Mr AverageE1
In Search of Mr AverageThe series begins with a film about a documentary-maker's search for the most average person in the UK. It's a neat excuse for painting some touching vignettes of ordinary Brits - their fears, their habits, their fashion sense. It turns out that the most average part of Britain is Colchester and the average Briton gets three pieces of junk mail every day. We also learn that to be average often means contentment: reaching after specialness or fame, it turns out, is no way to find happiness. - Sleep With MeE2
Sleep With MeA look at the routines and rituals of sharing a bed in modern Britain – the myriad behaviors we negotiate in falling asleep, staying asleep, and waking up each morning beside a partner – mixing light-hearted humor and serious analysis to reveal what is – and isn't – important to sleep, relationships and modern British society. The film’s stars are the couples themselves – young and old, straight and gay, married and unmarried, with and without children pairings – sitting on the end of their beds recounting their different stories while also reminiscing and arguing among themselves. - Karaoke SoulE3
Karaoke SoulSet in the Swan Hotel in Chorley, Lancashire, and narrated by pub landlord Terry, Karaoke Soul follows three people who find relief from their everyday lives through song. Director Joshua Neale mixes stylized musical performances with intimate observational documentary to tell the very personal stories of three people through the songs that are close to their hearts. - Cyber-SkivingE4
Cyber-SkivingA spoof documentary following a day in the life of an office worker's desktop. Already under pressure from her boss to deliver an overdue spreadsheet, Lucy distracts herself by surfing the web. But her day takes an unfortunate turn when she discovers she was unwittingly filmed - and now the embarrassing video is on YouTube... - The Rules of SeductionE5
The Rules of SeductionA journey into the hidden world of the pick-up artist or "pua", a community of men who've developed a sequence of tricks, codes and routines that they claim any man can use to seduce any woman. The programme follows the lives of three would-be Lotharios who have been drawn into this underground network. - Being Maxine CarrE7
Being Maxine CarrDocumentary about the modern day witch-hunt for Maxine Carr, former girlfriend of Soham murderer Ian Huntley. Victims of a perceived need for vengeance, more than a dozen innocent women have been mistaken for Carr and hounded from their homes. Maxx Ginnane examines the surreally horrific events of their lives as the mob mentality took hold. - The Triple Nipple ClubE9
The Triple Nipple ClubDan was born with two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears... and four nipples. Now 28, he's determined to get to the bottom of why: what is it that causes one in eight of us, including Hollywood actress Tilda Swinton and singer Lily Allen, to have an extra nubbin or two? First Cut: The Triple Nipple Club is a funny and touching film that sees new director Dan Louw set out on a surprising personal journey into this genetic riddle. - The Great Football GiveawayE10
The Great Football GiveawayA true story about Paul Clarke who gave up everything to give away footballs to children in Africa. What started as a mad idea turned into an epic story about setting up a charity and hand delivering over 6,000 footballs to children in Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, and Angola, one of the world's most dangerous countries. - Murderers on the DancefloorE11
Murderers on the DancefloorMurderers on the Dance Floor tells the story behind a YouTube clip that has now been viewed by over 9 million people. In this incredible clip 1,500 inmates of a Filipino prison dance to Michael Jackson's Thriller. But Thriller isn't the only dance the inmates perform; their dazzling repertoire includes Giorgio Moroder's Electric Dreams, a rock version of Canon in D major and numbers from Sister Act. - A Piece of the MoonE13
A Piece of the MoonHave you ever looked up at the Moon and thought: 'I want to own a piece of that'? Thousands of Britons have. Cornish businessman Francis P. Williams has sold over 280,000 acres (1,100 km2) of it in Britain, at around £20 a pop. But does Francis really own the moon? And why do so many people want to "own" a rock in the sky that they can't even get to? For First Cut, new directors James Price and Lenka Clayton travelled the country to tell the stories of some of the ordinary people who've bought land on the Moon and the businessman who's sold it to them. - Allergic to the 21st CenturyE14
Allergic to the 21st CenturyThere are a growing number of people in Britain today who believe the century they're living in is making them sick. New director Anne-Claire Pilley travels around the country to meet some of them. In London, Sarah Dacre says she suffers such strong allergic responses to electrical appliances and mobile phones that she's moving out of the capital; in Somerset, Gillian McCarthy claims to have such extreme sensitivities to everything from household chemicals to electricity that she is allergic to her own hair. - Health Food JunkiesE15
Health Food JunkiesEating healthily is on all our minds at this time of year, but few of us go to the lengths of the fanatics in this show. The Raw Foodists are a growing community of men and women who believe theirs is the healthiest diet on the planet. They don't eat wheat, dairy, sugar, meat or fish, and everything they do eat is raw, because they believe heating food above 45C destroys enzymes and nutrients. Some also drink urine and have enemas every day.