Big Stories Told Bold
Jugganort Films is a small but perfectly formed indie film production company, working with narrative and documentary films.
Founded by Paul Harker, an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Jugganort collaborates with local filmmakers, producers, freelancers and creative organisations, including the East Leeds Project, LEEDSflix, the Oakwood Film Academy and the Movie Maniacs, to develop compelling and socially relevant storytelling.
Jugganort champions unique and impactful stories across documentary and narrative, particularly those rooted in working-class experiences, social change, and community engagement.
Jugganort has produced a range of notable works, including Moon Palace: A Stargazer’s Journey, which was broadcast on Sky Arts, Healthier Working Futures for the NHS and Leeds Care Academy, and KIOSK, a project for the East Leeds Project. In 2024, Jugganort released Between, a short narrative film that won four international film awards and was screened in LA, Manchester, Harrogate and Leeds.
Jugganort’s latest documentary, Game Changer, tells the inspiring story of Gian Singh Virdi, an 80-year-old Indian cricket coach whose leadership transformed a Yorkshire village cricket club.
Watching
Watching feature enters pre-production
Jugganort Films’ new psychological horror feature Watching is entering pre-production ahead of a planned shoot during February 2026. Written and directed by Paul Harker, the feature will be filmed in Illkey and the surrounding moor.
Life Stories
Whether preserving a personal legacy, celebrating a milestone, or honouring a loved one, Life Stories captures memories and experiences in a way that will last for generations.
In Pete Turner’s Life Stories film, These Hands, he looks back on his life as community activist, a professional clown and as he comes to terms with living with Parkinson’s Disease, creating music as a solo artist as part of his group Slipway Strangers.
Game Changer
Game Changer tells the remarkable story of Gian Singh Virdi, who after emigrating to England in 1962, played international hockey, experienced the shocking events of the 1972 Munich Olympics and became Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s first non-white coach in 1989. Decades later and now 80 years old, Gian embraces his final challenge – to inspire a small, village cricket club on the brink of folding to challenge for league and cup success.
Moon Palace: A Stargazer’s Journey
Arriving in a blaze of otherworldly joy, Moon Palace journeys through the communities of East Leeds before settling in a green space perfect for stargazing, provoking conversations about hopes for the future and what’s worth fighting for.
Watch the film on Vimeo
Healthier Working Futures
A documentary film detailing the Healthier Working Futures project in the summer of 2022, a UK Government initiative aimed at helping young people access careers in the health and care sector. The primary focus was on young adults living in some of the most economically disadvantaged areas of the city.
Watch the film on Vimeo
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Latest News from Jugganort
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LEEDSflix Season Two Winner’s screening
The LEEDSflix Winners’ screening event took place last week featuring winning films from Canada, Italy, the UK and of course Yorkshire. As always, there was an eclectic selection of films on view, made by professionals, amateurs and students. Hosted by the Oakwood Film Academy at their base at the Roundhay Parochial Hall in Oakwood, the
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Fearnville Fest launched
Fearnville Fest is a pilot programme supported by the East Leeds Project, Space2 and The Old Fire Station, Gipton.The Fest will run events across the last weekend of March 2025, supporting local creativity and centring around community and green spaces. Branding and launch video created by Jugganort.
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Game Changer trailer released
The Game Changer trailer has been released on various social media channels as we build towards the premiere screening event on 1st March 2025 at the Roundhay Parochial Hall, Oakwood, Leeds.
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Documentaries involve a process of discovery you can’t control, but as you craft your footage in the edit suite, you must trust the true story will reveal itself.
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