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Simone Arnold is an ordinary schoolgirl. Spirited. Stubborn. Then the Nazis march in, demanding conformity. Friends become enemies. Teachers spout Nazi propaganda. Simone's family refuse to heil Hitler as Germany's saviour. They are Jehovah's Witnesses, and reject Nazi racism and violence. Simone has a choice to make. Follow the Nazis and live or follow her conscience and the consequences.

The award winning true story of a young girl's  courageous stand against the Nazis. Based on the book facing the lion. Ffresh Festival Award Winning untold story of World War 2, looking at the Nazi persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses as seen through the eyes of a schoolgirl. Jehovah's Witnesses were among the first prisoners of concentration camps for their refusal to say "Heil Hitler", join the army, or participate in the Nazi way of life. Based on the book "Facing The Lion" - Memoirs of a Girl in Nazi Europe by Simone Arnold Liebster. Directed by Royal Television Society Award winner Jonny Lewis and Aiden Bloodworth. DVD includes 50 minutes bonus footage.

Royal Television Society 2020 Awards shortlisted film. When, as a young boy, Ron King saw a photo of the decapitated head of notorious Brazilian bandit Lampião in a book, it gave birth to an obsession which would inspire him to create incredible multifaceted artworks in a life time journey that has, so far, taken him from Brazil, to England, Canada and the United States as he struggled to have his work recognised and accepted. 

Featuring interviews with writer, art historian and critic Mel Gooding and artist, designer and filmmaker John Christie, this latest Goldmark film provides a sensitive and revealing insight into the life of this extraordinarily inventive and energetic man. 

David Suff - Journeys Beyond Appearance documentary by Jonny Lewis and made for Goldmark, makes up part of the River Project. David Suff is a painter and printmaker, notably of garden landscapes using a meticulous, Pointillist-style technique and a rich palette. He was born in Exeter in 1955 and studied at the University of Leeds Department of Fine Art from 1973-7 and the Royal College of Art from 1978-81. He gained the Anstruther Award for drawing in 1980 and the Pimm’s Award for Drawing and Watercolour in 1987.

Suff’s work is almost always based upon observational drawing of the landscape, especially gardens, and is often created on hand-made paper. He has described how there is an important link between the symbol of the garden and spirituality in his work which attempts to illustrate mankind’s constant search for the divine.He has shown in a number of solo shows, in the UK and abroad.

River is a facsimile sketchbook in the form of a 72-page, double-sided leporello, housed in a handmade clamshell box.

Each box includes a hand-coloured etching, signed and numbered by David Suff; a film version of River with original music by Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes) accompanied by Martin Simpson (guitar); and a filmed interview with the artist.

The whole has been printed and hand-assembled in the UK in a limited edition of 120 copies, 100 of which are for sale.