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SPREADING THE WORD Winner of Stories in Motion’s documentary award, Uhuru is McCoy’s latest Parkinson’s-focused short
people have the basic right to be treated like normal human beings.” Second time’s the charm Uhuru took this year’s documentary award at Stories in Motion, but this wasn’t McCoy’s first go around with the Canon- and CVP-sponsored competition. He had entered Passion, Purpose and Parkinson’s in 2024 and was selected as a finalist. The title was also an official selection at Big Syn International, Ramsgate International and Novella Film Festivals, among others. To get Uhuru the gold – and enter it in the THANKS in part TO HIS STORIES IN MOTION WIN, MCCOY’S filmmaking future LOOKS PROMISING”
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first place – McCoy cut the runtime down to just under five minutes. This submission requirement could be somewhat limiting, but McCoy doesn’t see it that way, noting that all the finalist films are screened during the ceremony, so being longer than five minutes each would be impractical. He believes Stories in Motion is a ‘great opportunity’ for young, emerging filmmakers like himself. “To be recognised by Canon and CVP – having those names behind you – that’s big.” Besides directing, McCoy works as an editor and drone operator, often wearing many hats at once. He’s created social content for Wagamama, Fever-Tree, Sky Mobile and directed a commercial for the Elba Hope Foundation, an international charity co-founded by Idris Elba. Thanks in part to his Stories in Motion win, McCoy’s filmmaking future looks promising (“I’m using the winnings to buy more gear,” he admits). He has several projects in the works, including a ten-week shoot in Mallorca, Spain this summer – but he can’t say much in the way of details. It’s clear that, whatever the brief, McCoy will give it his all.
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