Risen (2010)

Actors: Shane Richie (actor), Simon Phillips (actor), Stuart Brennan (producer), Stuart Brennan (writer), Stuart Brennan (actor), Neil Jones (writer), Neil Jones (editor), Neil Jones (director), Neil Jones (producer), Emile Jansen (actor), John Noble (actor), Helen Griffin (actress), Lyndon Baldock (actor), Yuen-Wai Liu (producer), Boyd Clack (actor),

Plot: The story of Howard Winstone is a compelling one. Howard became Featherweight Champion of the World at the age of 29 in 1968. What makes Howard's story quite remarkable is that as a young man he lost the tips of three fingers in an industrial accident of his home town of Merthyr Tydfil. The accident was so severe that he was unable to make a fist with his right hand, a devastating blow for anyone, but a blow made all the worse for one who's entire career demands the use of both hands. Howard was known for his right handed power back in his early day's so the day of the fateful accident was essentially the day Howard's boxing career came to an end. Well that's what everyone assumed accept Howard, who completely changed the way he boxed and went on remarkably to become Champion of Britain, Champion of Europe and Champion of the world! The story of Howard Winstone's boxing career alone is a remarkable one, but there was far more to Howard than just his boxing career, in Howard there was an incredible burning passion, a passion to overcome all the odds, Howard Winstone was distilled with something quite remarkable, Howard Winstone was destined for greatness. And through incredible adversity he achieved not only his life-long ambition, and exceeded the hopes of an entire nation when in 1968 he was crowned Featherweight Champion of The World at his fourth and almost certainly his final attempt. The feature film Risen takes the audience on this incredible journey, from potential, to injury, from injury, to greatness.

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The Fifteenth (2006)

Actors: Stuart Brennan (producer), Stuart Brennan (actor), Neil Jones (director), Neil Jones (writer), Neil Jones (producer), Ian Grey (editor), Alan Deacon (composer), Ed Eales White (actor), Richard Bond (actor), Don James (actor), Phil Aucott (actor),

Plot: Howard Winstone is a legendary Welsh boxing figure that has been largely forgotten by the public of today. In the film 'The Fifteenth', his skills as a fighter are once more brought to the forefront of our imaginations, and the changing face of Wales, subtly displayed. A young boy overhears three lads remarking on an old man in the corner, that he used to be a figurehead of the boxing world. The boy inquisitively approaches and is about to question the man, when he notices the lack of fingers on the supposed boxers right hand. The boy loudly dismisses the lads claims, much to the amusement of the old man, who invites the boy to take a seat and listen to his tale. Back to the fifties we go and the training of one of the fastest and most powerful boxers of the time; Howard Winstone. The boxer working hard in one of the local factories in Merthyr suffers the agony of the loss of the tips of his fingers in a freak accident, just as he is being tipped for great things in the boxing world. The boy listens with excitement as one man's determination spans a decade of classic boxing, seeing the fighter evolve in to one of the most feared fighters in Europe and eventually the world. The poignancy in the script is drawn through the young lad, who by trying to get served alcohol at an age too young, has seen the errors of his ways by looking in to the past - a thing that we as a society seem to be doing too little these days - remembering our roots and the mistakes of our elders. The films weaves through Welsh culture and sporting achievements with passion and enthusiasm, with strong imagery and both intimate and lavish scenes; highlighting the rise and fall of one of Wales' greatest boxers.