AN animator is taking her two-dimensional characters across the UK, after launching her own business through a university start-up scheme.

Ellie Land, 24, graduated with a degree in media production at Northumbria University and is working as a freelance film-maker.

Her latest project is a documentary in Bristol where she is working with asylum seekers aged 18-25, detailing their experiences of finding work in the UK.

"My work enables people who don't normally have an opportunity to express themselves and their feelings through the powerful medium of animation," she said.