This is the story of a slum school choir who put on a concert of songs from The Sound of Music with a full orchestra and in front of an audience of over a thousand people. Performing in such a prestigious concert is a world away from their lives in the slums but will singing songs about climbing mountains really help these kids find their dreams?
This film is a unique documentary event: with unrivalled access, it follows both sides in a political battle during a year long campaign which attracted worldwide headlines.
Labour MP Margaret Hodge, a Jewish immigrant, is defending the parliamentary seat of Barking in the British general election from a challenge by the leader of the right wing British National Party, Nick Griffin, who has a big following amongst disenchanted white working class voters.
With building tension, as violence erupts on the streets, the film shows the strategies of both parties and the eventual denouement on election night.
Described as 'remarkable' by the Observer newspaper, the film will be of particular interest in countries where there is a populist rightwing or racist party.
Return to the magic and wonder of C S Lewis’ beloved world via the fantastic Narnian ship, the Dawn Treader. In this new installment of the blockbuster 'The Chronicles of Narnia' motion picture franchise, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their cousin Eustace, their royal friend King Caspian and a warrior mouse named Reepicheep, find themselves swallowed into a painting and onto the Dawn Treader.
Their mission – upon which rests the fate of Narnia itself – takes the courageous voyagers to mysterious islands and a river that turns to gold, to fateful confrontations with magical creatures and sinister enemies and to a reunion with their friend and protector, the 'Great Lion' Aslan.
London, present day. A violent, desperate man breaks into an inner city church. With him he brings the anxiety and anger of contemporary society. Once inside the church he faces his greatest opponent, a world weary priest. The fighter challenges the priest on the fundamental fabric of life, faith and death, belief and passion. The scene is set, in the fight for truth, redemption and forgiveness as the two men come to terms with their various demons over the course of the night.
Meet MAHMUD NASIR, London taxi driver, loving husband, doting father and something of a 'relaxed' Muslim. Does the 'F' word occasionally pass his lips? It's hardly worth mentioning. Does he say his prayers five times a day? Of course! Well, usually. Does he fast every day of Ramadan? Who’s counting anyway? He may not be the most observant, but in his heart he is as Muslim as it gets.
But after his mother's death a discovery turns Mahmud's world upside down. He finds his birth certificate which reveals that not only was he adopted at birth but he's Jewish, and his real name is Solly Shimshillewitz! As Mahmud tumbles headlong into a full scale identity crisis, the only person he can turn to is LENNY, a drunken Jewish cabbie who agrees to give him lessons in Jewishness, which start with how to dance like Topol. Oy vey.
Set in rural and urban Britain, The Silent Accomplice is a story seen through the perspective of water that flows from a spring to the sea. This ever-present silent protagonist engages with people in often intimate moments in their lives, giving us an unusual and intimate snap shot of contemporary living. Episodic and peripatetic in construction, and poetically blending fiction and documentary, the narrative weaves its way in and out of specific people’s lives to reveal a Britain with hidden and unspoken disparities and aspirations.
Using simple and ritch visual and aural imagery, The Silent Accomplice embraces the notion of silence to drive a narrative that creates an unusual experiential journey. From the sublime to the mundane, the peaceful to the violent, we are presented with a view of contemporary British life not commonly seen.
Suffering from acute kidney failure, Uncle Boonmee has chosen to spend his final days surrounded by his loved ones in the countryside. Surprisingly, the ghost of his deceased wife appears to care for him, and his long lost son returns home in a non-human form. Contemplating the reasons for his illness, Boonmee treks through the jungle with his family to a mysterious hilltop cave - the birthplace of his first life.
From the Director of 'Syndromes And A Century', 'Tropical Malady' and 'Blissfully Yours'.
Based on true events, WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT is the 70's set story of a down-to-earth Yorkshire family and the malevolent spirit who turns their existence upside down.
Mother and father struggle to keep the already-fragile family together under the ghost's onslaught, as sinister echo's from the distant past start to reveal it's true nature.
And as things worsen, it becomes apparent that the young daughter Sally is the main focus of it's attentions. All must come together to fight the evil spirit if she is to survive.
Suzy's a British soldier, born and bred, but fitting back into civilian life after fighting in Iraq isn't easy. Haunted by the responsibility she feels for the death of an Iraqi child, she becomes obsessed with the safety of her own daughter, feeling the need to protect her against a threat that doesn't seem to exist. As Suzy's paranoia builds, her behaviour becomes more and more erratic, until finally, she puts her own child in serious danger.
Victor is an African immigrant who, as a child, witnessed the slaughter of his family. He has now vanished into London, working as an anonymous street sweeper. But violence seeks him out once more and he realises that to regain his humanity he must become ‘visible’ again.
Laura is missing and journalist Sam Stagg falls in love with her through her photographs. His search leads him into dark waters. Beaten up, electrocuted and sacked, his troubles only make him more determined to find her, but when he finally tracks her down how she feel?
