Tam gets the first tube home alone. In just a crop-top and high-waisted jeans he re-lives his Halloween night out.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Create Strand - World premiere
A gritty British drama set in modern-day London. Nearing her final year of school, Hilda’s aspirations hit rock bottom when she is forced to contend with the abandonment of her parents and the dependency of younger siblings. Determined to avoid the breakup of her family, she depends on dance to keep the enclosing chaos at bay. As people begin to vanish from Hilda's life, her only constant is music, but when it stops the silence is deafening.
A social realist fairytale about a transfeminine teenager, as seen through the eyes of their 7-year-old brother. Set in a desolate and prejudiced coastal town, the film examines how a child's unconditional love can be an empowering and disruptive force for good.
A queer teenager struggles with her sexuality, as desires manifest their way from the depths of her eerie closet into reality.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Journey Strand - World premiere
The documentary follows choreographer and drag queen Jay Jackson/ Laganja Estranja ('RuPaul's Drag Race' Season 6) around London. Jay teaches a dance class and shares stories about his life. The film ends with a live performance at the West 5.
A confrontation between two swimmers in a locker room ends in tears. A collaboration with London-based musicians GUO.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Official Short Film Competition - Dare Strand
A mystical young Hasidic man increasingly doubts his identity, his gender, and the nature of being as conflict between him and his pious young wife escalates with shocking consequences.
Looking at Africa in the future: In 2064 population growth and climate pressures have pushed the continent to the brink. Most animals are wiped out, and a federation of African states institutes of an annual cull of men to restore the balance.
A woman, tormented to the point of madness by her lust for a man she works with, visits a Shawafa, a Moroccan witch, to find a cure. Has this man cast a spell on her, is she possessed by a bad jinn? Whatever it is, the woman, the Shawafa and her maid find their lives totally transformed by its presence.
In Lagos, Nigeria, Ebele Njoko has been running all his life. A search for acceptance and love from his family, has led him to recreate himself as Adrian Njoko, respected father, husband, and brother. Suddenly, Adrian’s past and secrets have caught up with him and his world soon begins to crumble as he frantically tries to control the growing ripple effect of a revelation.
Adapted from Jude Dibia’s Natur och Kultur award-winning 2005 book 'Walking With Shadows'.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Love Strand - World premiere
