At three, Budhia Singh had already run six 13-mile half-marathons. Born into the slums of Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Budhia's mother sold him to a peddler for 800 rupees. Not long after Biranchi Das, a judo teacher who also runs an orphanage, bought him back, and soon discovers Budhia's talent for running. But when Biranchi has the four year old Budhia run 42 miles, the debate begins: is he providing Budhia with a rare opportunity, or is he exploiting a boy too young to know what he really wants.
When the government gets involved the case becomes a political football, and rumours of vast sums of money attract gangsters eager to drive a wedge between Biranchi and Budhia. What starts out as a real Slumdog Millionaire turns into a the stuff of film noir, a tale of dreams, greed, and envy, with a child at its centre.
Bitten by the Moonbug, photographer Steve Pyke sets out on a journey across America in his search to meet and photograph the Apollo space pioneers. A journey in which he was to meet the adventurers, risk takers and dreamers who were behind one of the most historic endeavours of our time.
From living rooms, and moonscape deserts, to Cape Canaveral, Steve captures these men in frank, revealing portraits, while unravelling their very personal and divergent memories. With rare archive footage and an original score by Matt Johnson (The The), Moonbug is both a photographic road trip and an exploration of how photographs become signposts for history.
A darkly claustrophobic animation about the strained relationship between a struggling farmer and his creative wife. Reap What You Sew delivers important messages about love, life, art, fear, loathing and scarecrows.
Three lovers, 2 choices, 1 secret. Angela Bell meets her first love Michael Richards and they share memories of the love they shared and the life they didn't, but there is a secret which may part them forever.
JC is a so-called 'Illegal' who was arrested by the Immigration police during a raid at his cleaning job . The invisible man talks about illegal immigration from the point of view of one of them.
Invisible Man is a finalist of the 14 Islands Film Challenge.
For men in particular there is a glut of stereotypes about what mid-life is supposed to look and feel like. Set against these social stereotypes The Middle Men reveals the emotional and material worlds of 8 English middle-aged men and how each is confronting life's circumstances on their own terms.
What goes around comes around? John is a small-time crook who buys a gun from the proceeds of a drug deal. Phil and Spooner have their own problems and to make matters worse they get ripped off. Everyone is after Mickey, but who will get there first?
A consistent, original, beautiful and tender tribute to avant-garde artists Stefan and Franciszka Themerson. Unique couple who influenced generations in Britain and abroad. A poetic travel through their lives.
Third Star is the story of four young men, friends since childhood, who take an ill-advised camping trip to the farthest reaches of the West Wales coast.
James has been diagnosed with a terminal illness so he and his friends know that the trip will be their last together. They use it both as an opportunity to experience the joy of a group adventure and to resolve the latent tensions that affect the group.
The results are touching and funny, leaving an enduring sense of the courage and the dignity to be found in James and the beauty to be found in the friendship between him and the three other men.
What's the difference between love and lust? Between physical and emotional need? Can we ever know? Does it even matter?
In the final ten minutes of a therapy session a man speaks to his counsellor about the feelings he has expressed for her. He hopes they may be reciprocated. But the therapist questions the source of both his emotions and her own subconscious feelings, and the possibility that transference can work both ways.
As we transfer our attention from one point of view to another we ask why we love the people we love and if there is any reason not to.
