David, a shy and unsuccessful door-to-door salesman is having a bad day. It's raining, he's working a long street, and the locals are doing their best to make his life hell. In one house, an emotionally unbalanced girl takes a shine to him and tries to stop him from leaving. In another house, a naked couple invite him to join in their sex games and try to take his clothes off. In the next house, a seemingly nice old lady gets him to stick his head into a cupboard full of dead, maggot-infested pigeons. After finding himself dragged into a violent domestic dispute, David retreats to a nearby café, only to receive a phone call from his boss telling him that he has to make at least one sale today or he'll be fired.
David's mood changes from trepidation and despair into something much darker. He feels like all the homeowners are conspiring against him. The next one to let him in is going to get it.
A man recounts the most terrifying experience of his childhood to his young wife. Raised in post-World War II poverty, the only beautiful object in the boy’s home is his mother's vase. Left home alone, the boy falls victim to a demonic presence which tempts him to commit his first sin.
The Starfish Principle was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. It is an independently funded documentary that focuses on vision, hope and building bridges. We filmed individuals and groups who are creating positive change. Our focus is on community, youth and the Aids situation.
Seeing beyond the despair and hopelessness, and reaching out to make a change and a difference. Seeing the possibility in everyone and in every situation.
So often there is huge overwhelm that blocks the will and people’s ability to find solutions. People often feel broken down by isolation, betrayals, loss of trust, hunger and poverty. In this film we interviewed people, groups and organisations, listened to their stories, bearing witness to their hopes, dreams, despair and struggles. We hope to build bridges in communication, healing, forgiveness and to nurture community. We hope to inspire, demonstrate solidarity and also empower the projects and people we came into contact with.
Lucy is eleven years old. Neglected by her estranged mother and father, she ends up being placed in a children's home. Through her eyes, we follow Lucy's struggle to cope with the system. Her saving is her self-belief and her certainty that she is being watched over and protected by the holy spirit; hers is a heroic quest for love, beauty and transcendence.
A woman remembers her love-affairs with famous historical male figures. Based on the director's book of the same name, the film is a fantasy love-letter to a collection of men from diverse worlds including Orson Welles, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, sportsman Charles B Fry and Jim Morrison.
This is a story about how one man is using his retirement years to improve his neighbourhood.
For the last 5 years David has been walking around his local streets, with his dog Meg, picking-up litter and removing graffiti from walls and trees.
He finds it difficult to pass neglected public spaces and feels the need to try and improve the physical and social landscape around him.
His story is an example of a spirit and attitude that has often been eroded from our towns and cities as people keep themselves-to-themselves, feeling unable to contribute or affect their own communities.
A young goatherd in northern Uganda yearns to be able to read and write. But the odds are stacked against him. Forty years ago, tribal elders buried a pen, placing a curse on the written word. Unearthing the Pen is about a boy's struggle to reconcile tradition with his desire to learn.
Anna (Dervla Kirwan) has that feeling again. The same feeling she had when her husband had that affair. Is he doing it again? With reluctant daughter Sam (Holly Gibbs) in town, Anna follows her intuition across London to discover the truth.
In South East London four young women reflect upon the reasons they love jazz. Their musings give insight into a life of jazz inspired journeys. The short paints an intimate portrait of the young women. Ty the music producer said the girls inspired him about music.
A poetic and controversial journey into the rarely seen world of vampires and other blood-loving creatures.
Featuring:
5 shades of red
4 lovers
3 erotic nightmares
2 vampires
1 snake
A crew of Rastafarians evacuated to London after a volcanic eruption in Montserrat, adjust to life in inner city London.
The Rastamen reinvent themselves as 'rude-boy' rappers and small time hustlers. They pitch between enjoying the thrills of the city and committing to Rastafari ideals.
