The artist Angela Charles finally reveals that she is experiencing dramatic sight loss after years of hiding it, as the self-proclaimed 'Queen of Bluff'. She explores notions of seeing and the limitations of language for the visual world, asking us, "What are you looking at?"
Who was Tilly Losch? Dancer, artist, choreographer, lover, wife, muse… Tilly seems a blur, glimpsed at the corner of the eye, dancing in and out of focus. A powerful and thought-provoking statement about female identity.
Following a man waiting in his hut in the desolate expanse of the Russian Arctic. He is holding out in order to observe a natural event that occurs here, every year, but ocean warming is taking its toll.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2022 - World premiere
Academy Awards 2023 - Nomination - Best Documentary Short Film
A young woman struggling to acknowledge the first anniversary of her sister's death is lost in her grief. Will a close friend and past lover be able to guide her into acceptance?
Official Selection BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2022
Official Selection BlackStar Film Festival 2022
RESISTANCE SAHARA, a haunting yet playful exploration of the liminal space between experimental, documentary, and fictive filmmaking, presents an artistic response to the Sahrawi refugee crisis from the frozen war in Western Sahara. Bringing international artists from a mix of disciplines to the Sahara Desert, and with them will create something new, a response to what they encounter.
The film mix testimony from the mouths of the people who live in each zone of crisis with music; image; and symbolism. The audience is invited to reconsider their view of the nature of human suffering, and to build a new bridge of empathy with the people in these remote and sometimes forgotten places.
A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance held in her honour. Their plan requires a surprising amount of artistry and violence. Based on a story by artist Leonora Carrington, Elizabeth Hobbs celebrates her startling tale with paint and collage.
Official Selection Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2022 - World premiere
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2023 - SXSW Film Festival 2023 Grand Jury Award - Winner - Animated Shorts
A woman finds herself stranded in a mountain hut after a mysterious hiking accident during a snowstorm. Alone with only herself to talk to on a broken radio, she is faced with the reality of her PTSD which leads to some unnerving revelations and darkly comedic encounters.
Nancy Stokes, a retired school teacher and widow, is yearning for some adventure, some human connection, and some sex. Good sex.
Whilst her husband Robert provided a home, a family, something resembling a life, good sex was never on offer. But he’s gone now, and Nancy has a plan: she will find adventure with an escort named Leo Grande.
In an anonymous out-of-town hotel room Nancy greets Leo. He looks every bit as good as his picture, but what Nancy wasn’t expecting was conversation as well as fornication. Leo has a view on everything, and though he may not always tell the truth, Nancy finds she likes him. And he likes her.
With growing sexual confidence, Nancy starts to relax. Over the course of several rendezvous, the power dynamics shift and their well-worn masks begin to slip.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2022 - World premiere
A reflection on how the weight of the past walks with us and the indifference of the ever-present, observant sea.
Official Selection International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2022
DUST & METAL (CAT BUI & KIM LOAI) brings together for the first time a live cinema documentary featuring past and present stories of freedom in Vietnam. With a population of 97 million, and 45 million registered motorbikes (the highest in South East Asia) that’s almost one bike for every two people. The urban roads and ‘hem’ alleys are only accessible by two-wheels. These roads are awash with the transportation of goods of all types and sizes on the back of motorbikes, including washing machines, entire families, and chickens. The sounds of engines and horns create a symphony of Vietnamese life. In a unique partnership with the Vietnam Film Institute, archive film is edited alongside contemporary footage and a live score composed/performed by Vietnamese artist Xo Xinh.
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2022 - Rhythms - World premiere
Although she is regularly featured in Vogue, designer Amy Powney of it-girl brand Mother of Pearl is an outsider, raised off the grid in rural England. Increasingly troubled by her role in fashion’s environmental impact, Amy makes a decision – transform her business model and make it sustainable or leave fashion entirely. Amy embarks on her quest, sparking a movement along the way.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2022 - Spotlight Documentary - World premiere
After 70 years of keeping a devastating secret, eccentric fashionista Allan Bradbury is on a journey to recovery. By opening up about his childhood trauma can he find true ‘appiness in later life?
