Genre-busting tale of how unemployed amateur cyclist, Bryan Allen, and heavily in debt father-of-three, Paul MacCready, together with a rag-tag team of neuro-diverse outliers, set out on a death-defying and madcap quest to untangle the mystery of human powered flight and in doing so win the most coveted prize in aviation.
Built from a remarkable trove of recently discovered 16mm footage along with an arsenal of innovative techniques, this uplifting story of ingenuity, courage and determination, challenges us to question the assumptions we make about about society’s outliers and reminds us of how the stories we tell can help us to understand and perhaps change the world.
A character-driven short film, that explores the power of dreams.
Inspired by a conversation with his ill grandmother, 8 year old Jay embarks on his most exciting adventure yet - making a special gift for their estate.
At home in the north of England, an old woman tunes into the radio. As rain drips into the house, dark manifestations appear in her mind.
Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2025 - Nomination - Best UK Short Film
GREEN LUNG responds to the history of Derby Arboretum, Britain’s first public park, commissioned by mill owner Joseph Strutt, opened in 1840. Using screen-printed animation and found materials, the film makes connections between the nature of the park, and the industrial working lives of those it was intended to benefit.
Are scientists doing enough to sound the alarm about climate breakdown?
When the UK government pledges to "max out" oil and gas extraction, the lives of psychology professor Colin, microbiologist Abi and ecologist Aaron collide outside the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), where they and six others are arrested for causing alleged criminal damage. But who are the real climate criminals? As restrictions on protest tighten, will scientists retreat to their laboratories or will more stand up than ever before?
A window into the world of reluctant activism, PLAN Z explores the moral power of protest when established routes of influence fail.
This film captures a day-in-the-life of a spear fisherman. Set against the vibrant canvas of daily life in St.George's, Grenada, starting in Melville Street Fish Market, and ending at the Carenage before sunset. Fisherman Ryan Andrews explains recent changes and challenges to the fishing industry as Grenada's environment evolves, gently reminding us of the delicate balance between industry and nature.
Intimate and fragmented moments unfold in a community of zoos and animal rescue centres across Argentina. As histories of these institutions are uncovered, dedicated workers commit both day and night to caring for the remaining enclosed animals, fostering a mutual bond that transcends imagined boundaries between human and animal.
Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 - North American premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Documentary Competition
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2025
Bodies of water are intervened upon, moved, disrupted and exploited. Labouring bodies experience similar pressures from the same forces of power and extraction. Distant communities – Northern England and Jamaica – share similar histories of manipulation and oppression whose record is kept in the living memory of its waterways. But water, like people, can find a way to exert its own will.
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 - World premiere
Plunging us into the ever-accelerating rhythm of food supply and the emergence of new techno-capitalist processes, BLISS POINT looks at the entanglement of automation and human labour, from dark kitchens and food advertising sets to AI-managed warehouses.
Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2024
Project video for ‘How (not) to get hit by a self-driving car’, a game installation that challenges people to cross the street without being detected by an AI.
Official Selection Ars Electronica Festival 2024 - S+T+ARTS Prize 2024, Honorary Mention
FRAMERATE: Rhythms Around Us bears witness to the flux of life on earth. Surrounded by shifting pointcloud landscapes, submerged in sound, we scale our perspective. Together we see the beautiful, creative, and destructive forces of nature and humanity. We are a part of this rhythm, we contribute to the cacophony, we are in sync, and we catastrophically collide with the beating pulse of our planet.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2024 - Tribeca Immersive - World premiere
