Projects in genres: Black

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This film explores what happened in the 1940s London when two women of different generations, but both fighting anti-colonialism, came together to put their fervour and imagination into writing a revolutionary play. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024 - International premiere

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Set at the peak of a crime wave sweeping across London, teenage Ash is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab when he’s caught up with an organised crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant. As the crimes escalate from stealing mobile phones on the street to jewellery store robberies, Ash must choose between his lavish new lifestyle or the people he loves before his whole world comes crashing down around him. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere

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CULPRITS kicks off where most crime stories end: after a high-stakes heist, when the crew of elite criminals have gone their separate ways and have tried to leave their old lives behind. Past and present collide when a ruthless assassin starts targeting them one by one. Why are they being stalked, who is behind the mayhem, and will they be able to find one another in time to protect themselves and the people they love? Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Episodes 1 and 2 - World premiere

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TELL THEM YOU LOVE ME explores the extraordinary story of Anna Stubblefield, an esteemed university professor who becomes embroiled in a controversial affair with Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy. Anna says she unlocked Derrick's mind from his body by teaching him to communicate using a keyboard. The relationship that followed would lead to a criminal trial that would challenge our perceptions of disability and the nature of consent. Through exclusive footage and interviews with those on both sides of the case, this feature documentary weaves a riveting and endlessly nuanced story about communication, race, and sex.

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Conversations, experiences and freedom dreams of a group of women affected by the carceral state, as encountered through the UK government’s hostile environment policy and prison system. This work is drawn from an extensive five-year collaboration between director Rehana Zaman with a group of Black and Global Majority women. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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Fran is a clean-cut middle-aged woman sat in a medical reception, waiting for her wife Nina to join her for an appointment. Despite her neat appearance, Fran's mind seems chaotic, causing intense emotional shifts that make her perception of reality increasingly surreal.

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A heartfelt exploration of Michelle and Deja's enduring six-year relationship. Their love is profound, they're newly engaged, and they're aspiring parents. However, an unforeseen infidelity sends tremors through their foundation, leaving Deja grappling with a turbulent mix of anger and a desire to salvage what they hold dear.

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GHOSTS OF SOLID AIR is an experiential Augmented Reality (AR) story that you do on your phone - Voices guide you on a journey from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament. As you move, you encounter a ghost world layered right on top of us all the time - shadows who shimmer in and out vision, haunting the streets and whispering messages into the air. These are people from across time who were radicalised through personal experience and forced into disobedient action. Obey those in charge at your peril, they say. Speak up! And you will be heard. Through an encounter with those who have been pushed beyond their tipping point - this experience asks: where does disobedience come from? And is it for love or rage that we break peace with the conditions of now? Walk with the ghosts - and decide for yourself. Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

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A noir-ish tale centred around a packet of menthol Vogue cigarettes, moving between Sri Lanka and the UK. Intrigued by the allure of a mysterious woman and political espionage, our narrator finds herself enticed into an addiction. Created with cut out animation using entirely painted fabric and embroidered parts. Official Selection Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival PÖFF Shorts 2023 - World premiere

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At Rodeston High School’s leaving do, Mo has one last chance to tell the girl of her dreams how she feels. Will she be able to tell her how she feels before it's too late with one eyebrow and an assortment of classmates who hinder more than help.

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An observation of the benefits system, NEXT IN LINE centres a refugee doctor who is seeking government financial assistance. At her job centre meeting she faces a harrowing decision – either she works as a cleaner or gets sanctioned.

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A poignant tale of one boy's attempt to cut off a part of himself in the wake of his baptism. Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2023 - World premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Short Film Competition