Projects in genres: Human Rights

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Delving into our historical, societal and scientific relationship with psychedelic substances, THE GOOD DRUG explores the new discoveries being made about the historical uses of psychedelics and the modern renaissance of clinical research for their therapeutic properties for a host of mental health problems.

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In 2014, at the height of the Ukrainian revolution, a mother loses her son who is killed while protesting in Independence Square. Her attempt to bury him as a hero clashes with a corrupt bureaucratic system, testing her view of Ukraine. Official Selection CAMERIMAGE - International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography 2021 - World premiere Official Selection Cannes Cinéfondation - La Cinef 2022

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HOSTILE is a feature-length documentary focusing on the impact of the evolving 'hostile environment' policies, which are designed to make living conditions so difficult for migrants that they voluntarily leave the country.

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In early 18th century Scotland, Lilias Adie, a kind middle-aged woman, is accused of witchcraft by a jealous neighbour.

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Set in a familiar near-future, a young couple with Down’s syndrome must overcome prejudice and danger, in order to try and save the AI baby they want to adopt. The film exposes the disposability of disability.

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A celebration of a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder who has survived human trafficking rings in the US.

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In the early 90s a group of gay activist nuns, the London House of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, decide to canonise Derek Jarman, a prominent queer filmmaker and the most public figure living openly with HIV at the time. They declare him Britain's first living gay saint. Official Selection Frameline San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2022 Official Selection BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2022

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THE LAST WORKER is a narrative adventure centred around our struggle in an increasingly automated and dehumanizing world. In this world premiere first chapter, we experience a brutal power fantasy, dive into Kurt's past and meet his broken co-bot, Skew, as their old work routine is about to be disrupted forever.

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FREEDOM SWIMMER documents a mass migration story from the 20th century, which is relatively untold in the Western world— and offers context for a city in turmoil, today. A granddaughter asks her grandfather to recount his journey from China, swimming to Hong Kong in the 1970’s. One of two million mainland residents who swam across the southern sea border. Many others died trying or were captured and sent to labour camps. He was one of the lucky ones. From the 1950’s to 1980’s Hong Kong was a symbol of freedom to many Chinese, glimpsed across the water. The grandfather, like many others, went on to have a successful life in Hong Kong and was part of the working-class movement that helped transform the city into a financial success story. FREEDOM SWIMMER explores the effect of past cultural trauma, exploring a new perspective on the current situation. It reflects the depth of a symbol that is ‘freedom’ - that Hong Kong both represents and holds onto so tightly. On a wider-scale, this is a universal story of the dispossessed— what it takes to flee your country, what it means to fight for freedom, what it is like to leave everything in hope of liberty.

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Did George Floyd's killing mark a turning point for change or false dawn? Despite the global outcry, US Police continue instigating indiscriminate violence against Black communities. Is there a parallel history of structural racism in Britain? Since watching George's viral footage, Black Britain, Michael's mind has been thrown into freefall.

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Things get wild at the VISA and Immigration Services when Karim, a young Iranian father living in the UK is mistakenly threatened with deportation.

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Myrtle cooks dinner for her son. But something's not quite right. This kitchen is anonymous, industrial and Myrtle's working to a deadline. As her composure unravels, we learn that 21 grams is all that separates life from death.