Sara, a six-year-old Iranian refugee, sneaks out with her sister to explore their new London estate, but strange encounters blur the line between reality and imagination in a world shaped by loss.
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.
An emotional documentary that looks at the lives of three Ukrainian refugees who now live in the UK, Brazil and Germany respectively. Each share their stories of escape from Russian occupation, and the hardships they've experienced whilst assimilating to new cultures as they rebuild their lives.
During the 1950s, Ireland had the highest rate of psychiatric hospital use globally. Using archival documents, filmmakers Cáit McClay and Éiméar McClay look critically at the evolution of Irish psychiatric institutions across the 20th century, examining the confluence of carceral, therapeutic and socioeconomic incentives that determined their influence.
Official Selection Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) 2025 - World premiere
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.
STREETS OF CHANGE VR is a powerful virtual reality experience that brings to light the often-overlooked realities of street homelessness, challenging the stigma and stereotypes through storytelling.
Rooted in real lived experiences, the film humanises rough sleepers through three intimate character stories, revealing their resilience and the harsh truths of life on the streets. Through hyper-realism, spoken word poetry, and immersive storytelling, STREETS OF CHANGE VR explores a narrative of poverty, addiction, and mental health with honesty and emotional depth.
By placing viewers in the shoes of those experiencing homelessness, STREETS OF CHANGE VR aims to foster empathy, break down prejudice, and invites urgent conversations about inequality.
STREETS OF CHANGE VR is a call to action amid a growing global homelessness crisis.
A new republic UAR – United African Republic – emerges from the former nation of Nigeria that was plunged into darkness by the long years of corruption and incompetent leadership. However, UAR hasn’t gotten on its feet yet; it suffers from security challenges. But its new leader President CEPHAS OBI is steadfast to combat insecurity by using the AI technology U-Watch that detects potential crimes long before they can be executed.
When 16 year old Erin is told to hide who they are on Pride day to supposedly protect their family, they have to figure out how to keep everyone happy, while being true to themselves.
A coming of age drama about holding your own.
Satinder Aujla, the UK Conservative government’s new foreign secretary, holds a press junket. Her internalised racism defends fascist policies as British values. We realise she has forgotten her heritage in exchange for power.
Official Selection Tasveer Film Festival 2024
In the heart of Nepal, nestled amid majestic landscapes and ancient traditions, lies a profound tapestry of spiritual and religious practices. Nepal's history has been predominantly shaped by patriarchal traditions: the Sramana tradition of renunciates and the Brahmana tradition of priests. Yet, there exists a lesser-known matriarchal tradition. Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, meticulously planned by its founder Gunakamdev, features a unique constellation of eight Ajima temples on its peripheries. These temples, dedicated to the grandmother goddesses Ajima, serve as protectors of the city and hint at matriarchal ideals.
Tantra, a spiritual path focusing on energy and liberation, adds another layer to Nepal's spiritual landscape. Unlike patriarchal traditions, Tantra celebrates women's sexuality, emphasizing mutual enjoyment and viewing the body as a sacred temple. Within this matriarchal framework, six genders are recognized, promoting a more inclusive understanding of human diversity.
Kathmandu's labyrinth of temples, structures, and symbols offers glimpses into a bygone era when wise women possibly ruled and protected society, and when Tantra and other spiritual practices flourished. However, invading patriarchal forces have rewritten Nepal's history, obscuring its rich and diverse spiritual heritage, leaving many unaware of their profound legacy.
A work of speculative cinematic writing, the film is about war and displacement, architecture and place-making. It tells the fragmented biography of the so-called Rock Church, an iconic building in Helsinki and its architects who were excluded from the canon of Finnish modernism. The architects' personal history of displacement due to the Finnish Winter War of 1939 and Soviet occupation is braided with the war on present-day Gaza.
Past and present histories, temporalities and geographies fold into, and over one another collapsing time, place and identities narratively to consider, in the gentlest of tones, the impact of atrocities on contemporary lifeworlds.
Divided by barriers and borders, the three sisters confront their childhood after spending decades apart in culturally and politically diverging countries. For all of them, one moment in life determined everything that followed.
An emotionally revealing essay film.
