JUNKERHAUS is shot in the residence of Karl Junker (1850 -1912) who dedicated his life to building his house in Germany. Reflections, projections and changes of light produce a psychological portrait that offers a new appreciation of architecture as a visionary experience.
The story of the black, British experience: one driven by misplaced loyalty, melancholy, and historical reprise stands as a mirror to the traditional tale of Pierrot’s existence under Harlequin’s thumb. This forms the narrative pillar for Sasraku’s semi-autobiographical fairytale, shot on 8mm film.
An autistic teenage girl and her sister come to terms with the death of their youngest sibling.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Journey Strand - World premiere
Mandy is a modern woman in a crisis. Raising a boy, Larch, in a female revolution and professionally writing about a love that no longer exists, she falls upon a troubled man, Pete, who seeks traditional dynamics and a sense of worth in this current female movement.
Venice Critics' Week 2019 - World premiere
A queer teenager struggles with her sexuality, as desires manifest their way from the depths of her eerie closet into reality.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Journey Strand - World premiere
The darkness of postnatal depression threatens to overwhelm Susannah, but a chance encounter with Rupa might be the help she needs.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Journey Strand - World premiere
No road. No voice. No future. Deep in the jungle a road is quietly destroying a protected rainforest, causing conflict and fear. Yet for some indigenous communities, desperate for change, it brings the promise of a better life… but at what cost?
With an elephant's ivory tusk as the protagonist, artist-filmmaker Jessica Sarah Rinland's film meditates upon the endless tactility of museological and ecological conservation, inviting reflection upon forms of representation, replicas, and embodiments of various materials, disciplines, and institutions.
Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2019 - Moving Ahead - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Wavelengths
On the eve of her father’s birthday, Dawn and her fun uncle Nate struggle over her bedtime routine. A new dynamic to their relationship is explored as they navigate their way through a family crisis.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Debate Strand
Vickie Black is young and hungry, though working as a maid in London, she has her sights set far higher. Vickie goes into a job interview positive, but the questions from her faceless male interviewers soon become predatory. As the interview takes its toll, Vickie reaches breaking point.
‘Dark tourism' has been defined as travel to places historically associated with death or tragedy. In Belfast, Northern Ireland, this industry is booming. Over 3600 people died during The Troubles (1968-1998), the colloquial name given to the 30 year period of violence and political dispute between Unionists who wanted Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom and Nationalists who wanted to join the Republic of Ireland. A new phenomena of tourists now travel to the working class streets of the city where the majority of the conflict took place with long-term residents beginning to feel like they’re part of the attraction.
Official Selection Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020
