4:59am, London's Banking District. A young banker attempting to escape from his sins meets an immigrant cleaner who he believes might provide absolution. But there is more to his new friend than meets the eye.
Two men apparently in the future revisit images from their past centred on race and cultural identity, exploring their relationship whilst acknowledging their difference, finding guidance in the plays of Frantz Fanon.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Experimenta Strand
"'Black Code/Code Noir' unites temporally and geographically disparate elements into a critical reflection on two recent events: the murders of Michael Brown and Kajieme Powell by police officers in the U.S. in 2014. Archaeologically, the film argues that behind this present situation is a sedimented history of slavery, preserved by the Black Code laws of the colonies in the Americas. These codes have transformed into the algorithms that configure police Big Data and the necropolitical control of African Americans today. Yet how can we read in this present? How can we unwrite the sorcery of this code as a hack? Through a historical détournement the film suggests the Haitian Revolution as the first instance of the Black Code’s hacking and as a past symbol for a future hope." Louis Henderson
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Experimenta Strand
"I think art is powerful and I think it has affected all of us in some way, shape or form. Whether it’s you’re favourite character or scene from a TV show or a film or a play. Or maybe it’s just a line in a song. Sometimes it’s a line that you’ve heard one hundred times and it’s only on the one hundred and first time it clicked and meant something to you. Sometimes it’s a line that grabbed your attention straight away. And that’s what 'Lines' is about." Cecile Emeke
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Sonic Strand - World premiere
Alice, a young girl who's recently moved to London to live with her older brother, struggles to come to terms with what she wants in life and who she is. She becomes friends with an American girl, who is seemingly everything she would like to be. But Alice can't break out of the cycle of mental and emotional insecurity she's found herself experiencing, since moving to the big smoke
Through a series of oral testimonies and carefully composed portraits, Alone Together, the Social Life of Benches explores how individuals and groups spend time in two distinctive public London locations.
Made by Esther Johnson as part of an Arts & Humanities Research Council project, this poetic documentary illuminates the thoughts and memories of frequent users of General Gordon Square, Woolwich, and St Helier Open Space, Sutton.
Revolving around the micro-space of the humble bench, the film incorporates contributions from a diverse range of visitors. These testimonies highlight themes such as the psychological feeling of being in a space, the rhythm and flow of visitors to a place, the importance of design for everyday street furniture and access to communal outdoor space.
The film acts like a stranger who joins you to ‘watch the world go by’, and to break the ice by starting a conversation with their fellow bench user.
In August 2011, 29-year-old Mark Duggan was shot and killed whilst being arrested by armed police in Tottenham, London. This incident ignited a riot that escalated into a week of the worst civil unrest in recent British history.
This film explores the life and death of Mark Duggan, and features his childhood friends, Marcus and Kurtis, as they struggle to come to terms with the death of their friend - whilst also waiting to see if the inquest into his shooting will provide them with a satisfactory version of the truth.
Toronto International Film Festival 2015 - World premiere
A film which aims to opens up a discourse on the Black British experience; interrupting the emotional transition between generations and questioning what it means to be British
In the city of London, Alex Powell is a successful banker running away from his past. When an injured young woman arrives at his front door his world spirals to the complex depths of their secret childhood together.
Disillusioned reporter, Godwin, arrives in a West-African village to cover a local festival, but soon finds himself swept up in a witchhunt.
A series of misfortunes leads villagers to accuse a young, mute girl of being a witch. Their Pastor insists that the only hope of salvation lies in her exorcism and death. His compelling rhetoric and ability to incite fear into the people splits the village and threatens to tear their fragile world apart.
Godwin and a young school teacher attempt to save the girl’s life, bravely fighting back against corruption and false prophets.
Based on True Events, The Cursed Ones is a story of morality, religion, corruption and community in the dark heart of Africa.
A visually impaired young man awakes from unconsciousness to find the aftermath of a global catastrophe caused by environmental damage. Using his other senses he tries to come to terms with the devastation in his immediate environment. An eco-disaster short that shows the effects on an urban household.
