In track and field he’s remembered as The Greatest. Athletics' first commercially global star. Away from the spotlight, his is a life often misunderstood. Carl Lewis did it his own way - unwilling to conform to what the US expected from its athletes. Lewis won nine Olympic gold medals across four Games and was voted 'Sportsman of the Century' by the International Olympic Committee. Yet he refused to be pigeonholed and, in doing so, he inspired change on and off the field. I’m Carl Lewis! delves into the consequences of his uncompromising drive.
Official Selection SXSW Film & TV Festival 2025 - World premiere
Sascha, a young athlete returns to her family home and community following an injury, and confronts her father’s long-term illness.
A film that speaks to rest, decline, and generational yearning.
A poignant and poetic exploration of the rise and decline of Luton’s once vibrant Caribbean culture. Through intimate personal stories, rich historical context, and a cultural lens, the film traces how a thriving legacy rooted in migration, music, resistance, and community has been gradually eroded over the years.
From the golden days of sound system culture and bustling youth clubs to the bouncing spirit of Luton Carnival formerly Europe’s largest one day Caribbean carnival, the film reflects on how these vital cultural institutions have been systematically dismantled through decades of underfunding, neglect, and shifting priorities.
These weren’t just events or social spaces, they were expressions of identity and anchors of community.
With vignettes/reenactments shot on 16mm film and interwoven with candid communal conversations, this documentary offers a poetic and thought provoking insight and invites audiences from all backgrounds to engage in deeper reflection on the value of heritage and the fragility of community spaces.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025
The film ends on the question of: How do communities reclaim their space, their voice, and their future?
ONCE AGAIN... (STATUES NEVER DIE) explores the storied relationship between Dr Albert C. Barnes, an early US collector and exhibitor of African cultural artefacts, and Alain Locke, a renowned philosopher and cultural critic, known as the 'Father of the Harlem Renaissance'. Their unlikely bond shapes cultural perspectives in early 20th century America, sparking an intellectual discourse during a pivotal era of cultural awakening.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Panorama - World premiere
STARS tells of the Nommo: extra-terrestrial Afro-hermaphrodite anthro-amphibian migrants. Delivered from outer space via the Dogon of Mali, STARS is a queer African tale of tails, told through animation, music, and poetry.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2025 - Forum Expanded
What happens when a high-powered company CEO becomes dependent on the artificial intelligence that runs his office building? Who is actually in control, and does the artificial intelligence have a more developed moral sense than the man it 'serves'?
THE BUILDING explores the ethical and personal issues raised by our increased dependence on technology, teasing out the complicated power dynamic between the central character Caleb and the Ai programmed to be his assistant.
Commitment-phobe Nathan begins to regret his decision after hooking up with drunken stranger Adrian who passes out in his bed. In this anxiety-inducing horror short, Nathan, a sufferer of horrific night terrors must keep this well-hidden secret.
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025
As a young black girl falls out of love with her natural hair, a mother - through a poem - works to inspire self love and acceptance in her daughter, against a world that whispers otherwise.
A 16mm film responding to legacies of Scottish colonialism and slavery in Guyana through archival research, matrilineal lines and sewing.
Official Selection Third Horizon Film Festival 2025
Two teenage girls have to confront what they've left behind, before they can come to terms with where they're going.
15-year-olds Doe and Muna are going on a trip. Two girls from a dead-end seaside town, they board the train to the airport excitedly. Quiet, watchful Doe hasn’t gone anywhere since arriving in the UK the age of 3 as a refugee at from Somalia. Badass Muna, of Pakistani heritage, is the dominant force... These girls are not going on holiday, but to Istanbul, to be met by a chaperone who will take them to the Syrian border to start a new life. Disaster strikes in Istanbul when their chaperone doesn’t show. Out of their depth, they formulate a new plan to continue their journey alone. Experiencing different slices of life in the city, their resolve, faith and friendship are tested.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025
