In the heart of London, "Beto & Nena" unfolds, tracing Beto's care for his spirited sister Nena after their mother's death. Nena's pursuit of the Bolivian Salay dance becomes a beacon of hope, symbolizing resilience. With their friend Marti, they navigate London's challenges, discovering unexpected answers along the way.
Palestinian Shadi embarks on a secret adventure, and accidentally drags his proud family into a trap where they either collaborate with the Israeli occupation or be shamed and humiliated.
Tilak, a gentle and reserved gay Nepali man in a rural setting is forced to marry a girl (Urmila, a school-teacher) by his family. How do the couple navigate social pressures (including not being able to produce a child) as well as take care of their needs.
It's Wednesday night in South London. Fatimah and Leon, two successful Black Brits, are coming to what should be the end of a good evening at a pop-up restaurant, except neither quite seems ready for the night to end. So they continue.
A taxi ride into the heart of the city sees them hop around from place to place, crossing paths with friendly strangers as they meander through a night they wish could last forever, if only to avoid the inevitable conversation that awaits them.
CUSTOM is the first feature of award-winning Brazilian-born and UK-based filmmaker Tiago Teixeira. In this paranoid horror thriller, a couple of arthouse pornographers struggle to make ends meet while working on custom erotic films. That’s when they encounter ‘The Audience’, a mysterious client offering life-changing money to perform strange rituals on videotape.
An introverted young woman uses a deepfake app to watch romantic films featuring herself and a neighbour until a new government restriction forces her to pursue a relationship in real life and learn that love isn't quite like the movies.
In Accra, Ghana - a group of young men have formed a brotherhood rooted in a unique combination of acrobatics, dance and fire breathing.
In lack of access to any formal training, they have developed their skills through internet tutorials and relentless practice sessions starting at 5am every morning. This troupe of highly-skilled performers have come to represent strength and positivity to their community, especially the youngsters they train and support with their earnings.
They call themselves The Dragon Boys.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Grace Ridhi turns up to Mr Freeman's house to demand he pay for all the overdue bills he owes the council. Mr Freeman prefers a more spiritual approach to such things.
Exploring the relationship between the director, an amputee, and her prosthetist during the making of a prosthetic leg. The filmmaker seeks to demystify an unfamiliar space and ask what it means to create an extension to someone else’s body, questioning prejudice widely seen within our society's consideration of body image.
In this coming of age drama, 11 year old Ama and her 24 year old mother, Grace, take solace in the gentle but isolated world they obsessively create. But Ama’s growing up threatens the boundaries of their tenderness, and forces Grace to reckon with a past she struggles to forget.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023
