A psycho-acoustic exploration of electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire.
"Radio was the most important thing in my life and music, music, music!" A true pioneer in audio exploration and psycho-acoustics, Delia Derbyshire conceived one of the most familiar compositions in science fiction, the Doctor Who theme, while working in a BBC basement. Her soundscapes felt like they connected to another realm. Kicking off with the discovery of 267 tapes in an attic, along with a treasure trove of journals hidden in her childhood bedroom, this film tunes in to Derbyshire’s frequency; that of a life-long non-conformist, whose peals of laughter in an archive interview tickle with delight and eccentricity. Featuring a rich archive, interviews, fictional embodiment and Cosey Fanni Tutti’s psycho-sonic channelling, director Caroline Catz traces acoustic pathways on her archeological dig into Derbyshire’s resonant life. (LFF brochure copy)
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020 - World premiere
Confused by graffiti scribbled in a British backstreet demanding "Go Home Polish", a photographer embarks on a thousand mile walk back to his birthplace in search of home.
A heartwarming LGBTQ+ love story that spans over six decades, between two Land Army girls during World War II.
A partly silent film, accompanied by a beautiful score, starring BAFTA award-winning actresses Miriam Margolyes, and fifties film legend, Virginia McKenna.
Official Selection BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021
A gentle, sweet, funny, romantic story of love in later life. Following a couple in their sixties, Dave and Fern who get to know one another over the course of 23 dog walks. Set against the dramatic background of the changing seasons of one year.
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writers block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
In #FollowMe we meet women in or from Iraq, who are using social media to challenge norms and traditions in their country. They risk their lives to promote an empowering image of Arabic women, educating and inspiring their followers. As a consequence of their actions, some of these women are forced to flee Iraq to stay alive. During the making of this documentary, a revolution breaks out in Iraq; the stakes are raised and we embark on a perilous journey with the women as social media becomes their weapon, not only against a deeply repressive and male-dominated society but also against their government. The film experiments with building up an online world discovering their personal stories through Skype conversations and social media platforms. #FollowMe gives a different insight into a world of young Iraqi women that is not widely presented. Additionally, it shows the Iraqi Revolution from a different perspective than that presented by the news.
Reminiscing an 1980s childhood spent pirating Bollywood VHSs in Wolverhampton, Dawinder Bansal’s plucky narration speaks lovingly of her Asian community and the films that united them.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020 - World premiere
This is a story about a unique crew of Dorset bus drivers whose amateur dramatics group decide to ditch doing another pantomime and try something different. Having never done anything like it before, they spent a year creating a serious adaptation of the sci-fi, horror film, 'Alien'; finding ingenious solutions to pay homemade, homage to the original film.
The show is a crushing flop but fate gives them a second chance to find their audience. Whilst still adjusting to the idea that their serious show is actually a comedy, the group find out they’re suddenly being whisked from their village hall to a London West End theatre to perform this accidental masterpiece for one night only.
With wobbly sets, awkward acting and special effects requiring 'more luck than judgement’, will their West End debut be alright on the night? This bus driving crew are our space heroes. Their bus station is our space station. Dorset is outer-space and where is the Alien? It’s behind you!
Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2021 - Documentary Spotlight - International premiere
BLACK BAUHINIA () is the first feature-length documentary film on Hong Kong localism and the independence movement, which fundamentally transformed Hong Kong’s domestic and international relations.
The debut film by director and co-producer Dr Malte Kaeding offers a balanced and critical assessment of a subject so complex and sensitive that local filmmakers have shied away from it. Based on Malte’s decade-long research on localism, he follows two young localist leaders’ emotional journey from electoral successes into prison and exile. The collaborative style of filmmaking allows for intimate reflections on the costs of resistance, self-sacrifices, and the meaning of home.
Throughout the film’s three-year production period, localism inspired the 2019 Hong Kong protests, while the ensuing government crackdown rendered the documentary into an outlawed element of resistance. BLACK BAUHINIA captures the ideas of a young generation that dared to challenge an authoritarian China.
CONNECT is the directorial debut of Marilyn Edmond and follows the story of Brian (Kevin Guthrie), a young man battling with his mental heath. Outwardly, he keeps calm, goes to work and carries on.
He never feels that it's possible to share his feelings, until care home owner Jeff (Stephen McCole) becomes a source of support. A flirtation with single mother Sam (Siobhan Reilly) could be a reason to choose life.
Moments of optimism clash with dark despair in a strikingly filmed tale shot in North Berwick. Suicide among young men is a major issue in the UK today. Connect is an ambitious attempt to confront the issue in a heartfelt drama.
CURSE OF THE BLACK SHUCK is based on a British folklore legend which originated in East Anglia. It's a mysterious black dog that brings bad luck to everyone who encounters him and causes death and destruction.
