In a derelict mansion on the outskirts of London, we witness eight actors - four Macbeths and four Lady Macbeths - work in pairs to investigate Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy.
Sophie Fiennes' richly detailed and immersive film offers privileged access to the vital experience of making theatre with pioneering practitioners Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod of the ground breaking international theatre company Cheek By Jowl.
Cheek by Jowl is the international theatre company of Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod. Its landmark productions, performed in more than 50 countries in the 44 years since the company was founded, have influenced the creation of theatre and the experience of audiences the world over. Actors including Adrian Lester, Tom Hiddleston, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, David Morrissey, Gwendoline Christie and Matthew MacFadyen all developed their talent working with Cheek by Jowl in their early careers.
"The setting of Twyford Abbey is dramatic, but Shakespeare’s text is also haunted by the ghosts of actors and audiences who have passed through it, and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future." Sophie Fiennes
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) 2024 - International premiere
After another TV idea is rejected, out of work TV writer Kevin is talked into producing a B-Movie with his friend Ben, who offers funds the movie.
Whilst Kevin is out to make the best film he possibly can, Ben cuts corners at every opportunity to maximise his profits. To make the biggest saving possible Ben decides that they should work with an amateur dramatics society, as the actors would be ‘happy to be in front of the camera, for a few measly sandwiches’.
For the screenplay the pair chose one of Kevin’s first scripts, a badly written zombie flick.
During filming Ben’s frustration with the actors reaches boiling point, which results in the pair stepping over a serious on-set accident. The theatre company pull out of the movie as a result. Seeing Ben’s true colours leads to Kevin ending their friendship, which ultimately sends Kevin on a journey to discover what friendship and community spirit are really about.
Three Black queer femmes in their mid-thirties take a road trip across the American Midwest in search of their friend who has seemingly disappeared off the grid.
Official Selection BlackStar Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection Berlin Film Festival 2025 - International premiere
Official Selection BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025
When 16 year old Erin is told to hide who they are on Pride day to supposedly protect their family, they have to figure out how to keep everyone happy, while being true to themselves.
A coming of age drama about holding your own.
A nature reserve on the English Channel is a place of wonder and solace, shaped and haunted by violence. HEADLAND is an intimate look at life on a pebble beach reclaimed from the ocean, interweaving the tradition of sea rescues with recent Channel crossings, as witnessed by the last of the Dungeness fishermen.
Every year, in the Basilicata region of Southern Italy, an arboreal wedding is held to celebrate spring renewal. Here human and nature perform an ambiguous dance in order to reach heaven
On June 8th, 1971, sheep farmer Joss Naylor and rally driver Frank Davies arrived in Fort William to take on the iconic Three Peaks.
A time, that if achieved, will probably never be beaten…
In Ikorodu, 10-year-old Momo has been sent for by her mother who migrated to London ahead of her. As she embarks on a road-trip to the airport with her aunt Fade and uncle Mahmoud, uncertainty drives them all to question whether Momo’s departure from Nigeria is truly for the best.
An intimate VR experience that explores ’dis-ease’ within the body, through the lived experience of patients with breast cancer.
Meticulously crafted and developed in close collaboration with a team of scientists and researchers, this interactive experience tells the stories of patients’ healthcare struggles, with focus on breast cancer treatment. Audiences are led through a visual and sonic world that interweaves excerpts from survivors’ stories. It aims to invoke a more nuanced and holistic understanding of this sensitive topic.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2024 - Venice Immersive
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - LFF Expanded
A musical drama about Justine and her mother, Tess.
A hospital CT scan reveals a lump in Tess's breast, prompting an emotional journey that challenges a mother and daughter's strained relationship.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Across one long night, after a young woman has her face ripped off in an alleyway, her call centre worker boyfriend goes on a surreal journey through the underbelly of a South Wales Valleys town to take revenge on her attacker – a dog.
Official Selection Fantastic Fest 2024
Official Selection PÖFF Shorts - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024
