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Michael, the last son of a shepherding family lives with his ailing father, Ray. Burdened by a terrible secret, Michael has isolated himself from the world. When a conflict with rival farmer Gary and his son Jack escalates, Michael is drawn into a devastating chain of events, forcing him to confront the horrors of his past and leaving both families permanently altered.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition- European premiere

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A conclave is one of the world's most secretive and ancient events: the selection of a new pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church's most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of the Church.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 - International premiere
Official Selection San Sebastian Film Festival 2024 - European premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024
Official Selection PÖFF - Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2024

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GREEN LUNG responds to the history of Derby Arboretum, Britain’s first public park, commissioned by mill owner Joseph Strutt, opened in 1840. Using screen-printed animation and found materials, the film makes connections between the nature of the park, and the industrial working lives of those it was intended to benefit.

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A documentary about a filmmaker’s journey as he evaluates the meaning, connotation, challenges and impact of his name “Akinkunmi” which means "I am filled with bravery" in his Yoruba language.
His interview with individuals from around the world on names relating to religion, culture, the legal aspects, brand popularity, and the filmmaker’s family background would also help him decide whether to keep his name, or change it.

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Set in a brutal, totalitarian future world, director Asif Kapadia draws on science fiction as a lens through which "to examine the huge questions we are facing as a species" in the hope that society may find solutions before extinction. Inspired by Chris Marker’s 1962 film LA JETÉE, Kapadia's hybrid documentary drama delivers an unsettling commentary on the state of the world today… and tomorrow.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024

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Fifty years after THE WICKER MAN, director Robin Hardy’s lost papers come to his filmmaker son Justin. Enlisting his brother Dominic, they journey to discover the complex nature of independent filmmaking and fatherhood. Justin’s view of the film is tainted because it robbed him of his father, home and mother; Dominic is more distanced, his experience relating to its subsequent cult status. But what was Robin’s creative contribution to the iconic shocker? Fans may not always like what the brothers find but will come closer to understanding the evolution of a fantasy classic and the maverick director behind it.
Official Selection FrightFest 2024 - Word premiere

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When two migrant labourers discover the body of an illegal colleague on site, they must drive out to the isolated and unfamiliar hills to quickly dispose of the problem. But when one demands to perform the dead man his rightful Islamic burial, nerves begin to fray and a righteous power struggle emerges. As the long and bitter winter night closes in on them, the two men must find a way to work out their differences if they're to stand any chance of saving themselves and their sanity.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence - Winner

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The Radleys are an ordinary family, or at least that’s what the neighbours think. No one would suspect that behind all of this, the Radleys hold a dark secret… they are vampires. Only parents Helen and Peter know about the family’s true nature. They are ‘abstainers’, vampires who choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings. Their teenagers, vegan Clara and lovesick Rowan, have no idea, until one evening Clara is attacked by a boy in her class and her bloodthirsty instincts take over, forcing her parents to finally reveal the truth. With this revelation, Rowan questions his own identity.
The temptation to try his first taste of blood only grows stronger with the arrival of uncle Will, Peter’s twin brother and a practicing vampire, who pulls back the curtain on his vampiric life of hedonism and freedom. Will is all swagger and sex appeal, and his presence throws the whole family off their axis, unleashing suppressed desires for parents and teens alike.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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An animated documentary, telling the story of Katie who found empowerment, friendship, and healing by plunging into into frigid waters of the North Sea. Addressing themes of isolation and connection, mental health, wellbeing, and climate change, Katie's story relates the physical and mental benefits of cold-water swimming.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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A man's solitary life in a Scottish highland forest is portrayed through the changing seasons, with occasional encounters disrupting his otherwise isolated existence.
The director revisits forest-dwelling hermit Jake Williams, the subject of his earlier film TWO YEARS AT SEA (2011).
Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2024 - World premiere
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024
Official Selection CPH:DOX 2025

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Molly, a young woman released from prison struggles to regain custody of her children. When she bumps into her childhood friend Amina the two women soon realize their only chance is to join forces and take destiny into their own hands.
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

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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