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In isolation on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Nigerian-born modular synthesis artist Colloboh transforms glacial and oceanic recordings into sonic compositions - uncovering a dialogue between ice and sea that reshapes his understanding of consciousness, ecological collapse, and humanity’s place within both. As his process unfolds, Colloboh transforms these sounds into layered sonic works that blur the boundaries between observation and communion. The film culminates in a haunting gesture: he plays the completed composition back to the landscape itself, completing a dialogue between artist and environment. A meditation on impermanence, consciousness, and the fragile bond between humanity and the natural world. Official Selection SXSW 2026 - World Premiere

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Set in the summer of 2000, 14 year old Lucian explores his sexuality through fantasy in a pre-internet world. Lucian is a 14 year closeted gay kid going through puberty. He doesn’t know how to communicate in a world that doesn’t speak his language so he lives in isolation, observing the world as an outsider. With the fear of ever exposing who he really is, Lucian seeks comfort in fantasy and lives his life in a daydream.

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A musical set amid the wild beauty of the Scottish Hebrides and the fierce joy of a wedding cèilidh. A moving story of queer joy and self-acceptance - a man returns to his hometown, where he faces the forces that drove him away. Official Selection BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2026 - World premiere Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2026 - International premiere

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On a quest to prove his competency, an inept sound recordist finds himself entangled in a nautical prophecy on the spectral island of Pincer Point. Official Selection SXSW Film Festival 2026

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On the day of his release from prison, young father Obi must reunite with his estranged daughter Ife and finally face up to the lie that she has been led to believe - that he was in space. Obi arrives at the vibrant Nigerian café owned by Tola, Obi’s partner and mother to Ife, dressed in an orange spacesuit and helmet; an attempt to stretch his deception just long enough to build a relationship with his hopeful daughter. First, he must win over Ife, a smart little girl who has learned every fact about space in anticipation of her dad’s long-awaited return. Across a café table, Obi and Ife bond over cosmic wonders, with her probing questions slowly unravelling the fragile lie that has kept their distant bond alive. As Obi’s anxiety spikes, he realises that he must make a choice: tell Ife the truth, or risk losing her in the lie forever.

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With dreams of starting a perfect family, Saga and her British husband Jon move to the isolated house deep in the Finnish forest where Saga spent much of her childhood. But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurances of everyone around her, Saga knows something is terribly wrong. As their marriage starts to crack and Jon struggles to support his wife, only Saga suspects the disturbing truth about their newborn child. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Competition - World premiere

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A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.

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Adapted from the 1954 novel by William Golding, the story of a group of young schoolboys who find themselves stranded on a Pacific island following a deadly plane crash during a nuclear war. In an attempt to remain civil, the boys organise themselves, led by Ralph and supported by the group’s intellectual, Piggy. But as the youngest members begin to share sightings of a terrifying beast, hunter Jack begins to wrestle for leadership. Jack Thorne’s adaptation marks the first time 'Lord of the Flies' has been brought to television. Faithful to the original novel, the series delves further into the book’s emotive themes: human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity. Each of the four episodes is titled after a character at the core of the story – Ralph, Piggy, Simon and Jack – offering a subtly different perspective on the boys’ collective plight and manner in which they cope with their predicament. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Berlinale Special Series - International premiere

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In an opulent villa underneath the Catalonian sun, American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert wallow in isolation and their inherited fortune, eschewing the demands of their blind father, and seeking love and validation through each other and their latest designer clothes. When Jack, the eldest brother and linchpin of this family, announces he is moving in with his girlfriend, Martha, blood ties are severed and Ed starts to uncover the truth surrounding their mother’s death. Generational lies begin to unravel, and the fabric of this family slowly begins to disintegrate. Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Competition - World premiere

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Over one night at a women-themed gallery preview, a withdrawn young woman is forced to face buried trauma when an artwork exposes her best friend, pushing them both to confront consent, complicity, and the fractures in their friendship.

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Tracing the evolution of documentary film across time, including seminal international works and hidden treasures, the film reveals how the form has helped us see and make sense of our world. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2026 - World premiere Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Berlinale Special Series - European premiere (episode 1) | World premiere (episodes 2-4) Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2026 - Cannes Classics - (episode 'The 1970s') Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2026 (episode '1960s') Official Selection Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026 (episode '1980s')

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Frank, serving a life sentence, takes a prison job caring for aging inmates with Alzheimer’s and dementia. What begins as a self-interested bid for parole becomes a profound, transformative bond with fellow inmate Louis, offering Frank a glimpse of redemption in an unforgiving place. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2026 - World premiere