Paula Rego is one of the most important living artists. She was the first artist in residence at the UK's National Gallery, has a public museum exclusively dedicated to her work and a Damehood from the Queen. And yet, despite over 30 books about her pictures, very little is known about her life. Now, at 81, she has agreed to tell her extraordinary story to her son, the filmmaker Nick Willing. The result is an incredibly intimate and personal account of her battles against the facist dictatorship in Portugal, the misogynistic art world in England, and her own demons of manic depression.
Helen’s got a hot date; it’s all part of her plan to be a “better”
woman. But as the cracks start to show, is it Helen who’s
going to be too much for him, or her plumbing?
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Laugh Strand
There is nothing standing in the way of aspiring 15-year-old actress Donna and the leading role in her school production of “Romeo and Juliet” – except her unsupportive conjoined twin, Rhonna...
INITION and Roland Lane take you on a journey inspired by a famous hat by legendary designer Philip Treacy. In VR, structure and form are explored on a scale that escapes the bounds of the physical, creating a fantasy of light, sound and shadow.
Five years ago Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, started to use his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the damages of climate change. When a violent storm throws him and a Norwegian filmmaker together we see him transform from a father, to community leader to an activist on the global stage.
Born in a violent and neglected favela community in Rio de Janeiro, Alan Duarte suffered immense personal tragedy. However, he dreams of finding salvation and building a better future for his son and his community through his boxing project.
1840 and another ship crashes on the rocks of an almost deserted island in Scotland. Three sailors survive the wreck and make it to shore where the few locals take them in as they wait for the mainland boat to come for them. But the sailors' survival story has only just started as they uncover the strange past of the once vibrant island.
Two trans people and their journey to learning to love their bodies.
A film about the effects hormones can have on your body as a trans person. Mainstream narratives often sensationalise the experiences of trans people with medical interventions, but this film explores the issue of hormones in more depth, in an honest, bold and vulnerable way.
Determined to gate-crash her ex-lover’s funeral on glamorous French hideaway Île de Ré, former Hollywood siren Helen escapes her London retirement home with the help of repressed English housewife Priscilla.
Pooling their limited resources, they hit the road together by coach, ferry, car, and foot in a race to get to the funeral on time, becoming embroiled in a romantic triangle with an Italian painter along the way. On this unforgettable journey, they find true friendship in one another – and have the time of their lives... on a road trip like no other.
The discovery of a mysterious black box in a small remote village in Iran causes turmoil among the villagers. According to a public announcement, it is promised to make the finder of the box prosperous.
