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Death Cafes offer a place for strangers to gather and discuss all things mortality. Animated in tea and coffee, STEEPING explores the ceremony of the cafe, inviting people to ponder our attitudes towards death and dying and reflect on how a conversation over a cup of something might make broaching the subject a little less terrifying.

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In a dead-end town in the East of England Jayce, a young man, is released from prison after serving time for a crime he didn't commit. Looking for answers, Jayce returns home only to become embroiled in a scheme to sell a large amount of cannabis grown in a garden shed by Kev, the elderly neighbour of his childhood friend, Paula. The young people form an unlikely alliance with the old man and manage to sell the weed to a disarmingly-friendly dealer. But this attracts the attention of two local dimwit hoodlums who notice a dent in their trade and immediately suspect the odd thruple. Jayce finally learns the truth about his incarceration: he was framed by his ex-best friend and leader of the local dimwits, Lee. Jayce, Paula and Kev are kidnapped by the two hoodlums hoping to usurp Lee's position. Lee, meanwhile, is disinherited by his father and switches allegiance to rescue the trio, seeking (and gaining) redemption for his framing of Jayce. Looking for a new start, Jayce leaves town on his dream motorbike – purchased with the money from the weed deal. He leaves behind him a new 'family' in the shape of Paula, Kev and Lee.

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A down-on-their-luck trio of wannabe improv comedians are recruited to go undercover and bust petty criminals, but when one decides to go off book, they will have to “yes and…” their way out of an escalating London gang war in this fast-paced action comedy. Official Selection SXSW London Film Festival 2025 - World premiere Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025 - International premiere

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The style, the glam, the music, the hats! Culture Club burst onto the UK new romantic scene in 1981 and became one of the most defining and influential bands of their generation. This impossibly fun documentary celebrates the band’s story in their own words, while also revealing the surprisingly tender love story at its centre. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025 - World premiere

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As an ancient threat endangers Vikings and dragons alike on the isle of Berk, the unlikely friendship between Hiccup, an inventive Viking, and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, becomes the key to both species forging a new future together. Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2025

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During a heatwave in Belfast, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover Seán after taking a pregnancy test. Official Selection Palm Springs International Shortfest 2025 Official Selection 37th Galway Film Fleadh 2025 Official Selection Leuven International Short Film Festival 2025

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From the moment Tom Daley leaps off the diving board, he has 1.6 seconds to showcase what can be achieved when you spend over two decades of your life putting in blood, sweat and tears in the pursuit of athletic perfection. This documentary, named after those pivotal seconds, tells the incredible life story of five-time Olympic medallist and LGBTQIA+ activist Tom Daley OBE. Join us as we travel through the past and present of the world’s most iconic Olympic diver, and explore the successes and hardships that a child prodigy from Plymouth faced in his journey to become one of Britain’s most successful Olympic athletes of all time. With never-before-seen archive footage and close collaboration with Tom Daley and his family, this documentary explores the pivotal figures, biggest achievements, and greatest obstacles that Daley faced both in and out of the pool. Throughout his life, Daley has battled injury, loss, eating disorders, and prejudice against his sexuality, and come out stronger on the other side. Be it as a sporting legend or champion for LGBTQ+ rights, Tom Daley has shaped the world far beyond what could have been thought possible for a British diver. This is his story.

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It's the zombie apocalypse, but the zombies do nothing except follow people around aimlessly. It's a bureaucratic nightmare and the government can no longer handle it. They pass the responsibility to the citizens: you can either discover the zombies’ "hidden talent", or you can kill them – the choice is yours. June and Evan are a happy couple who have never really disagreed on anything... until a zombie comes knocking on their door.

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Two young music students, Lionel and David, attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917, bond over their shared love of folk music. Years later, Lionel receives a letter from David, leading to an impromptu journey through the backwoods of Maine to collect traditional songs, and record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen. This unexpected reunion and the music they collect and preserve, will shape the course of Lionel's life far beyond his own awareness. Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Competition - World premiere Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2025 - North American premiere Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

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When Zephyr, a savvy and free-spirited surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below. Official Selection Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2025 - World premiere

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Colin, a weedy wallflower, is letting life pass him by. That is until Ray, the impossibly handsome leader of a motorbike club, takes him on as his submissive. Ray uproots Colin from his dreary suburban life, introducing him to a community of kinky, queer bikers and taking all sorts of virginities along the way. But as Colin steps deeper into Ray’s world of rules and mysteries, he begins to question whether the life of a 24/7 submissive is for him. Has he found his calling, or simply swapped one form of suffocation for another? Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere Official Selection Telluride Film Festival 2025 Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025 Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026

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Actor Grace can't understand why every role she lands ends in her untimely death-until a mysterious agent explains the 'Bury Your Gays' trope. Now, trapped in a genre-hopping battle for survival, Grace has one mission: do not die.