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An emotive, intimate film portrait of the life and death of Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee, who was murdered by dissident Republicans the day before Good Friday, April 2019. Directed by her close friend, documentarian Alison Millar, the film seeks answers to her senseless killing through Lyra’s own work and words. In just 29 years, she rose from working-class roots in the epicentre of war torn Belfast to become an internationally renowned investigative journalist, seeking justice for crimes that had been forgotten amid the euphoria surrounding the 1998 Good Friday Peace agreement. As the voice of her ceasefire generation, Lyra represented hope for a future free of conflict. Her death is another tragic milestone for a country trying to shake off the shackles of its violent past.
Official Selection Sheffield DocFest 2022 - Rebellions - UK premiere

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Thirty something Indian sisters Rumi and Nina journey to London in pursuit of their music dream. But working at an Indian Takeaway wasn’t part of the plan.

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As the Environmental Officer for Saint Helena’s doomed airport, Annina witnessed the unearthing of a terrible secret - a mass burial ground of 8,000 formerly enslaved Africans. Haunted by this injustice - and echoes of her childhood in Apartheid Namibia - she now fights for memorialisation of these forgotten victims.
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2022 - Documentary Competition - World premiere

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A vivid dream exploration of Moira Shearer's heart and mind, just before and after she agreed to star in Powell and Pressburger's beloved cinema classic "The Red Shoes", a decision that would change her life forever.

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Becoming a parent is a daunting time for anyone and this hard-living couple just need one more big service station blow-out before they finally settle on the right course for their family.

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This film depicts the harrowing effect of climate change on the lives of girls and women globally, and features over 400 pieces of handmade artwork from 150 refugee and marginalised women in 17 Commonwealth countries worldwide and climate activists, these were created during ARTconnects workshops. The film calls for climate justice and presents personal accounts of how women and girls lives are directly being affected by climate change.
The film raises awareness of the devastating impacts climate change has on the globe, as well as promote diversity and spark meaningful discussions on this human rights issue to promote cohesion. 

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In a near-future world where you can discover your Death Day, an apolitical woman learns that she and many Black people have been given incorrect dates and seeks justice before her time runs out - that same day.

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"When injustice exceeds what you can withstand, you'll do anything"
This is the story of a brother and sister struggling to rebuild their lives after fighting on opposite sides of the Libyan revolution. Through one family's PTSD and quest for justice, from both sides of the conflict, we experience over the years the repercussions of intervention and the fragility of democracy.
Official Selection IDFA 2021 - World premiere

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You know, I’ve got to the age where I want to settle down and stop jumping from relationship to relationship every few weeks, but everyone I meet is so immature which I thought wouldn’t be the case now. Know what I mean? What do you do for a job? Ah no way! I love animation! That’s so interesting! Anything I’ve seen? I’ve always wondered what it would be like to be an animator! Bet it’s so fun. I think Pixar is my favourite, that film with the cars is just so damn funny! And Shrek! I almost forget that’s animation, just amazing how people come up with this stuff and make those characters so believable! Is that the sort of stuff you do? Can I see?
Official Selection Animafest Zagreb 2022

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A BANQUET is the much anticipated feature debut from Ruth Paxton. A visually arresting slowburning psychological horror that uses subtle supernatural elements to create tension within a family possessed by a daughter's illness when she stops eating, exploiting the strains and the love between three generations of mothers and daughters.
Widowed mother Holly (Guillory) is radically tested when her teenage daughter Betsey (Alexander) experiences a profound enlightenment and insists that her body is no longer her own, but in service to a higher power. Bound to her newfound faith, Betsey refuses to eat, but loses no weight. In an agonising dilemma, torn between love and fear, Holly is forced to confront the boundaries of her own beliefs.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2021 - Discovery - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2021 - Cult

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Having retired to bed early to prepare for a dawn ascent, Kelly is woken by the screams of her co-climber Sophie, who had stayed up to enjoy a smoke with a group of men they had met earlier.
Desperate to get to her friend, Kelly runs deep into the forest using the night vision from her camera to guide the way. She arrives just in time to see Sophie’s lifeless body being thrown from a ledge, a horror she captures on camera. As she turns to leave, the men hear Kelly below and give chase. Running through their camp, she desperately grabs whatever climbing gear she can and begins free-climbing the foot of the mountain in order to escape the pack. As day turn to freezing night, she finds herself both mentally and physically exhausted. But there is nothing she can do. If she’s to escape this deadly game of cat & mouse she must dig deep, do all she can to survive, and climb...

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When filmmaker Oscar Harding's grandfather passed away in the rural English county of Somerset, his family inherited an extraordinary video tape - a feature-length home movie from neighbour Charles Carson, which can best be described as "Monty Python meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

But there's so much more to the man behind the videos - Charles was an inventor, an outsider artist, and a pioneer of death positivity, to name just a few of the filmmaking farmer’s achievements. Charles’ life and work are examined by those who knew him best, as well by a whole new generation of fans from across the world who have been inspired by the legacy he left behind.

A LIFE ON THE FARM is an exploration and celebration of Charles Carson and his movies, rescued from obscurity, which present a moving and laugh-out-loud document of a time and place in danger of being lost to history.