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Director: Sadia Ur-Rehman, Shazia Ur-Rehman

Year: 2008

A stylised animated documentary visually depicting and mapping journeys, exploring notions of belonging and home. ‘Ilford’ narrates the tale of a number of its residents. The film uncovers untold stories and experiences of Ilford’s local community members. Collecting and sharing these stories, documenting experiences, mapping lives and presenting a picture of the composition of Ilford today. ‘Ilford’ takes its audience on a journey from places as far and wide as India, Africa, Kenya, Jamaica and Bosnia to settlement in Ilford.

Director: Moshe Rosenthal

Year: 2026

In the 1980s, as pop music soars and AIDS spreads, 12-year-old Boaz discovers a shattering truth about his beloved father. Over years, he struggles to mend their fractured relationship and restore their lost connection. Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2026 - World premiere

Director: Ben O'Connor

Year: 2026

Robbie exists on the margins of society. He lives alone on a narrow boat in rural England with little means. He has found solace in isolation and a humble life. Unexpectedly he is contacted with the unwanted news of his estranged father’s death. This drags up emotions from the past that quickly become too much to bear… And so, the story begins… A journey back into his past. A journey on a motorcycle to find his mother. He drives, alone, through desolate landscapes, barren and mountainous, into the depths of his mind. A dream world where Robbie is forced to confront his past. Two stories emerge; memories from his childhood recurrently appear, fracturing the present where ex-lovers who have shaped his life confront him in surreal encounters. With time the two stories collide, past and present become one. The road leads in one direction, back to his childhood home and ultimately, his first and now final love; his mother. For where he began, he will now end and know himself for the first time.