Sontag

Director: David Arthur

Year: 2026

Explores the secret life of the filmmaker's father, a former academic and English tutor, and the mystery of why he gambled eye-watering sums of cash, unbeknown to his family.

Director: Janire Najera and Matt Wright

Year: 2025

A fulldome dance film set amidst the rich and varied landscapes of Zimbabwe, where performers express the tension, resilience and interconnectedness between people and the natural world under the pressures of climate change. With their movements, the dancers explore the consequences of environmental disruption and the profound ways in which people and nature are intertwined. Through abstract choreography, symbolic imagery and an atmospheric score, the work reflects the planet’s vulnerability, the challenges posed by environmental shifts and the transformative potential of collective effort. As the dancers navigate these ever-changing locations, their movements evoke the escalating consequences of a warming world, capturing both its fragility and the urgent call for action.

Director: Camille Summers-Valli

Year: 2026

Dawn is invisible to those around her in a world that favours youth. She fights back to be seen in the most unexpected of ways.