Annabelle Scott battles with the constant reminder of her past and the demands of her 8 year old daughter, as she prepares for the last scene of STAR, a pornographic picture directed by Buddy Bruce, notorious for being misogynistic and forceful in his methods.
TOPOWA! is an inspirational journey of 12 young teacher musicians, many of whom grew up as street children in some of the toughest slums in Uganda. We follow them from their home in Kampala to some of the biggest music stages in the world where they perform with Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis and virtuoso trumpeter Alison Balsom OBE.
It's a story of resilience and hope, carried along by a joyous celebration of music and life. At the heart of this film: the power of music to change lives and a charity called Brass for Africa.
From the dusty dirt roads of Katwe slum to the paved streets of London and the fields of Cheltenham Festival. We follow Julius, Sumayya, Tadeo, Gilbert and the Brass For Africa band as they are welcomed to the UK for an unforgettable experience that will transform their lives forever and empower the next generation of musicians to follow their dreams - 'Topowa! Never give up!’
An Australian woman moves across the world to be with a man who she considers her soulmate. On a surfing trip to Devon, she comes to terms with their incompatibility and makes the decision to leave.
A gentle, sweet, funny, romantic story of love in later life. Following a couple in their sixties, Dave and Fern who get to know one another over the course of 23 dog walks. Set against the dramatic background of the changing seasons of one year.
BLACK BAUHINIA () is the first feature-length documentary film on Hong Kong localism and the independence movement, which fundamentally transformed Hong Kong’s domestic and international relations.
The debut film by director and co-producer Dr Malte Kaeding offers a balanced and critical assessment of a subject so complex and sensitive that local filmmakers have shied away from it. Based on Malte’s decade-long research on localism, he follows two young localist leaders’ emotional journey from electoral successes into prison and exile. The collaborative style of filmmaking allows for intimate reflections on the costs of resistance, self-sacrifices, and the meaning of home.
Throughout the film’s three-year production period, localism inspired the 2019 Hong Kong protests, while the ensuing government crackdown rendered the documentary into an outlawed element of resistance. BLACK BAUHINIA captures the ideas of a young generation that dared to challenge an authoritarian China.
Trapped in a dystopian nightmare, the victims of the catastrophic water poisoning in the city of Flint put their trust in an unlikely saviour.
Official Selection Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 - World Premiere
1555, rural England, a mute young woman from an isolated community is thrust into a violent and vicious psychological battle with its leader when she pursues a relationship with an outsider.
Luka is a 23 year old Portuguese-British art student. With just hours to go before his family join him for his graduation show, he feels it’s the perfect time to share something very personal with his grandmother, who helped raise him and with whom he has a very strong bond. During this afternoon, they share feelings and memories, but can each generation accept each other unconditionally...
In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught paleontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild and brutal Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis. The days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now hunts for common fossils to sell to rich tourists to support herself and her ailing widowed mother. When one such tourist, Roderick Murchison, arrives in Lyme on the first leg of a European tour, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Mary, whose life is a daily struggle on the poverty line, cannot afford to turn him down but, proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, she clashes with her unwanted guest. They are two women from utterly different worlds. Yet despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the course of both lives irrevocably.
Both a heartfelt love-story and an examination of gender, class and society, 'Ammonite' brings to life in vivid detail the life of a woman unappreciated in her own time. A pioneering paleontologist and passionate fossil collector, Anning’s findings contributed to changes in scientific thinking around the prehistory of the Earth and saw her named as one of the most influential women in British scientific history by the Royal Society after her death.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2020
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020 - Closing Night Gala
Musician, model and rock monster Dave Doughman and his band Swearing At Motorists have a unique reputation on Hamburg's alternative music scene. IT'S NOT ALL ROCK AND ROLL is about being a musical troubadour in the modern world.
The tragic tale of Mark Linkous, known as Sparklehorse, one of America’s most influential cult music artists whose life was lived with intensity and beauty.
Crippled by adversity and struggling with his demons, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary since Mark took his own life. Made with the cooperation of the Linkous family, Mark's life is told in his own words and music with contributions from David Lynch, Matt Linkous, Jonathon Donahue, David Lowery, Jason Lytle, Gemma Hayes, Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie, Ed Harcourt, Josh Carter, Matthew Wright, John Parish, Adrian Utley, Emily Haines, and is narrated by Mark's close friend and collaborator Angela Faye Martin.
