When Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, it triggered Europe's largest movement of refugees since World War II. According to the UN Refugee Agency, roughly one third of Ukraine's population is displaced. This film follows three Ukrainian girls, Iryna, Sasha and Masha and their families over the course of a year as they attempt to build their new lives in Estonia.
After an executive order renouncing the existence of trans and non-binary people, Fuck Your Policy explores the experience of existing outside the gender binary in the current political climate.
From The Pogues to Paul McCartney, Wham! to the Spice Girls, Mariah Carey to East 17 and beyond, this documentary reveals the magic and mayhem behind the making of the nation’s favourite Christmas music videos. Told entirely through wonderful archive footage, audiences get to see how these music videos were created. Featuring unheard stories, unseen footage and the moments that changed Christmas forever.
Attracted to Nordic landscapes, [Dore O.] filmed KALDALON (1970/71) in Iceland where images of water, rocks, steam and smoke were technically enhanced to appear blue-tinged.
The Wharf is about two brothers reconnecting after not seeing each other for a while. The older brother Ethan is doing really good in life while his younger brother Caleb is struggling.
When Sarah’s father receives a terminal diagnosis, she hides behind her camera to preserve his presence forever. What begins as a desperate attempt to hold on to what is slipping away slowly unfolds into a tender portrait of their bond and a vulnerable reflection on her grieving process.
Through Soul of the Foot, Mustafa Uzuner delivers a meditation in three movements that reflect a piece of Turkish history: the country’s interrupted attempt to join the European Union, which is still pending. The film spans 25 years and explores the intimate and collective memory of this project. First, families and the media gather to bear witness to the 1999 eclipse. Then, there’s a leap in time as politics infiltrates the filmmaker’s daily life and family interactions in the context of the country entering into negotiations. Finally, a present time unfolds like an urban symphony, where a collection of fragments of existence, captured on film, documents the aftermath. Without nostalgia or resentment, this essay attempts to animate Turkey’s past and future potential with sensitivity and detail.
Emi Thorn, the daughter of a notorious serial killer, finds herself trapped in a time loop, where she faces the horrific crimes of her father. The small, quiet town she once called home has become an endless battleground. Will she end up as her father's next victim, or is the truth way more complicated than the memories of her childhood?
Four families recount how they met and formed their families at a time when marriage and civil unions were denied to LGBT+ people. The film demonstrates what homophobia seeks to attack: love and family.
Imprinted is a journey into the world of choreographer JoAnna Mendl Shaw, whose work with dancers and horses reveals a choreographic language that redefines how we connect to animals, to one another, and to ourselves.
This soviet montage inspired film, is about a group of friends who are meeting up to spend the day together. However, things change when suddenly one of the friends is poisoned. This then results in accusations, truth, lies and a mystery. They have to work out 'whodunnit' to redeem and avenge their friend's death before the killer strikes again...
see the comedy star exploring how cutting-edge technology could transform lives
"From robots and driverless cars, to AI and the future of smart glasses, he's champing at the bit to find out what the future holds"
A self-critical woman in the midst of a divorce visits the local beautician who seeks to enlighten her on the powers of manifestation and specificially the teachings of Neville Godard, all whilst legs-akimbo on the waxing table.