Two Strangers Trying Not to Kill Each Other
Every love has its complications. Thirty years after a chance encounter, Maggie and Joel, aged 75 and 84, are still very much in love. But their relationship is not without complications. Born in the hard-boiled Bronx, Joel Meyerowitz is a world-renowned photographer with major exhibitions and 40 books to his name. British-born Maggie Barrett is a talented […]
Life is Beautiful
Stranded and stateless. A young Palestinian filmmaker invited to tour Norway to share images of his hometown, Gaza, is stranded when the border closes indefinitely. Applying for residency, he finds himself stuck in the Arctic, stripped of his identity when Norway refuses to recognise an independent Palestinian state. Thus begins a bureaucratic odyssey. Using his […]
Flickering Lights
Hope flickers as a village waits. Far from the mainland and mainstream consciousness, in a region ridden with uncertainties, Tora is a quaint village on the Indian–Myanmar border with bad roads, erratic transport service, a dysfunctional school, no hospital, no power supply, no mobile network, and no job opportunities. But that is about to change. Soon, the […]
Ice Maiden
Sail. Survive. Succeed. The film charts the astonishing journey of Australian adventurer Lisa Blair, as she attempts to be the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around Antarctica. Equal parts ambitious and treacherous, this trip has only ever been completed twice. Blair aims to break the record for speed. Confidently conquering the most perilous parts […]
Rhino Man
The true heroes in our efforts to protect the world’s wildlife. This is the true story of the courageous field rangers who risk their lives every day to protect South Africa’s rhinos from being poached to extinction. We follow Anton Mzimba, the head ranger of the Timbavati, as he protects the rhinos. He faces long deployments, dangerous working conditions, […]
The Man I Left Behind
The power of bearing witness. Larry Towell’s business card reads: ‘Human Being’. And for the past 40 years, the celebrated Magnum photographer has chronicled humankind’s deepest struggles. The Canadian artist and folk musician reflects on his relentless pursuit of stories shaped by conflict and displacement. He pulls from a vast archive of photos, videos, songs, and poetry to […]
Poised
A universal underdog tale with its own unique lens. Out of the ashes of loss, can one man use mixed martial arts to save young people from the toughest parts of our society? Zero opportunity, poverty and crime are common themes in the housing estates of Sunderland, North East England. A once proud region of […]
Devi
From survivor to warrior. In 1997, 17-year old Devi, was arrested, accused of being a rebel, tortured, and raped in custody. A civil war had just begun. Rebel leaders revealed her as a rape ‘victim’. Tagged with this shameful taboo, Devi battled depression, social ostracism, joined the rebel frontlines, and rose through the ranks, even serving as […]
Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano
Amid chaos, cinema’s resilience shines bright. In the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion from 4 August 2020 in Beirut, a film crew is facing a serious dilemma: should they defy the chaos and move forward with the shooting of their film or surrender to the multiple crises that are spreading all over the country? This film captures […]
Mozart’s Sister
Was Mozart’s sister a great unrecognised creator of her time? A stunning new investigation explores the fascinating theory that Maria-Anna Mozart, Mozart’s elder sister, played a bigger role than previously known in musical history. Director Hetherton-Miau reveals and tests controversial new evidence by music experts and forensic handwriting analysts to find if Maria-Anna Mozart played a part in well-known […]
Sugarcane
The past is present here. A stunning tribute to the resilience of indigenous people and their way of life, this debut film from directors Julian Brave NoiseCat and Emily Kassie, is an epic cinematic portrait of a community during a moment of international reckoning. Set amidst a ground-breaking investigation into abuse and death at an Indian residential school, the […]
Name Me Lawand
Home is where they understand you. Five-year-old Lawand is on a quest to find a world where there are people like him — people who will understand him. Since birth, Lawand has been profoundly deaf and unable to communicate with those around him. He undertakes a treacherous journey with his family from Iraq to Derby, […]
