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This documentary tells the story of Ibrahim Mokdad, a queer Lebanese refugee who finds himself in Germany after years of violence in his home country. Following Ibrahim’s narration, we trace his path from prison and hospitals, to refugee camps and a hard-won home. Ibrahim’s story shares a deeply personal and eye-witness perspective into Fortress Europe—the policies that have rendered migration treacherous and often deadly—as well as the nuanced challenges LGBTQ+ refugees face in their homelands, en route, and during resettlement.

Blackout is a film about time: specifically, the loss of time as experienced by a recently sober, 23 year-old person. The anonymous narrator of the film discusses her history of experiencing blackouts through drinking; covering a five-year time period that culminated in an entire three-day time-loss, her last bender. She also discusses levels of sobriety and her desire to continue to explore various recreational drugs. The narrator declares her intention to live her life alcohol-free, while simultaneously not wanting her identity to be defined through her problematic relationship with alcohol. The narrative is open, stark and direct: a dark insight, flecked with humor. Visually, the work stutters through black moments, punctuated by originally recorded, hand-processed 16mm color film, deploying multiple exposure and other in-camera, experimental techniques.

La La La La is the result of a collaboration with the NHS psychiatrist and leading Dementia specialist, Professor Julian Hughes, University of Bristol, RICE Professor of Old Age Psychiatry. La La La La asks questions about the rights of elderly individuals with dementia, living in care: What does it mean to be a citizen if you are dependent and living in care? How can people authentically and without prejudice express themselves while suffering from dementia and/or Alzheimers? What role does artmaking play within the care home environment? Many hours of audio interviews were conducted by myself and Dr. Mabel Lie, ethnographer attached to the project, to carry out this research. La La La La features five residents, who live in a care home for people with dementia. The hours of interviews and recordings have been collaged together to present multiple narratives simultaneously. Fragmentation, overlapping: a conflux of information, visually and aurally, collide in this work.

From tropical seas and sweltering jungles to frozen oceans and snow-capped mountains, the Far East is a place of natural beauty.

Anna is fed up with the flatness of the city and decides to take a journey back in time. She convinces two of her colleagues to go with her to the place where she used to spend every summer since she was a child: Sibari Lakes. On this occasion, she’ll meet a girl who seems to be hiding something and together they’ll push their own boundaries.

Short film by Ignazio Fabio Mazzola, part of the O series.

Can’t Wait, which was commissioned by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, captures various pet characters in the waiting room of a veterinary hospital. This video was produced to give comfort to patients and their carers in (human) hospital waiting rooms.

A visual survey of the mosque inside the Jamaat al Muslimeen and Madressa compound in Trinidad and Tobago.

Three generations of Moroccan women exchange feelings and anecdotes while preparing the traditional ceremony of Eid Al Adha.

Gabriela returns to Bogota after a long trip. She meets with an old friend, Javier, who routes her to Felipe, Gabriela's past lover. Felipe now lives with his son and a new girlfriend. Gabriela has returned determined to get what she wants.

Emergency service personnel talk about the realities of post-traumatic stress disorder, and its impact on their lives and their families.

Story about the reunion of the pioneering Argentine punk band, Los Violadores, who thirty years after their separation decided to put aside personal conflicts to give their last great show.

A man narrates through an introspective the process and problems of growing up as an overweight homosexual, seeking an identity, and surviving in a society where perfection is a prerequisite for acceptance.

A philosophy professor travels giving lectures through the interior of Paraguay. His journey takes him to Nueva Germania, a rural community founded in the late nineteenth century by the sister of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

a stoic sequence of moving images

A beak, it's hardly much. We could almost get by without it. But when the world revolves around the beak, a beak-less being is well and truly bothered.

Documentary featuring the Argentinian indie band Valle de Muñecas.

On December 11, 1987, ETA carried out an attack on the barracks in Zaragoza, killing 11 people and injuring 88.

I filmed for several weeks the small ritual of opening and closing the window shutters, the result is a sequence of shots that open and close each other.

16mm. A film with 20 shots.

Children are like sponges. They are influenced by what surrounds them. Across Québec, children express themselves with candor and lucidity on universal themes such as friendship, love, death or their future. This documentary paints a social and philosophical portrait of young people today.

Super 8 film by Helga Fanderl

Liam, the main character of this short film, is a child with distinct motivations. In a place where nobody is interested by the art or literature, he knows that his own world is the only thing can save him.

At his 15 years of age, Jürgen Blin ran away from home, leaving behind a very poor neighbourhood. After an apprenticeship as a butcher and having been hired by a freighter and, he finally discovered boxing, his real passion. In 1971, he fought against Muhammad Ali and was an European Champion in his category. But Blin has never had it easy. He have always had to make his own way overcoming strong setbacks. Many years after his Golden years, the director Arne Körner makes this film portrait.

The All Reds Rugby Rome, within the former occupied cinodrome, are a popular sports team based on self-management creates an inclusive political project. They were born in 2005 when they decided to reclaim the old abandoned dog track, making it a field where you can now practice sport, freely and free of charge.

Documentary about the Madrid neighborhood of Prosperidad.

Music, love, dance. Who has not felt the need to go out with their friends one night?

Manon and Julie, two teenage girls, meet at a bus station, where they both missed the bus. The next one is in 24 hours. They decide to not go home and wander together in the city, waiting for the next departure.

David accompanies Martí to find locations for his new short film. Little by little, the plot hidden by the script written by David will be revealed.

Since 2002, one of Europe's most liberal prostitution laws has prevailed in Germany - and ever since, more and more brothels have sprung up. Business is booming, with bizarre excesses.