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Joana is about to turn 6. Her father decides to make an animated documentary to portray her personality and the things she loves the most.

Super 8 / 18fps / silent / in-camera edited Kodak Vision3 200T

A coming of age comedy, set in the early 00s, Dolls tells the story of Cherry and her unsolicited collection of judgemental porcelain dolls as she explores her transition into sexual maturity and faces the anguish of leaving her childhood behind.

A young woman finds love while piecing together her own identity after being separated from her identical twin sister for the first time in her life.

Since the late 1970s, the dangers of the sun to health have been widely recognized. As a result, the global turnover in the sunscreen industry is estimated to exceed 9 billion euros. However, when considering the sometimes contradictory medical advice, the guilt over the ecological disaster caused by the runoff of sunscreen products into the ocean, and scandals surrounding expensive creams that are ineffective or even harmful to health, a deeper examination of this very obscure sector seems essential.

When a deaf man’s deceased wife appears when he plays her guitar, he decides to make a song to bring his memories of her back to life.

A candid and intimate film following the eventful life of activist, publisher, and creator of diversity awards, Linda Riley. Combining interviews with fly-on-the-wall filming gives an insight into the 'Head Lesbian of the World' as she navigates the world of celebrity and politics.

Francesca Svampa’s dreamlike portrait of Barcelona, shot in double exposure on reversible 8mm film, is interwoven with Svampa’s intimate, reminiscent telling of her personal micro-memories, as a woman, filmmaker, and immigrant.

Haley, a 23-year-old girl, uses alcohol to deal with the emotional trauma of a break-up from an abusive ex-boyfriend.

In Know Your Stones we follow young climate activists while watching the steel industry and coal mines of the German Ruhr region. Here, life revolves around the stones beneath our feet. This dreamlike film focuses on the raw materials that brought humanity to where it is – and will bear testimony to our future in silence.

Daphne was a torso ending in leaves is a playful and witty ode to a star of classical mythology: Daphne. Here, the beautiful nymph, who was metamorphosed into a tree to escape a stalking God, is celebrated as a heroine and master of her destiny. But this cinematic gem, shot on 16mm is above all a rich filmic experience, in which images and sound are meticulously intertwined to immerse the spectator in a universe of myth and legend.

In this fashion film presented by FBLD, a rebellious young woman gets into trouble trying to get her hands on a precious painting.

A super 8 hauntology. Reimagining a series of one-way conversations with the permanently off-camera Diane, foraged in fragments from the screen of a cathode ray TV - onto an expired Ektachrome 160 super 8 sound cartridge (best before 1990). The film was home-processed, then wrapped in plastic and buried in the woods. ‘Diane…’ is a collaboration between the original source material, ourselves, the body of the film, and the earth it was buried in. The soundtrack was recorded directly onto the magnetic strip of the film, firstly in camera, secondly using a super 8 motorised editor, adding to the fragmentation and abstraction of the soundtrack (No additional digital editing has taken place). The film can be screened in its original form on a sound super 8mm projector, or as a digital video.

In 1954 an Irish woman travelled alone to England to give birth in secret in a Catholic Mother and Baby Home, she then returned to Ireland having given up the baby to the nuns.

All Patsy Miller has ever wanted is the quiet life - but from a turbulent childhood to getting squandered out of her rights by governments and the rich elite, she has been hindered at every point.

What am I? Who am I? Why am I here?

Behind the scenes at Belfast's much-loved festive market, where stallholders from 30 countries welcome over a million visitors to 106 Christmas chalets - this year all with a Dickensian theme.

Precocious middle-schooler Lilah has misplaced her jacket. The story of how she lost it will take her and her two sisters on an epic adventure across the high seas, to the bottom of the ocean, and even out of this world…

A man struggles with his psyche as he starts to feel his lack of agency and resents the exterior he portrays.

The world’s last great clown teacher seeks pleasure before the end.

For several years, Annabel Guérédrat and Henri Tauliaut have presented the performance Nus descending the stairs.

Join Clown, Bear and Star, three neurodivergent characters, on their adventure to the circus. There will be big tops, candy floss, and even a musical number, but all is not as it seems in the land of puppets...

A filmed diary that the director, Silvia Staderoli, addresses to her 16-year-old daughter and to all teenage girls around the world. In the context of France in the era of “Me too,” her daughter's hopes for a better future collide with the reality of daily, systemic gender violence. The “land of women” of the title does not exist, but alongside the bitter realization of a male-oriented society, the tension and collective effort for radical change emerges. Between cinema, confession, and literature, the film is a chronicle of life moments and encounters with women committed to fighting gender violence.

A figure moves through an abandoned house, whilst a distant voice reflects on what it means to age and to age queer. A meditative ode to growing older, gay gods and finding joy along the way.

A celebration of one of the UK's most enduring sitcoms, with contributions from Penelope Keith along with the families of co-stars Richard Briers and Paul Eddington. For four series millions of viewers tuned in to enjoy the antics of Tom and Barbara Good, played by Briers and Felicity Kendall, as they tackled self-sufficiency in the unlikely setting of suburbia, much to the despair of their friends and neighbours Jerry and Margot. This documentary explores The Good Life phenomenon, with classic moments, rare personal archive from the cast, and never-before-seen backstage moments and bloopers.

"Only yesterday, these ice dragons ruled the valleys, destroying everything in their path. We cursed them in vain. And today, it makes you wonder if we should have prayed a little less."

CJ, a closeted teenager, has created a fake 90s reality to escape reality and with the help of his best friend Jen he learns that it isn't always a good thing to live in a dream

In an almost empty blue landscape only faded traces of yesterday's clouds remain. The solitary sun in the sky blurs the limits of reality. Everyone is taking a nap. It's the perfect time to take a dip.

Following the house move of their grandfather, two boys stumble on an old manuscript, written in an unknown language.

Filmed at Avebury Stone Circle, West Kennett Barrow, Silbury Hill, and The Cove, Avebury Wiltshire UK. A world heritage site, the location is home to the largest stone circle complex in the UK, the film documents the site with a soundtrack of audio which has been recorded directly from standing stones within Avebury Stone Circle, West Kennett Avenue and Avebury Cove. The work is part of a wider field recording project documenting and recording the sonorous audio of these standing stones.

A scientist discovers a way to see into the dimension of time -- past, present and future together. There she sees terrifying monsters who move through time and space.

Tatiana, a dreamy romantic, throws herself into rescuing her family's struggling restaurant. Meanwhile, Jevon, a 'realist', moulded by his family's business, believes love without financial scrutiny is pointless. Their worlds collide, revealing how cultural and familial perspectives shape their pursuit of love. As sparks fly between Tatiana and Jevon, they confront the clash between their differing beliefs about love and money.

After a record 8 Billion complaints, Max Bavington's Poshington school is left in tragedy. He must use all his will power to bring back his one true love, british education.

“Novanta Giorni” to make a life-changing choice. Two opposing worlds brought into dialogue in this documentary by Women from all walks of life turn to the “Cervello” Hospital in Palermo, Sicily, to terminate their pregnancies while the pro-life center ostracizes this practice and those who instead understand and help in this journey...

My mother always told me that I could be whatever I wanted. Through home videos recorded in my childhood, I talk about my education and my relationship with art. María, Catuxa and Aroa, three emerging Galician artists, complete this reflection while showing their work. This documentary opens a dialogue between the domestic archive and interviews, addressing topics such as freedom, women, rural culture and the importance of roots.

16-year-old Nadav is writing an explicit gay erotica and his mother Shari, a Fertility Botanist, is busy working and falling in love with a sexy carrot.

A collage of images, thoughts and letters that seek to find the meaning of "ugliness" seen through time. The film pays an homage to Jean-Luc Godard's film-collages such as "Histoire(s) du cinema" (1988-1998) and "The image book" (2018) using different sources from film and literature to create a discourse about ugliness.

The author of Cockfight: A Fable of Failure recounts her long history with Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter (1974), which is effectively illegal to screen in the UK due to staged scenes of the titular blood sport.

The film shows us the purse seine fishing of Portosín through local skippers and their families, bringing us closer to the maritime world in a very intimate way.

On a December night in 1947, in a hotel on the outskirts of town, the mayor's son is discovered dead in a room. Amidst corrupt cops and unexpected foes, beneath the crimson glow of the hotel's neon lights, masks are unveiled: who is Louise, the one trying to cover up the case? What really happened on the night of the murder?

As the Palestinian identity continues to be threatened with violent erasure, young Palestinians turn to their folk dance, the dabke, to assert their existence. From its humble beginnings as a worker’s dance, the dabke has come to represent an evolving history of cultural resistance, and is needed now more than ever. Dancing Palestine is a document of this embodiment of collective memory – as those who piece together a dabke choreography also piece together their identities. Together with the film – a performance in itself – the dabke is a testament to Palestinians’ deep love of life and an insistent act of contribution to the archive of Palestine in the present.

'Cultural Preservation' is a short documentary film which discusses the importance of community and how the development of gentrification can become a threat to it. With this film, Hussain looks at Whitechapel Road market in East London, one of the most popular markets in London and uncovers the reason behind this popularity. Through interviews with the public, he learns about the problems the community face within itself and with the changes to the area.