Stand-up comedian Chris McCausland ends his tour at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, covering topics as diverse as race, wearable tech, his blindness, and childbirth.
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Stand-up comedian Chris McCausland ends his tour at London's O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, covering topics as diverse as race, wearable tech, his blindness, and childbirth.
A young mother in Morocco, trapped in a mundane existence, confronts her dreams and fears, leading to the agonising decision to forsake all she knows, even her children.
Documentary about Amir-Abbas Hoveyda, Iranian economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran from 27 January 1965 to 7 August 1977.
Set in the streets of south London, this naturalistic comedy drama sees two queer lovers bolt out of a house party, into a waiting cab where they have one eventful journey to figure out whether they are truly a match... Or maybe these dating apps are nothing but admin, admin, admin?
An elderly couple are optimistic that they will out live the Queen of England. Now all that remains are small fragments of their existence scattered through the husbands model railway.
Join Evie as she takes Dodge to his very first festival. Experience lots of summer fun as Dodge dresses up, dances to music and tries new things along the way. It's brimming with sunshine, songs, a festival story and a festival wristband to make. Come along to our CBeebies festival extravaganza and spot some surprise friends. You’re all invited!
A feature-length road trip drama, set on the iconic London canals. We are narrated an unlikely story mixing reality with hints of British folklore. Vincent (Alex Scrivens) is a lone mechanic boater on the canals who’s grieving from the death of his wife. Nursing his wounds with alcohol. One morning he stumbles back to his boat only to find a girl, Samantha (Olivia Griffiths). She’s going up the canal to find her mum, so they travel together, slowly finding a common purpose.
Sef and Rahima are two Londoners from very different cultures. After 5 years, Rahima still hasn't told her father about their relationship but today, she has arranged for them to meet. Their lives are about to be altered forever.
Shannon Davidson and Ashley Shaw at the iconic Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, delving into their thoughts and feelings about the timeless classic "The Red Shoes" to celebrate its 75th anniversary.
A filmmaker starts following the story of a man who is fighting a lone, harrowing battle against a Kafkaesque system that refuses to recognize he is alive. As her camera rolls and days turn into weeks, she becomes dangerously enmeshed in his journey. But the story behind the story is much darker and sadder than she could have imagined.
ABBA Silver, ABBA Gold takes Abba from the Swedish heats of the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, where their song 'Waterloo' swept all before it, right up to today's new CGI performances.
A witch haunts an ex lover on the week of Halloween.
When an indecisive people pleaser is running late for the world’s busiest day, his misguided decisions escalate towards a single choice that risks everything he holds dear.
A chance encounter in a barbershop sparks an attraction between a barber and his customer but when the act of shaving becomes an obsession for the customer, things take a dark turn with deadly consequences.
A tragicomedy about a delusional young woman obsessed with chickens and golden eggs. After having an aneurysm at a Jack and the Beanstalk panto in 2006, Chicken Girl can’t get golden eggs off her brain.
Set in the late-night metropolitan streets of London, teenager Dev faces an impossible situation.
A teenage boy following his beloved football team during their unlikely nearly 80’s title challenge. A coming-of-age comedy with the teenager coping with bullying, his first love, the death of a grandparent and everything else the season throws at him.
Addy is having a perfectly normal day until her online girlfriend surprises her with a proposed first meeting. She should be over the moon. Except there's a problem. Addy hasn't told her she's deaf. Torn by the possibility of meeting her girlfriend but having it all go wrong, Addy struggles to decide whether she should go to the meeting or not. Luckily, her sister is there to help. Until she isn't. And suddenly, meeting Isla isn't a choice anymore. It's a last wish
Riley has a screen addiction... until a strange babysitter (Kat) appears, pushing Riley to face her compulsions. In a warped and chaotic evening, Kat wants to show Riley that beyond her fears, she holds the power of the universe.
Houcine is a 64-year-old rag and bone amongst hundreds of them in Casablanca and whose valuable work is almost invisible. The decision of the local authorities to abolish the carts drawn by animals threatens to wipe their livelihood in the name of the modernization of Casablanca which wants to be a "Smart City". The film follows Houcine's daily routine despite his multiple health concerns.
Boyz in the Wood follows two Asian cousins post lockdown, as they attempt to make a documentary about big cats in the UK countryside - a plan that they hope will solve their financial woes and catapult them to media stardom.
Welcome to the world of naturist yoga. Meet the people who practice this unique style of health & wellbeing. Naturist yoga is practiced without clothes and without inhibitions.
As King Charles III is crowned, Katty Kay sets out to discover what he could learn from Europe’s royal families. They face many of the same challenges as Charles: how to modernise, how to steer clear of politics and how to heal very public family rifts. So how do they handle them – and what’s the point of a monarchy in a 21st century democracy? Travelling from Denmark to Albania, she meets Europe’s modern royals.
In the remote Scottish countryside, a downtrodden woman finds herself entangled in a newly discovered influencer culture, whilst in search of respite from the humdrum of rural living and the impending weight of her care-giving duties.
A modern day tale of love, black comedy and scientific daring, The Abomination tells the story of Adam, a man brought back to life by an eccentric but brilliant scientist, Archimedes The Alchemist.
Spin the bottle. Get stuck in a small room with the person you hate the most for seven minutes. Deal with his egotism. At the end of the timer, neither of you is going to see the other the same.
The true story about the master thief who stole Edvard Munch’s iconic painting ‘The Scream’ – told by himself! A witty and wildly entertaining film about boyhood dreams, lost friendships and one of the world’s most famous works of art.
At 15, Shamima Begum left London to join the terror group Islamic State. For the first time, her account of what happened is investigated to find the truth.
After an affluent man leaves a rough sleeper to die in the cold on Christmas Eve, he's haunted by a figure that may be a vengeful spirit - or his own guilty conscience.
When a group of Urban Explores get the chance of a lifetime to explore one of the world's most haunted asylums, they encounter something truly evil, that will not let them leave and will push them to the edge of sanity.
Jimmy Carr hosts a big fat night of pointless sports trivia.
A young girl discovers a bewitched necklace on the beach, unaware of the malevolent force linked to it. As she falls under its dark influence, she unwittingly releases a lethal water demon intent on ensnaring her and her loved ones.
Explore one of nature’s most magical creatures, the cuttlefish. Unravel their secrets and embark on a mesmerizing journey of nature’s living kaleidoscopes. Follow these elusive creatures as this documentary delves deep into the extraordinary lives of these remarkable cephalopods, and see their unique abilities as they morph into a stunning array of colours and shapes in a blink of an eye. Witness their incredible transformation from vulnerable prey to cunning predators, navigating the vast ocean's ever-changing surroundings and dangers. With the use of animation and world-leading scientific knowledge, go beyond what the eye can see and understand them like never before.
Made for Yes We Cannes, 48 Hour Film Project 2023
At an isolated house in Yorkshire, a film composer’s reality crumbles as she struggles to balance work and early motherhood.
An LGBTQ+ romantic comedy short film exploring love and adult life. The story follows a couple who spend one night turning their house upside down trying to find a special possession that they think will spice things up in bed, bringing them closer again. As they search around their house and belongings, they reflect on their relationship and realize that what they are really looking for has been there all along, in the beautiful moments between them.
Riley Danger documents her experience inside of the UK's vilest prisons. Guided by Officer Evans, she encounters the most dangerous criminals, uncovering what really goes on behind closed doors.
Alphonse Gabriel Capone, the most infamous gangster of all time. He was cut across the left cheek during a fight when he was young, earning him the moniker "Scarface." He moved to Chicago in 1919 and worked with infamous gangster Johnny Torrio to help run illicit operations there. In the Roaring Twenties, Al Capone ruled an empire of crime in the Windy City: gambling, prostitution, bootlegging, bribery, narcotics trafficking, robbery, "protection" rackets, and murder. And it seemed that law enforcement couldn't touch him. That was until one fatal night in 1929.
Welcome to Sudley-on-Sea. Take a look around. You don't have long. Seriously. Foster's Edinburgh Comedy Award and Melbourne Barry Award nominees Max and Ivan (BBC One's W1A, BBC Radio 4's Casebook of Max and Ivan) return to the Edinburgh Fringe to tell an epic narrative sketch comedy tale about the hopes, fears and dreams of a doomed town.
When college student Adam falls hard for Evelyn, an ambitious art major, the meaning of both art and friendship are pushed to their limits. Neil LaBute’s Olivier Award nominated chilling comedy is now streaming exclusively on Original Online, direct from its hit run at Park Theatre, London.
Two young girls find themselves alone in the forest but for a gaggle of goblins with mischevious intent. Adapted from the Christina Rossetti poem, The Goblin Market is a tale of two girls, their relationship and how it is affected by temptation and the pull of the woods. Keeping Rossetti's characters but altering their relationship slightly, Daisy Adders creates a film full of whimsy and woodland joy with a dark, mystical side to it.
A group of escorts find themselves hunted down when they steal from the wrong guy.
Sweet Like Lemons is a visual reflection on getting out of a harmful relationship and moving on. The title is a play on the saying “when life gives you lemons make lemonade”, only in this case there is no lemonade to be made but the lemons still taste sweeter than what you left behind.
Emotive and electric indie tunes from North Shields' finest.
A dysfunctional family's life is forever changed one Halloween.
Sophie and Paul (an aspiring musician) can't pay their London rent and turn to friends and family for support. Over the course of a summer, things go from bad to worse: The couple lose everything and find themselves lost in the underbelly of life on the streets. Though frustrated, their good humour and positivity land them odd jobs and a temporary shelter.
An abstract and detailed observation of a young life told through a series of observational montages. Part of the 'Technicolour' series of films from Lot 108 Productions.
Two estranged friends reunite and try to rekindle their once great friendship but the grief and guilt following the death of their childhood friend causes tension.
After a devastating tragedy, a grieving young woman embarks on a soul-searching journey, confronting the haunting memories of her past and seeking acceptance in the face of unbearable loss. The film is a powerful exploration of self-discovery and the transformative power of finding one's own way.
In the court of Princess Turandot, suitors who fail to solve her riddles are brutally killed. But when a mysterious Prince answers correctly, suddenly he holds all the power – and a glorious secret. When life hangs in the balance, can love conquer all?
In a near-future dystopia, criminals face a choice: fabricated memories or prison. Charlotte's reality blurs when her past resurfaces
Cumbria is one of the last major strongholds for red squirrels - one of the British Isles’ iconic native mammals, an endangered species, and a national favourite. Lakeland charities, volunteers, businesses and scientists are pulling together to protect these rare animals.
With access to recently-opened court files, Julie Etchingham reveals some of the Stasi's UK operations and asks why its other secrets are yet to be revealed.
Four strangers meet at a housing demo. Along the route they talk about resisting being moved out of their neighbourhoods to make way for overpriced luxury apartments, fighting for safer housing while waiting on corrupt councils to decide their fates, challenging rent increases from substandard private landlords and the dangers of damp overcrowded, temporary flats.
With Nigerian queer history erased from the national narrative of Nigeria, Queer Nigerians in the UK gather to tell their stories & document their experiences.
AWAKE is a short experimental documentary about a liminal moment in the calendar - midwinter - observed by the inhabitants of a small rural village in England. A time outside time, magic is everywhere and anything is possible. Bearing witness to this turning point, the inhabitants gather for a wassail - a centuries old thanksgiving ritual in which folk gather to honour the slow return of the sun and bless the apple trees whose fruit are essential to the village ecosystem, not least the crumbles, juice and cider that sustains them throughout the year.
The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform a live soundtrack in this premier stage adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes thriller.
A sinister video rental store is the portal to six tales of terror. This is an anthology horror in the classic style of horror studios from the past but with a twist.