A spectacular aerial journey following the world’s longest monument, the Great Wall. In slow-TV style, fly 2,500 kilometres along the wall, from the Yellow Sea to the Gobi Desert.
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A spectacular aerial journey following the world’s longest monument, the Great Wall. In slow-TV style, fly 2,500 kilometres along the wall, from the Yellow Sea to the Gobi Desert.
I’m Terribly Sorry, a VR work by the artist, will be screened in the backroom and is the artist’s first piece in this medium. Similarly set in a dystopian urban British landscape of manic tourism, I’m Terribly Sorry reflects the desire for constant documentation and performance of the self. The interactive virtual reality piece, like Native Animals, deals with the divisive campaigns of the UK government leading up the Brexit vote, focusing on how these social realities construct new subjects for the 21st century.
Online bullying can have major consequences.
Spoken word animated examination of female identity by Anna Ginsburg
Set in 1985 and the present day, the film explores and reflects on the often forgotten histories of black and brown community struggle in East London. The legacy of community and activist group, Newham Monitoring Project is spotlighted.
16 year old aspiring director Elliott Hasler's epic depiction of his great-grandfather's WW2 experiences; an escaped POW's battle for survival whilst on the run in war-torn Italy, as his wife and young son eagerly await news in England.
Facebook has suffered a series of deepening scandals and intense media scrutiny. This film goes behind the scenes and follows the teams inside Facebook. It tackles difficult questions, like how our data is used and what content should and shouldn't be on the site. The film also shows how Facebook works and what the teams are doing to secure it.
Everyone knows the Spiderman story: man gets bitten by spider, gets spider powers, becomes hero. But radioactive metamorphosis is a two-way street. So what about the spider who bit Peter Parker? What ever became of him?
Tournament Semi Finals, Tournament Final, The Annual Hangover Scramble, plus... Four-Way Women's Title Match and Jimmy Havoc's final match in PROGRESS.
A film of a dying world populated by mythic creatures and spirits, our personal meditation on nature and the environment captured on Super 8 film.
Former Special Forces soldier Ant Middleton invites pop star Liam Payne to take part in the journey - and interview - of a lifetime in Namibia.
John is consumed by guilt after a reckless act that results in the death of his best friend, Isaac. Everyone in the town is wary of him, and Isaac’s younger brother attacks him, goaded on by his friends. It is only through reconciliation with the younger brother, however, that both he and John can process their grief and move on.
After centuries of Bonnie Boats speeding Over the Sea to Skye, in 1995 a new bridge was built between the island and the mainland. Privately funded, this was to be a toll bridge. Not only that, it turned out to be the most expensive toll bridge in Europe.
The making of the last 7 months of my life. The transformation that changed my life.
A couple in love finds themselves ready to take the next step.
An average, home alone teenager is going about his day the way he normally would. However, this all changes when the shapes in the corner of his eye become clearer, and he realizes his isn't as alone as he thought, leading to him being hunted by a masked man who forcibly entered his house.
Matthew Sweet chats to companion Bonnie Langford.
A mother's perception of reality is altered forever when her son decides to leave the family home.
Based on the true story of the death of Crown Prince Rudolf and his young mistress Mary Vetsera in 1889, Steven McRae and Sarah Lamb take on these challenging roles in a dark and intense ballet. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary is emotionally unstable and haunted by his obsession with death. He is forced to marry Princess Stephanie. Soon afterwards, his former lover, Marie Larisch, introduces him to a new mistress, Mary Vetsera, a young woman who shares his morbid fascination.
BalletBoyz are back with two new works. Set to contrasting scores by Charlotte Harding and Keaton Henson, Them/Us is an inventive double bill asking where we see ourselves in relation to the “other,” and explores the fine balance between them and us.
The K-Pop phenomenon is shaking up the pop world. For the first time ever, there is a serious challenge to the west’s domination of the global music industry. Leading the way is the biggest boy band in the world, BTS. But how has this happened? Music journalist James Ballardie travels to South Korea to uncover the secrets behind this worldwide success story and to find out how, in just 20 short years, the music industry in the country came from obscurity to become a major player on the world stage. In the summer of 2019, BTS played two sold-out performance at the UK’s most icon venue, Wembley Stadium. Their catchy pop songs, bombastic beats, good looks and natty dance moves have captivated young pop fans worldwide, and sent them to the top of the charts in the US and beyond. Can K-Pop seriously challenge the west's domination of the global music industry? Music journalist James Ballardie travels to Seoul to meet Soo-Man Lee, the Svengali-like figure behind the phenomenon.
Dubbed Britain’s worst football team, Fort William FC sits at the foot of Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands. Filmed during the new management’s first season in charge of the club, the documentary follows the struggles of the Highland League side on and off the pitch and the lives of the locals for whom the club means so much.
Jenny is heading home after work when her night takes a terrifying turn with the arrival of a stranger, dressed as a Jester.
a "lone wolf" dropout finds herself sad and lonely after all of her friends move away for university but as she's on her way home from her local pass time she is almost hit by a crashing asteroid, as she goes to investigate shes confronted by something she wasn't expecting at all, a new friend.
Stanley Kubrick looked for decades for a way to tell the story of Eyes Wide Shut before finally making it. Then, within days of completing the film, he passed away. Never Just a Dream: Stanley Kubrick and Eyes Wide Shut is a short documentary in which those who knew Kubrick best tell the story of the project and recall this final chapter of his career in moving detail.
Hurricane Irma is coming. In the calm before the storm on the Caribbean Island of Guadeloupe a little girl is getting excited.
A young female partisan is forced to choose between executing her Commander or her brother.
Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films from a new generation of artists who are inspired by poetry and the spoken word. Dying to Live; Notes on Being a Lady; Other Voices; Raised by Queenz; Terra Firma; The Siren's Song; Alice_Alice; My Grandad; The Fall; When Will It Stop?; Backwards; Covering Scars with Summer Jumpers; Is Anybody Out There?
From his early days as a Championship Manager wonderkid through to his celebrated return to Hammarby, Kennedy Bakircioglu has always been a cult figure. In his final game before retirement, Kennedy came on and produced a moment that broke the internet. How do you celebrate scoring a free kick from 30 yards? Beer please!
In this one-off documentary, Nadiya Hussain sets out to find the cause of her anxiety, exploring the most effective, available treatments.
Katie Derham introduces highlights from the past ten years at the Royal Ballet, weaving the history of ballet through carefully curated excerpts from the past decade, and goes behind the scenes to see what it takes to be a dancer in the company of The Royal Ballet as they prepare to take to the stage. With stunning solos, passionate pas de deux and jaw-dropping numbers for the corps de ballet, it is a chance to see your favourite dancers up close, including Carlos Acosta, Marianela Nuñez, Natalia Osipova and Steven McRae, alongside rising stars like Francesca Hayward and Matthew Ball, who will introduce their favourite ballets and share stories of their life on the stage.
Chris Bungard, a rising Scottish MMA star makes his debut on the world stage against world champion Terry Brazier.
Two drunk friends accidentally walk into a crime scene.
Queers using their queer bodies as creative vessels and political tools on the naked word spoken scene in London.
Dr Benedict has spent decades of his life creating Sandy - the world's first fully-functioning Artificial Intelligence. As they discuss the massive implications of his birth, Sandy begins to question the nature of his own existence - and whether it was a good idea to create him in the first place.
A young boy, who works summers as a professional letter writer for local illiterate travellers, falls in love with the object of his customer's affection.
Red Bull Music Festival brings Aphex Twin to Printworks on the 14th of September, 2019.
Ardal O'Hanlon looks at what started the showband era in Ireland, the people involved, and how it came to an end in the 1980s.
Jack Whitehall invites his notoriously stuffy father onstage in London's West End for a Christmas comedy extravaganza, complete with celebrity guests.
Charts the descent into madness of veteran foreign correspondent Malcolm Brabant after a routine yellow fever vaccine for an assignment in Africa.
The Barry Hines Novel ‘A Kestrel for a Knave’ and Ken Loach’s famous film adaptation are both modern classics. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Kes, Barnsley born choreographer Jonathan Watkins reimagines the work weaving dance, projections, puppetry and music to create a family friendly Kes to rival War Horse, the Guardian called it ‘genuinely too powerful for words’.
Faraz’s quiet life working at an isolated petrol station is turned upside down when his ageing father Malik begins to speak in a long-forgotten language and insists on returning back home.
When Dunya decides to accompany her father on his wine delivery route, a chance encounter with her father's old love confronts her with the mystery of who her father is and more perilously - who he used to be.
A short film in which a magician performs close magic and cardistry to camera. The title of the work, The Unreliable Narrator, could be understood simply as a warning to be cautious, like a pre-emptive nudge signalling that care should be taken as to who or what is believed. As someone whose stock in trade is the art of deception the magician conjures a narrative that we knowingly enter into even though we understand it is false. However, throughout the film the position or identity of the named narrator is left ambiguously open, bringing attention to the sleight of hand and potential duplicity of not only the magician but also the filmmaker.
Christian is a dreamer who cannot find his place in this world; for the past 10 years he's been living in London, a city of a million opportunities, and training to become a professional in martial arts. At 35 years old, nothing he aspired to has become a reality. When he finds himself unemployed, his girlfriend (tired of his endless excuses) kicks him to the curb. Now he will be forced back to his birthplace, Genoa, where he will have to rediscover himself, reinvent himself, and above all else adapt himself to a new reality of friends and family, a reality far different from that which he imagined.
The remarkable story of Alex Skeel, a 23-year-old man from Bedford who survived an abusive relationship with his girlfriend Jordan Worth
"Se ti sabir" is a film reflecting on language, intelligence, and our relationship with new technologies and non-human species.
A young man wakes up in a decrepit farm with no idea where he is or why he is there. Confronted with an unknown threat from a shadowy figure, he runs for his life and discovers a terrible truth.
What do a dissatisfied grizzly bear, Elvis the bartender, and Jesus Christ have in common? Only one way to find out.
The comedian's unique style of sharp, acerbic wit and camp, riotous storytelling has seen him sell out shows all over the country, culminating in this recording of the show at his spiritual home - the world-famous London Palladium.
The story of a young gay man who faced persecution due to his sexuality and made a frightening journey to the UK with just a suitcase.
Caught out after a one night stand, a woman's mind races with all the possibilities, opportunities, difficulties and issues surrounding pregnancy during the excruciating 3 minute period the test takes to develop.
Writer and broadcaster Jonathan Meades turns his gaze onto Spanish dictator Francisco Franco.
Fifty years on from the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales, this documentary explores the tumultuous period leading up to the investiture and the rise of Welsh nationalism.
An experimental short film about a girl's troubled relationship and dance which is her only escape from daily troubles.
Emi is a walrus who loves eating ice cream but, every time she finishes a cone she wants more. At the suggestion of her friend, the snowman, she goes on a series of wonderful adventures.
With one terrible act, 12 year old Eric leaves his childhood behind in a bid to help his family survive.
Over the course of a ten-year postal correspondence, a pair of movie-going pen-pals share their thoughts on some of 90s cinema’s key traits: the rise of video, the need for speed, and of course the cliff-edge sense of global dread. But do decades have ‘key traits’ at the time? Or do we assign them these characteristics retroactively, trying to make sense of things in hindsight? Only Leonard Nimoy knows for sure.
Mark should be looking forward to his stag do. Instead he's in a forest at 4 in the morning, helping his best friend, Sam dig a grave for their mother-in-law. A corpse will become the least of their worries, as the night has only just begun.