Connection and belonging come to the fore in this poignant documentary exploring the impact of the immigration laws and deportation on communities in the UK.
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Connection and belonging come to the fore in this poignant documentary exploring the impact of the immigration laws and deportation on communities in the UK.
Well into his mid-thirties, Seann just wants to be in bed or work out how and when he can get back to it. He hates leaving the house and enjoys nothing more than an event being cancelled and he can now see crumbs.
Two new P.I.s struggling to find their first case are forced into a game of Cat and Mouse when their bike is stolen, giving them the opportunity to prove their ability to not only the city, but themselves.
This beautifully crafted documentary short paints a vivid portrait of Ruaridh Lever-Hogg, a Deaf artist from the Scottish Highlands. As Lever-Hogg describes his creative process and personal background, we gain a better understanding of how his Scottish Highlands identity has informed his work.
Silver Servers tells the story of four ’Super Senior’ tennis players in their 80s and 90s — one of them the oldest living player in the world — as they prepare for the International Tennis Federation Senior World Championships; on their remarkable journey, they show us what drives them to keep on playing and competing, helping us realise what is possible in our own lives, whatever our age... and the joy in keeping on going. Tennis is the sport, but the game is life.
This stranger than fiction crime thriller tells the hidden story of the Horsemeat Scandal. With testimony from whistleblowers, the detectives who cracked the case and journalists who uncovered how horsemeat ended up in our high street stores, it’s an outlandish tale that changed what we eat forever.
In effort of self-improvement, a young man hosts a picnic with all his exes. What could go wrong?
In the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Earth, a wayward celestial being finds companionship in a jaded, out-of-work life coach.
In April 2019, a seemingly tame beluga whale approaches a Norwegian fishing boat seeking help. It is wearing a harness fitted with a camera mount. When the words 'Equipment St Petersburg' are discovered printed on the buckle, speculation breaks out that he has been engaged in some kind of sinister undercover activity. This documentary explores the mystery of the strange whale and asks where he came from, who trained him and why, and what he was doing in a critically important part of the Arctic, close to Russian waters. With exclusive interviews and access to unseen footage, the film explores the secret world of marine mammal training and international espionage, and sheds new light on the true identity of Hvaldimir, the 'Spy Whale'.
Matthew Goodwin went missing on the 17th of February 2017. It’s been 7 years, an independent investigation into the case is opened. Three investigators dig deep into the long dormant case hoping to discover new truths.
Friends in the evening, strangers in the morning. David and Stella’s paths unexpectedly intertwine once more at a film premiere that resonates with a haunting sense of familiarity.
John, a grieving scientist inadvertently rewinds time and finds himself at his very first date with his late wife, Esmé. But can he win over the woman who fell for the man that John no longer is?
Two strangers, each in their own happy relationships, meet and explore their unexpected connection for one night only.
Over a series of telephone conversations with their sheep farmer father, a brother and sister try to come to terms with their dysfunctional past.
Barry ‘The Arrow’ Barnes is a local anti-hero: a gifted darts player with an ego as big as his charisma who hits the bottle as often as he hits the bull. But when a drunken accident leaves him having to have an arm amputated he hits absolute rock bottom - until his friend and manager hears that darts has become an event in the Paralympics. Can Barry find fame in that world – and does he deserve it? As he embarks on his journey of self-(re)discovery, he must face his own prejudices and demons as he comes up against his greatest nemesis: the one and only Darts Vader!
Alice has sold details about her famous daughter to the press. The daughter’s ensuing overdose and the money burning a hole in Alice’s pocket takes on a deeper meaning of betrayal, guilt and whether Alice should be forgiven.
Chef and rapper Big Zuu makes a pilgrimage to Mecca on a personal spiritual journey to try and understand more about his faith and what it means to be 'a good Muslim'.
A trans man wants to use the men’s bathroom for the first time, however, he’s hindered by his own fears and insecurities. He shares these fears to his friend shown through imaginary scenarios.
Celebrating her upcoming marriage, bride-to-be Jo invites her childhood friend, and first love, Scarlet, on a girls’ trip to a country manor. However, despite drifting apart as adults, unresolved feelings still linger between them while the rest of the group enjoys the weekend away. With Jo about to embark on a new stage in her life, but struggling to let go of the past, she reflects with Scarlet on the young girls they once were, and the women they are becoming.
Alfred Pipkin receives an unexpected visitor delivering a mysterious parcel. Inviting the stranger into his home, Mr Pipkin is confronted with a haunting truth from his past.
Father Ian Nichols has just had cutting-edge surgery. The darkness of the world he once lived in has now been transformed to one of abstract artificial vision. Acutely sensitive to the environment around him and articulate in conveying the sensations he experiences – physically, emotionally and spiritually – his presence transforms Light Darkness Light into a profound meditation on lived experiences.
Rob and Chris own a video shop, but when local gangster Clarence Philby donates tapes containing unspeakable crimes, the duo become entangled in a dangerous game. Now, they must navigate eccentric customers and escape the clutches of organised crime.
Elis James' new stand up, filmed in front of his hometown audience at the Lyric Theatre in Carmarthen.
Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines in the Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
A social media influencer has arranged to produce a video for his social media page on The Devourer, an urban legend. He intends to stay in a house with the host to conduct further research. Nevertheless, he has become aware that the host may not be who he claims to be.
A documentary that looks looks into how women are valued in society based on their appearances. The short documentary combines 5 personal stories from women in these industries, detailing the discrimination they've faced during their careers.
To examine the deteriorating relations between Palestine and Israel following the Hamas attack on October 7, the director walks into the heart of Jerusalem, a city that has been a holy site for Judaism, Islam, and Christianity for centuries, where tension and hatred have become a daily reality. Even though Jews and Muslims live in the same building, they do not communicate with each other and occasionally attack one another. However, the residents, from their respective positions and perspectives, ponder solutions for coexistence and peace between Muslims and Jews.
Right from the early days of DOCTOR WHO exhibitions began to appear, the first being in 1965 when Daleks and props from DOCTOR WHO AND THE DALEKS appeared at major department stores across the UK. Since then, countless exhibitions, official and unofficial, temporary and permanent, big and small, have come and gone... all part of the amazing life that DOCTOR WHO has away from the television screen. These truly were, and in some cases still are, the GREATEST SHOWS IN THE GALAXY!
Beset by countless royal suitors, a princess declares that she will only marry the king who rules over all the others. Adapting with exquisite style a very dark fairy tale from the works of Canadian author L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables!), U.K. animator Anna-Ester Volozh adds a further layer of feminist subversion to a story that’s already a challenge to patriarchal conventions.
Sun Scream tells the comedic tale of a down-on-his-luck vampire named 'Pippin', and his last-ditch efforts to sell at least one bottle of sunscreen before facing the wrath of his ferocious boss 'Cy the Cyclops'. Luckily for Pippin, the truck of an extremely sunburned farmer breaks down in front of his stall on the hottest day of the year. However, 'Billy' ain't no bumblin' yokel, and Pippin will have to do everything in his power to prove his product will protect anyone, even a vampire, from the sun's deadly rays.
Gocki Lorden is a Cornish language short film, told from the perspective of Gocki as he documents his fragmented memory of his fall from grace after being the favourite clown in Tintagel for King Arthur. Gocki has to turn to sin eating and eventually must remedy himself from the curse it brings.
Sabato De Sarno, Gucci’s new creative director, presents a glimpse into the creation of the Gucci Ancora show—his first collection for the iconic fashion house. In the days leading up to the show, De Sarno shares his personal experiences, revealing his passions and vision for Gucci’s new chapter.
A look inside the ADHD brain and how it processes information.
A bereaved family is targeted by a sex trafficking ring during a trip to California.
Single mother Sengul lives with her only daughter Derya, who decides to leave home for good. Sengul outraged by her daughter’s decision unfolds at the seams revealing a troubling secret.
A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across film and TV spanning almost 70 years. Smith, who died in September of this year, had gained a new level of popularity playing the razor-tongued Lady Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey, but for all her success, remained a very private person who had little time for the trappings that came with fame. The film tells the story of a girl born in pre-war Essex who, against the odds, took Broadway and the West End by storm before eventually becoming one of the world's most popular and respected performers.
After an Irish farmer's breakdown and death, his friends struggle to express grief. His ghost's appearance at an estate auction finally releases their repressed emotions in unexpected ways.
A grieving woman follows a singing cake into a magical world within her oven.
David Robilliard was a talented British artist who died in 1988, aged just 36 years old, one of the many young gay men of his generation lost to AIDS. In this emotional documentary, actor and contemporary art devotee Russell Tovey embarks on a quest to bring the life and work of Robilliard back to its rightful prominence. The result is a film that gathers together the artist’s close friends, collaborators, and colleagues to remember and celebrate a remarkable talent. Through their memories and Tovey’s devotion to Robilliard’s work, we build a picture of a young dynamic artist full of courage and wit whose legacy deserves to shine.
Set in a time of extreme energy poverty, one man struggles to support his ailing husband. A story of humanity set against a future we can change.
Sky Original documentary following the next generation of tennis champions, as young stars like Alcaraz, Draper and Gauff contend with new pressures on court and online.
Working with their team at the Clooney Foundation for Justice, Anya Neistat, a brilliant war crimes investigator, joins forces with Solomiia Stasiv, a young Ukrainian woman just entering the field. Together they document atrocities in the fight to bring Russian generals to trial and justice to the Ukrainian people.
Gerard Ortín Castellví concludes his trilogy on the food we eat and the major transformations it continues to undergo. By delving into the gleaming workings of the distribution chain, "Bliss Point" elegantly eviscerates the well-oiled machinery of an industry for which nothing matters more than optimisation – certainly not human beings.
Stumbling across the "perfect" wave in the 1970s, two surfers start a chain reaction of dramatic unintended consequences. POINT OF CHANGE chronicles the first surfers to "discover" this point break as Nias Island, Indonesia and how this change this island community forever. Perfection comes at a price.
Dion questions his own existence as he begins to uncontrollably transcend between a real and projected world within his own mind.
Filmmaker Dom Bush explores his personal relationship with risk through the story of one of his climbing idols, Pete Whillance. A quiet pioneer of extreme rock climbing, Pete established some of Britain's most challenging traditional routes in the late 1970s and 1980s. He is also one of the most prolific route setters in British climbing history, with nearly 1,400 routes to his credit, established over six decades. At 76, Pete continues to climb and set new routes.
Synopsis: A young woman sleeping over at her boyfriend’s house for the first time experiences an episode of flatulance while settling down to sleep, putting their potential future at risk.
A lonely Inuit must endure the endless summer daylight to be reunited with his lost love.
Anti-British, cowardly, out of touch with reality, terrorist sympathizers, communists and a threat to national security. These were some of the titles that the mainstream media attributed to filmmaker Ken Loach and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Now, they are destroying some of these old myths to change the narrative. The documentary addresses media bias, defamation and censorship, and exposes the mechanisms of the establishment and the British mainstream press, revealing how they exploit fear and discrimination to defame individuals, their ideas and the project they represent. But these tactics are not limited to the UK: the film draws parallels with other parts of the world, including the United States, Brazil and other European countries.
Follow Larry as he performs Fudnut across the UK and candidly dicusses how the show came together.
Explores the 2024 election, where two opposing visions collide, shaping America's future. A deep dive into their policies, ideologies, and the stakes for the nation.
I enjoy religion, I appreciate belief systems and how they offer structure to people's lives. I also appreciate how spirituality manifests itself in Asian cultures as this almost earthbound presence guiding people through every day life and when they need an extra bit of help they need only ask whichever deity holds dominion over their desire. Here is an experimental film I made with videos from my iPhone. Shot across Taiwan and South Korea. An experimental film I made with videos from my iPhone. Shot across Taiwan and Korea. My aim was to explore success in how it pertains to every day life, the satisfaction of small moments, spirituality, superstition, and daily rituals.
Documentary exploring the long-term repercussions of atomic bomb tests in the 1950s and 1960s on both the servicemen present, who often had no training or protective gear, and their descendants. From a host of cancers to cardiovascular disease and a surprisingly high number of children born suffering from birth defects or auto-immune conditions, many veterans believe their exposure to these tests caused their poor health.
After moving into a new flat, Robert and Jennifer begin building a life together. They experiencing highs and lows and grow as people. This is before difficulties getting pregnant lead to anxieties that put strain on their relationship, pulling and pushing them further apart.
Ida, a widowed mother, is afraid of stepping out of her flat. The only things that keep her safe are her birds. Ida's routine is only interrupted when her daughter Alex pays a weekend visit.
The morning after a one-night stand turns bizarre as Rosa faces what she’s left with.
Isobel Yeung and a team of BBC Investigative journalists navigate gun battles, combat raids and secretive meetings as they conduct an investigation deep inside the occupied West Bank. What they find raises serious questions about the conduct of the Israeli Military and uncovers a dangerous situation that is on the brink of exploding.