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An animated fable about the UK housing crisis.

The legendary Happy Monday’s Shaun Ryder tells the true story of when the Sioux First Nation tribe arrived in Salford.

John tells the story of a young male, a psychiatric hospital patient who witnesses the death of another Black male patient at the hands of white staff. Blurring the boundaries between fact and fiction, this work draws from real life cases of mentally ill Black men who have died as a result of excessive force of the State.

Amid an environmental disaster, a couple tries to protect the harmony of their relationship and their world. Can they create space in which to take a deep breath, to return to their former life?

The incredible journey of Taylor Swift all began with a girl, a guitar and a dream. Taylor Swift is a ten time Grammy winner, and the youngest recipient in history of the music industry's highest honour, the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. She in the only artist in History to have an album hit the 1 million first week sales figure three times. She's a household name whose insanely catchy yet deeply personal self-penned songs transcend music genres, and a savvy businesswoman who has built a childhood dream into an empire.

The film documents the everyday life of people from a town in Ghana called Jamestown - also known as 'Sodom & Gomorrah’, a place that seems to have fallen by the wayside. Brief portraits of the inhabitants reveal a life marked by hopelessness and the struggle to move forward.

An experimental short film influenced by the Mesopotamian deity Ishtar. Five guests - who are gender non-conforming, trans or non-binary - hold a feast in a fictionalised English country garden to explore both the history of their ancestors and their present-day selves.

As the world races to lead the way in blockchain technology, could Africa have an advantage? This documentary follows the journey of Bitcoin pioneers as the continent seeks to leverage cryptocurrency to leapfrog standing world economic powers.

On 9 August 2018, Slovenian climbers Luka Stražar and Aleš Česen, along with British climber Tom Livingstone, reached the summit of Latok I (7,145 m) in the Karakorum Mountains of Pakistan. They climbed three-quarters of the way up the coveted "impossible ridge" before deviating from it. The North Ridge of Latok has been/is recognized as one of the last great unclimbed lines in high-altitude mountaineering. This is the second successful ascent of the summit and the first ascent from the north face.

We are bound to the choices we make. What goes around comes around. A take on the legacy of ocean pollution.

An aspiring teenage rapper from Afghanistan, finds himself stuck in Athens with a group of friends. Through music and poetry he tries to make sense of the world around him.

A man living in his car takes a filmmaker into the woods to share a dark secret.

An online gamer encounters a troll online. He goes to seek vengeance by promising to sexual intercourse the troll's mother.

The Holocaust is one of the most documented, witnessed and written about events in history, so why is Holocaust denial back on the political agenda? What has happened in the 75 years since the liberation of the camps to have so skewed the picture? And, if it matters, why does it matter?

The film follows the story of Ellie, a young girl from a violent home. The 9-year-old seems to escape from her harsh reality by spending her days in the woods of a nearby scrapyard with her friend, Pete. There, the pair have built a new home for themselves. One night, after witnessing the horrifying abuse of her mother, Ellie decides to come back home and confront her stepfather.

In 1997, over one million people gathered in Lagos for the funeral of Fela Kuti, Africa’s biggest artist, who gave the world Afrobeat, yet was also a thorn in the side of Nigeria’s military regimes - a revolutionary who fought injustice with his music and a libertine who married 27 wives in one ceremony. When he died from a disease that carried a huge stigma in Africa, there was fear his legacy would die with him. Exclusive testimony reveals the multifaceted man behind the maverick performer.

A series of eight moments captured over a single day in the Sussex village of Mayfield. From first light until night Daniel & Clara engage in a process of psychological orientation, their state of mind inexplicably linked to the countryside and shifting weather conditions.

Taking the viewer from the dance halls of the 1960s to the present day, the film offers a unique perspective on the evolution of dance whilst conveying its ability to connect individuals and its positive impact on mental and physical health.

An anthropological film of the people of Angola.

A single mother grapples with the antics of her teenage son when she catches him smoking cannabis. Can a shift in perspective bring them closer together?

Afrofuturism and carnival as resistance at the Junkanoo festival in the Bahamas, from Aesthetica Art Prize winner Rhea Storr.

Sweep Away Hungry Ghosts is the wishful reverie of a young Asian man as he struggles to come to terms with his deceased father’s transvestitism.

Made entirely during lockdown as a response to the current pandemic.My wife and I prepped, shot and cut this over 72 manic hours, using only what we had lying around our apartment: an old DSLR, plastic, black paint, lighter fluid, prehistoric fog machine, strip lights and a gimp mask. I wanted to channel what I was feeling and inject the anxious, paranoiac claustrophobia of how we live in the current climate. Writer/Editor/Producer/Cinematographer/Director: Bryan M. Ferguson Starring/Animation: Vari Ferguson Music: Alex Mackay

When Uganda announces its first-ever beauty pageant for plus-size women, schoolteacher and single mother Namukasa Mariam seizes the opportunity.

Celebrating the imagination and resourcefulness of young children across the UK by understanding the outdoor games they invent, inherit, and play.

Captain Sir Tom Moore recounts for the first time his life story and the key events in his 100 years - from his humble beginnings in Keighley, Yorkshire to his service on the Burma front during the Second World War, to raising more than £30 million for the NHS.

A mortician has a difficult day when she encounters a familiar face.

A gut reaction to the Coronavirus apocalypse, made in the first months of isolation and confusion in March-June 2020, echoing the shocking, eerie and surreal experience of the pandemic. Reworking the classic Zombie public-domain film from 1968 'Night of the Living Dead' by a mix of AI colorization technology, datamosh techniques, re-cutting and sound work. Visions of the invisible virus were found in the horror film images, got broken apart and reassembled to become a haunting kaleidoscopic nightmare. A post-horror experimental film/series in three acts. This is Act III - Hell.

Two criminals are planning to steal precious energy rations from the city grid. But a sudden change of heart leaves them both at each others throats.

A surgeon performs a gruesome operation.

Negative side of a human might win, if it's not under control. A man found a strange mirror in the waters of a lake. When he takes out the mirror, the demon from the mirror tries to kill the man and take him to another world.

An atmospheric tour of Liverpool's desolate streets, days before the UK's lockdown in response to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Set to MF-DOOM's "Accordion".

This short animation follows a real testimony during the "No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs" period in UK History where men, women and children of all ages took a chance at a better life here in UK only to receive harsh welcoming from a big proportion of the locals. In this short we follow Delphine who has come to London to work when her child unexpectedly falls ill one night.

A teenage girl visits her grandmother to get her Afro hair done, something that takes hours and requires rituals filled with patience and care. Drawing on her own experience, filmmaker Amber Akaunu captures an intimate moment that celebrates a central part of many black women’s lives.

Jon and Val like to take a nice stroll, but they might want to quicken their pace if they want to stay alive.

Rioting spreads as social inequality causes tempers in a struggling community to flare, but the oppressive environment takes on a life of its own as the shadows of the housing estate close in.

Floyd Mayweather is the man with the perfect boxing record. His career has spanned more than two decades. His nickname is Floyd 'Money' Mayweather for a reason. His bouts make millions upon millions of dollars in PPV revenue. From a simple start in life in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to headlining two of the biggest PPV events of all time. Floyd has proven time and time again that he is money. Whether it's taking on one of the best boxers in the world, Manny Pacquiao or fighting the king of the Octagon, Conor McGregor, Floyd 'Money' Mayweather puts on a show no matter the opponent.

The grumpy one from Do The Right Thing returns to apologise for his last show.

Against the backdrop of Pakistan's elections, this film follows the rise of powerful cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, on a mission to preserve the country's blasphemy laws, which prescribe a mandatory death sentence for disrespecting The Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) and life imprisonment for desecrating the Holy Quran. With millions sympathetic to his goal, Rizvi silences anyone attempting to change the law by condemning them to death. As he pushes for more power, Rizvi decides to run for office in the upcoming general elections, and those accused of blasphemy or those who oppose the blasphemy laws- whether targeted minorities, liberals, and opposing Muslim voices - become the pawns of his ambition.

A musical exploration into the simple joys of fishing.

Anna, an agency worker, takes her dog for a morning walk before doing her shopping. Searching through the discounted items, Anna wanders through the supermarket trying to find the most affordable necessities. As her groceries edge towards the checkout, her agency calls; she has lost her shift. What will she do? The Shift aims to capture the vulnerable condition of a temporary worker and to reveal the immediate consequences of the dangerously short and ever-present distance separating employment and poverty, security and tumult.

From the Brighton Youth Centre on 14/03/2020. Tag Team Match Gene Munny Millie McKenzie vs Paul Robinson Damon Moser TK Cooper vs Warren Banks Travis Banks vs Chuck Mambo Mad Kurt vs Killer Kelly Cara Noir vs Mike Bird Brighton Championship Match Spike Trivet (c) vs Jordon Breaks

A waxwing conducts a ritual on a satellite dish to achieve a spiritual experience. He succeeds. Official video for 'Shadow of the Bird (feat. Waxwing)' by Zuhair Mehrali.

A teenage boy is pushed to edge after constant bullying.

Former conservative Justice Secretary Ann Widdecombe visits a Norwegian prison that has been described as the most luxurious of its kind.

A poetry film made entirely with a cell phone exploring the regret and longing of a Brazilian immigrant in London.

Entertainer Nathan Kennedy, who speaks Gayle, the South African cant that flourished during the Apartheid era, meets Louis van Brakel, a much older user of the secret language, and interviews him on stage at the Showroom, Prince Albert.

One man's struggle to get his only desire: a piece of toast.

The stars of CBeebies sing, dance and dress up for a magical Christmas adventure in the enchanting world of Storyland, with funny elves, musical sea creatures and a yodelling yeti.

Two young Hong Kong activists reflect on their resistance against China, are forced to decide between long-term imprisonment and refugee camps for a life in exile, while their movement inspires mass protests in the city they love.

A satirical film about modern British politics and tactics of distraction.

Journalist and presenter Ellie Flynn brings together a group of 20 young people aged 18-25 for a social experiment, to see if they understand what constitutes coercive control.

Me, My Brother and Our Balls is an intimate and personal documentary exploring male fertility with Love Island star Chris Hughes and his brother Ben. When Chris, who had suffered from testicular health scares in the past, appeared on live television to have a testicular examination, it made a huge impact.

A group of crazed factory workers become obsessed with a hill. They let loose on the marshy earth, succumbing to strange desires. The hill watches them closely, commenting on their activities like a deranged poet.

A train driver is left traumatised after an incident on the tracks. As there is an unspoken truth about being a train driver, not because it's a secret, there just aren't any words. Paul is a middle-aged train driver who discovers this unspoken truth upon striking a suicide victim on the tracks. The incident haunts Paul as he descends into a psychosis. Lonely and traumatised, Paul seeks the company of a fellow train driver who has recently had a similar experience.

On May 15th, 2008 four young adults witnessed a break in at a neighbor's house. Next they grabbed their video cameras and started to record it.

In a moment of national reflection and anxiety, artists Jane and Louise Wilson contemplate the island mentality of contemporary Britain and its history as a colonial empire. Eerily empty shots of the Palace of Westminster and Parliament presented across two screens show a Britain with an uncertain, ghostly future.

A suburban English telenovela. At her mother's funeral, Becky Hello is shocked to discover that her father has already found a new fiancé. Is it true love, or is she after the family inheritance?