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A surprising journey through Middlesbrough, in and out of the cabs of three very different drivers - a young British-Pakistani entrepreneur who believes that immigrants have always been enterprising by nature, a local man who used to work in construction on towering glass buildings down south and an older seasoned driver who is in love with his job... until the day he falls out of it. Their stories uncover what lies beneath the surface of a post-industrial northern town and unfold into a state-of-the-nation tale.

Global in scope but intimate in spirit, Simon Liu's Fallen Arches is a dizzying assembly of footage shot between the bucolic English countryside and buzzing metropoles New York and Hong Kong.

Ross Lipman's new film frames an act of self-archiving within a larger, essayistic mediation on the relationship between experimental practice and independent arthouse cinema.

A man is hanged 100s of years ago in Hertford; and comes back seeking immortality in present day Hertford on Halloween. He is assisted by a vampire. Only Jean-Pierre van Slam - Monster Killer can save the day?

In a universe where history has been ravaged by time-travelling criminals, federal agent Zellion Hadrax IV travels to 1970s England, tasked with hunting them down.

Initiated as a collaborative project with prisoners (most of them veterans of the armed forces) the film explores the interconnections between the military, spaces of internment and civilian life. The artist questions how we as viewers are implicated in these spaces, while also examining the notion of work, a seemingly everyday activity familiar to us all.

Squaddies on the Frontline tells the story of the British Army's experience of the Northern Ireland conflict through the eyes of the ordinary men and women that soldiered here. For almost 40 years between 1969 and 2007, a total of over a quarter-of-a-million soldiers served on the streets of Northern Ireland in 'Operation Banner', the British Army's longest ever operation. These men and women were at the heart of the key events of the conflict, with over 700 soldiers killed and more than 6,000 injured, and a further 305 deaths attributed to them. Squaddies on the Frontline is their story, taking viewers into the heart of 'Operation Banner' and the day-to-day realities of life and work here as a soldier through some of the toughest years of the Troubles, looking at the impact that it had, and continues to have, on their lives and the lives of those around them, both in Northern Ireland and beyond.

Global pop star and Suffolk boy Ed Sheeran performs in the intimate setting of the BBC Radio Theatre, London, following his global stadium tour.

When Englishness is the only choice left on the menu, it's breakfast for one in this dark, comic monologue for film about mental health, disenfranchisement and surviving off the unappetising remnants of English identity.

An off duty police officer attends an unusual call.

Known as the "Beast of Manchester," Trevor Hardy committed a series of horrific murders in the 1970s, but the reasons why have remained unknown.

In 2018 the Royal Academy celebrates its 250th Summer Exhibition and artist Grayson Perry takes the helm to coordinate the world's longest running and largest open-submission show. Presented by Kirsty Wark and Jayson Mansaray the programme comes from the very glamorous private view and goes behind the scenes of the Academy as it prepares for its annual artistic extravaganza. Grayson in his role as chief coordinator celebrates the democracy of the exhibition with the theme of Art Made Now and creates a room of fun dedicated to pieces he finds amusing.

The story of Hengest.

In the trap of a neoliberal economy lives are determined by conditions of increasing inequality and accumulating debt. There is very little protection for someone with little or nothing. Without proof of address, without papers, existence becomes subject to manipulation and debt. Debt is a means of control. The distortions of corporate wealth and cheap labour are made to appear inevitable. There is no ambiguity in the reasonable reasons for the journeys made by many – to escape conditions that are organised, imposed and untenable. War, poverty, unemployment move people.

Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor are Slow Club. After four well-received albums and 10 years of touring, conflicting perspectives on success and Slow Club’s future have pushed the two apart. Could this be the end of the Sheffield-based indie band and the two musicians’ longstanding friendship? If so, what will the future look like when they leave something behind that has defined their lives for over a decade? And why can it sometimes be so difficult to simply enjoy doing what so many would-be musicians dream of? A remarkable, bittersweet portrait of what may have been the band’s final tour, filmmaker Piers Dennis joined Charles and Rebecca on the road, capturing the frailties and brilliance of their musical partnership and documenting what friendship looks like from the back of a bus.

A group of youngsters are shocked to discover the dangerous intentions of a pizza delivery driver.

This documentary is a brief insight into the life of The Catholic Worker Farm, London. The Farm aims to provide accommodation, food, English lessons, counselling and other services for 19 destitute (without access to public funds) female asylum seekers (who we call our ‘sisters’) and their children, at no charge. The documentary consists of interviews with volunteers and the women themselves and explains both the way of life at The Farm and the aims and inspirations of the global Catholic Worker Movement.

Searching for the independence of adulthood, the young girl Alex discovers a miniature model town possessing sinister powers.

Brendan Grace Live in Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney, County Kerry.

A collage of half forgotten sub-truths which is constantly added to over time, from unused fragments of super8 (mostly my own, sometimes others), complete with hand painted and scratched sections. The material impossibility of memory. Named after a line in William Burroughs' The Soft Machine.

Documentary following Glasgow businesswoman Celia Sinclair on her mission to rescue the old Willow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall Street, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

The Iuventa has rescued over ten thousand people from the Mediterranean since it began operating in 2016. When the vessel was impounded by Italian authorities under suspicion of collusion with people smugglers, we used video evidence and meteorological data to refute the allegations.

Tension is high when a suspicious looking customer walks into a bank. Everyone inside freezes with caution, awaiting his first move.

Writer and performer Afshan D'souza-Lodhi turns her challenging one-woman touring stage show into a short film, An Act Of Terror.

Including extraordinary and unseen historical footage of WW1 and 2 and narrated by Sir Martin Lewis, 100 Years of the RAF is a definitive film that pays tribute to the determination and courage our men and women take on in the theatres of war; to defend our freedom and bring relief to people in need.

Untold Story, – executively produced by Advocate/DJ/Producer, Zeke Thomas, and CEO of crowdMGMT, Brand & Artist Manager EJ Jamele and creator and survivor Kevin Marshall – chronicles stories of sexual abuse from an unsuspecting group of people – black men – and documents how these men, despite their seemingly quiet but torturous struggles, rise above their personal tragic experiences after decades of torment.

Brooms up! A documentary focusing on real-life Quidditch. Go on a journey with Werewolves of London to discover what it means to be a Quidditch player.

A poetic, intimate account of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, told through the stories of a handful of people who lost loved ones during the conflict. It’s not the story of the politicians or the terrorists. It’s the story of the mothers, sisters and daughters who kept life going when everything around them was crumbling.

An individual is transmatted onto a Dalek saucer and told that they've been designated the Dalek Warlord. They will lead Dalek troops into battle with inferior species such as Cybermen, Zygons, and Judoon. The Warlord must construct miniature Daleks for this conflict. The Daleks then detect that the Doctor is nearby, and declare that they must prepare for battle.

Diptych about two people looking for an octopus

In the year of Nelson Mandela’s centenary, Glasgow, Love and Apartheid is the story of one family’s fight against apartheid from Scotland and South Africa. Director, Dhivya Kate Chetty, follows her parents – a mixed, and once ‘illegal’, couple – on a trip back to South Africa where the family stories begin to unfold – protests, an uncle in jail, an ANC arms cache, a doctor on the run and a surprise connection with Mandela in hiding.

The post-industrial city of Marl, Germany carries the scars of the economic depression following the mining industry’s demise. City squares are filled with public sculptures bearing witness of past wealth surrounded by public buildings that are Brutalist masterpieces. Here, a horse stands alone. The horse is almost static, but in spite of his relative fixity, it remains the only source of life present in this deserted urban environment. The work looks at the archetypical forms of equestrian public sculptures and more broadly questions the use, codes and authority of public space artwork.

40 Years of The Enid

With nearly two million people living in miserable conditions in Gaza, the Israeli blockade has taken its toll on mental health there. Against the backdrop of the border clashes earlier in 2018 this film goes deep inside the minds of the people of Gaza to explore the mental health issues affecting many there.

Marvin Rees grew up as a mixed-race child in Bristol's ghettos in the UK, which meant living with prostitution, violence and poverty around him. For a long time, Marvin has wanted to fight the injustices he experienced and so he decides to run for mayor of his city.

The story behind the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts, who was killed by her stepbrother Nathan Matthews and his 21-year-old girlfriend Shauna Hoare in Bristol, England in February 2015.

RevPro High Stakes 2018 was a professional wrestling event promoted by Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro). The event took place on January 20, 2018 at York Hall in London, England. It was broadcast on RevPro On Demand.

Jenna hears disturbing noises in the house below. In a desperate attempt to understand the cause of these, she decides to investigate further and embroils herself in a terrifying state of affairs.

Ella is about to commence the next chapter of her life. Within three months her world will change, whether she can persevere and deal with whatever is thrown at her is yet to be seen.

A portrait of the legendary Fay Presto; the UK’s most in-demand close-up and cabaret magician who would rather die on stage than quit performing.

After she discovers her father's declining health, April's reality blurs with that of her favorite bedtime stories to help her come to terms with the idea of him dying.

Exploring the history of Pehlwani.

When the world-renowned cultural and political theorist Stuart Hall died in 2014, he left behind an unfinished 300,000-word memoir. In this interview with MEF Executive Director Sut Jhally, Bill Schwarz talks about the challenges of preparing the final published book, detailing his negotiations and conversations with the disembodied words of an author who cherished dialogue above all else.

A documentary following a group of school pupils on a trip to Malawi.

The gripping true story of a boy abducted from the streets of Elizabethan London, and how his father fought to get him back. Presented by acclaimed children's author and academic Katherine Rundell, this intriguing tale is set behind the scenes in the golden age of Shakespeare and sheds a shocking light on the lives of children long before they were thought to have rights. Thirteen-year-old Thomas Clifton was walking to school on 13 December 1600, when he was violently kidnapped. And what's most extraordinary is that the men who took him claimed that they had legal authority to do so from Queen Elizabeth I herself. Children are so often missing from history, but this tale has survived by the skin of its teeth. This inventive film pieces together Thomas Clifton's story from contemporary accounts, court documents, plays and poetry, with the missing gaps beautifully illustrated by vivid hand-drawn animation.

When Jamaican barbershop owner 'Baggio' opens his store for the day, one can expect a jovial atmosphere to follow him around no matter the time. Based in North London, Baggio's store Fresh Cutz has rapidly become a staple community hangout for the multicultural area. Whether one is looking for a haircut, a nice book to read, a homely locality to watch Sunday night football or even a taste of authentic Caribbean cuisine, Baggio and his friends have everything covered. This short documentary observes how the store serves as a place for social well-being and community conversation.

Dropped into a white room with a magical colour wheel, Ms White sets off to find her place in a world of colour.

Adele Roberts tracks the rise of Korean Pop - the lifestyle, the fashion and the fans - and meets BTS, the biggest band in the scene. Is K-Pop about to take the world by storm? Adele investigates the secrets behind the genre, delving in to the lifestyle, the fashion, and looking at the fans and the politics that make up the scene…before meeting the K-Pop band who are taking the world by storm. BTS are the first Korean group to break into the US Top 30 and the UK Top 50 charts. So how is a music genre from a country with a different language, different culture and one of the world's most heavily militarised borders, becoming so successful around the world?

This video continues with my exploration of representation and the changes and transformations occurring in natural phenomena and the environment. Made by observing the intermittent changes in wind velocity working on and disturbing the water surface of a Rockpool. The perception of the rocks and pebbles on the bottom change in degrees from clarity to complete abstraction. The title of this work reflects on a conversation held with Jacques Perconte concerning visual transformation.

Interview with James McLeod, animated by Holly Summerson, for ECA Animation 'Issues of Representation in Animation'.

Throughout 2017, we were lucky enough to visit a variety of different standard gauge railways in England and Wales. The first railway to feature is the East Lancashire Railway, where we visited for the Spring Steam Gala, Spring Diesel Gala, Autumn Steam Gala and their DMU Gala. Second up is the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, where we visited for their Spring Steam Gala and their Flying Scotsman visit. Third up is the Llangollen Railway, where we visited for a day trip during our Summer holiday and their Autumn Steam Gala. The National Railway Museum was also on our visit list for 2017. Out on the mainline, we were lucky enough to catch 45690 Leander on the North Wales Coast Express at Llandudno Junction, Conwy Castle and Holyhead.

The increasing demands of a father's daily routine demonstrate how easy it is to lose sight of what, and who, our original tasks and responsibilities were intended to serve in this metaphor for modern parenthood and its hazards.

Alex is bored of doing the same thing every day and yearns for an adventure. One day he meets Pete who tells him to 'look a little further'. Should he?

New Mexico, July 1945. In this land, the paths of an old farmer and a young Navajo boy cross, just prior to a world-changing event. This visual narrative piece features beautiful imagery and composition by Vancouver’s Todd Duym, which won him the award for Best Cinematography in a Short Drama at the Leo Awards in early June. It’s a poetic, silent contemplation of the beautiful landscapes and a memorable day long ago, recalled by the boy, now an old man who knows the implications of what he witnessed that morning. This is a powerful indictment of American military nuclear testing and its effects on Native Americans.

A bridesmaid takes refuge in the ladies' bathroom at her best friend's wedding.