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Reflecting on the River Effra, a lost tributary of the River Thames, and exploring the cultural and sonic ecology of the river’s course as it runs from Norwood through Brixton and Vauxhall, tracing Afro-Caribbean histories and themes of industry, community, landscape, and memory.
The story of three different characters struggles to survive in a violent city.
A futuristic flood epic which depicts the destruction of a future world by a momentous flood.
Mark Williams-Thomas carries out the first active British investigation into Christian B.
A short narrative about feeling overwhelmed and getting through it. Available on YouTube (search "Alec Angus Psyche")
Fractured Landscape explores a space that exists on the edges; a space between the wild and urban, between my inner self and my outer world. I find a sense of belonging in nature; a space where I can rest and return to myself, away from the restlessness of urban life and the fractious relationship I feel towards our social structures. For me, the marshland landscape embodies that personal experience. It is rich in nature, yet the urban environment is ever present, pushing at its edges. A reminder that I’ve not left that world, or that part of me, behind.
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of English progressive rock band Marillion's twentieth record over 2021, during the insecurity of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Teslaism is a 3rd person-racing musical game featuring Elon Musk and his self-driving car/lover and life coach, as they drive towards a shareholder meeting in a post-gamified Berlin landscape. The film takes the newly built Gigafactory in Berlin as a prism to describe the emergence of Teslaism (succeeding Post-Fordism) as an upgrade to the system of production and consumption predicated on advanced storytelling, financial worldbuilding, and imagineering »the look of the future«.
The Directors is a collaboration between artist Marcus Coates and five individuals in recovery from different lived experiences of psychosis. Positioned behind the camera, each of them directs Coates in a filmed re-staging of a particular episode from their life.
It's been a year since the mobilizing power of a conspiracy theory nearly brought American democracy to its knees. Stephanie Hegarty has traveled to the US to investigate.
Harley Bull delves into the hobbies of Harper Barnes and Calum Hayter to discover what draws people into hobbies, and what effect they have on someone and their mental state.
Waitrose opens its doors, revealing its plans to give shoppers the merriest of Christmases. A look behind the scenes as their chefs dream up festive recipes, the grapes are harvested for this year's fizz, and they make their Christmas advert.
Animated sci-fi romance story about a couple in a world falling apart, with an engineer building a rocket to save people.
A low budget filmmaker is checking his latest footage/rushes, but soon realizes he needs more actresses for his latest production. A crazy film, totally surreal look at the inside of his director's mind, in this special 2022 director's cut. The viewer see's the rushes from a POV prospective as he plays clips on his laptop a sinister motive becomes very apparent.
In this short documentary, the Forensic Architecture research group reconstructs the death of the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. While reporting on an Israeli military raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank in May 2022, she and her colleagues came under fire, allegedly from a military convoy 200 meters away.
A dark love letter to the critic, from the artist. ‘Switch’...the one who is both slave and master…(in BDSM), questions the limits imposed on filmmakers.
The lakeside of your childhood, forests you saw in a dream. Places that would dissolve if you touched them. Inspired by the watercolour paintings of J. W. Tristram.
A short poetry film with poetry written and spoken by Lee Campbell that shares a personal experience, of Lee looking up at a window and seeing a boy looking out.
For 30 years Maja’s piano has sat silent. Now she is returning to the dream she lost when, fleeing the conflict that consumed Sarajevo, she stopped composing.
It's Poker Night! At Anthony Taylor's house, three friends unite for a small gathering that quickly turns to alcohol fuelled violence. Y'know... the usual
Video art project
Story line based in Palestine, interviews with residents, ex war veterans and victims of the Palestinian war. Documentary about the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Within the reminiscent setting of an abandoned swimming pool, two siblings are faced with their childhood trauma. Twisted emotions, long banished to the watery depths of the pool floor are about to resurface.
A documentary crew seek out an interview with "The Sexiest Man in Swansea", but what they find is a reclusive hermit who's unaware of his own fame.
Just days before a rape case reaches court, the accused claims that the victim was sleepwalking, resulting in the case being dropped. How did this happen?
A look inside HMP Belmarsh prison, from the notorious inmates to the brave officers who serve there. The documentary depicts in graphic detail the vicious conflicts and unthinkable acts of violence that occur on a daily basis inside Belmarsh, providing a chilling glimpse into the prison’s reality.
donald and daffy talking to eachother.
Remarkable photographer Charlie Phillips is responsible for some of the most iconic photographs from the 60s and 70s, most notably the windrush generation around Notting Hill and icons such as Muhammed Ali and Jimi Hendrix. However, his work was ignored for decades. In his twilight years, Charlie yearns to return to nature and solidify his legacy.
A female figure, a contemporary Athena trapped in a technicolour blue forest.
This work examines representations of the self, dissecting the persistent fetishisation of Asian women through collaging and reviewing memorable moments in Western culture. Questioning the ideas of the ‘Asian mystique’ and how it manifests in popular culture, this film examines how the legacy of orientalism continues to manifest in spaces both physical and digital.
Exploring life at the high security prison which houses many notorious criminals.
A message about embracing the gift of dual identity that has been given to children of the Black diaspora.
Ascending a staircase in the centre of Athens makes room for reflection on everyday life, as both otherworldly and mundane. On a planet lit by neon and on a beach powered by cicadas, we twirl into a void measured by walking – one step at a time.
rough cut botanical interweaves multiple images of plant and animal life while a voice speaks to the materiality of its subject matter and to film itself. Inspired by audio description, it playfully explores how two people may speak their space together. Shot on 16mm, the film uses a matte box, an old cinematic technique to create multiple exposures.
Loyle, joined by his producer Kwes and engineer Nick Mills, breaks down tracks from his latest album, hugo to share insights into the way they were made. Filmed at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios.
A young man returns home to assist his struggling father. Together, they must resolve their troubled relationship, keep the family farm afloat and overcome their shared grief.
Dan is back (naked) from a Boschian vision of Hell. Why? God knows, but He’s not telling. Now, with the Devil hot on his tail, this sinner must seek rapid redemption, or face the consequences…
An existential journey through the power of healing with the enigmatic Damo Suzuki, former lead singer of krautrock legends CAN.
A couple of loved up lobsters have their tango disrupted by a sadistic chef.
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Is it Me or is it You? Graphics by Sean Hellfritsch
Folly of Fortuna: a black and white poetry piece in short film form.
Taking us from Hong Kong's 1997 handover from British rule into Chinese administrative control, all the way to 2019, when a controversial extradition bill is greeted with massive street protests, this urgent film beds in with Hong Kong's pro-democracy demonstrations, offering a frontline portrait of four young protesters through a year of struggle. We see their hopes for a freer life and feel their fears as the authorities crack down. Pulse-racing scenes bring the viewer to street level, where peaceful protest is met with fury and tear gas. Clear-eyed about the complications and contradictions that come with a movement that changed Hong Kong forever, Hong Kong: City on Fire is a brave document of troubled times.
Rob Burrow, one of Rugby League’s greatest players, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in late 2019. His family now care for his every need 24 hours a day. This intimate documentary starkly illustrates the love, support and challenges faced by his wife Lindsey, children Macy, Maya and Jackson, and parents Geoff and Irene. There are moments of intimacy as Lindsey takes Rob for a swim or carries him up to bed, and there are moments of humour as Rob uses his voice box to tease his mum as she feeds him. Rob is seen discussing his treatment with the NHS staff caring for him while best friend and former teammate mate Kevin Sinfield continues to rally support in Leeds, the home of Leeds Rhinos, and from the wider rugby league community.
Can one footprint imprint on our collective consciousness and create change? A walk; a pilgrimage, an odyssey…for the planet.
A horrific emulsion of egg yolk, oil, and various other ingredients. It's coming soon I swear.
A Serbian mother and daughter transform the domestic drudgery of cleaning the family silver into a reflection on how heirlooms embody their owners' histories. Stories of war, displacement and revolution emerge as the tarnish is polished off, like a genie rubbed out of a lamp, and recollections reconnect them to their relatives through the shared objects that have touched all of their lives.
A revenge story in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
A struggling cafe owner’s mundane life takes a turn when a mysterious stranger comes in for tea and cake
Jesmond was once a quiet residential suburb on the outskirts of Newcastle. A leafy community where you’d raise a family and know your neighbours. Now it’s being taken over by students and reports of anti-social behaviour are on the rise. Students in Suburbia explores this issue through the people living it and asks - how can the community come together and live side by side?
The final part of the 'Matter of the Heart' trilogy traces the recovery process following heart surgery, as environment and object become increasingly interconnected with the body.
'Every Night Has A Dawn' was filmed on the final night of Del Amitri’s three-night run at their home-from-home, Glasgow Barrowland, in June 2022.
A documentary following the research projects of ten minority ethnic interns from Edge Hill University over the Summer of 2022.
Jaden is loose and ready to kill.
A documentary crew follow Stella, an insecure life model who is desperate to be the new Mona Lisa. She is getting ready to see the reveal of a painting by 'Horatio', a budding young artist who has chosen her as his muse. Yet, when she meets Horatio in his studio, she finds that the painting is not the Mona Lisa moment she was hoping for.