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The film focuses on themes of parental love, and time and decay. The film's moral is centred around a mother's love for their child with its anime-inspired visuals and Hong Kong styled landscapes.

Lonnie Knutsengripper is back with a bang! The legendary director and producer of over 300 films is making sure his latest movie is the one they'll remember him for. The Knocking Shop of Horror is the threequel to Lonnie's legendary duo of Interred and The Shithouse Strangler and if you thought those films were controversial then you ain't seen nothing yet baby! This film marks the first time Lonnie has ever made a threequel but as in life or a menage a trois the best things always come in threes.

A lady in her mid-70s was social and active. Although she took heart medicine every day, she continued to participate in various gatherings and activities. However, after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, she gave up all outdoor activities, spending most of her time in or around the home. Since then, she has unfurled conversations with plants on the balcony, plants in the kitchen, and those rooted in the vegetable garden too. ‘Get Some Sunshine’ explores a day in the life of this lady (the film director’s mother) and the solidarity she developed with companion plants during the pandemic.

A folk tale of an angel in a stone.

During lockdown a motley crew of 10 strangers came together to swim clandestinely in the ponds on Hampstead Heath. Styling themselves The Water Rats, a great esprit de corps develops among the renegades. Of different ages, backgrounds and ethnicities, all are passionate about wild swimming. Civil disobedience has never looked so glamorous! The illicit venturing into the ponds is beautifully documented by photographer Jillian Edelstein, who has collaborated with film maker Greig Coetzee on this project.

A surreal fantasy adventure set in a chess world high above the skies. The gluttony of the royal rulers has caused crops to fail, and the leaders blame a poor pawn and send him on a journey beneath the clouds to find more. Here he encounters his old enemy, only to discover that perhaps he is not the real enemy.

A girl struggles to maintain an unbalanced long-distance relationship.

‘Passing Place’ is a short documentary based on my own experiences growing up in a remote area, inspired by the BBC Archive Footage ‘The Smallest School in Britain (1974)’. Working with the archive footage makes me reminisce about my own upbringing in the Highlands, and think about how social and physical distance still exists living in these remote areas, forcing young people to move away to find more opportunities elsewhere.

A melancholy young woman takes a walk in the countryside, her lonesome ennui disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious bon vivant who makes it her mission to showcase what joy the world has to offer.

Set against a picturesque Scottish beach, a Deaf person writes a love letter to Scotland and to people looking for a place to belong, using poetry to explore their struggles of identity and connection to the country they were born in.

Go behind the bars at HMP Frankland, which houses the most sadistic criminals in Britain.

You're hot if you're part of Aggie's world

Granny is disturbed by a strange noise coming from her attic. What will she do? investigate of course.

A visual album charting the spiritual trajectory of an emotional marathon.

A theatrical love story created by ants.

A reflection on education and an ode to the bonds that are formed by students at, (and in spite of,) the institution they are studying within. By weaving together footage from the 2021 anti-racist occupation of the Slade School of Fine Art with scenes from the install of the art school’s class of 2020 degree show, the academy emerges as a site of frustration as much as of achievement. Running over both events - , from the final touches of varnish being put on a painting to protest banners being unfurled across the building, - is text from former Slade student and tutor Christopher Kirubi’s poem ‘… - then love is the name’.

Julie Etchingham hosts ITV's debate between the five candidates battling to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and become Britain's next Prime Minister.

After being attacked in her house by a masked killer, Esme must fight to survive.

This short poetry film takes the viewer on a journey to Juniper Park, a space of imagination inspired by a moment of mishearing the song lyrics to Joni Mitchell's song Big Yellow Taxi.

The 2022 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance event that was held in front of 244,200 spectators on 11 and 12 June 2022 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans, France for Le Mans Hypercar (Hypercar), Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars that were entered by teams of three drivers each. It was the 90th edition of the event organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, and the third round of the 2022 FIA World Endurance Championship. A test day was held the week before the race on 5 June.

When Fri killed her boyfriend Kyle in 2014, she was convicted of his murder. Now she is appealing her conviction, but Kyle’s family want her to stay behind bars.

A college student goes to research nature conservation, and instead comes up against a Tyrannosaurus Rex

Spiteful of his neglectful, self-centred parents, 10 year old Tom stages his own kidnapping and hides in the attic. Here he embraces his independence and imagines their reaction to his disappearance.

Even the legendary Achilles has moments of self-doubt. Achilles explores the Achilles syndrome, known as the fear of failure. An experimental micro drama shot on Super 8mm film with no editing.

A group of 'anti-woke' students at a British university attempt to attract more members.

An elderly woman takes stock of her life when she is is told that she hasn't got long to live.

A big head baby, one of the numerous victims of the white melamine-tainted milk powder incidents caused by the Sanlu (Three Deer) Group Co. Ltd in China, witnesses such nightmarish pain and sinks into with other babies the abyss of horror and despair.

A film by Jo Reid (2022) - an exploration of Jo's relationship to the internet.

Boja is living the last years of her life, working hard on the family farm located among the war-scarred ruins of Močioci, a ghost village in the mountains above the city of Sarajevo. Her brother’s patriarchal reign additionally weights on the inescapable routine of Boja’s life. To escape, Boja searches for solace in the pastoral visions of nature, as she roams through the memories of days gone by

The story of a loner living in a bucolic dreamworld.

A young woman hits rock bottom, struggling to resurface and confront what is really going on. We see a day in the life of Harper.

Star-Crossed Lovers - but Juliette has Dementia. One woman struggles with the past. Another lives joyfully in the present - thanks to early stage dementia. To avoid being separated from her lover, the elderly Juliette elopes, triggering a showdown between her uptight daughter and well-meaning grandson. A Dramedy inspired by the writer's mum.

ZU-UK explores the intimate and the epic, the interface between live and digital experiences with this work that exists between physical and virtual worlds.

When a soldier returns from the Falklands War, he's forced to re-live his experience and explain how his deployment turned to tragedy.

A scarecrow does his best to overcome his fear of crows.

A short film about loneliness. Publo hides a deep secret in his little home, and must learn to face the music once it is discovered.

A simple studio ident is deconstructed to reveal more than you’d expect about what lies behind the image of Hollywood.

A spoken word poetry film made from the best real-word toilet graffiti Jane had ever come across. Jane collected toilet graffiti from queer clubs and other places across the UK, then put them together into this love letter to queer spaces and the connection and solidarity we can find in unexpected places.

Toy and Novah are about to break up and move apart, all brought on by Toy’s crush on human estate agent Adele, but is she cis?

'Seventeen Days in The Crucilble' marks the 25th anniversary of the Dubliner Ken Doherty becoming world champion in 1997. It's now been a quarter of a century since the Ranelagh native held off dominant champion Stephen Hendry in a gripping final that was one of the most-watched sporting events involving an Irish person of the 1990s.

A family travels deep into the Amazon rainforest to connect with each other and nature

"On the floor are pebbles, rounded by water" The river at night. Closing your eyes as distant sounds and the reflections of streetlamps push you back and forth like grains of sand on the shore. Until you open your eyes again.

Football is everything to Kam who has lived near the Ainsworth Estate pitch all his life. In 2013, with his good friend Hassan, Kam approached the Arsenal Foundation to resurface the pitch from concrete to astroturf. He is now a Coach to the local kids and this area represents so much more than just a playing field. It is the beating heart of the Estate and football the international language that binds the entire community together.

20 years on, BBC Sport's Miriam Walker-Khan looks at the impact Bend It Like Beckham had on audiences, its legacy in the world of sport and how its humour and characters still make it relatable today.

The spy Ando is still on the run and fighting every day against his most relentless enemy: his dandruff. This film features a ruthless pursuit across the world, using popular Japanese anime codes to target its market.

Loneliness and crushing solitude are diminished by two neighbours who see each other from across the street.

RIP, Rollostraat 18 and Sixth Form Acid are all part of a series of ‘miniature’ films that Quaintance is continually producing. These short films are all under three minutes long and allow the filmmaker to explore a single formal or conceptual idea. The process of realisation can either be loose and improvisatory or time intensive and heavily edited. Each of the films uses either archival material, or footage Quaintance has shot using a DV of High 8 video camera. Using these mediums, instead of 16mm, allows for quicker production and a more intuitive approach.

Heartwood follows Midge, a bratty girl of about twelve years old. Bored and frustrated by her overbearing father, she decides to leave the monotony of the hiking trail to set off on her own adventure into the woods, in which she makes a magical discovery.

Excited for a night out on the town, flamboyant and confident Lewis is suddenly cautious and uncomfortable when a friend asks him to pick up a little something from his dealer, Daniel. On arrival, Lewis is confronted with an unexpected invitation, and an unexpected connection. With an Uber on the way and daily life creeping back in, Lewis walks away with a different perception of the world around him, leaving Daniel with an invitation of his own. Fox in the Night is a story about two Black men who exist on opposite ends of the gender expression spectrum, they expect to combust in conflict but instead a different spark is lit.

A short documentary offering a rare glimpse into LGBTQIA+ life outside of the big city and what it means to belong. It follows four individual stories in East Anglia and deals with themes such as the loss of queer spaces, how life has changed in the last thirty years and what queer community means.

The second part of the 'Matter of the Heart' trilogy explores dislocation and time in an extended sequence taking place during surgery.

Join Jason Manford and Fleur East for the UK's biggest street party to celebrate The Platinum Jubilee, with an afternoon of special performances, surprise guests and moving stories to tell the story of the Queen's extraordinary 70-year reign.

"Take Care" taps into the director's childhood memories through animation; an experimental animated short exploring the theme of abandonment anxiety.

It’s 1989 and rave culture is at its pumping peak in Britain. Illegal raves are being held around the country in abandoned warehouses and other remote locations. A cat-and-mouse game develops between the organizers and the police: once a rave is underway, there’s no way for the police to stop it.

A romantic animation about the love of the moon goddess for her soul mate; the sun goddess.

The collation and reflection of past experiences of love, the exploration of perceptions of love, and the comparison of the process of identity to the flowering process of a plant are employed to exemplify the moment when the LGBTQ community flourishes amidst the challenges posed by modern society.