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Children’s Game #47: Chalk

Shot in black and white in homage to Helen Levitt, the pioneering photographer of children chalking the streets of Harlem in the late 1930s, this film records individual acts of creation by children from two schools local to the Barbican Centre in London, including students with physical and neurological diversities. Marco goes for horseshoe-shaped patterns, before expressing his self in a spontaneous spatter; Jean-Luc builds oneiric form upon form; Charlyn’s creatures emerge in clear, expansive lines. For Ayesha and James, the chalk is not just a drawing tool but also a curious object for fingers to explore, like they do with the texture of asphalt or the powderiness of their marks. Sensation and imagination imbue every scratch of white on black these children make.

Children’s Game #47: Chalk

NR 2024
Wild Folk

Meet Marcus Tribe, a fifth-generation forester, one of Britain’s last woodsmen. He lives in his wooden yurt on a 6-acre woodland in Devon and has spent over 20 years preserving the land and living self-sufficiently. Now in his older years, as he witnesses the climate crisis, he wishes to share his lifetime of knowledge in the hope of inspiring younger generations to reconnect with the land. Marcus’ hopeful wisdom believes what ancestral people taught; “that what you did in your lifetime wasn’t for you, it was for the next seven generations… So you made sure you left Mother Nature in the same condition for them.

Wild Folk

NR 2024
Forgotten Shores

This thought-provoking exploration unveils the unique challenges, triumphs, and cultural richness of a population often overlooked by the global lens. Join us on a journey to the heart of these Forgotten Shores, where diversity and isolation weave a tapestry of human stories waiting to be discovered. As we navigate through these narratives, the film serves as a poignant reminder that, if left unattended, the distinct identity of this community could potentially be erased, or worse, cease to exist. The film beckons us to contemplate the urgency of preserving cultural nuances and human stories that risk fading away into obscurity.

Forgotten Shores

NR 2024
Bug Chasers: The Men Who Want HIV

'It’s a Sin' actor Nathaniel Hall investigates the world of ‘bug chasing’, an extreme and controversial sexual fetish where people actively seek to contract HIV. The actor meets a 'chaser', a man who doesn’t take PrEP – a medication which prevents HIV from getting into the body – in his quest to contract the virus. He also interviews another man, a so-called ‘gifter’ with a detectable viral load, who is happy to transmit the virus to willing recipients. More than four decades since the first HIV diagnosis, the virus still has the potential to cause serious illness, so why do those within the ‘bug chasing’ community embrace it?

Bug Chasers: The Men Who Want HIV

NR 2024
The Spies Who Ruined Our Lives

For over 40 years, a secret organization spied on British citizens. This secret organization infiltrated over 1000 groups they wanted to spy on. To achieve this, they created new personas by stealing the identities of dead children. They used these new personalities to start relationships with women. They also used their new identities to have sex with women and In some cases, they even had children. Then once they had what they wanted, they abandoned the women and vanished without trace. The women wouldn't find out the truth until decades later. The men were in fact, undercover police officers who were infiltrating completely lawful groups.

The Spies Who Ruined Our Lives

NR 2024