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In the face of oppressive paternalistic medical systems that deny trans people bodily autonomy, and at a time when our very existence is threatened, PHREAKING GENDER provides a techno-anarchist manifesto, showing that self-augmentation and the creation of radical queer communities is not just a necessity for wellbeing, but as an act of empowerment and rebellion in itself.
Sometimes your best friend isn’t actually your best friend
The physical journey of the mind. A spirit travels into the forest to deliver a candle. They encounter surreal adversaries who will try to keep them in the dark and steal their light. Returning back to the house they started in.
A look back on the extreme weather event caused by a brutal Siberian weather system in 2018, which lasted for 10 days and saw temperatures plunge to -10 degrees Celsius.
A dark short examining the struggles of masking as a neurodivergent person. We follow Zayn and navigate a busy overstimulating world only to be taken into a lair to become something they are not.
A man journeys to an island inhabited by strange creatures, coming face to face with the unfathomable triggers an otherworldly transformation.
A young man takes up writing to help overcome the recent loss of his partner, but when he starts to remember the times he wasn't there for her he tries to change the past.
It’s 2023 and Britain is in pieces. Brexit is an embarrassment and electricity bills are through the roof. For many, heading to a local music venue is a necessary escape from life’s bleakness. But what’s on the cards for small music venues of today, fighting to survive the trials and tribulations of late-stage capitalism? In the northeast city of Newcastle the non-profit, multifaceted safe space Cobalt has made its home. There, the local queer scene and its queens' party till late, and rising stars such as Alabaster DePlume grace the stage. Anyone who's been to Cobalt will tell you of its unrivaled hospitality and enchanting atmosphere. Yet even for a venue as unique as this one, existence is a fight for survival. Founders Mark, Kate, and son Jacob must commit to 70-hour weeks to navigate challenges such as threats from developers in their gentrifying neighborhood. Overheads rise and ticket sales dwindle as the disposable income of regulars is squeezed.
A travelogue. A reflection on studying abroad. An attempt to figure out where the pessimism and negativity were coming from.
A middle-aged woman, who suffers from depression, is challenged by her demons after a phone call with her mother, while enclosed in the dark walls of her flat.
An online food blogger and a robber cross paths in the most peculiar circumstances.
A short film that charts the story of EL Sam, a queer British Syrian Musician and poet who fled the Syrian war at the age of 15 alone. The documentary explores how societal/religious pressures and parental rejection affects the mental health of a young person who was wired from a young age to believe that being queer is a defect. It explores a personal duality from experiencing two acutely different cultures post-immigration.
three fractured letters written to a stranger, each lost in their demise.
In a metropolis full of nosy and greedy audience, a celebrated actress is chosen to be filmed and visit a nameless society where people don’t talk nor eat and are reduced to almost no individualities.
An examination of a mind as it begins to decay, using surreal imagery and a narrative of someone going down a path of self destruction.
50 people, children and adults, talk about their fears and doubts. What are you scared of?
Commissioned by Adalah Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, this investigation reveals new evidence about massacres conducted in the Palestinian village of Tantura by Israeli forces after its occupation on 22-23 May 1948 and subsequent depopulation. Launched on the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, it brings together testimonies and photographic evidence to locate several mass graves in which the victims were buried—including one previously unidentified.
Camille writes a letter to her unborn child. Recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she does her best to prepare for life as a new mother.
A traveller searches for meaning in a vast uninspiring tundra.
A girl finds herself in trouble during an incident with a home intruder.
A moving scrapbook of opinions and advice about love in Sierra Leone.
A celebration of R&B superstar Mary J Blige that spans the highlights of her groundbreaking career and features the very best of her appearances on a selection of BBC shows. From the early songs of the mid-1990s right up to her acclaimed 2015 performance on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, this collection demonstrates why Mary has been labelled as ‘the queen of hip-hop soul’, featuring such hits as Just Fine, Everything and No More Drama. The programme also includes her collaborations with U2, George Michael and the man who once said Mary possesses 'one of the best voices you’re ever going to hear', Sir Elton John.
A short documentary about life in Hartcliffe, Bristol.
A person sits down to work quietly, little does he know quiet is the only thing he won't get.
We Are Fireflies is an experiment in graphic auto-biography and a glimpse into the invisible forces that have shaped the lives of a mother and daughter.
From Westminster Abbey, a commemorative service celebrating the diversity, unity and shared values of the Commonwealth.
For centuries the idyllic royal estate of Frogmore, nestling in landscaped grounds of Home Park just half a mile from Windsor Castle, has been the private escape for generations of royals. Royal journalists and historians hidden stories.
Comparing the life and style of two Princesses of Wales: Kate and Diana.
A journey through the Lake District - by hot air balloon.
Sarah is trying to create what she thinks is the project of her lifetime. As she struggles to begin, she sprinkles her fears and challenges with motivational quotes, all the while dying inside.
Sally Patrica Pearce shares a moment of mourning — for a friend, and for the Earth.
How Prince Edward revived the game show "It's a Knockout" - with a cast of royals and celebs.
With the UK warmer than the Caribbean and the Western Sahara, Brits flocked to beaches in our millions, but delight turned to fear as the dream summer quickly became dangerous.
Just a completely normal game of Uno!
Between dusk and dawn, ‘in the shadows of time’, a series of women, who all perform night-time labour, take us on a tour of sites linked by history, economics and events shaping the post-industrial landscape of the Ruhr region in Germany. Known for its coal mining history, the region has long been dominated by stories of male achievements. Hence the work aims to celebrate the everyday contributions of a group of cross-generational local women, amongst them a tram-driver, a factory-worker, a baker, a pole dancer, a nurse and a world-champion wrestler.
This "consistently funny, routinely dark show" (Scotsman) sees the "supremely talented and likeable" (Metro) Michael traverse the challenges of life inside and out of the NHS, as he ponders if he's a scrub, when he's wearing no scrubs.
A 45,000-year visual journey, from neolithic cave paintings to the advance of artificial intelligence.
Jeanette Nørgaard directs the story of "Casa Botín", the oldest restaurant in the world and the changes they've faced within 300 years of service.
Inspired by one of the oldest surviving LGBTQ+ Irish folk songs, Johnny Barnes is a post-modern gender-blending storytelling project encompassing music and narrative that tells the story of a repressed lord who becomes infatuated with a common sailor and questions his own gender identity in the process.
It’s 5 years since Laura’s critically acclaimed show 'Trying', her searingly honest, achingly funny experience of depression and trying for a baby. Since then she’s written another hit show, published two books, conquered TV comedy, created two hit podcasts, oh, and gained zero babies (unless you count the dog, which no one does). In this brand new show Laura explores life in the continuation of being childless; trying to be body positive about a body you loathe and trying not to get too attached to pigeons.
During lockdown, comedians experimented with hundreds of online comedy gigs that connected people worldwide. Access Festival curates the best examples of these, beaming comedians from their homes into yours via Zoom and NextUp. So this January - stay in, warm up and enjoy over 15 unique and hilarious virtual gigs that pioneer a new way to enjoy comedy, streamed directly into your home.
While navigating through an arduous journey with lupus, Kate Appleby continually engages and wholeheartedly immerses herself in outdoor adventures. Spreading awareness of hidden illnesses, Kate has become a powerfully inspiring woman in the outdoor community. This documentary examines the psychological and physical benefits yielded through thoughtful and respectful engagement with one’s environment and explores the human connection to nature.
Tall tales from Brexit Britain run riot in this deadpan pool hall comedy.
Drawn from Zaman’s five-year collaboration with a group of Black and Global Majority women affected by incarceration, this engaging work interrogates the intersections of structural racism, classism and misogyny.
An affectionate portrait of the Burryman - a long-lasting tactile tradition in South Queensferry, Scotland, in which a man dresses in a head-to-toe outfit of sticky burrs and parades the streets for one day each August. Filmed over a week in 16mm, the film follows Andrew – the current Burryman – in his journey to collect the burrs, make the outfit and parade the South Queensferry streets during a single sun-soaked day in August 2022.
“Aiming at the Apocalypse” explores religious futurism in a triptych of three parts; before, during and after leaving religion, using the phobic mirage of a motorcycle as an anchor throughout. Emotions are imbued on the object, one that is already a symbol of strength, desire and freedom. Throughout the film, the motorcycle evolves from an object of transportation to one of transformation, a mode of navigating gender and sexuality upon leaving religion. The film reckons with difficult memories, the effect of religion on the body in the present and the grief of what is left behind as it looks towards the future.
A short film about the detrimental side effects tablets can cause.
A castaway, Tofu, is found ashore by a group of musicians. The band welcomes their newcomer. Meanwhile, at the other side of sea, something is calling upon Tofu in reminiscence of a past storm.
We might never be ready to deal with death but is Death ever fed up of having to deal with us? When a man wakes to find Death sat on the corner of his bed, he is about to find out.
Set in the inner city of Handsworth, Birmingham, UK - Results Day is a coming of age story that follows “book-smart” Curtis and “street-smart” Jordan, best friends and inseparable since childhood. Curtis dreams of leaving Handsworth while Jordan dreams of ruling it. But opening their A-level results reveals a surprising twist - Curtis, despite all his revision, has not done as well as he hoped, while Jordan, despite not revising at all, has done better than anyone expected. Curtis is disappointed. His results have altered the perception of himself, Jordan and the trajectory of his life. Jordan’s only worry is the reaction when he takes his results home. The looming threat of an uncertain future causes the tension between them to escalate into an argument putting them at odds with each other. As they make up and part ways the bitter-sweet reality of their fates finally sets in… Their exam results mean things will never be the same again.
Earth receives a broadcast from an alternate Earth, showcasing random fragments of day-time television that aired on the day their world ended.
A short documentary exploring the experiences and opinions LGBTQ+ people have about publicly displaying their love for their partners.
During the UK Covid-19 lockdowns the artist kept a daily visual diary in the form of digital collages or GIFs. ‘HOMOPERSPECTIVES’ contains selected extracts from the visual diary. Each individual GIF reflects upon themes such as mental health, the virus, love, sex (be)longing, (in)visibility, (im)possibilities and the day-to-day. The male figures in this series were extracted from pre-1950s photography, vintage gay adult magazines and the works of Bob Mizer and Tom of Finland to name a few. What’s most notable about these works is how the function of the male figures function changes from the erotic(-objective) to a more emotive context.
Two film students desperately try to create a documentary for their final project whilst putting in as little effort as possible.
'Are You Crying Right Now?' is an experimental long-form music video that delves into the intricate dynamics of a lifelong friendship between two individuals. As they grapple with the painful realisation of growing apart, the story takes us on an emotional journey across multiple universes, where they are faced with the challenging truth that their friendship may no longer serve their best interests.
A short film that moves from the intimacy and solitude of our own spaces to the confluences that are generated in the streets, to the agglomerations of other human beings, corporealities, black, queer and diverse. It is a documentary essay that explores and focuses on the diverse corporealities of the black and queer communities of Manchester, Liverpool and London, England.
High Levels (2023) is a documentary production that focuses on Tom. Tom has diagnosed bipolar disorder and has battled with his mental health over the last decade of his life. He is an intelligent, composed, and rational person who ‘patrols’ the iconic bridges of Newcastle upon Tyne during his walks occurring around three o’clock in the morning. Here, he has come across numerous people who were contemplating on jumping, which he openly addresses in the documentary. Tom explains how he helps these people by listening to them and calling for support when needed.
A lone young man robs a convience store at night. We follow him throughout the night as he tries to make his way home.
A wife and entrepreneur devoted to her family and business tragically loses everything as her health mysteriously declines. Why is she now left alone and unable to function in society? She finds out the answer through a series of events and a final, uncomfortable diagnosis. How was she crippled by a "taboo" form of disability that has surprisingly been reported for over 100 years?