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Matías Fernández is a force of nature, a centaur in his wheelchair. He doesn't let an incredibly rare congenital condition hold him back. Writing, rapping, acting, and socializing—he does it all. For Matías there is freedom in living!
Captured as a baby and confined for the past 40 years, Happy is an innocent, incarcerated for no reason and named in an historic court case. Happy is an elephant. But is she also a person? The most important animal-rights case of the 21st century, this legal challenge to whether non-human animals have the capacity for rights and are considered persons would affect all the world's wildlife.
Ellie is an insomniac who is terrified of sleeping. One night, she decides to try and get some rest as figures from her mind try to intercept her waking brain.
A student is hungry and puts some lunch in the microwave. However, he soon learns that the wait will be longer than he could ever anticipate.
Animated documentary about Ursula Dewhirst. Her powerful life story is told by her daughter Ester Thompson, the mother of Caleb Thompson, Director and Animator.
Based on a piece of spoken-word poetry, the writer/performer explores his own Mental-health by writing a letter to his Depression.
A black gay man rolls into the job centre. This time things will be different...
In Accra, Ghana, a group of young men have formed a performance troupe based around a unique combination of acrobatics, dance and fire-breathing.
A film producer receives a phone call that will change his life forever.
Compelled by the strange forces of his recurring corporate nightmare, an anxious young employee becomes obsessed with smashing his head against the wall.
A Rock and a Hard Place (2023) revisits family home videos to explore how personal and collective memory can be shaped through dialogue with the archive. Words by artist and writer Aislinn Evans move through Irish diasporic space between two homes and across generations.
Callanish Audio Visual Research is an explorative audiovisual journey through the largest stone circle complex in the Northern Hemisphere. This project includes a captivating short film, an evocative soundtrack, and a beautifully crafted book, each designed to capture the otherworldly essence of the Isle of Lewis and the mysterious presence of its ancient monoliths. Drawing inspiration from the folklore of Lewis, the film weaves a sense of magic throughout, reflecting the subtle shifts in perception experienced when communing with the stones at various times of the day. Structured into seven phases, viewers are guided through a ritualistic journey of separation, transition, and incorporation. The film and soundtrack blend documentary style with music video elements, painting a vivid picture of a forgotten landscape and time.
As their second year at university proceeds, the group explores the challenges of living in private accommodation, attempting to maintain the group dynamic through it all.
Part of The Idiot group show organized by @_dirt_twerk_ you are the internet
On 15 May 2023 P.O.T placed 90 liters of trans* urine in front of the Equality and Human Rights Commission whilst playing a re-enacted transcript of the EHRC’s meeting with LGBTQ+ representatives following their guidance to redefine sex in the equalities act to “biological sex”.
Four desperate revolutionaries, after a failed insurgency against a corrupt government, rendezvous in an abandoned basement. Disillusioned, they question the purpose of their mission and struggle.
The retelling of childhood and nostalgia through a composed mix of new and archival footage.
Six ex-cons, one final job. The Hacker. The Smooth Talker. The Mercenary. The Driver. The Architect. And Graham (he does HR, mainly). All are reunited by the Ringleader to conduct one final sting - taking down a sinister oligarch. If we told you any more, we'd have to kill you. Luckily, that's more or less the plot.
Five years ago, Nick and Mark received permission to excavate an old pond on Wanstead Flats, the southernmost part of Epping Forest in Leytonstone, East London. This area has a rich history of activism, with past protests here credited for helping launch the UK’s conservation movement and the Right to Roam. After clearing away the reeds and rubbish they created a thriving aquatic ecosystem where frogs and newts now breed. This film is part of Common Ground, a multimedia documentary project exploring the ecology of Wanstead Flats and the people who use it.
An unlearned British-Filipino inadvertently learns about the importance of Ube (pronounced "oo-bay"), a purple Yam, in relation to Philippine culture with the help of a Filipino shop owner. Starring James Bradwell and Ermar Alexander, and featuring music by Toro Y Moi.
Slides are bleached, burned, cut, drawn and quartered in this Super 8 ode to a fading format.
A stop motion story about friendship, based on real events.
A memory of the author’s first trip abroad from the USSR.
The prequel-equal-sequel to the acclaimed feature filuminium”i eye aye”.
An experimental poem-short exploring a woman’s painful journey with body image and dysmorphia, through the lens of Renaissance women’s forms.
A documentary spotligting the perspectives of hijabi women.
Journalist Daisy Maskell goes deep into the world of Virginity Auctions - investigating the murky reality of ‘first-time sex for sale’ by putting her own body up for bidding. What do so-called ‘virginity products’ really do to our bodies; are the bidders looking to buy more than just sex; who are the women putting themselves up for auction to boost their bank account?
Tyler is one of the 28 charged protestors after attending the Kill the Bill demonstration and being in confrontation with the police outside the New Bridewell Police Station in Bristol. Wicked & Bad is the story of Tyler Overall’s journey to prison.
As an immigrant from a foreign place, the seagull shares his unique insight of living in an English-speaking urban area.
Breathe is a dance to play with.
After Zac, Tim’s partner, leaves him without a word, Tim spends months waiting at home, yet accidentally discovers something more important than his boyfriend’s disappearance.
A personal account of film as a means of mediating between generations through sharing memory and authorship.
A shocking exploration of the stories of the Black and Brown people brought to Victorian Britain - and exploited for popular entertainment and scientific experimentation.
'Laundry Day' follows Ren-303, a service bot designed to assist with household chores, as it patiently waits for its masters wash load to finish while reading a book. What follows is an emotionally resonant journey as Ren-303 reflects on its role in the life of its host family and contemplates the impending moment of its retirement.
Theo Harhalakis gleefully plays with the conventions of silent cinema in this hilarious, disquieting short about a man driven insane by an orange
The film follows the FDWA, an organisation dedicated to assisting Filipino victims of modern slavery in the UK, which was founded by and composed of a group of women who are survivors of trafficking themselves.
A teenager, on the cusp of adulthood, flies through life. Literally.
Craig gets a call from his brother Alfie and brotherly love is pushed to the limit.
How can trans and non-binary people escape from the restrictions of media views and limitations of representations? Across three sections a genderqueer dancer comes up against forms of filmic erasure, maintaining their identity through historical and modern dance movement, until they find a way to break free.
An experimental dance film exploring the tenuous, hidden place of non-binary and trans people in an alternate film history.
A glimpse into the miserable existence of a girl who lives in a sewer.
Bluetits is the documentary short and directing debut from celebrated Cornish photographer Katie Burdon. The film follows founder Sian Richardson and early members of the beloved swimming group BlueTits, a now 100,000 strong organisation. A journey of self discovery and pure joie de vivre, Bluetits is a heartwarming and honest celebration of older women and the community that brings them together.
Ghanti and Friends Return.
After calling time on his career, delve into Sam Tomkins' life. From the age of five to 34, rugby league took his family across the globe, making him one of the most decorated players ever.
A documentary about the self-exploration of a Chinese gay international student studying in the UK. Touching on the issues of intersectional identities and the disconnection to the mainstream LGBT community due to culturally specific reasons.
It’s been six years since Michelle and Deja fell in love and things appear to be going from strength to strength. They’re newly engaged, remain obsessed with each other and still have mind-blowing sex.
A vulnerable Ukrainian mother and son arrive in the UK sponsored by a British couple who seem to have a nefarious agenda to profit from their 'charity' in more ways than one.
An injured and disorientated climber regains consciousness in a mountain Bothy. With no memory of how he got there, first he must deal with his life-threatening injuries. Only then can he deal with who or what caused them.
Created in response to an Artists' Tour, led by the Friends of Chatterley Whitfield and Urban Wilderness in patnership with Keele University. Former employees guided the tour and gave an emotive background to life and work within its boundaries. The site is now protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The film draws comparisons between the stoic image of the headstocks left to stand watch, and the role of the volunteers who continue to tend the site and support the interpretation of its heritage. The poem is read by my grandfather, a native of a mining town in North Nottinghamshire. His voice reflects the overlap in accents and dialect found between mining communities across the Midlands.
Architects gaze out across oceans. Away from the land, their intentions grow focused. In the flurry of debate, the cities of the future emerge.
Spending the night at a secluded AirBnB in the Irish countryside, Chloe & Tash’s night takes an unexpected turn when the host turns up unannounced with peculiar ramblings about a cosmic event in the sky.
In the near future, the drug of choice is memories, or MEMS. Groomed to deal people’s memories, Mel pushes back against her almost-like-family dealer, Hippo, who pressures her to sell the last good mems she has of her absent mother. And as she travels to the deal, memories of her mother invade her thoughts, confronting her with the very real possibility of losing her mum for good.
This is it. The big kahuna. The hardest I’ve ever worked on something. The culmination of so many years of effort.
Matthias von Braun's terrifying dark surreal exploration of desire.
'With Woman' follows Star, a Black, direct-entry midwife who has taken up the cause of providing Black women with home-births.
Our perception gets a refreshing reboot in this brief and whirling piece by filmmaker Dionysios Tanteles who takes us on a fun ride to, um, outer space? Maybe. You have to see it for yourself: Spinning Sun, a short film inspired by literary theory. Think ‘defamiliarization’ or, as Anais Nin wrote in her 1968 The Future of the Novel, “It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see.”
A story that focuses on sibling hood and the struggles of their family life and culture. Captivated by an unflinchingly raw and profoundly evocative portrayal of South Asian narratives.
The definitive story of Loch Ness and the monster that purportedly lurks there, through detailed examination of evidence and first-hand stories from those who claim to have seen the creature.