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A young boy starts to question his reality.

The profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it.

A film shot in 1957 at the Maudsley Hospital, London, captures children under observation for atypical behaviour. In the present day, three autistic respondents watch the footage, offering new and insightful interpretations of the children’s actions. Through speculation and identification, with wit and audacity, the responses forge a new soundtrack from an autistic point of view.

Zoey is plunged into stress when she texts Miles, the guy she likes, to ask him out on a date, and is left “on read”.

Described as a pillar of the town, Dorothy owned and single handedly ran Chloe Antiques since 1963 - a tiny, bursting at the seams treasure trove in Worthing. Following her death, this short film documents the remaining objects being meticulously packed away by a fellow antique trader, who tells the story of her life - her shop.

An archival exploration of childhood through time

Using archive footage that has never been seen before, this BBC documentary "The Midwife's Confession" explores the disturbing subject of infanticide in rural India – and tells the moving story of one woman’s campaign to save girls’ lives.

Ted finds himself in a situation that defies all that we know.

Dani has to cross hidden obstacles including the corridor of forgotten dreams and ghosts of your ex’s in order to get a simple form processed.

A telephone conversation between an expatriate brother and sister tackles the bitterness involved in being uprooted from the olive trees that stood as witness to their family's inherited memories, in a country that has never known peace.

The harder the climb. The better the view from the top. And the top is just there. It's so close.

Arlo gets coffee from the same cafe everyday. However, one day she gets a coffee from elsewhere and her regular barista catches her betrayal.

An experimental film exploring media's seductive allure into femininity

Dive into the 90s and the lives of a group of mean girls as they juggle puberty, heartbreak and superstition.

Focused on the concept of 'acceptable bodily risk', the film explores the meaning of risk within the contexts of care, work, and health. Due to the presence of docks and heavy industries, the borough with the highest incidence of asbestos-related cancers and mesothelioma examines the bureaucratic and legal paperwork those exposed to asbestos are stuck between. Work Capability Assessments, litigation, and legal statistical measurements have become controls by which the individual can be mediated, framed by the value of their economic and domestic labour. By exploring the language permeated by the legacy of asbestos, it reflects on who can be exposed to risk and how risk can be quantified.

Flower farmer, Roisin Taylor, embarks on a new sewing project to solve all her pocket-related woes. But is there a deeper meaning lying hidden between the threads?

Set around the Copan Building in downtown São Paulo, four trans people come together like a choir, embodying the mythical character of Icarus who has fallen by unrequited love. The flight towards the sun, becomes a flight towards desire and love, launched from the ruins of this modern city that united the four strangers as one.

When Freya runs into the clutches of a ragtag group of heroin addicts, Damo’s attempt to rescue her tests his love for her beyond measure.

Hell is Other People follows four characters—The Catholic, The Activist, The Businessman, and The Killer—as they wake up in a purgatory space / “hell”.

A group of housing activists discover a disused convent in Shadwell, East London, one of the poorest districts in the country, they decide to open it as a homeless shelter using squatting law. Sheltering over 40 homeless people over the winter.

Demystifying the dates and small print on food packaging, journalist Harry Wallop, restaurant critic Jimi Famurewa and other experts investigate if food date labels are in fact a con.

One of the 25 best Straight 8 films for 2024.

Steve struggles to find purpose in a rather lacklustre lifestyle.

When life gives you lemons...Seize the day

A rubber gimp and its warden exchange their favourite YouTube recommendations.

A married couple acquire an animatronic replica of the wife to revitalise their flagging sex life, leading to terrifying consequences.

Accompanied by rhythmic music and traditional Chinese opera singing, this work describes a state of mind that struggles with the world of dualism. Like all dualisms, “hope” corresponds to “despair,” or “hopelessness,” and the appearance of hope must be accompanied by a chaotic, complex journey. The feeling of hope is like looking for a glass of water in a desert or a sea of fire, which may be an illusion, or the sea of fire is an illusion, or both.

Louis, a young man treated for schizophrenia, lives with his mother and stepfather. He refuses his mother tongue, the English idiom, which is spoken by everyone around him. Taking refuge in the study of foreign languages, he develops a series of methods of his own as coping mechanisms.

The tale of a violent encounter between a Samurai and his wife with a notorious bandit. The three recount their testimonies, each offering up a different perspective on the crime.

A woman performs the sacred ritual of salah, revealing the profound journey of making time meaningful in the transient spaces of life.

A short documentary feature looking at the decline of the herring gull in Scotland.

Riding small trail bikes through Scotland.

Imagine a world where a steak, tofu, spaghetti or even a doughnut could be deadly. Introducing the Assassins’ Kitchen Academy, where culinary arts meet covert operations.

In her father's workshop, Polly spends all day tinkering with bicycles, always admired and cheered on by her biggest fan, her little sister Peigi. When the famous Donnie Dan, leader of a cool bike gang, needs Polly's help, it demands a lot from the girl. Will the sisterly bond between Polly and Peigi withstand the strain?

A short film that exposes the brutal nature of bullfighting practices in Portugal, by focusing on the cynical way real pro-bullfights arguments shock with reality. The animation on screen follows an informal discussion between two friends, whose opinions start to diverge when bullfights become the subject of conversation.

The film traces the dissolving boundaries between memory, spirit, and time. Rooted in intimate conversations with the artist’s grandfather during his experience of dementia, the film parallels this altered state of perception with the artist’s inherited Celtic shamanic practice —where presence moves through spirals, circles, and repetition.

Keo live at the Windmill in Brixton on 29/08/2024

Discarded Clay takes on Smug Ceramic with shocking consequences. Can they learn to understand and accept one another?

Dutty Juice showcases Caroline's love of cartoons that have a satirical critique on advertisements with a tongue in cheek narrative. Dutty Juice aims to make a fun colourful ad that would make people laugh, be disgusted and yet still look appealing.

As her children have grown up and moved out, now is the time for a mother to use her love of gardening to help her find time and space for herself.

'Swimming in It' is a parody of an advert that shines a light on the state of the constant excessive discharge of sewage into our seas, rivers and lakes by big water companies in the UK. With consumer's bills increasing and water company bosses taking home huge bonuses, this film is another flame in the fire of people taking a stand against it.

A Christmas short with a horror twist. We slowly learn the terrifying repercussions of Santa's mistakes.

Jessie gets stalked by her friend

A mother comes to terms with her Post-Natal Depression..

An English novelist, marginalized by life in the UK, set off to France 30 years ago in search of solitude. Filmed throughout the seasons of one year, we find Dexter living in a yurt in a Normandy forest. This hypnotic glimpse into proximity with nature, highlights the transient and non-permanent, questioning our whole approach to existence by asking, “How can we, how should we, live with nature?”

A fictional short film that uses the horror genre to explore the subjects of ancestral trauma, dispossession, and the power of return/retrieval.

The presence and absence of human activity in a building of unspecified use, as seen through the lens of an impersonal camera.

After a gruesome murder of a high ranking criminal causes tension between the 2 major gangs of a lawless city, 2 hitmen on opposite sides are entangled in a brutal gang war of hatred and personal vendettas.

A person goes through the rhythms of the daily city life only to find solace through movement.

Filmed exclusively on site at Heal Somerset, this 25-minute documentary explores how Heal Rewilding is embarking on an ambitious mission to transform a former, unproductive livestock farm into a resilient haven for wildlife recovery. As the charity enters its second year on the farm in 2024, the film charts its dramatic challenges, makes remarkable discoveries and camera traps reveal some astounding new species arrivals, demonstrating that when you give nature space, it really can begin to bounce back. With England languishing in the bottom 3% of the most nature-depleted countries on Earth, the challenge to restore its biodiversity and kickstart nature recovery has never been more urgent. This film offers hope for the positive change the rewilding movement can bring.

New Town documents the progression of this iconic new town through the memory of Mike Kernan, an author who has written novels set in a fictional version of the town, showcasing how unique it was to grown up in Cumbernauld during the 60's & 70's. Originally created to accommodate the Glasgow overspill, Cumbernauld was built using pioneering architecture for its time, especially the town centre, which was the UK's first shopping centre and the world’s first fully enclosed town centre and it will soon be demolished. This film hopes to explore how the environment of this iconic new town has changed and how its defined the generations who grew up there. We'd really appreciate any support you're willing to give to make this film the best it can be.

Fell running is a demanding endurance sport and Joss Naylor ran with all his heart. Fuelled by apple cake and Guinness, the English sheep farmer from the Lake District, an idyllic part of north-west England, broke multiple long-distance running records. In 1971, he ran the fastest known time on Britain's National Three Peaks, a record that stands today; aged 50, he ran all 214 Wainwrights in seven days; when he turned 60, he ran 60 Lakeland fell tops in 36 hours; and at 70, he ran 70 fells. This short film details his modest approach to an almost unimaginable yet enduring challenge.

In a mystical kingdom facing an environmental crisis, a devout priestess performs a sacred ritual to restore the youth of an ancient rhinoceros.

A short narrative film.

After meeting a mysterious figure, things start to change. Ordinary things become dangerous and there seems to be no way out.

In a world crafted from newspaper pages, rips and holes become mysterious caves. We are led through to explore the environment lying beneath the rips. The animation focuses onto one character who escapes the newspaper through a series of holes exploring the physical nature of the paper. The character encounters a group of birds leading to a conflict which revisits the depths of the newspaper…

The race to safeguard our collective visual history against generative AI, will be won or lost in the next few months.

In an age of constant progress, mass production, and AI, we are often blinded by the limitless potential of techno-optimism. RE/creative follows six specialists from different fields who utilize re-creative practice in their work — an alternative approach to technological progress applying knowledge from the past to influence the future. From art to forensic science, each field employs re-creative practice differently, but the fundamental concept of re-creating remains consistent across disciplines. This documentary explores the idea by examining each field’s connection to the need for more handmade and traditional methods of understanding.