20 Days In Mariupol and While We Watched
20 Days In Mariupol
(Country: Ukraine; Year: 2023; Director: Mstyslav Chernov)
As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war’s atrocities.
UK premiere
Bad Press
(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler)
When the Muscogee Nation suddenly begins censoring its free press, a rogue reporter fights to expose her government's corruption in a historic battle that will have ramifications for all of Indian country.
UK premiere
Beyond Utopia
(Country: US; Year: 2023; Director: Madeleine Gavin)
Charting the journey and experiences of North Korean defectors.
UK premiere
Breaking Social
(Country: Sweden; Year: 2023; Director: Fredrik Gertten)
Consideration of the concept of the social contract as a tool for abusive capitalism.
UK premiere
On The Line: The Richard Williams Story
(Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Stuart McClave; Stars: Richard Williams)
This film follows the outspoken patriarch of the Williams family who beat impossible odds to help daughters Venus and Serena become two of the greatest athletes of our time.
UK premiere
Beyond Utopia and On The Line: The Richard Williams Story
Total Trust
(Country: Germany, Netherlands; Year: 2023; Director: Jialing Zhang)
Documentary consideration of surveillance in China.
UK premiere
Twice Colonized
(Country: Greenland, Denmark, Canada; Year: 2023; Director: Lin Alluna)
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has long fought for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her language and culture after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation. But can she both change the world and mend her own wounds?
UK premiere
Under The Sky Of Damascus
(Country: Germany, Denmark, US, Syria; Year: 2023; Director: Heba Khaled, Talal Derki, Ali Wajeeh)
Experiencing violence is commonplace for Syrian women but they do not discuss the prevalence of – often sexual – exploitation for fear of revenge. A collective of young women want to break the taboo with a theatre project. But how free are they themselves?
UK premiere
While We Watched
(Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Vinay Shukla; Writer: Reshma Ramachandran, Amaan Shaikh, Vinay Shukla; Stars: Ravish Kumar)
A turbulent newsroom drama which intimately chronicles the working days of broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar as he navigates a spiralling world of truth and disinformation.
UK premiere