People & Community

Generations, ancestors, family, community, friendship - this collection of documentaries celebrates togetherness. Exploring the threads that bind us together, the rituals that sustain community, and the outstanding individuals who open their hearts, minds, and homes to the camera.

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A Bunch of Amateurs

This affectionate tribute to silver screen dreamers details a group of ageing cinephiles’ attempts to save their filmmaking club, including remaking a classic musical.

Kim Hopkins
2022
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Alis

Teenagers in Colombia conjure up a classmate named Alis, who manifests their concerns and desire to break the cultural cycle of violence and hope for a brighter future.

Nicolas van Hemelryck, Clare Weiskopf
2022
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Beauty of the Beast

A fascinating journey into the world of the female bodybuilder, with Hungarian artist-filmmaker Anna Nemes casting her eye over four driven competitors.

Anna Nemes
2022
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Eat Your Catfish

This uncompromising portrait of co-director Noah Amir Arjomand’s mother, who has ALS, shows a woman who has chosen to live a challenging life on her terms.

Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand, Senem Tüzen
2021
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Electric Malady

From within a cocoon of layered blankets, William copes with a life consumed by electrosensitivity, in this touching experiential portrait of isolation and survival.

Marie Lidén
2021
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Hafreiat

Whilst labouring on an archaeological dig in Jordan, a father excavates his troubled past. With another baby on the way, he ponders the possibility of a better future.

Alex Sardà
2022
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Julie on line

Shot over five years, director Mia Ma follows her friend Julie as she tries to reinvent her future and find a way to live with schizophrenia.

Mia Ma
2021
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Man on Earth

In this visceral, intensely intimate film, 65-year-old Bob has decided to end his own life after four years of living with Parkinson’s Disease.

Amiel Courtin-Wilson
2022
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McEnroe

An intimate portrait of one of the most explosive and compelling sporting icons of all time.

Barney Douglas
2022
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Midwives

Against the backdrop of the Myanmar conflict, midwives Hla and Nyo Nyo's relationship is both caring and playful, bridging the divide between Buddhists and Muslims.

Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing
2022
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New Pigs on the Block

Three pigs live a seemingly care-free life as part of an urban community project, unaware of what lies ahead.

Jimmy Kets
2022
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No Place For You In Our Town

Nikolay Stefanov's debut feature offers unfiltered access to the football hooligan community in one of Bulgaria’s roughest cities.

Nikolay Stefanov
2022
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North Circular

Luke McManus’ documentary musical journeys along Dublin’s North Circular Road, encountering its inhabitants, and hearing their stories and songs.

Luke McManus
2022
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One Day at a Time

Paul Chambers’ uncompromising yet uplifting film looks at the work of a Liverpool-based recovery living centre that uses art and sport to combat addiction.

Paul Chambers
2022
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One in A Million

Whitney is a rising star of the US gymnastics scene, who has a sizeable following on YouTube. Among them is Yara, who lives in Germany and is one of her biggest fans.

Joya Thome
2022
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Sansón and Me

Rodrigo Reyes reconnects with Sansón, a Mexican migrant sentenced to life in prison, who he met when the director was a translator at his trial.

Rodrigo Reyes
2022
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Singing on the Rooftops

The life of nonagenarian Gilda, a drag-queen in Barcelona, dramatically changes when he is asked to take care of an abandoned three-year-old girl.

Enric Ribes
2022
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