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Three Windows on South West A filmmaker reminisces with her mother and friends about her childhood apartment. Their stories of love and friendship become the backdrop for a very different story. Mariia Ponomarova 2023 Film Programme Film
Time Bomb Y2K An all-archival deep dive into the ‘millennium bug’, the widespread cultural hysteria in the lead-up to the year 2000 that redefined our relationship to technology. Marley McDonald, Brian Becker 2023 Film Programme Film
Tish A moving portrait of social documentary photographer and trailblazer Tish Murtha, who dedicated her life to documenting the lives of working-class communities in North East England. Paul Sng 2023 Film Programme Film
TLC Forever In the run-up to their forthcoming tour, TLC look back at their groundbreaking yet tumultuous career as the biggest-selling American girl group of all time. Matt Kay 2023 Film Programme Film
TLC Forever + Conversation Screening of TLC Forever, followed by a conversation with director Matt Kay and special guests. Film Programme Talks Programme Film
Tokyo Uber Blues Director Taku Aoyagi underwent a career change during the pandemic, becoming an Uber Eats rider. Will he survive? Taku Aoyagi 2022 Film Programme Film
Total Trust Surveillance reaches new levels of invasiveness in China, where advances in technology allow the state increasing control over public, private and political life. Jialing Zhang 2023 Film Programme Film
Transition Having covered the conflict in Afghanistan for years, genderqueer filmmaker Jordan Bryon finds himself at a moral crossroads when he is offered access to the Taliban. Jordan Bryon, Monica Villamizar 2023 Film Programme Film
Twice Colonized In the face of personal loss, a lawyer seeks to redress the injustice of colonisation through the establishment of an Indigenous forum at the European Union. Lin Alluna 2023 Film Programme Film
Uncharted An account of the experiences of young artists attending Alicia Keys' songwriting camp offers a revealing insight into attitudes around race in the music industry. Beth Aala 2023 Film Programme Film
Under The Sky Of Damascus A group of young Syrian women create a play that highlights the violence of patriarchy within their society. Heba Khaled, Talal Derki, Ali Wajeeh 2023 Film Programme Film
Valerija A filmmaker travels to the island where her grandmother is buried. This experimental journey takes us back through her lineage of female ancestors. Sara Jurinčić 2023 Film Programme Film
We are Half of Iran's population Rakhshan Banietemad gives voice to a multitude of Iranian women as they continue to fight for their rights and freedoms in the run up to the 2009 Presidential election. Rakhshan Banietemad 2009 Film Programme Film
West Lake IDF Networking Drinks West Lake International Documentary Festival is delighted to invite you to join the networking drinks to meet the delegates from China. Industry Programme Social
Wham! An intimate celebration of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s enduring friendship, from childhood and through their years together as one of the UK’s biggest bands. Chris Smith 2023 Film Programme Film
Wham! + Conversation Screening of Wham!, followed by a conversation with director Chris Smith and special guests. Film Programme Talks Programme Film
What the Soil Remembers Community elders use their collective wisdom, spirituality and patience to confront one of the many injustices of apartheid, in this energised portrayal of reconciliation. José Cardoso 2023 Film Programme Film
Where God Is Not Three former political prisoners of the Iranian regime re-enact their experiences of interrogation, torture and isolation in Mehran Tamadon’s visceral and confrontational film. Mehran Tamadon 2023 Film Programme Film
While We Watched Hindi-language journalist Ravish Kumar and filmmaker Vinay Shukla examine the rapidly deteriorating state of television reporting in India. Vinay Shukla 2022 Film Programme Film
White Nanny Black Child A group of adults find solace in sharing their experiences of growing up as children of Black Nigerian immigrants who were fostered by white British families. Andy Mundy-Castle 2023 Film Programme Film
Wilderness Explore the wonders of a forest ecosystem through augmented reality. Lisa Eder, Andrea Zimmermann, Rico Reitz, Bjoern Jensen 2023 Alternate Realities Programme Augmented Reality
Within Touching Distance This tender, one-on-one mixed reality experience combines human touch and virtual reality, where each audience member is gently put to bed. 2023 Alternate Realities Programme XR Live Performance Installation