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Hummingbirds
In the border town of Laredo, Texas, two Mexican-Americans spend a long, aimless summer together, as they wait on an uncertain future.
  • Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía "Beba" Contreras
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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If only night wouldn't fall
A unique perspective on three Western countries’ attempts to grapple with anxiety, depression and psychosis. 
  • Marc Schmidt
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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In the Rearview
One country. One minibus. Many journeys. This fly-on-the-wall film captures Ukrainians as they are forced to leave their homes and drive into the unknown.
  • Maciek Hamela
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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In the Shadow of Light
A small Chilean town, neighbour to one of the country's largest electrical power plants, has been plagued by frequent blackouts and a constant, static hum. 
  • Isabel Reyes, Ignacia Merino
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Incident
Chicago, 2018. A man is shot dead in the street by the police. Playing out in real-time, Incident reconstructs this traumatic event from a variety of synchronised viewpoints.
  • Bill Morrison
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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International Competition Winner: In the Rearview

Special screening of the Grand Jury Award Winner for the International Competition - In the Rearview. 

One country. One minibus. Many journeys. This fly-on-the-wall film captures Ukrainians as they are forced to leave their homes and drive into the unknown.

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International First Feature Competition Winner: Q

Special screening of the Grand Jury Award Winner for the International First Feature Competition, Q.

Jude Chehab’s debut feature untangles her family’s connection to a Syrian religious order, making for a nuanced and tense exploration of matrilineal trauma.

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Is There Anybody Out There?
In this deeply personal and disarmingly honest documentary, filmmaker Ella Glendining searches for individuals with the same rare disability as herself.
  • Ella Glendining
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Is There Anybody Out There? + Conversation
Screening of Is There Anybody Out There?, followed by a conversation with director Ella Glendining and special guests.
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KINO BAMBINO: The Gullspång Miracle
Special Kino Bambino screening of The Gullspång Miracle where, a series of coincidences lead sisters Kari and May to Olaug, the spitting-image of an older sibling who was believed to have committed suicide decades ago.
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Let the Canary Sing
Award-winning director Alison Ellwood explores the personal and public life of Cyndi Lauper in this probing and hugely entertaining documentary portrait. 
  • Alison Ellwood
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Let the Canary Sing + Conversation
Screening of Let the Canary Sing, followed by a conversation with director Alison Elwood and special guests.
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Letter to Elie
Camille writes a letter to her unborn child. Recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she does her best to prepare for life as a new mother.
  • Alexis Grigorieff
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Lonely Oaks
Compiled from footage collected over two years by film student-turned-activist Steffen Meyn, Lonely Oaks documents the troubled occupation of Germany's Hambach Forest.
  • Fabiana Fragale, Kilian Kuhlendahl, Jens Muehlhoff
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Long Distance Swimmer - Sara Mardini
The Syrian swimmer who pulled the boat that carried her and another 18 refugees to Greece now copes with the consequences of becoming a famous activist.
  • Charly Wai Feldman
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Long Distance Swimmer - Sara Mardini + Conversation
Screening of Long Distance Swimmer - Sara Mardini followed by a conversation with director Charly Wai Feldman.
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    Talks Programme
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Maestra
A film about perseverance and breaking glass ceilings, five women prepare for and compete in an international competition for female conductors.
  • Maggie Contreras
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Mãri Hi - The Tree of Dream
When the flowers of the Mãri tree blossom, dreams arise. The words of a Yanomami shaman guide us through this poetic synergy of cinema and dreams.
  • Morzaniel Ɨramari
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
A celebratory showcase of the life, music and activism of a trailblazing artist who employed his talents to challenge the status quo and inspire change. 
  • Sam Pollard, Ben Shapiro
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Metabolism
Machines milk cows and robots serve diners. In this quiet observation on the mechanisation of labour, humans feel increasingly irrelevant. Empathy passes to the machines.
  • Misho Antadze
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Milisuthando
Artist-turned-filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela offers up a personal and visually striking self-portrait of a life that grapples with the legacy of South Africa’s past.
  • Milisuthando Bongela
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Money, Freedom, a story of CFA Franc
A searing account of a contentious currency, inherited from the French colonial system, which exposes the complex realities of economic imperialism in Africa.
  • Katy Lena Ndiaye
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Much Ado About Dying
When filmmaker Simon Chambers cuts short a shoot in India to tend to his dying uncle, he has no idea of the journey they’re about to embark on together.
  • Simon Chambers
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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My Blonde GF
An awful discovery turns Helen’s life upside down. Sexually explicit deepfake images appear on a porn site, with her own face edited onto another woman’s body.
  • Rosie Morris
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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My Friend Lanre
Acclaimed filmmaker Leo Regan draws on decades of footage to create a portrait of the complex life of friend and photographer Lanre Fehintola.
  • Leo Regan
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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