People & Community

Celebrating togetherness through family, friendship, communities and togetherness, these films explore the threads that bind us together, the rituals that sustain community and the individuals who open their hearts, minds and homes to the camera.

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1001 Days

Kethiwe Ngcobo and Chloe White’s immersive account of the first 1001 days of a child’s life is seen from the perspective of three South African healthcare workers.

Kethiwe Ngcobo, Chloe White
2023
Film Programme

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Choose Me

Chadian director Allamine Kader Kora visits his mother’s village, where a marriage proposal ceremony becomes the centre of an intergenerational debate about tradition and the freedom to choose.

Allamine Kader Kora
2023
Film Programme

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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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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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Otto Baxter: Not A F***ing Horror Story

We follow Otto Baxter, a 35-year-old man with Down Syndrome, over six years, as he writes and directs a foul-mouthed, autobiographical comedy-horror-musical set in Victorian London.

Peter Beard, Bruce Fletcher, Otto Baxter
2023
Film Programme

Phantom Parrot

When a human rights activist, returning to the UK, has his electronic devices confiscated by border authorities, it highlights an unsettling programme of state surveillance.

Kate Stonehill
2023
Film Programme

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Red Herring

Diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour, director Kit Vincent enlists his family for an intimate and darkly humorous journey to help them come to terms with his illness.

Kit Vincent
2023
Film Programme

The Castle

Martin Benchimol’s fascinating film is a singular portrait of a domestic worker who lives with her daughter in a ramshackle castle.

Martin Benchimol
2023
Film Programme

Your Fat Friend

Jeanie Finlay’s portrait of writer, blogger and activist Aubrey Gordon is a celebratory account of an individual who embraced their identity and challenged lazy stereotypes.

Jeanie Finlay
2023
Film Programme

Your Fat Friend + Conversation

Screening of Your Fat Friend, followed by a conversation with director Jeanie Finlay and writer Aubrey Gordon.

Film Programme

Talks Programme

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