Rebellions

Stories of people striving for social change and fighting for what matters. From politics, gender equality and issues around identity to human rights and the climate crisis, these films highlight cinema’s role as both witness and a tool in the fight for change.
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20 Days in Mariupol
Ukrainian filmmaker and journalist Mstyslav Chernov presents an unsparing portrait of Mariupol under siege and the bravery of those struggling to survive in it.
  • Mstyslav Chernov
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Bad Press
A defiant journalist confronts corruption and the curtailing of press freedoms in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
  • Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Beyond Utopia
An account of the hazardous journey that North Korean dissidents – and those who help them – take to flee one of the world’s most repressive regimes.
  • Madeleine Gavin
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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Breaking Social
The director of affordable housing exposé Push tackles another urgent topic, as he reflects on the concept of the social contract as a tool for abusive capitalism.
  • Fredrik Gertten
  • 2023
  • Film Programme
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On The Line: The Richard Williams Story
A compelling story of determination and resilience against oppression, focussing on the man who raised Venus and Serena to change the course of tennis history. 
  • Stuart McClave
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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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
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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
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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
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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
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