A charming story about a West Indian girl who moves to 1950s London. Marcia has spent most of her 11 years living with her Jamaican grandmother but is sent to damp, dark London to start a new life with her parents. Missing her gran terribly, Marcia is surrounded by bullying schoolgirls, racism on TV and a jealous younger brother... Only her favourite pop star will help her feel at home. Concrete Garden is a wonderfully observed graduation film from director Alrick Riley. With warm performances from a young cast and exquisite detail in the production design, this tender short film powerfully evokes the trials and tribulations faced by kids settling in 1950s Britain.
"A story of a Windrush generation girl who came to Britain in 1960 from the Caribbean. Adapted from the book Coming to England [by Floella Benjamin], which was written for children everywhere." - BBC.
A documentary featuring the stories and lived experiences from the Windrush generation in Wales. Through personal narratives, it explores their remarkable journeys, challenges and contributions to Welsh society.
Will bring together stories that celebrate their contributions to British life and culture, as well as shedding light on the reality of the struggle many faced to gain citizenship despite having lived and paid taxes in the UK for many years as a result of what became known as the Windrush scandal.
Irpinia follows the journey of young West Indian dreamer Dudley as he makes his way to England in the 1960s. At 24 years old, Dudley boarded a ship named Irpinia in search of a better life in England, the so-called motherland. Now 86, Dudley reflects on the exciting journey at sea and the harsh reality that lay ahead of him.
A 10-year-old, gender non-conforming student navigates his way through the school, in search of a safe washroom.
In the days following her return from hospital, new mother Kate is rocked by finding her world altered beyond recognition.
A Bangaldeshi housewife crosses the border to start her a new life where she struggles to deal with the pain and betrayal of her own family and making a living on her own.
Guinea-Bissau: Portuguese Colony, year: 1973. An Ex-military returns to his hometown. Bringing back with him a vague sense of guilt due to the killing of two men (a soldier and a native) by his sounding of the alarm during one given night.
On a cross-country trip to visit sites of US terrorism, four friends confront true stereotypes.
Carrying a bag full of samples, Mitsuo makes rounds to shoe stores in remote cities. While staying at budget hotels, his thoughts turn to Tora-san.
When her abusive partner dies, Claire contacts Looking Glass Technologies, a controversial company specializing in artificial encounters by means of an actor and futuristic facial technology – in order to confront him, gain closure, and control her life again.
Celerina
Presents a comedy in which a cellist, whose girlfriend relentlessly tries to seduce him away from the practice he desperately needs for an upcoming event, grabs his cello and runs through New York City to come to her aid.
How far will you go for revenge? A cop torn between duty and his own demons is pushed to the edge in a gripping story of love, deception, and betrayal. When the weight of the badge becomes too much, one snap changes everything.
A computer engineer uses an outlawed virtual reality prototype to relive memories of his deceased wife.
A sick man flees from a pursuing government agent.
A demon manifests itself in the body of a young woman.
A psychologist has a conversation with an incarcerated serial killer.