NIGHTCLEANERS + Intro
'a landmark work of British political cinema, and of collective and feminist filmmaking.' that explores the highs and lows of the campaign to unionise women office cleaners in the 1970s.
This striking and moving documentary from BAFTA-nominated directors Jacqui and David Morris traces the extraordinary life of ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
The story of the Palestinian resistance leader Naila Ayesh, offers a window in the history of a fierce, relentless and discerning network of Palestinian women who led a civil resistance movement during the First Intifada in 1987.
Pioneering Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira carved out his place in art history with his expressionist landscapes. Yet when the copyright to his work was posthumously sold off, his family take up the fight to restore his legacy.
From Utopian dreams to concrete realities, New Town Utopia charts the challenging, funny, and sometimes tragic story of the British new town of Basildon, Essex.
Urban Lab Films present one of the first UK screenings of Natura Urbana: The Brachen of Berlin by Matthew Gandy.
In 1994, six men were gunned down in a pub while watching a World Cup soccer match in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Academy Award-winning documentarian Alex Gibney reopens the original case to investigate why no culprit was ever brought to justice.
When Hulk Hogan sued the online outlet Gawker for releasing a sex tape, it opened a can of worms concerning the limits of the First Amendment...
Nick Broomfield: AILEEN - LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER + Q&A
Nick Broomfield's second documentary on Aileen Carol Wuornos. The film focuses on Wuornos' declining mental state and the questionable judgment to execute her despite her being of unsound mind.
In his 2002 film, Nick Broomfield travels across America investigating the notorious unsolved murders of renowned rap stars Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls.
One of his most controversial films, Kurt and Courtney sees Nick Broomfield set out to discover whether there is any truth in the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Nirvana’s lead singer, Kurt Cobain.
Soldier Girls follows a platoon of women undergoing basic training at Fort Worth, Georgia. The women have all joined for different reasons and while some are dedicated to defending their country, others seem to have had no other option.
Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril joins a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit as they campaign to challenge long-established perceptions of seal hunting.
National Bird follows the dramatic journey of three whistleblowers who are determined to break the silence around one of the most controversial current affairs issues of our time: The secret U.S. drone war.
One of cinema's most innovative figures, Chantal Akerman passed away in tragic circumstances in 2015. Her last film, No Home Movie, is her most intimate and personal work: a record of her relationship with her mother over the course of the latter's last year of life.
The Islamic revolution of 1979 banned female singers from appearing in public in Iran, stopping them from performing solo, unless to an exclusively female audience. Determined to fight back against the cruel ban, Sara Najafi plans...
With unprecedented access to the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, the military, and experts from leading space agencies, The Visit explores an event that has never in fact occurred - our first encounter with intelligent life from space.
Mia Engberg (Belleville Baby, NFF 2013) paints a portrait of life and youth in high-rise suburban Stockholm through the eyes of teen graffiti artists Ayesha, Frazze, Julio and "Dino".
No Easy Walk to Freedom tells the story of the struggle to strike down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes same-sex sexual behaviour in India. Followed by panel discussion.
Patricio Guzmán travels 10,000 feet above sea level to the driest desert on earth for this remarkable documentary. Nostalgia for the Light is a deeply personal odyssey into astronomy, archeology, geology and human rights.
After his father leaves to start a new life, filmmaker Adam Ol'ha starts mapping his parents' relationship and the impact of their split. Adam's personal memoir, drawing on decades of home movies, is gorgeously crafted, resonating with...