THIEVES BY LAW + Panel Discussion
A shockingly frank account of Russian gangsterism as told by the high-living criminal elite themselves.
Follow intrepid, dance-obsessed private detective Rajesh and his motley band on investigations across India.
TABLOID
Errol Morris at his captivating best with this surreal tale of Joyce McKinney, the former Miss Wyoming who reigned as Tabloid Queen in the British press.
THE STORY OF LOVERS ROCK + Director & Artists Q&A
The Story of Lovers Rock, a uniquely Black British sound that developed in the late 70's and 80's.
THE PIRATE TAPES + Panel Discussion
Exposing piracy in Somali from inside out.
THE BOY MIR - TEN YEARS IN AFGHANISTAN
Following on from the multi-award winning film, 'The Boy Who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan' director Phil Grabsky continued to film young Mir, charting his tumultuous journey into adulthood. The film is a unique portrayal of life, full of humour, full of poignancy in today's Afghanistan.
THE INTERRUPTERS + Panel Discussion
A breath-taking account of efforts to end the epidemic of violence in Chicago's impoverished black communities.
THE PEDDLER
Meet Daniel Burmeister, the most prolific filmmaker you've never heard of.
THE BROTHERS WARNER (UK Premiere)
n intimate portrait and saga of the four film pioneers who founded and ran Warner Bros. Studios for over fifty years. The story of a family who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies, persevering to create a major studio with a social conscience.
THE LAST RITES
The Last Rites depicts the ship breaking yards of Chittagong, Bangladesh - a final destination for ships that are too old to ply the oceans any longer.
THE GARDEN + Director Q&A
The story of a massive urban allotment in South Central Los Angeles.
THE MONA LISA CURSE + Dir. Q&A
The Mona Lisa Curse is a timely polemic by internationally renowned art critic Robert Hughes which examines how the world's most famous painting came to influence the art world. With his trademark style, Hughes explores how museums,the production of art and the way we experience it, have radically changed in the last 50 years.
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD
Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are two guys who just can't take "no" for an answer. They have an unusual hobby, posing as top executives of Corporations they hate.
THRILLER IN MANILA + Dir. Q&A
Joe Frazier, now 63, takes us on an emotional journey back to 1975 and the most hyped boxing match in history. Frazier has never forgiven Ali for his racial taunting calling Frazier 'Gorilla' and 'Uncle Tom'.
THE GATE OF HEAVENLY PEACE + Panel Q&A
A one-off chance to see this classic award-winning documentary examining the tragic events that unfolded in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
THE BEACHES OF AGNES
It’s her 80th birthday so Agnes Varda makes a brilliant autobiographical film, playing with memories and the artefacts of time.
THE GLEANERS AND I
Inspired by a 19th century painting of people gleaning the potatoes remaining after a harvest, Varda meets the modern-day gleaners who treasure and survive on abandoned items.
THE MASTERS OF THE HOUSE
Graziana, a young Italian woman, like so many of her generation aspires to a glittering career in the media. While trying to pass her law degree, she suddenly finds herself implicated in Prime Minister Berlusconi's infamous sex scandal saga. After such notoriety, what are her options in the Italy of Il Padrone di Casa?
TWOCKERS
Pawel made the transition to fiction in 1998 with this 50 minute hybrid film, a lyrical love story set on a sink estate in Yorkshire, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Ian Duncan. Trevor, played by a local boy, is a love-struck teenage criminal with a sideline in poetry, who tries to go straight in order to win the heart of his pregnant neighbour Amie.
THE CITY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS
Sebastian Moreno Mardones's documentary examines the legacy of Chilean photojournalists who risked death to record life under Pinochet's brutal regime.
Once described by Kurt Cobain as "the greatest songwriter on earth", Daniel Johnston is a man whose life has been defined not only by his musical talent but by his struggle with mental illness.