Kim Longinotto focuses on Letizia Battaglia, the first Italian woman to be a photographer for a daily newspaper, who courageously stood up to the mafia’s rampant violence with her camera.
The story of a doctor who worked on the outskirts of Damascus, whilst 400,000 people are trapped in a relentless bombardment which has been going on for years.
With the skyscrapers of the City glinting nearby, the traditional working-class inhabitants of East London's Hoxton Street navigate the rough seas of gentrification and austerity, in a revealing portrait of London today.
Renowned filmmaker and journalist John Pilger takes on the dismantling of the NHS in his latest, heartfelt investigation.
In this masterfully constructed festival hit, we hear from a broad array of thinkers and scientists about how we are on the brink of a revolution that allows us to tinker with the building blocks of civilization. But is that a power we really want to have?
Subversive magician/comedian John Edward Szeles, AKA Amazing Johnathan, was given a year to live but is still with us three years later. Can you ever trust a magician, or for that matter, a non-fiction filmmaker?
Meet the movers and shakers behind India’s space programme as their dream of launching a research laboratory into space looks set to become a reality. But with a budget a tenth of NASA’s, and struggling to overcome a range of challenging issues - including monsoon season - can they succeed?
Screening as part of the London Migration Film Festival Anbessa captures one boy taking on modernization on his own terms, revealing a unique and magical perspective on the myth of “progress” that entraps us all.
Legendary Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood leads us on a tour through his life and career with a little help from his friends - including Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and Damian Hirst - in Mike Figgis' intimate portrait of the British rock royalty.
Legendary director Werner Herzog meets the former President of the Soviet Union for a series of exclusive one-on-one interviews with the man who ended the Cold War.
In tribute to the late, great and much-loved master of cinema verité, D.A. Pennebaker's wife and long term collaborator Chris Hegedus joins us for a screening of their 1993 classic on the Clinton election campaign, The War Room.
Ten Londoners bring the stories of their lives to this arrestingly original collaboration between artist-filmmaker Andrea Luka Zimmerman and theatre-maker Adrian Jackson.
With the skyscrapers of the City glinting nearby, the traditional working-class inhabitants of East London's Hoxton Street navigate the rough seas of gentrification and austerity, in a revealing portrait of London today presented with Urban Labs.
Featuring never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes, and rare photos, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the man behind the horn.
A Dog Called Money peers through the window into the artistic process of one of our most distinctive musicians.
Barbie meets Dolly Parton meets Divine on acid, Trixie Mattel throws as much shade as a dense pine forest. Beneath the Ru Paul’s Drag Race winner is Brian Firkus, a sensitive musician under a lot of pressure.
Profiling three of the city's legendary doormen, Berlin Bouncer delves into the irresistible, pounding heart of the city's club scene through its period of greatest transformation, from the fall of the Berlin Wall til today.
It’s 2017, an abnormally hot summer in New York and there is a sense of uncertainty and instability in the air. Brett Story’s The Hottest August is an absorbing social study about hopes, dreams and our current climate
Screening as part of their Earth in Crisis tour showcasing a series of Chinese eco-documentary films foregrounding the growing ecological emergency facing our planet.
An incredible look at how sound is used in the filmmaking process featuring notable sound designers and film directors known for working closely with designers.
Screening as part of the Earth in Crisis tour showcasing a series of Chinese eco-documentary films foregrounding the growing ecological emergency facing our planet.