Strands & Seasons

Competition and Workshops

Want to give filmmaking a try? Join us for our short doc competition and free workshops.

In partnership with Birkbeck University, we're bringing you some of the best events from this year's disrupted Essay Film Festival 2020.

Bringing you thought-provoking discussions from the documentary world.

Resources to create your own archive documentary

Let's all watch docs together online! Tune in once a week and join the discussion afterwards.

If our rights were at risk before, what do the current politcal changes mean for tomorrow?

Going beyond the misconceptions to look at how complex African identities are today.

We spotlight the stories of a series of inspirational women from around the globe.

Celebrating the end of this year with 2019's best documentaries

Choose the smash-hit docs you want us to show again.

Inspiring films from auteurs, artists and adventurers

Films on photographers

Bringing docs to the big screen that wouldn’t otherwise be shown in London