Amanda (2022)
As far as 24-year-old Amanda can remember, she has never had friends. It’s the thing she desires most. When she finds out that as infants she and Rebecca had spent a lot of time together, Amanda settles on her new mission: convincing her that they are still best friends.
August Winds (2014)
A teenager finds adventure when she leaves the city to look after her grandmother.
The Alcohol Years (2000)
A former groupie returns to Manchester to find out who she was back then in the Eighties.
Alibi (2009)
The truth behind an alibi that kept a killer from justice for 20 years.
Breadline (2020)
The day-to-day workings of a food bank.
Camp Victory, Afghanistan (2010)
Documentary focusing on the fledgling Afghan National Army.
Charcoal (2022)
A rural family who make their living from a charcoal factory accepts a proposal to host a mysterious foreigner, who turns out to be using their home as a hideout.
The City Of Lost Children (1995)
A fairground strongman searches for his brother in a grotesque world of artificial intelligence.
Dante 01 (2008)
A new arrival with alien powers upsets the equilibrium amongst prisoners in a deep space psychiatric detention centre.
Delicatessen (1990)
In a post-holocaust world, a butcher and landlord feeds his customers on the flesh of unfortunate tenants.
Dreams Of A Life (2011)
The intriguing story of a woman discovered in a London flat three years after her death.
Dykes, Camera, Action! (2018)
A history of queer cinema told by women who had pivotal roles in its development.
Ebb And Flow (2012)
A documentary about a car dealer who is HIV positive and deaf.
Ever After (2018)
Two years after a zombie apocalypse, two women set off on a long journey in search of a safe haven.
Evan Dando: Stop My Head (2003)
A girl in an open topped sports car drives the highway, followed by a wolf in a breakdown truck.
The Fallen Idol (1948)
A butler working in a foreign embassy falls under suspicion when his wife falls to her death and the only witness is a child.
The Falling (2014)
A fainting sickness hits a girls school in the Sixties.
Housemaids (2012)
Seven Brazilian children film the activities of their live-in housekeepers.
Jessica Forever (2018)
A group of orphan rebels are fortified in a villa with heavy arms to brace for a drone war with a faceless enemy in a dystopian future.
Learning To Skateboard In A Warzone (If You're A Girl) (2019)
The story of young Afghan girls learning to read, write - and skateboard - in Kabul.
Liquid Truth (2017)
A supervisor tries to get to the truth after a popular swimming instructor is accused of kissing one of his young pupils.
Lulu (2014)
Lulu wants to make things work with Henrik but struggles to deal with the competing presence of his family members.
The Man Between (1953)
Intrigue and kidnaps amongst the ruins of Berlin immediately after the war
Marion Bridge (2002)
The reconciliation of three sisters in Nova Scotia, as their mother lies dying.
Memory And Desire (1997)
Tragedy strikes a couple on holiday.
Mirrorball Animation (2005)
A collection of the best animated music videos that 2005 had to offer.
Mulan (2020)
A young woman disguises herself as a man to save her father from battle.
Neon Bull (2015)
Story of a bull handler who dreams of a career in the world of fashion.
North Country (2005)
One woman fights sexual harassment in the mines of Northern Minnesota.
Nowhere in Africa (2001)
A poignant Nazi era lesson in cultural understanding and tolerance.
Odd Man Out (1947)
An injured IRA man goes on the run in the forbidding back streets of Belfast.
Out Of Blue (2018)
Detective thriller based on Martin Amis' Night Train.
Our Man In Havana (1959)
An expatriate vacuum cleaner salesman is recruited as a Secret Service operative in Cuba.
Les Prostituées De Lyon Parlent (1975)
A fly on the wall documentary about sex workers protesting police inaction over a series of murders.
Queen Of Lapa (2019)
A proud transgender sex worker since the age of 11, Luana Muniz, now 59, shapes a new reality in her 'hostel' by housing a new generation of transgender sex workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Radius (2017)
After a car crash a man is left with no memory... and discovers the horrible truth: anyone who comes within a 50-foot radius of him dies instantly.
Roberta (2014)
A housewife and grandmother turns to drink and drugs to relieve her boredom.
Sorry/Not Sorry (2023)
A re-examination of the case of Louis CK, who was accused of sexual harassment in 2017, exploring his comeback and the unseen effects of this on the women who spoke publicly about his behaviour.
The Stars Look Down (1939)
North of England class struggle in the late Thirties, when striking miners were starving.
Tales Of Halloween (2015)
An anthology of short horror tales set in a sleepy American suburb one Halloween night.
The Third Man (1949)
A man searching for his missing friend in post-war Vienna uncovers a ruthless conspiracy.
Tautuktavuk (2023)
Two sisters attempt to rebuild their relationship and overcome past trauma during Covid lockdown.
A Tear In The Sky (2022)
A documentary team connects with military personnel, scientists and even William Shatner in an attempt to re-capture, in real-time, the US Navy 'TicTac' UFOs, using state-of-the-art, military-grade equipment and technology.
Toll (2022)
Suellen, a toll booth attendant, realises she can use her job to raise some extra money illegally. But this is only for a noble cause: to send her son to an expensive gay conversion workshop led by a renowned foreign priest.
The True Glory (1945)
The last year of the Second World War, as witnessed by 700 frontline cameramen.
Typist Artist Pirate King (2022)
A road movie which draws from the archives of artist Audrey Amiss.
The Umbrelly (2002)
Cartoon dancing girls deliver safer sex message.
Unearthing The Pen (2009)
A bold young Karimojong boy digs in the ground to unearth a curse his tribal elders once put on education.
Whale Rider (2002)
Granddaughter of Maori chief in modern New Zealand suffers rejection for her gender.
Witness (2023)
Anthology documentary dissects viral media and its offline aftermath.
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